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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Crossing my eyes
Post: Re: Crossing my eyes

In my experience, Magic Eye books are not inherently a strain. One can strain to do them, but one can do them in a relaxed way. This can be useful in the following way: If you use the Magic Eye and th...

Robert

Bates Method

12,558

11-08-2005, 06:15 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: 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: 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: 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

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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