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Thread: Back to Bates...
Post: Re: Back to Bates...

Thanks hammer. I actually did come across that thread and I could particularly relate to the idea of doing the exercises simply for the sake of it rather than an interest in smaller details becoming a...

bjsilva

Bates Method

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12-26-2010, 03:10 AM

Thread: Can glaucoma be recorrected?
Post: Re: Can glaucoma be recorrected?

And there you have it :)

bjsilva

Bates Method

15,132

12-23-2010, 11:50 AM

Thread: Can glaucoma be recorrected?
Post: Re: Can glaucoma be recorrected?

I don't recall if Bates said anything about glaucoma in particular (someone else can comment on that), but I am sure that using his methods would likely improve your eyes in some way or another. Becau...

bjsilva

Bates Method

15,132

12-22-2010, 10:13 AM

Thread: Back to Bates...
Post: Back to Bates...

About 4 years ago I joined this forum as part of my own efforts to improve my vision with the Bates method. I wanted to say that I am so happy this forum is still alive. Thank you David for your effor...

bjsilva

Bates Method

4,494

12-22-2010, 09:02 AM

Thread: Relaxed Eyes but no improvement in sight
Post: Re: Relaxed Eyes but no improvement in sight

&mp;quot;brent"\ Wrote:I often don't see what I'm looking at. <snip> I believe peripheral vision is all about seeing everything at once. How can you be aware of everything in peripheral vis...

bjsilva

Bates Method

11,358

11-02-2007, 08:34 PM

Thread: A Second-Opinion Optometrist uses Bates -- Clears his Vision
Post: Re: A Second-Opinion Optometrist uses Bates -- Cle...

&mp;quot;David"\ Wrote:I'm surprised Ray would recommend this. I don't think it's tear film either - I've always thought it's pressure on the cornea. <snip> Has anyone found it to be helpfu...

bjsilva

Bates Method

7,238

10-18-2007, 08:52 PM

Thread: Re: What does Bates mean by seeing worse?
Post: Re: What does Bates mean by seeing worse?

&mp;quot;Oleg K."\ Wrote:Also letters don't have any "detail" that could be interesting in to scrutinize (unless I'm reading my Snellen). Words are seen as whole. I think that even healthy eyes fo...

bjsilva

Bates Method

13,763

12-11-2006, 09:41 PM

Thread: Re: accomodation charts
Post: Re: accomodation charts

Hi teardrop, I had emailed Ray Gottlieb a while back with questions about his charts (don't miss his String of Pearls chart!). He said while they were designed to help with presbyopia, people had rep...

bjsilva

Bates Method

5,752

12-11-2006, 09:20 PM

Thread: Eye Muscle Exercises - Should I Do Them?
Post: Re: Eye Muscle Exercises - Should I Do Them?

&mp;quot;Oleg K"\ Wrote:In different sources I read recommendations to practice eye muscle exercises. For example, look into different corners of the eye and keep straining the muscle statically f...

bjsilva

Bates Method

5,014

10-11-2006, 12:25 AM

Thread: What does it mean to not stare?
Post: Re: What does it mean to not stare?

js519 Wrote:So, is there a certain way I should keep my eyes moving? As in, is there a general path of motion they should follow? Should they just be randomly darting around from object to object, or...

bjsilva

Bates Method

7,020

10-06-2006, 08:47 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
Post: Re: Farsightedness

Bifocal Wrote:Since getting the two pair of glasses from Zenni optical in mid August, I have been wearing the minus 4.00, and not worn the strong astigmatic glasses that I had gotten from the optomet...

bjsilva

Complementary Methods

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129,137

10-06-2006, 08:42 PM

Thread: an update...
Post: Re: an update...

&mp;quot;jiminos"\ Wrote:i do not need scientific proof... i do not need engineering proof... i do not need clinical proof.... i can see ... without glasses.... for the first time in almost 38 yea...

bjsilva

Bates Method

8,069

10-06-2006, 08:34 PM

Thread: New Bates-type vision traiong tool
Post: Re: New Bates-type vision traiong tool

If this device works, I suspect it helps maintain or improve a person's subconscious (or conscious for some) awareness of their eye muscle tension, therefore "reminding" them of what is needed to see ...

bjsilva

Complementary Methods

7,145

09-20-2006, 08:04 PM

Thread: What does it mean to not stare?
Post: Re: What does it mean to not stare?

Just to add some more to Dave's good response: As Dave pointed out, you may experience weirdness when you first are trying to keep your eyes moving. It may even seem unnecessary. But eventually you w...

bjsilva

Bates Method

7,020

09-20-2006, 07:45 PM

Thread: Shifting and Tensions
Post: Re: Shifting and Tensions

Sounds great, keep going! Everyone responds differently to these things - some may experience similar to you, others benefit most from palming, others benefit most from swinging, etc. Being able to g...

bjsilva

Bates Method

3,782

09-20-2006, 07:33 PM

Thread: my eyes arent getting any better.. please help
Post: Re: my eyes arent getting any better.. please hel...

&mp;quot;Elias"\ Wrote:I suggest you take a second look on Dr Bates original book, that may help you get into the correct way. Just to second Elias. Re-reading Bates book can be very helpful. Not ...

bjsilva

Bates Method

21,852

09-13-2006, 08:51 PM

Thread: reading glasses and nearsightedness.... a question...
Post: Re: reading glasses and nearsightedness.... a ques...

&mp;quot;jiminos"\ Wrote:what do you think? I do agree with Bates in his assessment of the development of refractive errors, so let me give you the Bates perspective. Consider the common behaviou...

bjsilva

Bates Method

4,878

09-13-2006, 08:43 PM

Thread: Re: Need tips, advice, suggestions, ANYTHING GOES !
Post: Re: Need tips, advice, suggestions, ANYTHING GOES ...

&mp;quot;Beetle"\ Wrote:And I'm certainly sure I lost my vision due to the computer, my monitor has a glass about a quarter of an inch, and everyday I look through this glass which most likely con...

bjsilva

Bates Method

6,780

08-25-2006, 05:58 PM

Thread: Re: My Progress So Far
Post: Re: My Progress So Far

&mp;quot;Dave K"\ Wrote:Everyone can take a little change, but then it reveals itself to be the beginning of a more serious change, and it requires more from you. It's interesting you say that, Da...

bjsilva

Bates Method

12,263

08-25-2006, 05:27 PM

Thread: Eye Doctors Vs. Bates
Post: Re: Eye Doctors Vs. Bates

&mp;quot;cat"\ Wrote:If you're farsighted, please just wear your glasses if you have comfortable eyes. If I may also add a response to this as well, Cat: For those who read my posts it should be ...

bjsilva

Bates Method

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08-07-2006, 07:45 PM

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