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Thread: Shifting in a Triangle
Post: Re: Shifting in a Triangle

David Wrote:I think the visual system requires a certain amount of data in order for it to be able to orient and focus correctly. And I think the only way it can get enough data to orient itself is if...

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David's Old Blog Posts

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12-20-2011, 11:56 AM

Thread: Progress halted by blinking?
Post: Re: Progress halted by blinking?

minjja Wrote:And I could also see that my eyes turned up while blinking so it was half closed eyelids with white parts of eyes. ::) ??? I also realised that the same thing happens to me when I am slee...

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Bates Method

20,164

12-13-2011, 12:52 PM

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

Skywalker Wrote:That's hard question for me because to be honest I don't realize why it's happening. After I close my eyes I really feel how tired they are and then somehow when I'm feeling it I can c...

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Bates Method

45,007

11-25-2011, 05:07 AM

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

Hi , Skywalker Wrote:Closing eyes works for me because it produces clear flashes, but is it the right way to go? Yes, I realize that it helps produce clear flashes, I was hoping that you would ...

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Bates Method

45,007

11-24-2011, 05:24 AM

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

Hi , No, it isn't even unusual for somebody to strain more when they palm. Bates often found that to be the case, and just had them learn other techniques and come back to it at a later time, if ...

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Bates Method

45,007

11-22-2011, 04:59 AM

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

Hey, that's super. Your visual system is catching on, and the more it catches on, the more spontaneous it will respond to simple things, especially when examining things that catch your interest - l...

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Bates Method

45,007

11-12-2011, 05:57 AM

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

Hi, They are occurring because you have probably discovered how to temporarily relieve your tension and mental strain - with the combination of closing your eyes, and remembering/imagining these thi...

arocarty

Bates Method

45,007

11-11-2011, 06:00 AM

Thread: Four habits?
Post: Re: Four habits?

Zulfadhli Wrote:I know, sorry.But firstly i admit i havent read alot about Bates but more about Quackenbush and the three habits.So for me i havent really grasp the foundations of eyesight. So you wan...

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Bates Method

27,705

11-05-2011, 04:31 AM

Thread: Four habits?
Post: Re: Four habits?

Bates often referred to that as the 'Optical Swing.' You want to think of it more as the evidence of relaxation, and not something that is consciously done. Anything you practice that can help rest ...

arocarty

Bates Method

27,705

11-04-2011, 11:49 AM

Thread: Four habits?
Post: Re: Four habits?

I don't know exactly what font it was - something of the early 1900s. It looks like it was around 3 pt. size type. Bates gives an example of it in his book - Chapter XVII, Vision Under Adverse Cond...

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Bates Method

27,705

11-04-2011, 04:04 AM

Thread: Four habits?
Post: Re: Four habits?

Bates found that it takes perfect relaxation to imagine something perfectly (or to remember something perfectly). The result of that perfect relaxation invariably produced normal sight.

arocarty

Bates Method

27,705

11-03-2011, 07:31 AM

Thread: Four habits?
Post: Re: Four habits?

You may want to first read Chapter XIV of Perfect Sight Without Glasses <a class="postlink" href="http://www.central-fixation.com/perfect-sight-without-glasses/">http://www.cent...

arocarty

Bates Method

27,705

11-03-2011, 06:25 AM

Thread: Four habits?
Post: Re: Four habits?

Hi Zulfadhli, There is no hierarchy of habits. The most important thing is learning to relax. The most important goal is to learn what brings YOU relief, helps you obtain that relaxation. Nobody c...

arocarty

Bates Method

27,705

11-03-2011, 04:34 AM

Thread: Palming and the tiny black spot
Post: Re: Palming and the tiny black spot

It could be many things, but regardless, it is best to ignore anything in the field of vision, and not try to do anything with it or give it your attention. It'll only serve to inhibit relaxing the ...

arocarty

Bates Method

3,291

11-02-2011, 03:42 AM

Thread: Not sure if this is a clear flash?
Post: Re: Not sure if this is a clear flash?

Hi Marlene, Sounds like a great start, like you may be onto something. The first time you had it, you mentioned looking at baby pictures and yawning animal pictures, and you felt mentally relaxed you...

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David's method

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10-26-2011, 03:55 AM

Thread: Progress halted by blinking?
Post: Re: Progress halted by blinking?

Ben Wrote:It's only when I am practicing with the eye chart that I get the dry eyes, probably because I'm subconsciously trying to keep my clear flash so I blink less and/or I do the really quick blin...

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Bates Method

20,164

10-19-2011, 11:15 AM

Thread: Progress halted by blinking?
Post: Re: Progress halted by blinking?

Hi Ben, If you develop negative association with blinking, which it seems is already happening, then you will risk creating for yourself another hurtle to overcome. You're likely to start the habit ...

arocarty

Bates Method

20,164

10-18-2011, 08:26 AM

Thread: Progress halted by blinking?
Post: Re: Progress halted by blinking?

Hello Ben, and welcome. Just had a couple quick questions - - when did you first start needing glasses, and how long have you worn them? - are you nearsighted, farsighted? How much, roughly ? - h...

arocarty

Bates Method

20,164

10-17-2011, 12:11 PM

Thread: perspectives on looking at smaller details
Post: Re: perspectives on looking at smaller details

JMartinC4 Wrote:Thanks for the new link, Hammer. I just want to add to Andrew's excellent reply, that I'm quite sure people with normal vision also experience flashes of blur, but they immediately and...

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David's method

38,554

10-09-2011, 04:43 AM

Thread: perspectives on looking at smaller details
Post: Re: perspectives on looking at smaller details

Hi Marlene, The only time I really start to experience strain now, at the nearpoint, is when I go into a scan-type mode, where I'm scanning a page for a certain word, phrase, or object. I have to r...

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David's method

38,554

10-08-2011, 06:06 AM

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