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Thread: breakthroughs
Post: Re: breakthroughs

hey Sean, wow, great progress. And you've learned a lot pretty quickly. I like your list of points, it took me more than a year to learn all of that and I often feel like every time I practice I rel...

sorrisiblue

David's method

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09-01-2011, 01:10 PM

Thread: Some success, but still a long way to go
Post: Re: Some success, but still a long way to go

great progress! Don't worry about the difference between contacts and glasses. It's normal to have a lower contacts prescription. My prescription for contacts was always 1 diopter better than glass...

sorrisiblue

Success Stories

21,026

08-31-2011, 02:28 PM

Thread: The three steps of seeing
Post: Re: The three steps of seeing

This post is great! You have formulated 'how not to see' really well. It seems like a common question about the Bates method is, how do I stop straining? or, what does it mean to strain to see? T...

sorrisiblue

David's Old Blog Posts

15,040

08-31-2011, 06:43 AM

Thread: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Common Myopia
Post: Re: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Comm...

what you wrote about your inspiration and motivation was really interesting and thought provoking. Why do you have to go and ruin it with so many passive aggressive stings? what you have completel...

sorrisiblue

Complementary Methods

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108,912

08-29-2011, 12:06 PM

Thread: Re-start
Post: Re: Re-start

sorry to hear the bad news :( did you ever find a teacher to work with? Could help. pilot training sounds exciting though! what is the research you want to do? There are studies that have been...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

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111,963

08-28-2011, 11:00 AM

Thread: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Common Myopia
Post: Re: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Comm...

Quote:I think there may be little statistical difference, but one thing to look for is the difference in the myopic experience itself. For instance, most myopes born before 1960 do not remember ever h...

sorrisiblue

Complementary Methods

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08-28-2011, 06:19 AM

Thread: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Common Myopia
Post: Re: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Comm...

Quote:The shift in antibiotics is already known - it happened around 1957. Of course you know when it was. I was making a point. Your theory rests on this event and it would be possible to look a...

sorrisiblue

Complementary Methods

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108,912

08-25-2011, 11:13 AM

Thread: Is this the Bates method?
Post: Re: Is this the Bates method?

keep teaching, and I think you will find your answer :) as you feel like you master teaching, look to see what your students call what you teach. I think Dr. Bates didn't name his method the Bates...

sorrisiblue

David's method

16,202

08-25-2011, 04:13 AM

Thread: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Common Myopia
Post: Re: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Comm...

I don't understand if you are saying that eye dominance itself is bad, or that eye dominance causes one eye to get blurry, which then causes the ensuing problems. For the former, my first thought is ...

sorrisiblue

Complementary Methods

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08-25-2011, 04:08 AM

Thread: Hello
Post: Re: Hello

Quote:I Went To The Eye doctor and this is his words after just putting on a machine in front of me and telling me tro look at the letters one eye has almost doubled and one eye has gone .20 worse so ...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

26,313

08-23-2011, 08:36 AM

Thread: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Common Myopia
Post: Re: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Comm...

it's always good to challenge people - too bad in internet forums we can't see each other's faces, it'd be a lot easier to avoid misunderstandings! I'm not sure I'd call it a rut, but a pause :) I m...

sorrisiblue

Complementary Methods

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08-23-2011, 07:54 AM

Thread: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Common Myopia
Post: Re: Working Towards A Neonatal Blur Theory Of Comm...

hi JMartinC4, I just came across this whole discussion of me. My comment in the Bates method forum you quoted wasn't meant as an insult and was not directed at you. It was referring to the many resp...

sorrisiblue

Complementary Methods

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108,912

08-23-2011, 05:01 AM

Thread: Slow start - no changes so far after a week
Post: Re: Slow start - no changes so far after a week

Hi blwegrzyn, looks like you are off to a good start! I'll try to answer some of your questions. Any method (like the astigmatism wheel you linked to) may or may not work for everyone. I would sug...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

8,910

08-23-2011, 01:38 AM

Thread: restoring central fixation
Post: Re: restoring central fixation

Hi Kalina, It doesn't really make sense to me. The central fixation chapter of Dr. Bates's book is really good actually. I would recommend starting with that. Basically, it goes like this: hold...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

8,215

08-20-2011, 06:39 AM

Thread: I want my vision back - started few days ago
Post: Re: I want my vision back - started few days ago

Hi blwegrzyn, I can see you're frustrated with the forum. There is nothing abstract or mythical about the Bates method, that's just how some people discuss it. Also realize some people just make u...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

75,280

08-19-2011, 07:03 AM

Thread: Question about Clear Flashes
Post: Re: Question about Clear Flashes

First I'd like to say that the interesting part of this discussion is mostly scientific. I don't think it's necessary for people trying to improve their eyesight to understand anything about alpha b...

sorrisiblue

David's method

15,772

08-04-2011, 02:25 AM

Thread: Question about Clear Flashes
Post: Re: Question about Clear Flashes

Quote:In my opinion the clear flash is caused by a temporary relaxation of the ciliar muscle. I base this fact on this article: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.oepf.org/jbo/jou...

sorrisiblue

David's method

15,772

08-03-2011, 04:50 AM

Thread: Question about Clear Flashes
Post: Re: Question about Clear Flashes

Be consistent. keep practicing the Bates method and the clear flashes come on their own when you are not trying. Accept your vision as it is. If you get over excited about a clear flash, that imm...

sorrisiblue

David's method

15,772

07-28-2011, 03:14 AM

Thread: Greetings
Post: Re: Greetings

hey, welcome to the forum! I'll try to answer some of your questions. Just some general things, though. Do you wear full prescription glasses? That might be one reason you don't have progress. Ev...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

5,239

07-28-2011, 03:07 AM

Thread: Just found out about Bates - How do I get started?
Post: Re: Just found out about Bates - How do I get star...

Hi finixfrost, My first suggestion to you is to gradually change your belief that you are blind without your glasses or contacts. I started with -8 in each eye, and I had felt the same way when I st...

sorrisiblue

Bates Method

7,580

06-17-2011, 06:25 AM

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