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Could you help me find a therapist in or close to Byron Shire NSW?
Zvia
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 19:12:46 (CST)
Zvia
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 19:12:46 (CST)
Sending you books free; Original Unedited Antique book and Magazines by Dr. Bates.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, MA and South San Francisco, CA, USA - Friday, February 17, 2012 at 15:55:40 (CST)
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, MA and South San Francisco, CA, USA - Friday, February 17, 2012 at 15:55:40 (CST)
I think it's true.I want to buy the book (English version),But I can't find it. who can help. Thanks.
Gorden <lixibin12345@126.com>
Jiangxi, China - Friday, February 10, 2012 at 21:47:43 (CST)
Gorden <lixibin12345@126.com>
Jiangxi, China - Friday, February 10, 2012 at 21:47:43 (CST)
hello! )
Only Bates is really correct in eyes question, no one other, and only his method is working! Thanks for this beautiful site!
I'd like to share some ideas for developing Swing Windows program! Can you write plugin, which allow to change swingtype automaticly within for example some minutes, It will so huge usefull!! Thanks)
Ghost_nsk <mail@viplike.ru>
Novosibirsk, Russia - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 01:00:14 (CST)
Only Bates is really correct in eyes question, no one other, and only his method is working! Thanks for this beautiful site!
I'd like to share some ideas for developing Swing Windows program! Can you write plugin, which allow to change swingtype automaticly within for example some minutes, It will so huge usefull!! Thanks)
Ghost_nsk <mail@viplike.ru>
Novosibirsk, Russia - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 01:00:14 (CST)
E-MAil me for help if youn like.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Friday, January 6, 2012 at 14:39:31 (CST)
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Friday, January 6, 2012 at 14:39:31 (CST)
ClarkNight,
Thanks for the links! I've been practicing the Bate's method on and off now for about a year, and so far I've gotten some clear flashes, but they're of shot duration.
S. Young,
Thanks for the tips! I'm definitely going to try moving my head more as I read on the computer.
As of the moment, something I've noticed as a myopic -- I don't really pay attention to what's in front of me. I tend to "stare into space" a lot and day dream, and I have this theory that this contributes to my poor vision. Whenever I'm engaged with the outside world (thinking about what's directly in front of me, being interested in it), relaxing, and just over-all being actually aware, my vision significantly improves.
Mico <mo42086@gmail.com>
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 07:08:01 (CST)
Thanks for the links! I've been practicing the Bate's method on and off now for about a year, and so far I've gotten some clear flashes, but they're of shot duration.
S. Young,
Thanks for the tips! I'm definitely going to try moving my head more as I read on the computer.
As of the moment, something I've noticed as a myopic -- I don't really pay attention to what's in front of me. I tend to "stare into space" a lot and day dream, and I have this theory that this contributes to my poor vision. Whenever I'm engaged with the outside world (thinking about what's directly in front of me, being interested in it), relaxing, and just over-all being actually aware, my vision significantly improves.
Mico <mo42086@gmail.com>
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 07:08:01 (CST)
ALL my books are free on Google and the Better Eyesight Magazines by Dr. Bates include all issues and spell check;
http://books.google.com/books?id=pbAMlxshrsEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=natural+eyesight+improvement&hl=en&sa=X&ei=z739TuKgOsPn0QHmhKmcAg&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Friday, December 30, 2011 at 07:35:49 (CST)
http://books.google.com/books?id=pbAMlxshrsEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=natural+eyesight+improvement&hl=en&sa=X&ei=z739TuKgOsPn0QHmhKmcAg&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Friday, December 30, 2011 at 07:35:49 (CST)
For S. Yung and all people; Better Eyesihgt Magazine is now FREE on Google Books.
http://books.google.com/books?printsec=frontcover&id=myBIOOPhoU4C#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=Ghd_TJhqvTcC&pg=PP8&dq=natural+eyesight+improvement&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Or39TsqIE4jx0gHNpNSYAg&ved=0CFwQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Friday, December 30, 2011 at 07:32:20 (CST)
http://books.google.com/books?printsec=frontcover&id=myBIOOPhoU4C#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=Ghd_TJhqvTcC&pg=PP8&dq=natural+eyesight+improvement&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Or39TsqIE4jx0gHNpNSYAg&ved=0CFwQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Friday, December 30, 2011 at 07:32:20 (CST)
Dr. Bates’ discoveries are so simple one can hardly simplify:
1. The eyes are only at rest when they are moving;
2. The eyes (more precisely the mind) see by central fixation, one part best at a time.
Based on these fundamentals, the Bates method is a collection of many different things Dr. Bates proposed to help us use the eyes as nature intended, and to quickly relieve eyestrain.
