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Thread: Looking vs. Imagining
Post: Re: Looking vs. Imagining

I agree as well. Any time I tell myself to look at something, or look for something, I inevitably run into strain, which gets worse if I ignore it. I think I have the same problem with imagination too...

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David's method

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11-20-2012, 06:15 PM

Thread: Plus Lens therapy in combination with the Bates method
Post: Re: Plus Lens therapy in combination with the Bate...

toki-sama Wrote:Lately, I've begun to think that no one method can single handedly correct myopia. It's my theory that the only way to achieve 20/20 vision is to a combination of different methods. Pl...

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Complementary Methods

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11-20-2012, 06:10 PM

Thread: Plus Lens therapy in combination with the Bates method
Post: Re: Plus Lens therapy in combination with the Bate...

jiminos more or less nailed it. There really haven't been controlled studies or experiments to support or refute plus lens therapy. I personally think that it is like any other technique in vision imp...

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Complementary Methods

24,052

11-19-2012, 05:02 PM

Thread: Bits and Pieces from Chats
Post: Re: Bits and Pieces from Chats

ted: So how's your vision on a daily basis? Do you still "practice" these habits or are they mostly subconscious now? arocarty: I'll still have to pay attention each day at some time or other, and re...

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Bates Method

16,544

11-18-2012, 07:39 PM

Thread: Just had an eye test.
Post: Re: Just had an eye test.

Yes, the measurement is merely a snapshot as Nancy says, but at the same time, only you can know for sure what your situation is. My personal experience with vision tests is that they are fairly consi...

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Bates Method

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11-12-2012, 02:14 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
Post: Re: My Vision Journal

Haha, I don't think I'm psychic. :) I guess I never looked at it that way before, but it does sound a lot like what Bates described as perfect vision for a fraction of a second, so brief to the point...

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Bates Method

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11-12-2012, 02:01 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
Post: Re: My Vision Journal

I'm starting to notice something come up every now and again: Sometimes, when my eyes pass over some text (in print or on a screen) without stopping to process any of the words (with my vision I can'...

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Bates Method

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11-09-2012, 11:32 PM

Thread: Bits and Pieces from Chats
Post: Bits and Pieces from Chats

Just thought that I would post a few tidbits from the chat box. Feel free to add interesting conversations as well! :) ---- [Note: I have done a little editing for grammar/spelling and have left out...

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Bates Method

16,544

11-08-2012, 03:23 PM

Thread: What motivated you to improve your vision so much?
Post: Re: What motivated you to improve your vision so m...

Interesting question. For me, the reason for my motivation has changed over time. The one that comes to mind first is just the thought of 20/20 vision. When I realized how dependent I was on glasses a...

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Complementary Methods

12,716

11-06-2012, 10:17 AM

Thread: My Vision Journal
Post: Re: My Vision Journal

@Bifocal: Thanks for the response. :) I suppose that's a possibility. But the fact that I am only beginning to notice this now after years and years without having ever noticed should be considered a...

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Bates Method

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11-04-2012, 05:39 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
Post: Re: Farsightedness

Well, it might be a stretch to say that it is impossible to find what causes cataracts. But I do agree that the plus lens-cataracts connection does not seem to be a terribly strong one. I haven't done...

Pikachu

Complementary Methods

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11-04-2012, 05:35 PM

Thread: fear of being seen
Post: Re: fear of being seen

I have the exact same problem. I'm working on making more eye contact these days, taking it a little at a time. I feel silly saying this, but I didn't realize how normal it is to make eye contact unti...

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Complementary Methods

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11-04-2012, 05:19 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
Post: Re: My Vision Journal

Nancy, thanks for the reply. :) It's nice to know that I'm not the only one. I have had some pretty funny (in retrospect) reactions to inanimate objects that I thought were moving. I mean, you just d...

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Bates Method

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11-04-2012, 05:14 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
Post: Re: My Vision Journal

A strange observation: If I lie down on my bed and look up at the ceiling without really trying to look at anything, I can sort of see this vague "wind" or something coming down at my eyes, sort of l...

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Bates Method

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11-04-2012, 12:41 PM

Thread: eye floaters.
Post: Re: eye floaters.

IndigoGhost: I would suggest that you expand your horizons a little. Try other techniques and ideas that you haven't already. Palming is a great technique, but if it's not helping you, then you eithe...

Pikachu

Bates Method

10,617

11-03-2012, 10:12 AM

Thread: My Vision Journal
Post: Re: My Vision Journal

Some more observations from my stairs experiment: 1. I've been walking up and down stairs quite often lately and I've actually dug up a fear that I didn't really know existed, or, if I did know, I di...

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Bates Method

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11-03-2012, 09:57 AM

Thread: The dilemma of not recognizing people far away
Post: Re: The dilemma of not recognizing people far away

@ted: The bike thing sounds a lot like my stairs experiment. It can be quite scary to think about what could happen if you mess up, but that makes one more aware and "in the moment", as you said. I do...

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Complementary Methods

40,504

11-03-2012, 09:40 AM

Thread: to each, his own...
Post: Re: to each, his own...

Nice post. I would like to add that "vicarious knowledge" is not necessarily a bad thing, and it is not necessarily bad to offer advice/opinions based on it. But I would be careful to say more than I...

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Complementary Methods

5,644

11-02-2012, 06:12 PM

Thread: The dilemma of not recognizing people far away
Post: Re: The dilemma of not recognizing people far away

Daniel, in my discussions with you, I have gotten the sense that you are a very rational person, but I don't understand why you have to qualify statements with "if ___ were true". From a purely object...

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Complementary Methods

40,504

10-26-2012, 03:43 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
Post: Re: My Vision Journal

Daniel: That's true. I am not so crazy as to insist that I don't look down even when I feel unbalanced/ungrounded/etc. But I have played around with it for a while, and there is very little risk to go...

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Bates Method

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10-26-2012, 08:41 AM

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