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Thread: A newbie to the Bates method, questions about reading
Post: Re: A newbie to the Bates method, questions about ...

FIAT2LUX Wrote:Very fascinating. Also 30,000 words per minute is pretty impressive, especially if done in that manner. I can hardly fathom 10,000 saccades a second with the eye, but wow! At least it ...

arocarty

Bates Method

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05-23-2012, 03:14 AM

Thread: New here..
Post: Re: New here..

Nancy Wrote:I agree with Andrew, and so does Dr. Bates. Here are a few things he said about eyeglasses. I did not double-check Esther's references but I trust her. <a class="postlin...

arocarty

David's method

14,641

05-21-2012, 01:09 PM

Thread: New here..
Post: Re: New here..

Bates was not about only ditching the glasses - he was about ditching them AND relearning how to see correctly. Without the second part, your vision could remain in a poor state indefinitely. It...

arocarty

David's method

14,641

05-21-2012, 11:24 AM

Thread: New here..
Post: Re: New here..

eyesea Wrote:I am not sure if not wearing glasses is more harmfull when you are straing to see anyway.. When you are not wearing corrective lenses, your eyes at least have a chance to correct themselv...

arocarty

David's method

14,641

05-21-2012, 10:18 AM

Thread: New guy, intro and questions
Post: Re: New guy, intro and questions

FIAT2LUX Wrote:Yes, it is largely psychological, however there is still a physical element as well. Basically, if you can properly train the mental part, the physical will follow. Good point; when yo...

arocarty

Bates Method

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05-19-2012, 03:34 PM

Thread: A newbie to the Bates method, questions about reading
Post: Re: A newbie to the Bates method, questions about ...

Weaself, As the others have well stated, fatigue and uncomfortableness in reading comes from a variety of reasons, physical and mental. The movements of the eyes when reading are quite the opposite...

arocarty

Bates Method

32,404

05-17-2012, 04:26 AM

Thread: visual field math problem
Post: Re: visual field math problem

An FAA pilot safety brochure: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pilotsafetybrochures/media/pilot_vision.pdf">http://www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pilots ......

arocarty

Bates Method

15,511

05-16-2012, 10:23 AM

Thread: visual field math problem
Post: Re: visual field math problem

As a frame of reference for pilots, the FAA pilot safety guide describes this one-degree conical area of foveal vision as equivalent to the size of a quarter at 4.5 feet away: "This foveal field of...

arocarty

Bates Method

15,511

05-16-2012, 04:05 AM

Thread: Speed reading
Post: Re: Speed reading

To this day I still attribute a speed reading class in freshman year as the main catalyst of myopia for me. Their techniques were just that - essentially reduced shifting/staring, diffusing your vis...

arocarty

Bates Method

5,654

05-04-2012, 12:58 PM

Thread: squeezing the eyes
Post: Re: squeezing the eyes

kevin913 Wrote:Thanks for the replies, i am edified now Hi Kevin - You might want to check out "Progressive Muscle Relaxtion," or just Google it, and you'll probably get about a half million results...

arocarty

Complementary Methods

12,753

04-30-2012, 07:37 AM

Thread: squeezing the eyes
Post: Re: squeezing the eyes

FIAT2LUX Wrote:That is an "exercise" method. Not a relaxation and get back to normal method. Do you think a five year old with perfect sight squeezes their eyes and then opens them wide everytime they...

arocarty

Complementary Methods

12,753

04-28-2012, 04:25 AM

Thread: Seeing far after hrs of close-up work
Post: Re: Seeing far after hrs of close-up work

FIAT2LUX Wrote:Arocarty Wow! Thanks for reminding me about seeing the white around the letters. It's already made a pretty big difference in strain and blur levels in the past half hour I restarted do...

arocarty

Bates Method

15,982

04-27-2012, 11:39 AM

Thread: Seeing far after hrs of close-up work
Post: Re: Seeing far after hrs of close-up work

Ben Wrote:Arocarty, what do you mean by halos? I don't see halos but sometimes(while looking at a the computer screen) I tend to see blotches(in my peripheral vision) on the screen around where I am l...

arocarty

Bates Method

15,982

04-24-2012, 11:48 AM

Thread: Seeing far after hrs of close-up work
Post: Re: Seeing far after hrs of close-up work

Hi Ben, That's a real good question. Bates contended that myopes, although they see better at the nearpoint, never see as perfectly as the person with normal sight does. So if you support that v...

arocarty

Bates Method

15,982

04-22-2012, 01:45 PM

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

arocarty Wrote:Foveal vision works hand in hand with movement, one cannot exist without the other. A personal correction here - motion CAN exist without normal central fixation. If it didn't exist, ...

arocarty

Bates Method

60,426

04-21-2012, 04:53 AM

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

Just to add another tidbit to Nancy's response - glasses will 'lock' in whatever tension and strain you are exerting, and compensate for a lack of movement/mobility of the eyes and lack of real fovea...

arocarty

Bates Method

60,426

04-20-2012, 04:09 AM

Thread: Mental advice
Post: Re: Mental advice

Skywalker Wrote:So when I have learned this and getting clear flashes became not something exotic but regular I have made new strategy. Always when I'm getting clear flash I try to don't strain, I'm n...

arocarty

Bates Method

6,091

04-18-2012, 04:10 AM

Thread: Clear flash after closing eyes for few seconds.
Post: Re: Clear flash after closing eyes for few seconds...

Skywalker Wrote:Thanks for reply! Yes I agree we can't generalize but I've connected computer issue to my experience. When I was kid I've got perfect vision and after getting my first PC it started to...

arocarty

Bates Method

45,007

04-14-2012, 01:41 PM

Thread: Bates has solved one problem
Post: Re: Bates has solved one problem

Hi ___, There are countless scientific-based theories as to the cause(s) of refractive errors. There is much disagreement on the matter, and it continues to confound the best and brightest. If Ba...

arocarty

Bates Method

4,033

04-13-2012, 04:19 AM

Thread: stinging
Post: Re: stinging

Hi Sean, To ignore or not to ignore - I think it depends on whether it is a painful sensation for the better, or a painful sensation for the worse. It seems we are identifying the experience of bo...

arocarty

David's method

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04-03-2012, 11:26 AM

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