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Thread: Re: How to read correctly
Post: How to read correctly

Hi I was hoping for some input on how to read correctly and still make progress with the Bates method. I use a +1.5 lens, but how far away should i read? So there's some blur, or where i see it clear...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

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07-17-2007, 04:16 AM

Thread: Re: How to read correctly
Post: Re: How to read correctly

Nearsighted, -2 diopters on each eye. Don't use a snellen, though.

Scarecrow

Bates Method

21,760

07-17-2007, 11:44 AM

Thread: Re: How to read correctly
Post: Re: How to read correctly

Yeah, thanks for that reply. I have been using a +1.5 lens, so we think along the same path. I haven't used my contacts for weeks, and i still have five more weeks practising Bates before school's sta...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

21,760

07-17-2007, 01:44 PM

Thread: Re: How to read correctly
Post: Re: How to read correctly

Using the settings for at 2 meters I was able to read about 20/30 to 20/40, though a lot of blur around the letters. I feel pretty happy about that, that's after using the computer for some minutes. ...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

21,760

07-18-2007, 04:38 AM

Thread: Re: How to read correctly
Post: Re: How to read correctly

Yeah, if the settings were correctly set. I should maybe precise that no letters beyond 20/100 or so were clear, but i was able to get the character never the less. If i should summerize my experience...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

21,760

07-18-2007, 12:26 PM

Thread: Re: How to read correctly
Post: Re: How to read correctly

Visited the eye doctor today. I had good feelings waiting for my appointment, reading small signs in the distance, feeling comfortable with my eyes. When i went in and started, i could make out the to...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

21,760

08-16-2007, 07:42 AM

Thread: Re: How to read correctly
Post: Re: How to read correctly

There's rarely any difference in .25 diopters up or down in day-to-day use. I and my eye doctor agreed that i should use -1.5 contacts, and then contact the optician as soon as i see clearly with them...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

21,760

08-16-2007, 12:08 PM

Thread: Re: How to read correctly
Post: Re: How to read correctly

Maybe, but I have an important school year ahead and I can't just throw it away to practice Bates. 20/20 vision is important, not just some times, but all the time to function socially. So my real opt...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

21,760

08-19-2007, 09:24 AM

Thread: Re: How to read correctly
Post: Re: How to read correctly

Yeah, i agree in that concolusion. But i'm in a phase of my life where that's difficult. But I will at least try to lower my prescription when i feel comfortable with the previous strength (going down...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

21,760

08-21-2007, 09:33 AM

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

You should'nt lock onto objects. I find this difficult too. But it's kind of a dilemma as when everything is blur, you try to see clearly and therefore stare in an attempt to see clearer, which is cou...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

21,852

08-01-2006, 01:35 PM

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

Good work. It's a noirmal sign and isn't dangerous. However, it will take some time before it will last. How long i can't say myself either, sadly. :(

Scarecrow

Bates Method

21,852

08-01-2006, 02:51 PM

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

Hi Skylin. What i seem to benefit most from is to follow the outer edges of objects, like cars, trees, mountains, rooftops etc. According to our hero Bates staring is baaad for your eyes, and using y...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

21,852

08-01-2006, 08:21 AM

Thread: I had a clear flash on Sunday and it hasn't gone away.
Post: Re: I had a clear flash on Sunday and it hasn't go...

Couldn't be more happy. I really want optimal vision, and your success story will be an important motivating factor. :) But now that you are back to normal, do you still do the excercises? To keep it,...

Scarecrow

Success Stories

29,448

07-29-2006, 12:05 PM

Thread: I had a clear flash on Sunday and it hasn't gone away.
Post: Re: I had a clear flash on Sunday and it hasn't go...

Ridley, Could you walk thru the week before that final flash? What did you do, and how did the eyes feel and behave? I have near-perfect vision often, i can read the clock on my tv tuner, see trees ...

Scarecrow

Success Stories

29,448

08-08-2006, 04:59 AM

Thread: What can i do with lenses on?
Post: What can i do with lenses on?

As it's shcool start i will have to use lenses, but still I don't want to throw away so many hours. Are there any excercises i can do with the lenses on to keep training them?

Scarecrow

Bates Method

11,935

09-04-2006, 10:30 AM

Thread: What can i do with lenses on?
Post: Re: What can i do with lenses on?

I have to wear them at school for my future's sake, but still i would like to "keep the progress" so when my next vacation comes, i can continue making progress. I'm currently using a plus lens with m...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

11,935

09-05-2006, 01:05 AM

Thread: What can i do with lenses on?
Post: Re: What can i do with lenses on?

I don't expect progression, but I hope to find a way to keep the progress i have gotten during the month i did this actively without lenses or glasses, so i can continue later in life.

Scarecrow

Bates Method

11,935

09-07-2006, 02:21 PM

Thread: My questions
Post: My questions

Hello, I am -1.75 on both eyes and of course, I'd love nothing more than to have my vision back. For a couple of weeks i have been using the excercises on an of for some minutes, and the last four-fi...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

10,531

07-16-2006, 05:17 AM

Thread: My questions
Post: Re: My questions

Thanks for the answers. Been away for a week on vacation and i have done excercises for hours a day, mainly gliding the eye around objects at a distance. Now i can see nearly perfect when walking arou...

Scarecrow

Bates Method

10,531

07-25-2006, 06:56 AM

Thread: My questions
Post: Re: My questions

What would be the correct way? No staring - blinking, etc?

Scarecrow

Bates Method

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07-25-2006, 01:34 PM

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