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1. Observation: One of the main reasons I strain is because of I tell myself that I NEED to see what I'm looking at. If I instead tell myself to calm down and practice good habits, the image usually c...

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11-05-2010, 04:35 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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Thanks, that's what it sounded like to me too, but I was unsure.

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11-21-2010, 05:36 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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I'd actually never thought of that before. What do you mean by "change the eyechart"? Do you mean that I should get a new one or move the old one around? I tend to use the Snellen for only a few minu...

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11-25-2010, 10:02 AM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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Don't have much time, so quick note to myself: Blinking is the key. I think that I've been much less "tired" lately because of my practice in blinking and shifting. It turns out that I wasn't ever re...

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11-25-2010, 05:54 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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I did quite a bit of reading up on many of the Bates method exercises on these forums and other websites. I suddenly feel mroe inspired to try all of these again in a different light. I know it sounds...

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11-16-2010, 06:18 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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Yay! I figured out how to accomplish goal #1. It turns out that reading isn't as difficult as I thought. I know I've read it in many places before, but only after I read clarknight's description of it...

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11-17-2010, 05:21 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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Observation: When I swing my eyes from the left periphery to the right, I can see a noticeable oppositional movement, which I believe is natural. When I swing them from right to left, the oppositional...

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11-18-2010, 05:18 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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Optometrist appointment tomorrow. I'm nervous. :-X I'm so nervous I forgot what I wanted to post. :(

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11-28-2010, 05:27 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. I'm noticing occasional twitching of the eyes at random times of the day. I wonder why. 2. I felt more relaxed for most of the day (so far). I didn't do any special, so maybe it's just the up and ...

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11-30-2010, 06:03 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. I read a great post by hammer from a few months ago. I plan to expand on it in a thread that I hope to start. 2. I know I said that I would focus mostly on palming, but somehow, long swings got th...

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12-01-2010, 05:58 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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I got to thinking about central fixation today and I wonder: how does one go about central fixation the most effectively? I mean, there seem to be two somewhat contradicting statements about it, whic...

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11-19-2010, 06:09 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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Okay, thanks. I do tend to overthink things. I've noticed that it's often much less straining on the eyes if I notice the periphery, which in the past, I did not do because I thought that your eyes we...

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11-20-2010, 10:11 AM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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Just letting all who care to read this that I am now taking a bit of a break off of detail-searching since it hasn't worked out very well. I'm going to go toward the imagination aspect of the Bates me...

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11-21-2010, 11:00 AM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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2xtreme2fit: Yes, I hope to be improve enough to be able to go without my glasses permanently. I hope it's sooner rather than later. :)

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12-04-2010, 11:36 AM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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@lordofthesun: I'm curious; what was your visual acuity when you started? And thanks for the encouragement. I appreciate it. :)

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12-04-2010, 06:22 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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Yes, I tend to spend as much of my free time as I can doing these exercises, even spending time when I should be doing other (less important) stuff. Incidentally, I'd like to say that I had a moment ...

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11-22-2010, 05:15 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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Tried some more central fixation "look better, look worse" throughout the day, this time focusing on blinking and relaxation while doing it. I'll definitely say that there's improvement, but I still f...

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11-23-2010, 06:04 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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Thank you very much for the advice and encouragement! As for my friends, their current view of the Bates method is, "if you get your vision back, I'll believe that it works", which can be interpreted...

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11-24-2010, 05:24 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. Okay, I've been doing quite a bit of swinging, even at the risk of looking like a lunatic (credit goes to 2xtreme2fit for the comparison). I can't say that I've noticed much improvement in vision, ...

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12-06-2010, 05:24 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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It's nice to know that I'm not the only one. :) So the heat that one feels around the face is the tension leaving?

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12-06-2010, 06:06 PM

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