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Thread: Introduce yourself here!
Post: Re: Introduce yourself here!

Dear Noah, I have to slow you down here. I give "suggestions" on these issues. The fact that you are at 20/100 will prevent your use of a strong plus. (Save it for later.) More commentary: I wen...

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01-10-2007, 10:18 PM

Thread: What is your strategy?
Post: Re: What is your strategy?

Dear Noah, In general, I would suggest doing as much checking of the various concepts expressed here and elsewhere. I have been told (by majority-opinion ODs and MDs) that prevention was IMPOSSIBLE ...

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01-10-2007, 10:08 PM

Thread: Introduce yourself here!
Post: Re: Introduce yourself here!

Dear Noah, Subject: Starting point -- for either Bates or plus. These second-opinion methods are about EMPOWERMENT of you to take, of get control of your distant vision. I am very pleased you ch...

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01-10-2007, 12:37 PM

Thread: Introduce yourself here!
Post: Re: Introduce yourself here!

Dear Noah, I am an engineer also. I learned of the Bates methods when I was 14. I got INCREDIBLE opposition from my ophthalmologist on the subject of second opinion methods. It was so bad I stopp...

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01-10-2007, 06:53 AM

Thread: Re: undercorrecting
Post: Re: undercorrecting

Dear Friend, It was Bates who raised a "warning flag" about that minus, i.e., if your Snellen is 20/70, and you even START with a strong minus -- your naked eye vision will go to 20/200. Science and...

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Complementary Methods

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01-06-2007, 11:40 AM

Thread: How bad were you?
Post: Re: How bad were you?

Dear David, I certainly understand the "position" of the eye doctor. And, I understand my own "responsibility" in these issues. I think they do owe you a review of alternatives when you can still p...

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Bates Method

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12-29-2006, 08:45 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
Post: Re: Farsightedness

Dear aavram, With all due respect to you, but a 2 year-old should not be put into a plus lens at that tender age. Do you know why you were put into a plus lens? One thing I would suggest would be t...

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12-27-2006, 08:25 PM

Thread: How bad were you?
Post: Re: How bad were you?

Dear Bates friends, Maybe David should establish a "rant" section, or a arrogance and abuse section were we discuss the "ill" treatment we get from the OD who is in a "hurry" to put us into a strong ...

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Bates Method

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12-27-2006, 08:26 AM

Thread: How bad were you?
Post: Re: How bad were you?

I know that the majority-opinion ODs and OMDs LOVE to trash Bates and the plus, and swear by that impressive minus. But sometimes their arrogance goes over the top. Here is the mother's story. Sub...

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Bates Method

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12-25-2006, 01:29 PM

Thread: How bad were you?
Post: Re: How bad were you?

Dear Beetle, I certainly know the difficulties of dealing with cocksure medical people. They are taught to IMPRESS you with a strong minus. And in total ignorance you ACCEPT IT. Only years later t...

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Bates Method

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12-25-2006, 01:23 PM

Thread: How bad were you?
Post: Re: How bad were you?

Dear Friends, I had good vision when I was 5 years old. (And a refractive STATE of zero.) The MD told my parents that I was GOING TO BE MYOPIC!!! Why? Because my refractive STATE was zero. Two y...

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Bates Method

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12-25-2006, 10:19 AM

Thread: Introduce yourself here!
Post: Re: Introduce yourself here!

Dear Friend, Since one eye is at -7.75 diopters you are very close to the limt of -8 diopters. Whether your vision goes "down" further depends on how you are using your eyes. If doing a large amoun...

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12-24-2006, 07:07 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
Post: Re: Farsightedness

Dear Bifocal, I guess some of these issues becomes a matter of a personal "goal" -- and the means to achieve that goal. I can only speak for myself. But if I were at 20/80, and set a "goal" it wou...

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12-24-2006, 01:06 PM

Thread: Introduce yourself here!
Post: Re: Introduce yourself here!

Dear Friend, You can obtain some low-cost minus glasses from zennioptical.com for about $10 -- if you have little money. Just take your current prescription and subtract 2 diopters -- and use fo...

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12-21-2006, 03:01 PM

Thread: When to expect improvements...
Post: Re: When to expect improvements...

Dear Dave, I profoundly appreciate your work, on imagination blindness. Exactly WHAT Bates meant by his statement about the effect of the minus on the eye's refractive STATE can be evaluated by the ...

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Bates Method

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12-19-2006, 07:30 AM

Thread: When to expect improvements...
Post: Re: When to expect improvements...

Dear MineSweeper, The problem is not to "little" information, but rather TOO MUCH information. The result is total confusion on the part of everyone -- with due respect. The majority-opinion OD has...

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Bates Method

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12-18-2006, 03:37 AM

Thread: When to expect improvements...
Post: Re: When to expect improvements...

Dear Dave, Sorry for the misunderstanding. The original poster is slightly nearsighed. While I did not make it clear, the remarks pertain to the YOUNG EYE, that is slightly negative. The issue of l...

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Bates Method

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12-16-2006, 01:58 PM

Thread: Snellen
Post: Re: Snellen

Click on: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/oph/ped/IVAC/IVAC.html">http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/oph/ped/IVAC/IVAC.html</a> Then "Displ...

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Bates Method

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12-15-2006, 08:23 PM

Thread: When to expect improvements...
Post: Re: When to expect improvements...

Actually, in total, the eye changes its refractive STATE in a positive direction (Snellen clears) when you "do Bates". <a class="postlink" href="http://vision.berkeley.edu/wildsoet...

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Bates Method

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12-15-2006, 06:18 PM

Thread: When to expect improvements...
Post: Re: When to expect improvements...

Dear Friend, I would suggest that you confirm your Snellen. Here is an easy Snellen. Just click here: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/oph/ped/IVAC/IVAC.htm...

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12-14-2006, 10:15 PM

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