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Thread: what made you stop?
Post: Re: what made you stop?

I had no choice in the matter. I'm now 49 and I've worn glasses since I was 10. They always give hyper-clear vision for about 2 days max. and then the blur returns. (This always felt like a mild re...

sean

Bates Method

13,608

03-05-2008, 05:09 AM

Thread: Eyes watering
Post: Re: Eyes watering

I also get this mild stinging (like soap in the eyes but milder) and watering. For people like me who find it hard to get clear flashes could this be turned to their advantage I wonder? In the last ...

sean

Bates Method

8,894

03-20-2008, 04:27 AM

Thread: A Long-Lasting Flash of Perfect Vision
Post: Re: A Long-Lasting Flash of Perfect Vision

Oleg You have been very generous with your time on this forum and I for one have picked up loads of help from your postings (and from your blog). So well done! (And of course this is great encourag...

sean

Success Stories

18,227

04-18-2008, 03:32 AM

Thread: My reason for believing in Bates
Post: Re: My reason for believing in Bates

I use the Snellen, not to record progress but as a tool to relax my eyes. By now I just look at it and (generally) after a few seconds my eyes begin to tingle and water - this follows from a certain ...

sean

Complementary Methods

7,086

04-18-2008, 03:55 AM

Thread: A Long-Lasting Flash of Perfect Vision
Post: Re: A Long-Lasting Flash of Perfect Vision

Petal This is just a guess but I think this technique might require so much investment in time and hope that it is putting pressure on you to "deliver" a clear flash. I don't know if this is your on...

sean

Success Stories

18,227

05-01-2008, 05:25 AM

Thread: Why does looking at the Snellen chart everyday improve eyesi
Post: Re: Why does looking at the Snellen chart everyday...

While i have been following this forum attentively I haven't posted for a good while now. I suppose I'm not alone in being pretty secretive about natural vision improvement - it's such a subjective m...

sean

Bates Method

8,283

07-29-2008, 06:04 AM

Thread: Why does looking at the Snellen chart everyday improve eyesi
Post: Re: Why does looking at the Snellen chart everyday...

Thanks for responding, Ram. I suppose the point I'm trying to make here is that it has taken me one year to get to a point where I can relax for a full half hour and not feel I've wasted my time. When...

sean

Bates Method

8,283

07-30-2008, 03:42 AM

Thread: Pain during clear flashes?
Post: Re: Pain during clear flashes?

I still get a mild stinging sensations during (partial) clearings and this is accompanied by eyewatering. Neither are as profuse as a few months ago. I think it is the release of accumulated strain ...

sean

Bates Method

10,401

07-31-2008, 02:59 AM

Thread: I am -8 / -8.5 What reduced prescription to go for?
Post: Re: I am -8 / -8.5 What reduced prescription to go...

Sorrisi I agree with Otto - you are an angel. Don't worry about giving too much detail. I started around the same time as yourself but from a worse baseline and while there sometimes seem to be less...

sean

Bates Method

16,602

12-02-2008, 05:14 AM

Thread: Certain countires people have vision problems
Post: Re: Certain countires people have vision problems

Yes, Sorrisi, that's exactly what I was thinking: stress to perform well at school.

sean

Off Topic

10,294

03-13-2009, 07:07 AM

Thread: Watching Television
Post: Re: Watching Television

I mentioned this before a while back, but I find watching football matches (association football, ie soccer) on the tv very relaxing. I like to sit well back from the screen where I don't really see...

sean

Bates Method

5,221

04-17-2009, 01:02 AM

Thread: Thinking of a Point
Post: Re: Thinking of a Point

I just tried this and it worked a treat. Just a tiny point, smaller even than a full stop (period). I shut my eyes for 20 secs (impatience, impatience) and then just looked. A letter's too big to see,...

sean

Bates Method

16,010

09-01-2009, 09:03 AM

Thread: Where we making mistake related to Bates patient?
Post: Re: Where we making mistake related to Bates patie...

I have also thought about this one. i think it comes down to working out what exactly is he prescribing in his methods. After all, most people can't give directios for addresses to save their lives (t...

sean

Bates Method

18,418

09-10-2009, 07:14 AM

Thread: Definitely a difference in personality.
Post: Re: Definitely a difference in personality.

Spyderman "cute introverted girls" - nah mate, if you are an introvert then it's cute extravert girls you should be smiling at. I have read it and confirmed by experience that all couples are made up...

sean

Bates Method

29,151

04-13-2010, 09:13 AM

Thread: Tackling Skepticism
Post: Re: Tackling Skepticism

I've often thought of that wiki quote. I suppose the entry is the same as when I read it 3 years ago. It's really very disheartening for a beginner. I have always thought that if 'received wisdom' or ...

sean

Bates Method

13,544

07-19-2010, 08:38 AM

Thread: Optimums and Pessimums
Post: Optimums and Pessimums

I suppose this can be related to the Bates Method under 'Optimums and Pessimums', but I'm mentioning it just as a curiosity. I mentioned before here that I like to relax my eyes by wathcing (associat...

sean

Bates Method

5,958

07-21-2010, 04:03 AM

Thread: Optimums and Pessimums
Post: Re: Optimums and Pessimums

Correction: my eyes don't always water with clear flashes. That used to be the case but now mainly happens when the vision clears up completely for a few moments. The sensation on the surface of the e...

sean

Bates Method

5,958

07-21-2010, 04:17 AM

Thread: Optimums and Pessimums
Post: Re: Optimums and Pessimums

In his excellent book about eyesight (which I see as a complement to Bates) Martin Brofman talks a little about what he calls 'selective vision' and suggests you use it as a help to guide you back to ...

sean

Bates Method

5,958

07-26-2010, 06:43 AM

Thread: Hi! Mind if I introduce myself here?
Post: Re: Hi! Mind if I introduce myself here?

Hi Sunlight456 Read Bates' book which is available for free on this website. Perhaps skip the first and last couple of chapters or so for the moment. You will see other material mentioned on this for...

sean

Off Topic

19,881

08-19-2010, 09:14 AM

Thread: Hi! Mind if I introduce myself here?
Post: Re: Hi! Mind if I introduce myself here?

Sunlight Yes, I should give an account of the open-eye imagination as I practise it and I've been thinking of doing that for a good while now. I don't really do much else, just relax my eyes whenever...

sean

Off Topic

19,881

08-20-2010, 04:46 AM

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