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Thread: Wow - where to start?
Post: Re: Wow - where to start?

Dear Jusercat, Dr. Bates did not cover pin- hole glasses in his book. Here is a site that sells them -- and has some additional information on myopia prevention. <a class="postl...

otis

Bates Method

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08-13-2009, 07:10 PM

Thread: "he attained 30-10 vision, which is three times better than
Post: Re: "he attained 30-10 vision, which is three time...

That is excellent. Thanks for the post. Otis

otis

Bates Method

12,786

07-18-2009, 09:52 AM

Thread: Precision of snellen eye charts
Post: Re: Precision of snellen eye charts

Dear Alex, Subject: What is the "perfect" size of the letters on a Snellen. Where ever you obtain your Snellen, you should always check the following: 20/60 must be 1 inch high. 20/20 must be 3/...

otis

Bates Method

12,930

07-15-2009, 06:40 PM

Thread: would this technique work for eyesight
Post: Re: would this technique work for eyesight

Subject: What does 20/400 mean? It means the following: 1. You would be technically "Legally blind" if you lost your glasses. 2. You can read at 20 feet -- what the "normal" person can see at 400...

otis

Bates Method

7,689

07-01-2009, 11:38 AM

Thread: Life Style's Effect on Vision
Post: Re: Life Style's Effect on Vision

Dear Black Eyes, You are correct on all "counts" here. Just remember that while Bates was very powerful for prevention, there are many other professionals who object to the minus lens. Hello ever...

otis

Bates Method

6,351

06-23-2009, 10:38 AM

Thread: Suggestions please
Post: Re: Suggestions please

Dear Sam, Subject: Could you provide some information. You ask, how long will it take to clear my Snellen. We would like to reply, but we do need some measurements by you -- regardless of which met...

otis

Bates Method

15,158

06-09-2009, 10:55 AM

Thread: Improvement with glasses on temporarily
Post: Re: Improvement with glasses on temporarily

Dear Footballman, Subject: Two basic terms. We should check our Visual Acuity on our Snellen. I think you are about 20/70 -- from what you say. Here is a Snellen you can use to check this. This ...

otis

Bates Method

5,926

05-31-2009, 03:54 AM

Thread: Bates' Genius
Post: Re: Bates' Genius

Dear Football Man, It was that he had the GUTS to "Buck the System" -- in 1913. That caught my attention in 1956, and I resolved to find out why -- exactly -- he was "shut down". As far as I am con...

otis

Complementary Methods

3,527

05-30-2009, 06:21 AM

Thread: New Article Supporting Bates Methods.
Post: Re: New Article Supporting Bates Methods.

Dear Blauw, Subject: OBJECTION to the minus lens -- is the second-opinion Bates OBJECTED to the minus lens. (Read the first sentence of his 1913 successful study -- if you don't agree about this.)...

otis

Bates Method

21,349

05-30-2009, 06:13 AM

Thread: Bates -- Entire eye Accommodates
Post: Bates -- Entire eye Accommodates

Dear Friends, Dr. Bates 1913 study was "killed", not because it was "wrong" or failed -- it was because the majority-opinion ophthalmologists felt that the Helmholtz theory of the eye, (that the enti...

otis

Complementary Methods

3,980

05-28-2009, 10:40 AM

Thread: Post what you find very relaxing on your eyes
Post: Re: Post what you find very relaxing on your eyes

Dear Friends, I find it very relaxing to read Bates 1913 work, and find out how to avoid entry into myopia. I am glad that he fought as hard as he did to prevent any use of the minus. We should al...

otis

Bates Method

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05-28-2009, 08:22 AM

Thread: What Helmholtz and Bates said
Post: Re: What Helmholtz and Bates said

Dear Blauw, Subject: Stick with what YOU CAN MEASURE! I will not get into the word "CURE" -- because that implies many things that are not exactly true. But I take Bates statement to mean that, if...

otis

Bates Method

5,541

05-27-2009, 01:31 PM

Thread: THIS SITE NEEDS TO GET THEIR FACTS STRAIGHT??
Post: Re: THIS SITE NEEDS TO GET THEIR FACTS STRAIGHT??

Dear Blau, Subject: Avoid getting "Scammed". First, read Bates 1913 study. Second, read your Snellen. Third, avoid the minus if at all possible. I have talked to quite a few people. They report...

otis

Complementary Methods

4,094

05-27-2009, 07:08 AM

Thread: What Helmholtz and Bates said
Post: Re: What Helmholtz and Bates said

Dear Friend, Here is what Dr. Bates said in his FIRST statements of his 1913 study. You will find that I ALMOST agree with his first statement. There have been many "spins" on what Bates said (and ...

otis

Bates Method

5,541

05-26-2009, 06:41 PM

Thread: What Helmholtz and Bates said
Post: What Helmholtz and Bates said

Dear Friend, I have done the historical research of the Helmholtz concept. Helmholtz SUGGESTED that the lens MIGHT be a factor in the eye's ability to change its refracitve STATUS from far to near, ...

otis

Bates Method

5,541

05-26-2009, 10:15 AM

Thread: The Bates 1913 Study
Post: Re: The Bates 1913 Study

Dear Friend, I am sorry to tell you this -- but the reaction of the pubic is largly hostil to any OD or MD who "steps out of line". About 50 years ago, Floride was introduced to avoid cavities in te...

otis

Bates Method

6,885

05-25-2009, 04:02 AM

Thread: Pinhole glasses are they bad?
Post: Re: Pinhole glasses are they bad?

Dear Friend, Subject: Pin Hole -- limited use. 1. They work. 2. They are not "bad" 3. They will "clear your Snellen" if you are at 20/70. 4. They work in bright light. 5. They limit your s...

otis

Complementary Methods

6,287

05-24-2009, 03:31 PM

Thread: are glasses better than lens?
Post: Re: are glasses better than lens?

Dear Goohsm, Quote:are lesser doses of glasses better than lens for the purpose of curing refrative errors ? Assuming that you had a "prescribed" lens of -1 diopter, but can still pass the 20/50 lin...

otis

Bates Method

5,350

05-22-2009, 04:11 PM

Thread: Am I fake-shortsightened?
Post: Re: Am I fake-shortsightened?

Dear Marco, Subject: Wise to check yourself. This is what Bates recommended (for almost 100 years). That is that we pay attention to our Snellen, and, when we see our vision at 20/40 to 20/50, we...

otis

Bates Method

18,186

05-22-2009, 05:41 AM

Thread: Am I fake-shortsightened?
Post: Re: Am I fake-shortsightened?

Dear Marco, Rather that guessing about your vision, I suggest you actually check it. That way there will be no doubt. Typically we work 6 hours a day on our computer, and then we look up (at dusk) ...

otis

Bates Method

18,186

05-21-2009, 08:38 PM

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