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Thread: choosing prescription
Post: RE: choosing prescription

That's a good idea, get separate glasses. Of course, then you'll have to keep switching them, but at least it gives your vision slightly more freedom to roam around the full size of the lens and not b...

David

Bates Method

9,121

08-28-2016, 02:18 PM

Thread: Need encouagement and support
Post: RE: Need encouagement and support

Welcome! Actions get tied together in compound movements. When you raise your eyebrows, you're probably also doing other things you don't realize.

David

New Members - Introduce Yourself

7,486

08-16-2016, 04:51 PM

Thread: How bates method can be explained
Post: RE: How bates method can be explained

Bates did experiments that make him conclude that the eye could change shape quickly and it was due the action or chronic tension of muscles surrounding the eyes. I don't know about that, but modern ...

David

Bates Method

4,205

08-16-2016, 04:41 PM

Thread: choosing prescription
Post: RE: choosing prescription

If minus lenses for myopia screw up the system, I can only imagine the confusion that bifocals cause. I feel for you. Instead of trying to tackle the hardest part first, that being the conditions at ...

David

Bates Method

9,121

08-07-2016, 09:43 PM

Thread: I can't softly and automatically blink
Post: RE: I can't softly and automatically blink

I think it has to come after you've started to relax your eyes to allow the small micro movements to happen automatically. Blinking is just another movement like that. If you're tensing your eyes, you...

David

Bates Method

5,206

08-07-2016, 09:29 PM

Thread: Hello! Accidentally I find this forum.
Post: RE: Hello! Accidentally I find this forum.

Well, first things first. Are you still reading when your eyes are tired, or are you resting and giving them a break?

David

New Members - Introduce Yourself

14,340

08-07-2016, 09:27 PM

Thread: Hi
Post: RE: Hi

Hey, great to see a few new names in here!

David

New Members - Introduce Yourself

5,738

08-03-2016, 12:28 PM

Thread: Advice for teachers?
Post: RE: Advice for teachers?

My favorite book at the moment is Take Off Your Glasses and See, which I'm re-reading now after many years. I don't remember any of this stuff being in it the first time! http://www.visionsofjoy.org/...

David

New Members - Introduce Yourself

8,044

08-03-2016, 12:26 PM

Thread: Video Games, Good or Bad for Myopia?
Post: RE: Video Games, Good or Bad for Myopia?

In college and years after I spent loads of time playing first person shooters. I don't anymore, but there's a lot to be said for how they can affect us. Aside from all the issues with computer use, t...

David

Bates Method

9,429

08-03-2016, 12:21 PM

Thread: Is it possible to relax eyes while wearing glasses?
Post: RE: Is it possible to relax eyes while wearing gla...

(07-15-2016, 09:03 AM)BrendaPeter Wrote: (07-15-2016, 08:08 AM)David Wrote: People do improve their vision with glasses, or reduced strength glasses, but there's no guarantee. I recommend people d...

David

Bates Method

9,086

07-21-2016, 02:43 PM

Thread: Rebuild Your Vision program - a scam
Post: RE: Rebuild Your Vision program - a scam

Here's what a member of our FB group had to say about this program. https://www.facebook.com/groups/eyesightimprovement/ Quote:I followed this program for six months. I did an eye exam after the fi...

David

Complementary Methods

54,628

07-21-2016, 02:35 PM

Thread: Is it possible to relax eyes while wearing glasses?
Post: RE: Is it possible to relax eyes while wearing gla...

People do improve their vision with glasses, or reduced strength glasses, but there's no guarantee. I recommend people do what you're doing, only using them when necessary and noticing how they make y...

David

Bates Method

9,086

07-15-2016, 08:08 AM

Thread: Images move upward like a wave
Post: RE: Images move upward like a wave

It really sounds like just an effect of the way your eyes are holding tension, like they're pulling more down. It's good to notice, but don't try to do anything about it specifically. It will recalibr...

David

Bates Method

6,030

07-15-2016, 07:35 AM

Thread: child's intermittent strabismus, hyperopia, anisometropia
Post: RE: child's intermittent strabismus, hyperopia, an...

From what I understand, the thing with young kids is you have to make everything a game, and it has to be fun. They won't understand it, so that's out the window, but on the other hand they can change...

David

New Members - Introduce Yourself

7,364

06-11-2016, 07:09 PM

Thread: What an amazing forum!!
Post: RE: What an amazing forum!!

Welcome, Brenda! I don't remember what Huxley wrote about reading. There are some things you can do while reading. Look up frequently to keep your sense of 3D vision and focus, keep your eyes soft, d...

David

New Members - Introduce Yourself

15,690

06-09-2016, 09:30 AM

Thread: Oops - New users can't register
Post: RE: Oops - New users can't register

By the way, if anyone is having trouble registering, contact me on this page to alert me of the problem: http://www.iblindness.org/contact/

David

Announcements

12,170

06-04-2016, 09:19 AM

Thread: caching problem fixed
Post: caching problem fixed

A couple months ago my webhost suggested I start using some page caching features to reduce my consumption of server resources. It sucked for this forum, because you would visit here and it kept showi...

David

Announcements

5,077

06-04-2016, 09:16 AM

Thread: Vision blog forum
Post: Vision blog forum

On the suggestion of centertime (and some other members previously) I created a Vision Blogs forum and moved a few existing threads into it. Go ahead and create your own! If you have an existing thr...

David

Announcements

3,758

06-04-2016, 09:12 AM

Thread: Some success, but still a long way to go
Post: RE: Some success, but still a long way to go

Thanks for the update, Nini! It sounds like you're doing great. I like how you describe avoiding manipulating your eyes too much. That's a good way of putting it. It comes as a surprise to people tha...

David

Success Stories

21,026

05-31-2016, 05:13 PM

Thread: My first day
Post: RE: My first day

I'm glad you stopped the hard blinks. It does have an effect, but trust me, it doesn't produce any kind of lasting change. Your cornea is very pliable, and this flattens the cornea somewhat momentaril...

David

New Members - Introduce Yourself

12,522

05-02-2016, 09:22 PM

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