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Thread: Guidance needed
Post: Guidance needed

Hello friends, I very recently heard about Dr.Bates and the Bates Method. I am interested because some of the stuff in his book were observed my me in my own life. I am from India.. In brief about m...

Ram

Bates Method

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05-01-2008, 01:20 AM

Thread: Shifting
Post: Re: Shifting

I did 30 minutes of reading the Snellen with shifting today( over two sessions) and got several momentary flashes, and one of them improved my vision by 25% . I am doing an hour of palming everyday an...

Ram

Bates Method

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05-06-2008, 08:06 AM

Thread: PLEASE NEED YOUR HELP.
Post: Re: PLEASE NEED YOUR HELP.

Hello Olek, I posted my story here http://www.iblindness.org/community/view...?f=1&t=956 Yes, I do go without glasses for a significant amount of time inspite of high myopia, but mostly inside t...

Ram

Bates Method

29,768

05-06-2008, 12:54 PM

Thread: Guidance needed
Post: Re: Guidance needed

Dear otis, Thank you for giving that link. It looks encouraging for me to give a try. I have read most of the Bates book and ready to start tomorrow. I measured my snellen today after printing it fr...

Ram

Bates Method

7,492

05-03-2008, 08:47 AM

Thread: Guidance needed
Post: Re: Guidance needed

cheerio Wrote:A cool trick I read about was staring at a blank wall. I am -5.5 Diopsters and staring at the wall for like 20 minutes without thinking about anything really works for me. When I first l...

Ram

Bates Method

7,492

05-03-2008, 10:17 PM

Thread: Shifting
Post: Shifting

Hello, I did shifting on the snellen chart for about 20 minutes today. I felt I had one or two moments of sharper vision, but it did not last. A few times, the white area sorrounding the letters seem...

Ram

Bates Method

4,864

05-04-2008, 07:27 AM

Thread: Shifting
Post: Re: Shifting

OK, now I understand the two phenomena. The former is called a flash ( a very mild one) and the latter is called a halo. Yesterday night, my vision was feeling slightly better and I could see it on th...

Ram

Bates Method

4,864

05-04-2008, 10:22 PM

Thread: Sun-Gazing Experience
Post: Re: Sun-Gazing Experience

I tried sungazing for a day or two but found it too much to handle. So I gaze the bright sky in the neighbourhood of the sun and this felt better. I have started closed eye gazing of the sun for 3 min...

Ram

Bates Method

14,270

05-25-2008, 12:16 PM

Thread: Sun-Gazing Experience
Post: Re: Sun-Gazing Experience

Oleg K. Wrote:What exactly was "too much to handle"? The eyes automatically close after a few secs and I cant open them. If I use force, they start tearing uncontrollably.

Ram

Bates Method

14,270

05-25-2008, 01:45 PM

Thread: Mental Swinging
Post: Mental Swinging

I have been trying to imagine a small black circle slowly swinging like a pendulum during palming. When I do this I noticed that my eyes also move slightly inside my closed eyelids - corresponding to ...

Ram

Bates Method

9,167

06-09-2008, 12:29 PM

Thread: Sun Treatment and Pain
Post: Re: Sun Treatment and Pain

I have decided to discontinue looking at the sun for now as I am unable to adjust. Maybe my defect is too high to do this at this time. Maybe I will try when my vision improves by other methods. Howev...

Ram

Bates Method

13,755

06-13-2008, 12:11 AM

Thread: strain : discarding glasses
Post: Re: strain : discarding glasses

Hello mukesh. Where in India do you live? I think glasses produce much more strain ( especially at the reading distance) than without it. I have never used glasses for reading for the last 17 years,...

Ram

Bates Method

19,430

05-05-2008, 10:06 AM

Thread: PLEASE NEED YOUR HELP.
Post: Re: PLEASE NEED YOUR HELP.

I think there is practical difficulty in completely discarding glasses. Some of the reasons are simply not excuses. If I do this now, I will most certainly loose my job as the work environment is heav...

Ram

Bates Method

29,768

05-06-2008, 01:13 AM

Thread: strain : discarding glasses
Post: Re: strain : discarding glasses

Hi, I am from Kerala. It will be more beneficial to read the book several times and then share and exchange ideas. Personally, I found the chapters 'Memory As an Aid to Vision', 'Imagination As an ...

Ram

Bates Method

19,430

05-07-2008, 12:08 AM

Thread: Newcomer to the Bates Method
Post: Re: Newcomer to the Bates Method

Insomnia is often caused due to lack of physical exercises. If you dont have the habit try some mild aerobic exercises before bed time. A 10 minute of jogging at night induces immediate sleep for me a...

Ram

Bates Method

18,313

06-27-2008, 10:48 AM

Thread: Singing?
Post: Re: Singing?

Dr.Bates mentions that for those with defective vision, the perfect memory of other senses such as sound, smell or touch can be used to improve vision. It often happens that perfect memory of even th...

Ram

Bates Method

9,119

07-05-2008, 11:18 AM

Thread: Newcomer to the Bates Method
Post: Re: Newcomer to the Bates Method

I try to do this but get after images for a few seconds. The after image is either a long black or white line . Is this normal and if not how do I avoid this?

Ram

Bates Method

18,313

07-06-2008, 04:37 AM

Thread: strain : discarding glasses
Post: Re: strain : discarding glasses

Hi Mukesh, mukesh Wrote:hey Ram bhai... i 'm frm HYDERABAD... last week i got to know about this site and abt dr bates.. i am not using my glasses except for reading and watching tv.. i read in my m...

Ram

Bates Method

19,430

05-06-2008, 01:26 PM

Thread: PLEASE NEED YOUR HELP.
Post: Re: PLEASE NEED YOUR HELP.

Olek, Can you please tell me with what vision you started with, how long you had to use the method( and which methods helped you most) and how much is your vision now? what inconveniences did you hav...

Ram

Bates Method

29,768

05-07-2008, 01:19 AM

Thread: Straining while asleep
Post: Re: Straining while asleep

Probably because your eyes are not shifting but staring in sleep? subconscious habits bloom to their potential while you are subconsious. That might explain why we strain in sleep. For me sleep is one...

Ram

Bates Method

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07-11-2008, 06:21 AM

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