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Thread: Re: How to Persuade Skeptics 101
Post: How to Persuade Skeptics 101

Arguments to be used to persuade skeptics of Bates' Method. --------------------------------------- #1 The mental process is required to decode objects out there, and it can also influence how we see...

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Bates Method

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01-31-2007, 01:57 AM

Thread: practical use of observation
Post: practical use of observation

Excerpt from "Relearning to See", p. 30: "WHY GLASSES ARE HARMFUL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE" AND EVERYONE ELSE For nearsights, Kennebeck writes: "Inside of twenty feet the glasses are many t...

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Bates Method

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04-04-2006, 03:50 PM

Thread: Question about Meir Schneider
Post: Question about Meir Schneider

This man, Meir Schneider, was born legally blind. He got to 20/80, as stated at <a class="postlink" href="http://www.self-healing.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&...

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Bates Method

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12-18-2006, 03:52 AM

Thread: "Rewiring the Brain" by Matthew Blakeslee
Post: Re: "Rewiring the Brain" by Matthew Blakeslee

What relevances can you observe between this article and Bates Method? Some relevances and observations of my own: 1. "If old dogs haven't been able to learn new tricks, maybe that's because no one ...

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Complementary Methods

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02-15-2007, 02:18 PM

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

Of all the discoveries that I have made, there is none of so much practical value as the discovery of the importance of the imagination. Dr. Bates, BEM: March 1926--Vol. X, No. 9

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Bates Method

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04-18-2007, 01:09 PM

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

Hi Robert, It's in BEM: April 1926--Vol. X, No.10. The whole issue covers the topic of mental retardation. He even has a subsection called "Retardation Cure" in that issue. There's another referenc...

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Bates Method

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04-20-2007, 02:04 AM

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

Ridley, thanks for clarifying. I thought something was fishy when I saw that so many of the schoolchildren were considered retarded in one of the charts in the April 1926 issue. Maybe it improved atte...

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Bates Method

8,968

04-20-2007, 02:55 PM

Thread: Re: Another clear flash
Post: Re: Another clear flash

Joe, Hard blinks are incorrect. When I mentioned the "shortcut" from my Clear Flash Primer thread, that was intended to be with gentle blinks after waiting a fraction of a second longer so that somet...

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Bates Method

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03-18-2007, 12:31 PM

Thread: Re: Another clear flash
Post: Re: Another clear flash

William Stacy OD (whom some of you may be familiar with) said this in a sci.med.vision post: "It's one of my own theories from having observed a flasher in the office. She was the original taker of ...

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Bates Method

18,787

03-20-2007, 02:32 PM

Thread: Re: Another clear flash
Post: Re: Another clear flash

More swings seem to be an excellent idea. Clear flashes following palming can be quite...interesting. There's nothing more interesting than to palm and then look up and see the aluminum spinning vent...

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Bates Method

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01-15-2007, 02:16 AM

Thread: black
Post: Re: black

Dave, I may try your letter suggestion sometimes when palming. However, let me show you something non-messy when you think of black ink being spilled (or should I say, similar to how you would view ...

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Bates Method

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01-30-2007, 02:08 AM

Thread: can it be done
Post: Re: can it be done

Relearning to See is a great book and helps people get a understanding of the Bates method the way it is meant to be understood. This book tells you that the Bates method is not a system of eye exerci...

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Bates Method

10,105

04-24-2007, 07:10 PM

Thread: can it be done
Post: Re: can it be done

Jamie2820 Wrote:If you had to choose between them, Bates book is the best, but Relearning to see is a great additional book, and one which might be better to read first. Jamie Agreed, Jamie! Same go...

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Bates Method

10,105

04-25-2007, 01:42 PM

Thread: can it be done
Post: Re: can it be done

Ridley is correct. Binocular vision is vision in which both eyes are used together. <a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binocular_vision">http://en.wikipedi...

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Bates Method

10,105

04-26-2007, 03:15 PM

Thread: Can't get over a slump - some advice?
Post: Re: Can't get over a slump - some advice?

Hi bjsilva, What drills did you find most useful for relaxing your eyes? To answer your question, a tense neck can have a negative effect on the eye muscles.. so when sleeping, my recommendation is ...

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Bates Method

5,680

04-07-2006, 04:24 PM

Thread: Re: Cancel out myopia by straining to see at the near point and vice versa?
Post: Re: Cancel out myopia by straining to see at the n...

Three points to note: 1. Bates stated that diamond type or fine print could be read from less than 10 inches by a nearsighted person only when the vision has relaxed sufficiently. The more vision is ...

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Bates Method

16,969

02-20-2007, 02:41 PM

Thread: Re: Cancel out myopia by straining to see at the near point and vice versa?
Post: Re: Cancel out myopia by straining to see at the n...

I had run across that passage a while back but forgotten about it. Excellent find, and thanks for bringing it up.

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Bates Method

16,969

02-20-2007, 04:29 PM

Thread: Central fixation and saccadic eye movements
Post: Re: Central fixation and saccadic eye movements

No one has any comment about this? This is just a theory, but I feel it's pretty accurate. Any comments?

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Bates Method

16,362

04-24-2007, 08:36 PM

Thread: Central fixation and saccadic eye movements
Post: Re: Central fixation and saccadic eye movements

Paul, the #2 method is exactly what I'm talking about here. It has everything to do with the next thing I'll cover. Had no one had said anything or shown interest in discussing or pointing out what I...

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Bates Method

16,362

04-26-2007, 06:33 PM

Thread: Central fixation and saccadic eye movements
Post: Re: Central fixation and saccadic eye movements

This is going to be a little complex, I am going to paste what I sent someone regarding saccades. If you can decode what I'm talking about, you will have gone a long way to understanding a big and ver...

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Bates Method

16,362

04-26-2007, 07:13 PM

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