Notice that Dr. Bates did not say if we practice central fixation for this long or do the swings this many times everyday, our defective vision will go away. Rather, he said to consciously keep the fundamentals in mind. Elsewhere he also stated: “Rest of the eyes and mind is the cure for myopia” (BE, 12/1928, Myopia). His statements make perfect sense when we consider that:
1. When we recover from an illness, it is ultimately the body that cured itself, even though for the most part we don’t know exactly how the body does it. Same with our eyes. Vision is so complex God only knows how the images are formed in the brain, so the emphasis must be on removing the cause of defective sight, thereby giving the eyes the chance to restore their normal functioning.
2. If I spend half of my waking hours doing all the routines and exercises recommended, but resume my stressful way of using the eyes once I go back to my normal daily activities, then all my effort won’t get me very far.
Thus the first order of business is to take stock of one’s daily activities, focusing on those that are more challenging for the eyes - requiring concentration and close-up work, and make sure the fundamentals are kept in mind when you perform them. This is where discipline to follow a plan is paramount. The first goal is to go through a typical day without eyestrain.
Some suggestions:
If you spend a lot of time reading or in front of a screen:
a. Mind your posture. At one time, my computer monitor was to one side on my desk. Whenever I worked on my PC, I was twisting the body and the neck, causing needless stress.
b. Try moving the head slightly along with the eyes as you read, across the page or across the screen, as the case may be. You will find it much easier on the eyes.
c. Look up from time to time to glance at something in the distance, or look out the window.
If you spend a lot of time driving, glance from the road ahead to look at the time on the dashboard from time to time. When stopped at the lights, move the head around as if you’re looking for a specific address on both sides of the road.
If you want to be more proactive, schedule time to play or learn a new sport. Or play solo bouncing ball or ping-pong against a wall, or learn to juggle, or just take a walk and enjoy the scenery. By all means come up with your own activities. They will afford plenty of natural movement for the eyes, not to mention workout for the body, and are definitely more fun than shifting exercises.
S Yung
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 19:21:30 (CST)
1. The eyes are only at rest when they are moving;
2. The eyes (more precisely the mind) see by central fixation, one part best at a time.
Based on these fundamentals, the Bates method is a collection of many different things Dr. Bates proposed to help us use the eyes as nature intended, and to quickly relieve eyestrain.
Notice that Dr. Bates did not say if we practice central fixation for this long or do the swings this many times everyday, our defective vision will go away. Rather, he said to consciously keep the fundamentals in mind. Elsewhere he also stated: “Rest of the eyes and mind is the cure for myopia” (BE, 12/1928, Myopia). His statements make perfect sense when we consider that:
1. When we recover from an illness, it is ultimately the body that cured itself, even though for the most part we don’t know exactly how the body does it. Same with our eyes. Vision is so complex God only knows how the images are formed in the brain, so the emphasis must be on removing the cause of defective sight, thereby giving the eyes the chance to restore their normal functioning.
2. If I spend half of my waking hours doing all the routines and exercises recommended, but resume my stressful way of using the eyes once I go back to my normal daily activities, then all my effort won’t get me very far.
Thus the first order of business is to take stock of one’s daily activities, focusing on those that are more challenging for the eyes - requiring concentration and close-up work, and make sure the fundamentals are kept in mind when you perform them. This is where discipline to follow a plan is paramount. The first goal is to go through a typical day without eyestrain.
Some suggestions:
If you spend a lot of time reading or in front of a screen:
a. Mind your posture. At one time, my computer monitor was to one side on my desk. Whenever I worked on my PC, I was twisting the body and the neck, causing needless stress.
b. Try moving the head slightly along with the eyes as you read, across the page or across the screen, as the case may be. You will find it much easier on the eyes.
c. Look up from time to time to glance at something in the distance, or look out the window.
