Eyesight Improvement Forum

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03-08-2010, 06:03 AM

Thread: Recovery from pretty bad myopia
Post: Re: Recovery from pretty bad myopia

Just an update to give some perspective! As my last update, I am still seeing 20/50 consistently. I am getting more and more clear moments of 20/20 to 20/40 vision, so I think I am getting within a ...

95,655

01-18-2009, 11:09 AM

Thread: Recovery from pretty bad myopia
Post: Re: Recovery from pretty bad myopia

hi determined - I don't see your logic - you think you are doing something wrong if your progress is faster? everyone will improve at different rates. also, prescriptions have really no correlation ...

95,655

03-07-2010, 04:21 AM

Thread: Recovery from pretty bad myopia
Post: Re: Recovery from pretty bad myopia

the eyesight fluctuates quite a lot. When she is relaxed, she can see quite good and doesn't need glasses. When she is stressed or doing something that encourages her to use bad vision habits, then ...

95,655

03-09-2010, 03:56 AM

Thread: Recovery from pretty bad myopia
Post: Re: Recovery from pretty bad myopia

Quote:so if she used her -8 glasses now, she would see blur out of them? No. If she wears no glasses, she sees clearly sometimes and blurry sometimes. if she sees blurry with no glasses and then we...

95,655

03-14-2010, 04:34 AM

Thread: Recovery from pretty bad myopia
Post: Re: Recovery from pretty bad myopia

Hi Determined - I know it's hard to find someone close by to help. Here are the links of the only ones I know of in Australia: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.visionsofjoy....

95,655

03-16-2010, 04:09 AM

Thread: I want my vision back - started few days ago
Post: Re: I want my vision back - started few days ago

Hi blwegrzyn, I can see you're frustrated with the forum. There is nothing abstract or mythical about the Bates method, that's just how some people discuss it. Also realize some people just make u...

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08-19-2011, 07:03 AM

Thread: new here with questions
Post: Re: new here with questions

glad it helped! I hope it works for you as well.

60,426

04-29-2012, 12:22 PM

Thread: new here with questions
Post: Re: new here with questions

Hi Susan, I'm jumping in on this thread after a long hiatus from my online presence! Sorry if there are things in my reply that other people have covered, it's a very long and interesting thread! ...

60,426

04-29-2012, 06:36 AM

Thread: new here with questions
Post: Re: new here with questions

Thanks for jumping in Fiat Lux, that is exactly what I meant (regarding reduced prescription). If you go the reduced Rx route, Susan, it's necessary to change the prescription as the eyes improve. ...

60,426

05-01-2012, 12:40 PM

Thread: Palming
Post: Re: Palming

Nina that's great! It sounds like you are using the Snellen chart correctly as a feedback tool. Good for you, I'm sure your success will continue!

58,282

05-19-2011, 02:14 AM

Thread: Palming
Post: Re: Palming

nice ideas for imagining a black spot, I like both of them and will try them right now! Dr. Bates's logic for remembering a small black period is the same as for why reading fine print is beneficial....

58,282

05-24-2011, 08:36 AM

Thread: Palming
Post: Re: Palming

Nini Wrote:Hi, In the intro pages of 'stories from the clinic' (E.Lierman) I find the following suggestion: Quote:12. Palming is a help, and I suggest that you palm for a few minutes many times durin...

58,282

05-18-2011, 12:05 PM

Thread: Shifting in a Triangle
Post: Re: Shifting in a Triangle

Hi David, cool post as always. I'm just catching up. I guess you know I'm a big fan of the Snellen chart (while recognizing not everyone likes it or uses it) and was glad to see your take on it sin...

David's Old Blog Posts

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12-06-2011, 05:16 AM

Thread: Method of the Month - Long Swing - Dec 2004
Post: Re: Method of the Month - Long Swing - Dec 2004

Hi Harold, Just saw your last questions! Practice the swing when you have time and where you have space and feel comfortable! There are no rules except to relax. It's the same answer for eyes clos...

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03-12-2009, 02:09 PM

Thread: Dedicated to the one I love
Post: Re: Dedicated to the one I love

Hi Michelle, Glad to see that you're posting again :) Your thread in the success stories was the one that really gave me a lot of hope when I first started the Bates method a year ago. Thanks a lot...

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12-04-2008, 05:34 PM

Thread: Discouraging parents & my progress
Post: Re: Discouraging parents & my progress

Hi Kayla, it sounds like you're doing a great job teaching yourself! here are some tips you asked for that I learned along the way: It is a big clue that when you see the lower lines, it is only fo...

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05-17-2010, 09:10 AM

Thread: Why progress is slow, and most people are never truely cured
Post: Re: Why progress is slow, and most people are neve...

Both AndreaMajor and Nancy make good points I agree with. Dr. Bates often wrote: there is a right way and a wrong way to practice (his relaxation techniques). Often, people stand in front of the ...

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09-12-2010, 12:56 PM

Thread: Going without glasses is dangerous
Post: Re: Going without glasses is dangerous

Quote:I cant go without glasses, so what can I do ?? Get a teacher to help you! A good teacher will show you how and will encourage you. Itâs admirable that you tried so hard to go without gl...

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11-06-2009, 04:45 AM

Thread: My Way on N.V.I and Bates' Method
Post: Re: My Way on N.V.I and Bates' Method

hi Ares, thanks for sharing some of your story. These are the things we don't learn in school about other countries! I hope that you will be an instrument of change. Stay positive. Have you star...