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Thread: Sore eyes when looking into distance
Post: Re: Sore eyes when looking into distance

I think this would be a good time to remind new users that we don't dispense medical advice here. Bates is an educational approach, but for problems like red eyes or stinging, it sounds like you shou...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

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12-29-2011, 10:20 AM

Thread: A858DE45F56D9BC9201210121742
Post: Re: Help Getting Started

Read my "breakthroughs" thread in the "How to see" section. I just added an updated post there just for you.

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

17,444

09-18-2011, 10:54 AM

Thread: A858DE45F56D9BC9201210121742
Post: Re: Help Getting Started

Sypheren Wrote:I do sometimes squint when trying to focus on something without glasses or contacts (but I've been very careful not to after reading the content of the main website) And I do have pain...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

17,444

09-18-2011, 01:36 PM

Thread: Skeptical after a year of following the Bates method.
Post: Re: Skeptical after a year of following the Bates ...

Ditto on what Nancy said. I wasted a LONG time thinking I was practicing the Bates method after reading Bates' book and doing all sorts of "practice." It wasn't until I started really paying attenti...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

15,623

12-31-2012, 01:44 PM

Thread: How do I change my perscription for reduced vision glasses?
Post: Re: How do I change my perscription for reduced vi...

Everyone is different, but I'm concerned that y'all are getting too weak glasses. Going more than about 0.5 to 1 diopters weaker your "20/20" lenses is likely* to result in inadequate vision under a ...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

16,073

08-19-2012, 12:51 PM

Thread: David's method - Find it here!
Post: Re: David's method - Find it here!

Hi David, Thank you so much for posting the update. I've made much progress applying principles you describe in your paper, but I'm concerned that your description omits a few concepts that you may ...

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

29,513

08-21-2012, 03:50 PM

Thread: Squinting in bright sunlight
Post: Re: Squinting in bright sunlight

JMartinC4 Wrote:Yes - for instance, the Bates Theory is very bizarre sounding to most people.... That's why we're talking about the Bates METHOD, not Bates THEORY. It's about practicing and doing (or ...

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

33,432

09-08-2011, 05:08 PM

Thread: Squinting in bright sunlight
Post: Re: Squinting in bright sunlight

Use common sense: if a method sounds bizarre and like it's based on some innovative theory, it's probably useless at best. Instead go back to the principle of relaxation. You squint in bright sunlig...

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

33,432

09-08-2011, 02:53 PM

Thread: When watching football
Post: Re: When watching football

Very important: Don't intentionally try to converge near. When you imagine something without effort, the existing muscle strain in a myopic person may automatically cause her to converge for the near...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

12,673

10-02-2012, 08:51 AM

Thread: When watching football
Post: When watching football

Bates said that watching movies often improves vision, and I have found the same to be true of watching television. One activity that dramatically improves my vision every time is watching football o...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

12,673

10-01-2012, 09:38 PM

Thread: When watching football
Post: Re: When watching football

Another way to get an understanding of what it means to add strain, try "flashing": close your eyes or, better yet, do palming for a while, and then open them for a splitsecond, with the only goal be...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

12,673

10-02-2012, 09:15 AM

Thread: When watching football
Post: Re: When watching football

To Nancy: good to hear from you. I have found that allowing yourself to be in the "defocused" state that feels like you're focusing for too near or seeing double is a prerequisite for letting go of t...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

12,673

10-03-2012, 09:09 AM

Thread: Eyestrain and fear of falling --> rapid improvement
Post: Re: Eyestrain and fear of falling --> rapid improv...

Not to sound like a jerk, but I'm not surprised you saw no improvement. You didn't read what I wrote, and you invented your own method that apparently involved using effort. I didn't tell you to push ...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

12,753

09-12-2012, 12:42 PM

Thread: Eyestrain and fear of falling --> rapid improvement
Post: Eyestrain and fear of falling --> rapid improvemen...

Eyestrain seems somehow linked to the fear of falling. The next time you ride standing up on the subway or on a bus, notice how, just as you shift your weight and tense certain muscles in your legs t...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

12,753

09-06-2012, 01:34 PM

Thread: Eyestrain and fear of falling --> rapid improvement
Post: Re: Eyestrain and fear of falling --> rapid improv...

Pikachu Wrote:That's pretty interesting. I've actually noticed that phenomenon before, but I never thought to produce the strain intentionally! My own personal experience is a bit strange. Sometimes, ...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

12,753

09-10-2012, 07:34 PM

Thread: Eyestrain and fear of falling --> rapid improvement
Post: Re: Eyestrain and fear of falling --> rapid improv...

Regarding your observations 1-4, I'm very, very excited that someone else has discovered the same thing. I'd written about my eyestrain being linked to strains in my chest, arms, and legs previously-...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

12,753

09-11-2012, 03:21 PM

Thread: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making vision worse"
Post: Re: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making ...

Hi Jeff, Interesting observations. Thanks for adding to this conversation. It's easy to slip into effortfulness, or "breathing yourself," as you put it. Usually this occurs when we try too hard to...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

13,437

06-15-2012, 02:06 PM

Thread: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making vision worse"
Post: Re: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making ...

One more thought. As you inhale and exhale, see if you can feel a subtle movement in your eye muscles. This movement is a form of locked-in strain. It might take a while to notice this movement, but i...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

13,437

06-15-2012, 02:35 PM

Thread: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making vision worse"
Post: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making visi...

I've been getting VERY good results with my eyesight recently by practicing breathing. It may sound strange, but strain that we hold in our eyes seems linked to an entire complex of strain that cause...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

13,437

06-09-2012, 11:12 AM

Thread: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making vision worse"
Post: Re: tips on breathing, mental pictures, & "making ...

Sean, here are a few more tips to help you out. It does take a lot of repeated tries to figure out exactly what you're doing subconsciously, but once you have that "aha" moment, everything clicks int...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

13,437

06-12-2012, 01:46 PM

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