If you spend a lot of time driving, glance from the road ahead to look at the time on the dashboard from time to time. When stopped at the lights, move the head around as if you’re looking for a specific address on both sides of the road.
If you want to be more proactive, schedule time to play or learn a new sport. Or play solo bouncing ball or ping-pong against a wall, or learn to juggle, or just take a walk and enjoy the scenery. By all means come up with your own activities. They will afford plenty of natural movement for the eyes, not to mention workout for the body, and are definitely more fun than shifting exercises.
S Yung
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 19:21:30 (CST)
About Palming:
Regardless of what else you do, please make palming a regular part of your routine, especially if you have high myopia (BE, 2/1925 Q&A). There is no better way to rest the eyes and the mind, and many believe healing energies actually emanate from the palms of the hands, so never underestimate its power.
If you don’t see black when you palm, forget about black and think about something pleasant (e.g. time with loved ones), or relive some happy moments that you can remember perfectly (BE, 3/1926 Q&A). Dr. Bates had discovered that MEMORY RELAXES, and once the mind is relaxed, you will be seeing black before you know it
I like palming because it gives me the satisfaction of knowing I’m doing something for my eyes. The only problem is the arms do get tired. I will then switch to using only one hand, then the other hand, then back to both hands, etc. Palming is never time wasted since I can do some serious planning, reflecting, and problem-solving while palming (approved by Dr. Bates when done without stress), and sometimes I just listen to music and let the eyes roam without thinking about anything.
I also palm while ‘watching’ the news and only open momentarily when there’s something I want to see. So anyone should be able to find time to palm.
S Yung
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 19:04:38 (CST)
Regardless of what else you do, please make palming a regular part of your routine, especially if you have high myopia (BE, 2/1925 Q&A). There is no better way to rest the eyes and the mind, and many believe healing energies actually emanate from the palms of the hands, so never underestimate its power.
If you don’t see black when you palm, forget about black and think about something pleasant (e.g. time with loved ones), or relive some happy moments that you can remember perfectly (BE, 3/1926 Q&A). Dr. Bates had discovered that MEMORY RELAXES, and once the mind is relaxed, you will be seeing black before you know it
I like palming because it gives me the satisfaction of knowing I’m doing something for my eyes. The only problem is the arms do get tired. I will then switch to using only one hand, then the other hand, then back to both hands, etc. Palming is never time wasted since I can do some serious planning, reflecting, and problem-solving while palming (approved by Dr. Bates when done without stress), and sometimes I just listen to music and let the eyes roam without thinking about anything.
I also palm while ‘watching’ the news and only open momentarily when there’s something I want to see. So anyone should be able to find time to palm.
S Yung
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 19:04:38 (CST)
Mico, RJ, and whoever interested:
After wearing glasses almost every waking moment for decades for myopia, I have been able to do away with them and now only wear a low prescription for driving at night, and I no longer see flashes which happened quite regularly before. While not where I want to be yet, I consider the improvement very significant so far.
It bears repeating that if a product description does not convince you, forget about the testimonials. They are so cheap they are everywhere on practically anything.
In any case, I am aware of an unusual endorsement of the Bates method found on p.136 of the book Psychic Healing by Sylvia Browne. I know there are people who are offended by the word psychic, so I bring this up not to create controversy but to pass the information along, and you can decide what to do with it. Below is the paragraph from the book:
“Use the Bates method to help your eyes remain in tip-top shape. These exercises are very simple to do and use everyday objects such as a pencil or even your own hands. You’ll probably help yourself greatly because people never exercise their eyes – they don’t roll their eyes, they don’t look near, they don’t look far. Sylvia’s grandmother Ada actually cured herself of cataracts when she was 84 thanks to the Bates method."
S Yung
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 19:00:05 (CST)
After wearing glasses almost every waking moment for decades for myopia, I have been able to do away with them and now only wear a low prescription for driving at night, and I no longer see flashes which happened quite regularly before. While not where I want to be yet, I consider the improvement very significant so far.
