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Thread: Double vision clear flashes
Post: Re: Double vision clear flashes

Re another post I made tonight, the double vision that people experience with clear flashes is either a symptom of astigmatism (ghost images) or actually strabismus. If you experience ghost images, ...

Robert

Bates Method

17,553

03-14-2009, 10:23 PM

Thread: secondary strain
Post: Re: secondary strain

Dave, When I first work with people, I have them sit with their eyes closed, not palming, and practice shifting, central fixation, etc with their kinesthetic sense. In other words, shift from a fing...

Robert

Bates Method

14,410

03-14-2009, 10:15 PM

Thread: 3 questions of a beginner
Post: Re: 3 questions of a beginner

I think Dave is exactly right. When I start working with new clients, we might waste 3-4 sessions just debating whether or not the person is straining to see. Until a person concedes that, there is no...

Robert

Bates Method

35,216

08-05-2007, 04:17 PM

Thread: Question on Bate's methods. Did he neglect something?
Post: Re: Question on Bate's methods. Did he neglect som...

Mike82 Wrote:When we swing, the proper procedure is to move our head as we swing and imagine a pencil or brush at the end of our noses right? My question is, does this neglect the design of our eyes ...

Robert

Bates Method

11,695

07-31-2007, 08:00 PM

Thread: Concrete tips on floaters
Post: Re: Concrete tips on floaters

Getting enough sun seems to be very effective for floaters.

Robert

Bates Method

6,268

07-23-2007, 10:23 PM

Thread: Question about shifting
Post: Re: Question about shifting

Hi Robin, I'd suggest making the distance between the two points so large that you can tell the previous point is seen worse right away. As you get better at it, you can shorten the distance. Otherw...

Robert

Bates Method

3,888

05-31-2007, 06:24 AM

Thread: The Bates method is simple
Post: Re: The Bates method is simple

Hi Dave, Good points about reduced prescription glasses. As we've discussed, some people have a tendency to think that if they just get reduced prescription glasses they are somehow "doing" the Bate...

Robert

Bates Method

8,463

05-28-2007, 10:17 PM

Thread: Re: Other Vision Improvement Programs Feedback
Post: Re: Other Vision Improvement Programs Feedback

Paul, the "Cambridge Institute for Better Vision" is just the name of the company that sells PBV. I think you got scammed into thinking it was a research facility, or somehow related to either Cambrid...

Robert

Complementary Methods

17,926

05-20-2007, 09:10 PM

Thread: Re: EFT for Vision Improvement
Post: Re: EFT for Vision Improvement

EFT has reportedly done tremendous things for many people, but is not a panacea for vision. I contacted Carol Look and found out she has not pursued vision improvement since she finished her experimen...

Robert

Bates Method

13,882

05-20-2007, 08:56 PM

Thread: Blinking works this way!
Post: Re: Blinking works this way!

It helps to practice blinking with your eyes closed.

Robert

Bates Method

6,715

04-20-2007, 01:35 AM

Thread: Re: A secret to understanding palming
Post: Re: A secret to understanding palming

Hi Spock, Where did Bates claim to cure mental retardation? I missed that one. Robert

Robert

Bates Method

8,968

04-20-2007, 01:30 AM

Thread: Re: lazy eye
Post: Re: lazy eye

I was diagnosed with lazy eye at the age of three. For many years I wore glasses and did all sorts of exercises, but the thing that worked best was trying to make the lazy eye worse. Somehow, that rel...

Robert

Bates Method

13,130

03-29-2007, 09:11 PM

Thread: Question about shifting
Post: Re: Question about shifting

Hi K, Consciously shifting your eyes is a strain. At first it is necessary to do this strain in order to retrain your visual habits. Everything new is a strain at first. Think about how much of a st...

Robert

Bates Method

5,245

03-28-2007, 06:41 AM

Thread: The Alexander Technique
Post: Re: The Alexander Technique

Poor Dr. Bates, said some nice things about AT and Alexander couldn't repay the compliment. I've done quite a bit of AT and endorse it with one warning: Alexander doesn't take into account why a perso...

Robert

Complementary Methods

5,747

12-11-2006, 08:09 AM

Thread: The light of the body
Post: Re: The light of the body

More from the Bible: "the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun." -Ecclesiastes 11:7 "My eye is dimmed from anger; it has aged because of all my adversaries." -Psalms 6:8 Robe...

Robert

Complementary Methods

8,232

07-14-2006, 04:17 PM

Thread: Re: Sunning
Post: Re: Sunning

Elias, Emily's "sun-glass" is not sunglasses as we know them. What she is referring to is a small magnifying glass that can focus the sun's rays to a point. Both she and Dr Bates were very emphatic th...

Robert

Bates Method

12,514

07-10-2006, 11:43 AM

Thread: When do you think Bates will be mainstream?
Post: Re: When do you think Bates will be mainstream?

Scythe, There are a lot of reasons people give for why Bates hasn't yet been accepted by the mainstream. I think it is safe to dismiss all conspiracy theories. If you've ever spoken to an eye doctor...

Robert

Complementary Methods

7,556

07-09-2006, 12:56 PM

Thread: pinhole glasses
Post: Re: pinhole glasses

I recently chatted with a medical doctor. When I mentioned I work with the Bates Method, he smiled and said, "Why, I have a pair of Bates glasses!" I was confused, turns out he was referring to pinhol...

Robert

Bates Method

6,834

06-07-2006, 11:34 PM

Thread: visualizing the right way
Post: Re: visualizing the right way

I would just add that it is impossible to remember black dots perfectly while straining, and the first step is to actively relax the added on strain of facial muscles-around the eyes, the neck, the ja...

Robert

Bates Method

12,335

11-29-2005, 03:25 PM

Thread: Testing: Good or bad?
Post: Re: Testing: Good or bad?

I disagree completely with what Paul says: I believe the Bates understanding of vision recovery failed to take hold primarily because Dr. Bates did not sufficiently emphasize this point. Bates did i...

Robert

Bates Method

9,943

11-29-2005, 03:15 PM

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