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Thread: 'Normal vision'
Post: 'Normal vision'

I read recently that Bates said although normal eyesight can be attained through ways of relaxation, something along the lines of, 'stereoscopic or microscopic vision' is rare. Does this imply that t...

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Bates Method

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05-02-2008, 03:50 PM

Thread: Bates' Quotes
Post: Re: Bates' Quotes

At the moment my favourite is the quote which is along the lines of: 'If you are under treatment for imperfect sight be sure to keep in mind all day long from the time you wake up in the morning until...

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Bates Method

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05-20-2008, 07:52 AM

Thread: Bates' Quotes
Post: Re: Bates' Quotes

"We do not see, things are seen." Yeh I really like that one. I initially just thought about it meaning don't try too hard to see anything, and instead let the scenery come to you. BUT at the same t...

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Bates Method

14,284

05-22-2008, 02:22 AM

Thread: Any cool ideas?
Post: Re: Any cool ideas?

Hi T, Personally speaking, if you can go without them go without them, if not, then wear them. I think it's alright to wear them when absolutely necessary especially if it will save you any future a...

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Bates Method

5,570

10-13-2008, 01:31 AM

Thread: Some Questions
Post: Some Questions

Why does thinking improve with improved vision? What does improved thinking even mean? What is happening with respect to the nervous system as well? Are there cases where other bodily diseases go...

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Bates Method

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01-22-2009, 06:13 AM

Thread: Some Questions
Post: Re: Some Questions

I found the answer about thinking. It's not thinking in an abstract or conceptual sense that improves, like being good at Maths or an intellectual subject...in many ways people with glasses are prob...

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Bates Method

3,303

01-25-2009, 08:16 AM

Thread: Supplementing Bates
Post: Supplementing Bates

Hi all Hope everyone is doing well. Just wondered if anyone has had any luck supplementing the Bates Method with anything else? For instance diet, exercise, meditation, change in attitude/way of bei...

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Bates Method

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01-29-2009, 06:37 AM

Thread: Supplementing Bates
Post: Re: Supplementing Bates

Actually I think Redford might be a little old for the role. Anyway, just to offer my tip for what it's worth.. I think that apart from the Bates method(if you choose to take that approach)...a more...

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Bates Method

8,741

01-31-2009, 01:46 AM

Thread: Supplementing Bates
Post: Re: Supplementing Bates

Recently I've gotten a lot better at this, just by going on how I feel. Just noticing how I feel has helped a lot. When there is strain and blurry vision I know I am holding on to too much tension -...

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Bates Method

8,741

02-06-2009, 03:04 PM

Thread: Supplementing Bates
Post: Re: Supplementing Bates

Hi Sorrisi, I think that strain itself is a feeling of some discomfort, irritation, anxiousness and general dis-ease. And though we may not wish to acknowledge it a lot of people with myopia are con...

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Bates Method

8,741

02-07-2009, 08:08 PM

Thread: secondary strain
Post: Re: secondary strain

Would you say that once you release the secondary strain/tension, the primary tension becomes a lot more noticeable? For me, although I can see better, I'm also more aware of an underlying tension......

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Bates Method

14,410

02-11-2009, 10:49 AM

Thread: Some strain left
Post: Some strain left

Seeing a lot better, flashes lasting longer.. But one thing, although the flashes occur, when they occur..I tense in relation to what I see - not wanting to see people(or not wanting people to see me ...

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Bates Method

4,545

02-23-2009, 04:37 AM

Thread: Watching Television
Post: Watching Television

I just wanted to share the relief in my eyesight I have got from watching television. Ok, first of all I let my eyes go wherever they want to, do whatever they want to. Music videos I find to be good...

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Bates Method

5,221

04-14-2009, 08:59 AM

Thread: straining
Post: straining

Hi all, I just wanted to share an experience where my eyesight improved. I read on here that taking in one thing at a time can help vision, so I decided to try it out. I went for a walk and I decid...

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Bates Method

5,799

04-05-2009, 08:41 PM

Thread: straining
Post: Re: straining

Thanks for the reply Clarknight. I haven't read those chapters for a long time, but I've never been successful at visualising something very well, let alone shifting on it. One thing I will mention,...

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Bates Method

5,799

04-08-2009, 03:52 AM

Thread: Overlooked aspect behind Bates?
Post: Overlooked aspect behind Bates?

I just read a chapter from Bates' Perfect Sight Without Glasses, on Central Fixation.com. I think aside from doing the exercises Bates gives an insightful account into the causes of bad vision. He e...

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Bates Method

6,894

05-23-2009, 07:38 AM

Thread: Overlooked aspect behind Bates?
Post: Re: Overlooked aspect behind Bates?

Bates also mentions Montessori education as providing benefits to children's development..'Montessori has taught us that it is only when children are interested that they can learn. It is equally tru...

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Bates Method

6,894

05-23-2009, 12:07 PM

Thread: Overlooked aspect behind Bates?
Post: Re: Overlooked aspect behind Bates?

It's interesting to hear that Sorrisi. I find that writing on here and even reading Bates, which I'm interested in, is relaxing for me. Good luck with whatever you decide to do after the PhD! I'm s...

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Bates Method

6,894

05-23-2009, 01:56 PM

Thread: Releasubg the jaw
Post: Releasubg the jaw

I tried relaxing my jaw muscles for about 10-15 minutes...and the eyesight went through a stage of blurry vision but everything was brighter, I think the vision was in the stage of improvement while I...

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Bates Method

3,573

05-26-2009, 09:46 AM

Thread: Dark patches under the eyes
Post: Dark patches under the eyes

Hi, I have dark patches directly underneath my eyes. I remember reading about this in Bates' work(I can't remember where but I read it about a year ago). He said that people with normal vision do n...

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Bates Method

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06-11-2009, 09:27 AM

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