It bears repeating that if a product description does not convince you, forget about the testimonials. They are so cheap they are everywhere on practically anything.
In any case, I am aware of an unusual endorsement of the Bates method found on p.136 of the book Psychic Healing by Sylvia Browne. I know there are people who are offended by the word psychic, so I bring this up not to create controversy but to pass the information along, and you can decide what to do with it. Below is the paragraph from the book:
“Use the Bates method to help your eyes remain in tip-top shape. These exercises are very simple to do and use everyday objects such as a pencil or even your own hands. You’ll probably help yourself greatly because people never exercise their eyes – they don’t roll their eyes, they don’t look near, they don’t look far. Sylvia’s grandmother Ada actually cured herself of cataracts when she was 84 thanks to the Bates method."
S Yung
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 19:00:05 (CST)
A previous post asked S Yung whether the Bates method helped, is there an answer forthcoming?
RJ
Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 22:53:10 (CST)
RJ
Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 22:53:10 (CST)
Your downloads page has some nifty programs but all require Windows. Any hope these will appear for the popular Mac and iPad platforms?
Apta <apta@mac.com>
Encinitas, USA - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 20:20:22 (CDT)
Apta <apta@mac.com>
Encinitas, USA - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 20:20:22 (CDT)
S Yung,
I like your more simplified outlook on the Bate's Method and try it.
If I may ask a more personal question though, have you improved your eyesight significantly with these methods, or, is it still something you have to work on? Thanks.
Mico
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 01:20:00 (CDT)
I like your more simplified outlook on the Bate's Method and try it.
If I may ask a more personal question though, have you improved your eyesight significantly with these methods, or, is it still something you have to work on? Thanks.
Mico
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 01:20:00 (CDT)
Perfect Sight (from Better Eyesight, 9/1927)
If you learn the fundamentals of perfect sight and will consciously keep them in mind your defective vision will disappear. The following discoveries were made by W.H. Bates, M.D., and his method is based on them. With it he has cured so-called incurable cases:
I. Many blind people are curable.
II. All errors of refraction are functional, therefore curable.
III. All defective vision is due to strain in some form.
You can demonstrate to your own satisfaction that strain lowers the vision. When you stare, you strain. Look fixedly at one object for five seconds or longer. What happens? The object blurs and finally disappears. Also, your eyes are made uncomfortable by this experiment. When you rest your eyes for a few moments the vision is improved and the discomfort relieved.
IV. Strain is relieved by relaxation.
To use your eyes correctly all day long, it is necessary that you:
1. Blink frequently. Staring is a strain and always lowers the vision.
2. Shift your glance constantly from one point to another, seeing the part regarded best and other parts not so clearly. That is, when you look at a chair, do not try to see the whole object at once; look first at the back of it, seeing that part best and other parts worse. Remember to blink as you quickly shift your glance from the back to the seat and legs, seeing each part best, in turn. This is central fixation.
3. Your head and eyes are moving all day long. Imagine that stationary objects are moving in the direction opposite to the movement of your head and eyes. When you walk about the room or on the street, notice that the floor or pavement seems to come toward you, while objects on either side appear to move in the direction opposite to the movement of your body.
S Yung
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 17:07:29 (CDT)
If you learn the fundamentals of perfect sight and will consciously keep them in mind your defective vision will disappear. The following discoveries were made by W.H. Bates, M.D., and his method is based on them. With it he has cured so-called incurable cases:
I. Many blind people are curable.
II. All errors of refraction are functional, therefore curable.
III. All defective vision is due to strain in some form.
You can demonstrate to your own satisfaction that strain lowers the vision. When you stare, you strain. Look fixedly at one object for five seconds or longer. What happens? The object blurs and finally disappears. Also, your eyes are made uncomfortable by this experiment. When you rest your eyes for a few moments the vision is improved and the discomfort relieved.
IV. Strain is relieved by relaxation.
To use your eyes correctly all day long, it is necessary that you:
1. Blink frequently. Staring is a strain and always lowers the vision.
2. Shift your glance constantly from one point to another, seeing the part regarded best and other parts not so clearly. That is, when you look at a chair, do not try to see the whole object at once; look first at the back of it, seeing that part best and other parts worse. Remember to blink as you quickly shift your glance from the back to the seat and legs, seeing each part best, in turn. This is central fixation.
