01-29-2006, 04:59 PM
Remember that every exercise in the Bates method is just another trick for avoiding the strain or effort to see, the root of vision problems. The visual system works just fine until an effort far beyond what is necessary to accomplish the task is initiated. This results in not only eyestrain or discomforts of the eye, but disorders in focusing and other issues.
Several quotes by Bates repeating the futility of, and damage caused by, attempting to force the eyes to focus:
"Temporary conditions may contribute to the strain to see which results in the production of errors of refraction; but its foundation lies in wrong habits of thought. In attempting to relieve it the physician has continually to struggle against the idea that to do anything well requires effort. This idea is drilled into us from our cradles."
"Mental strain of any kind always produces a conscious or unconscious eyestrain and if the strain takes the form of an effort to see, an error of refraction is always produced."
"The cause of the abnormal action of the muscles has been shown to be a strain, or effort, to see. This strain originates necessarily in the mind. Therefore, all methods of treatment have for their object the attainment of mental relaxation."
"Associated with all functional eye troubles, including errors of refraction (1), strabismus, amblyopia (2), and various other conditions, is a strain or effort to see. This strain always originates in mental strain of some kind, and when the latter is relieved the sight always becomes normal."
Several quotes by Bates repeating the futility of, and damage caused by, attempting to force the eyes to focus:
"Temporary conditions may contribute to the strain to see which results in the production of errors of refraction; but its foundation lies in wrong habits of thought. In attempting to relieve it the physician has continually to struggle against the idea that to do anything well requires effort. This idea is drilled into us from our cradles."
"Mental strain of any kind always produces a conscious or unconscious eyestrain and if the strain takes the form of an effort to see, an error of refraction is always produced."
"The cause of the abnormal action of the muscles has been shown to be a strain, or effort, to see. This strain originates necessarily in the mind. Therefore, all methods of treatment have for their object the attainment of mental relaxation."
"Associated with all functional eye troubles, including errors of refraction (1), strabismus, amblyopia (2), and various other conditions, is a strain or effort to see. This strain always originates in mental strain of some kind, and when the latter is relieved the sight always becomes normal."
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"Half of our funny, heathen lives, we are bent double to gather things we have tossed away." - George Meredith
"Half of our funny, heathen lives, we are bent double to gather things we have tossed away." - George Meredith
