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Thread: I see better but my doctor disagrees!
Post: Re: I see better but my doctor disagrees!

I went back, turns out they do not measure the PD as part of the eye exam, PD is measured as part of purchasing a frame, fitting or in other words ordering glasses.. The lad there was nice enough to...

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05-03-2010, 12:00 PM

Thread: I see better but my doctor disagrees!
Post: Re: I see better but my doctor disagrees!

Nancy Wrote:If you don't have any astigmatism correction (cylinder, meaning stronger myopia in just one angle), all you need is what you are calling the power number, which is called OD for the right ...

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05-03-2010, 07:07 AM

Thread: I see better but my doctor disagrees!
Post: Re: I see better but my doctor disagrees!

Nancy Wrote:Order them yourself from zennioptical.com, very inexpensive and decent selection. You just need the prescription and the PD which is pupil distance, in millimeters, center of one eye to ce...

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05-02-2010, 04:43 PM

Thread: I see better but my doctor disagrees!
Post: Re: I see better but my doctor disagrees!

1- One day, when I see 20/20 with OUT corrective lenses, will a visit to the doctor still show that I am myopic at -6.00? I wanted written proof from the optician showing that my sight has improve...

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04-30-2010, 07:17 PM

Thread: I see better but my doctor disagrees!
Post: I see better but my doctor disagrees!

Hi, I literally just came back from my visit to the eye doctor. He gave me a prescription of -6.00 for both eyes. over a year ago, my last visit to the doctor resulted in a -6.5 then I found about ...

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04-30-2010, 11:56 AM

Thread: Progress
Post: Re: Progress

DaniFixe, it's more than that. It's a collection of good vision habits and a few exercises, in my opinion if i had to summaries the bates method I'd say it's about relaxation, seeing without strain ...

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04-09-2010, 07:01 PM

Thread: Progress
Post: Re: Progress

DaniFixe Wrote:The only book i bought was the "Improve your vision without glasses or contact lenses" from American Vision Institute. Let's see if it works Seeker,you suggest to relax all the time whe...

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04-08-2010, 11:55 AM

Thread: Becoming a Bates Method Teacher
Post: Re: Becoming a Bates Method Teacher

No need for certification to become a teacher?

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04-07-2010, 07:41 PM

Thread: Becoming a Bates Method Teacher
Post: Becoming a Bates Method Teacher

Can you please direct me at training opportunities in the US that I could attend to become a Bates method teacher? Thanks

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Bates Method

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04-07-2010, 08:59 AM

Thread: Progress
Post: Re: Progress

A quick note... I continue to see progress, now I am wearing a -4.00 lens. :) My progress is slow. I do not practice all the correct habits, i dont do palming or sunning enough and I am wearing con...

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04-07-2010, 08:51 AM

Thread: Hostage to the Dr. and Rx - Looking for advice
Post: Re: Hostage to the Dr. and Rx - Looking for advice

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11-13-2009, 11:51 AM

Thread: Hostage to the Dr. and Rx - Looking for advice
Post: Hostage to the Dr. and Rx - Looking for advice

My prescription for contacts is -6 I was lucky enough to have been able to order -5 contacts online without them complaining When I went to order -4.5 they said NO, they called the and the Dr. not on...

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11-12-2009, 09:30 AM

Thread: Progress
Post: Re: Progress

Based on my experience, it's all about changing habits. Not easy but possible. I use a Snellen chart to quantify any progress.

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10-31-2009, 10:22 AM

Thread: What did Dr. Bates actually say?
Post: Re: What did Dr. Bates actually say?

Thank you for this. I agree, the Snellen chart is very useful, people can use it to demonstrate to themselves how different vision habits effect their eyesight.

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10-18-2009, 11:43 AM

Thread: Progress
Post: Progress

I am a newbie at this, been doing it for almost 2 months. I have seen an improvement. my last eye exam 11 months ago showed I was -6.5 myopic. After finding about the Bates method, reading some of...

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10-14-2009, 08:20 AM

Thread: Why do so few people get better eyesight
Post: Re: Why do so few people get better eyesight

I am a newbie at this, been doing it for almost 1 month maybe 5 weeks. I have seen an improvement. Remember this is a way of seeing, it's not about exercises, it's about correct habits, you gotta UN...

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10-14-2009, 08:07 AM

Thread: eye floaters anyone?
Post: Re: eye floaters anyone?

clarknight Wrote:Yeah, a sudden increase, burst of many floaters, raining down, flashes of light can mean detached retina. Get a good eye exam. Stay away from glasses. Glasses cause eye muscle tension...

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09-28-2009, 04:11 PM

Thread: eye floaters anyone?
Post: Re: eye floaters anyone?

Thank you. Many yrs ago, a Dr. once told me that people with myopia see floaters exactly as you stated, because our eyes focus is mis-focusing! I am digging out my perscriptions from the last few ye...

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09-28-2009, 09:38 AM

Thread: eye floaters anyone?
Post: Re: eye floaters anyone?

I am addicted to coffee.

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09-26-2009, 07:00 PM

Thread: Swaying and Dizziness?
Post: Re: Swaying and Dizziness?

This is great advice, I do has slight astigmatism, also the strain, and I just got over the flue ... a few reasons to cause it. Thanks for taking the time to explain this as well as you did.

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09-26-2009, 06:59 PM

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