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Thread: Bates for kerataconus?
Post: Re: Bates for kerataconus?

Absolutely, Bates said conical cornea has also been cured they the "perfect imagination". Start reading his book and articles if you can as soon as possible...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

4,872

10-08-2010, 06:25 AM

Thread: notes on looking at details and changing
Post: Re: notes on looking at details and changing

Wow, actually you guys are saying something! As I was reading this (funny) post, I was able to relax and shift from letter to letter, but I also noticed I was completeley aware of what was happening ...

Andrea Major

David's method

172

151,125

09-15-2010, 10:35 AM

Thread: huge amounts of anxiety
Post: Re: huge amounts of anxiety

Noneother, I think Bates has some hidden messages regarding all kinds of anxieties (not just visual as it is impossible to separate them and only improve on one without improving all the others.) He...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

8,838

10-08-2010, 06:59 AM

Thread: pure Bates method
Post: Re: pure Bates method

Hi Everyone, I feel like I owe it to everyone to come back and respond with greater detail, because there have been so many good points made and I guess I have started all this mess. I hate to be th...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

57,740

12-03-2010, 09:03 PM

Thread: Help on Palming
Post: Re: Help on Palming

Yeah there can be a few problems with palming. One, as Nancy says, anticipating a test as soon as opening your eyes can destroy your attempts entirely or make your eyesight bad at the precise moment ...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

8,425

12-03-2010, 09:13 PM

Thread: Difficulty with the Bates method
Post: Re: Difficulty with the Bates method

Fuoco, I have similar issues with my neck and back aching, bad tension. I have had it always and when wearing contact lenses, I used to come home from work with terrible stiffness/tension in my uppe...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

19,887

08-26-2010, 05:54 AM

Thread: new article / site update
Post: Re: new article / site update

Hi Dave, I think I preferred your welcome page the way it was before. Mysterious and encouraging people to read the original Bates material... Now, I guess I understand, you want to keep people int...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

40,713

11-05-2010, 05:35 PM

Thread: Desperate to improve my eyesight
Post: Re: Desperate to improve my eyesight

Hi Bee123, I am about the same prescription as yours and yes, it is absolutely possible for you to go around without glasses. It took only a firm decision and a speech to my husband. I told him: lo...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

11,245

10-10-2010, 06:36 PM

Thread: Musings on Vision
Post: Re: Musings on Vision

Reading doesn't cause myopia. If reading caused any problems with the sight it would have to be hypermetropia (farsightedness) rather than shortshightedness. Myopia is caused by straining to see at ...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

68,000

09-18-2010, 08:11 PM

Thread: Central fixation versus movement
Post: Re: Central fixation versus movement

Well said, Hammer! At a young age, I was very interested in stones and I am beginning to re-awaken this hobby to feel better and improve my relaxation/imagination/palming skills. But I think many my...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

4,957

09-19-2010, 06:29 PM

Thread: Difficulty with the Bates method
Post: Re: Difficulty with the Bates method

Hey Nancy, Thanks for the encouraging words! I always like to read your posts, there is always something in it for me! In fact, without people like you and this Forum, I wouldn't have gotten so far....

Andrea Major

Bates Method

19,887

08-27-2010, 08:25 PM

Thread: Can you see faces?
Post: Re: Can you see faces?

Appearing silly, crazy or rude is part of the Bates Method. It is simply (probably) the biggest reason why most people finally give up, give in and stick those glasses/contacts back on/in. It is imp...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

11,453

07-14-2010, 06:21 AM

Thread: Why progress is slow, and most people are never truely cured
Post: Re: Why progress is slow, and most people are neve...

OK then! :-) How about we get back on topic?! I often wonder about this pessimistic title: "Why progress is slow, and most people are never truely cured". How does someone make a statement like that...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

38,632

09-20-2010, 08:23 PM

Thread: Paying Attention to the Peripheral
Post: Re: Paying Attention to the Peripheral

I still find peripheral vision very helpful, too. I wondered a lot about why it can work and only recently I realized that it really is quite simple. Paying attention to the periphery removes some o...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

13,135

12-05-2010, 08:30 PM

Thread: pure Bates method
Post: Re: pure Bates method

There is a right way to summarize it and that has been done best by children in the BEM's. Like that school boy, with perfect vision who said, that if you cannot see something, you look away. That's...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

57,740

01-07-2011, 09:04 PM

Thread: Is there any chance to improve my vision?
Post: Re: Is there any chance to improve my vision?

If you want to get serious and avoid going blind: Read the original book ONLY, "The Cure of Imperfect Sight without glasses"by William H. Bates, downloadable on this site. Print it out, read it slow...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

8,350

01-07-2011, 09:33 PM

Thread: Why Optometrist test won't reveal partial progress
Post: Why Optometrist test won't reveal partial progress

This is why the Optometrist test won't reveal progress with the Bates Method... I see people getting discouraged all the time when their prescription strength does not seem to decrease after practici...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

5,934

08-30-2010, 11:47 AM

Thread: 6 months later,nothing has changed
Post: Re: 6 months later,nothing has changed

Hi DaniFixe, Please see the new Topic under the Bates Method: "Why Optometrist test won't reveal progress". Please let me know if that makes sense and please stay glasses free and continue on... ;-...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

25,569

08-30-2010, 11:52 AM

Thread: cross-eyed swing
Post: Re: cross-eyed swing

Hi Napkinfeet, First off, congrats on your determination! Doing swing-a-thons shows that you are willing to put in the effort many would not...and this is exactly the type of person who will succeed ...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

9,097

10-14-2010, 11:35 AM

Thread: Musings on Vision
Post: Re: Musings on Vision

So let's recap what has been achieved here: 1. An admission that you don't fully understand the method 2. A slight shift in opinion, from the idea "reading causing loss of central fixation" to "readin...

Andrea Major

Bates Method

68,000

10-14-2010, 12:10 PM

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