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Thread: If Bates said eye problems are like lifestyle can't we just
Post: Re: If Bates said eye problems are like lifestyle ...

A good place to start would be David's series of articles, which you can find here: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.iblindness.org/davids-method/">http://www.iblindness.org/...

Pikachu

Bates Method

18,729

08-21-2012, 11:52 AM

Thread: Finally!
Post: Re: Finally!

I've more-or-less read through Parts III through V, and I think it's really good. Part IV in particular was explained to the point where I was able to understand things that I did not pick up on in pr...

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David's Old Blog Posts

20,921

08-20-2012, 02:33 PM

Thread: I'm not skeptical - but how can I do it if I go to school?
Post: Re: I'm not skeptical - but how can I do it if I g...

@Daniel: I don't think it had much to do with competence of teachers. If I recall correctly, I think that the teachers were instructed to encourage the students to use the eyechart and practice some v...

Pikachu

Bates Method

45,688

07-31-2012, 10:26 AM

Thread: I'm not skeptical - but how can I do it if I go to school?
Post: Re: I'm not skeptical - but how can I do it if I g...

@Daniel: Preaching to the choir. Vision improvement would probably be most efficient in a school setting or with motivated parents teaching children at a young age. I think Bates had good results with...

Pikachu

Bates Method

45,688

07-30-2012, 05:18 PM

Thread: Need advice regarding thoughts in vision
Post: Re: Need advice regarding thoughts in vision

@Nini: Thanks. That makes sense. @arocarty: That's something I hadn't thought of before. I'll have to think it over. When I say that my attention is mechanical, I mean that it is jerky (is that the...

Pikachu

Bates Method

10,249

07-20-2012, 03:13 PM

Thread: Need advice regarding thoughts in vision
Post: Re: Need advice regarding thoughts in vision

@Nini: Have you ever found yourself "fighting it", like you want to let go but can't or don't know how? Sometimes, I notice that I'm "holding on" to something but when I try to let go, something won't...

Pikachu

Bates Method

10,249

07-19-2012, 05:08 PM

Thread: Need advice regarding thoughts in vision
Post: Re: Need advice regarding thoughts in vision

Hey Nini, Thanks for the reminder to not force anything on the eyes. Maybe I'm just trying too hard to force something that I don't have control over anyway. I like your thought process (as described...

Pikachu

Bates Method

10,249

07-19-2012, 11:36 AM

Thread: Need advice regarding thoughts in vision
Post: Need advice regarding thoughts in vision

I tried my best to make the title relevant but I just couldn't quite fit everything into a few words. Anyway, I've done a lot of exploring on my own lately and I'm happy to say that I've made great p...

Pikachu

Bates Method

10,249

07-17-2012, 03:58 PM

Thread: Question on how to practice
Post: Re: Question on how to practice

@arocarty: Regarding support from those around us, I agree that it is difficult to find others who sympathize, much less those who are willing to help. In the end, it is our own motivation that will h...

Pikachu

Bates Method

8,259

06-29-2012, 12:14 PM

Thread: Undoing wrong thoughts
Post: Re: Undoing wrong thoughts

I have only been able to be aware of my thoughts for brief periods at a time, so it's still a work in progress. But I did have an interesting experience the other day that I would like to share. It's ...

Pikachu

Bates Method

5,843

06-29-2012, 12:06 PM

Thread: recommend a solution to refractive error.
Post: Re: recommend a solution to refractive error.

Nancy basically covered most of it. Another tip is that if you must put on your glasses, try to act as you would if you weren't wearing glasses. Just because you have glasses on is no reason not to sh...

Pikachu

Complementary Methods

27,672

06-18-2012, 04:06 PM

Thread: recovery from presbyopia
Post: Re: recovery from presbyopia

@manoka: I think what Bates meant was that remembering black is significantly more difficult when you are in some sort of pain. I don't know how anyone can help in that case either, except maybe to pr...

Pikachu

Success Stories

50,497

06-15-2012, 02:53 PM

Thread: recovery from presbyopia
Post: Re: recovery from presbyopia

And of course, squinting - which is "all of the above". Off-topic, but I was in a store the other day when I saw this kid (maybe 7 years old) squinting constantly - and it REALLY bothered me to the po...

Pikachu

Success Stories

50,497

06-13-2012, 02:26 PM

Thread: Some questions I think us new people might have
Post: Re: Some questions I think us new people might hav...

@Mandodesi524: I don't generally like using myself as an example, but I wanted to share a little in the hopes that it will give you a little encouragement. I am a high school student with something l...

Pikachu

Bates Method

7,828

06-05-2012, 02:25 PM

Thread: New reduced glasses prescription!
Post: Re: New reduced glasses prescription!

My experience with anti-glare is that it doesn't do a whole lot. Maybe it wasn't done right or something, but my anti-glare glasses (which are actually now my "weak" glasses) don't really prevent glar...

Pikachu

Bates Method

9,739

05-30-2012, 02:14 PM

Thread: recommend a solution to refractive error.
Post: Re: recommend a solution to refractive error.

Nancy's post reminded me of another piece of advice that has helped me: In vision improvement, doing the right thing is not necessarily the same as doing the opposite of the wrong thing. So in this c...

Pikachu

Complementary Methods

27,672

05-23-2012, 04:56 PM

Thread: A newbie to the Bates method, questions about reading
Post: Re: A newbie to the Bates method, questions about ...

To clarify my previous post, I am expressing amazement at what the human body can achieve naturally. I've never really been amazed by "magic" tricks, but things like this just really makes me stop for...

Pikachu

Bates Method

32,404

05-23-2012, 10:14 AM

Thread: A newbie to the Bates method, questions about reading
Post: Re: A newbie to the Bates method, questions about ...

30,000 words per minute?! :o Forgive me for my skepticism, but 30,000 words per minute is 500 words per second. That would be the equivalent of reading about a page a second, wouldn't it? Seems a bit...

Pikachu

Bates Method

32,404

05-23-2012, 09:54 AM

Thread: Diary of two eyes
Post: Re: Diary of two eyes

I appreciate the reference to my journal :), but in fairness, I stole the idea from the many other people who were and are keeping journals themselves (i.e. Nancy, sorrisiblue, etc.). :D Regarding t...

Pikachu

Bates Method

6,493

05-22-2012, 03:34 PM

Thread: recommend a solution to refractive error.
Post: Re: recommend a solution to refractive error.

I think in his last sentence, he mentions that he is seeing double and is asking what he can do to improve it. If I recall, I think some people have mentioned that is a first step to permanent improv...

Pikachu

Complementary Methods

27,672

05-22-2012, 03:11 PM

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