3. Your head and eyes are moving all day long. Imagine that stationary objects are moving in the direction opposite to the movement of your head and eyes. When you walk about the room or on the street, notice that the floor or pavement seems to come toward you, while objects on either side appear to move in the direction opposite to the movement of your body.
S Yung
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 17:07:29 (CDT)
About the Bates method:
Dr. Bates had given us a list of things to do to improve our sight (e.g. BE, 12/1924 Suggestions, 9/1927 Perfect Sight). They are very simple but require thought, determination, and conscious effort, at least in the beginning, to carry out.
Blinking and shifting require our actively moving the eyes while seeing things moving does not. All three, however, boil down to the one most important thing: Keep the eyes moving all day long.
If all day long seems too formidable a task, try to ‘divide and conquer’ by starting with half an hour at work during which you consciously do all the right things: blink often, look up from your work from time to time, etc. Once you can do that for half an hour, extend it to an hour, etc. until you can maintain the good habits for the entire time at work, then all day.
Practicing Time (BE, 10/1922) described what to aim for all day long.
A simple experiment from Corbett may impress upon you the fact that the eyes are supposed to be moving all the time: close the eyes now, think about the right shoulder, then the left. Isn’t it amazing that the eyes are moving with the mind? I believe it is designed so that the eyes will be moving constantly while we’re awake without any conscious effort from us, just like they move even while we sleep.
S Yung
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 17:02:55 (CDT)
Dr. Bates had given us a list of things to do to improve our sight (e.g. BE, 12/1924 Suggestions, 9/1927 Perfect Sight). They are very simple but require thought, determination, and conscious effort, at least in the beginning, to carry out.
Blinking and shifting require our actively moving the eyes while seeing things moving does not. All three, however, boil down to the one most important thing: Keep the eyes moving all day long.
If all day long seems too formidable a task, try to ‘divide and conquer’ by starting with half an hour at work during which you consciously do all the right things: blink often, look up from your work from time to time, etc. Once you can do that for half an hour, extend it to an hour, etc. until you can maintain the good habits for the entire time at work, then all day.
Practicing Time (BE, 10/1922) described what to aim for all day long.
A simple experiment from Corbett may impress upon you the fact that the eyes are supposed to be moving all the time: close the eyes now, think about the right shoulder, then the left. Isn’t it amazing that the eyes are moving with the mind? I believe it is designed so that the eyes will be moving constantly while we’re awake without any conscious effort from us, just like they move even while we sleep.
S Yung
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 17:02:55 (CDT)
About central fixation:
Central fixation - seeing best where one is looking, is how a normal eye functions and is a hallmark of perfect sight. It is brought about by the intricate workings of the mind and the involuntary muscles that cause the eyeballs to vibrate. These muscles are the end portions of the 6 eye muscles and their movements are vital to vision by bringing all the points of what we are looking at into focus in turn giving us the illusion of seeing the whole thing at once. In defective vision, their movements are sluggish and erratic (Corbett talked about them very briefly in one of her books. It is safe to assume her information came from Dr. Bates).
Dr. Bates coined the term central fixation to describe the phenomenon and it was no accident he always used it as noun only. One cannot sit there and command the eyes to ‘central fixate’ because the vibrations required are too fast and minute for active manipulation and the faculty is largely involuntary. The shortest shift Dr. Bates ever talked about that we could perform is to shift from one side of a small letter to the other and hopefully see the side shifted from worse. And even that can only be attempted with any expectation of success after we can do the same with the larger letters.
The better the vision, the smaller the area that can be seen best - down to a mere point in exceptional cases, and presumably those people would be able to see the stars with naked eyes. One can only speculate that at that level, all the visual power is concentrated on a handful of cells. Dr. Bates mentioned those cases strictly to illustrate the concept of central fixation, never in connection with shifting.
For myself, the mere thought of shifting from one tiny point to the next is enough to cause stress. Trying to focus on a tiny point of an object is not much different from staring into the object, which is a seeing habit we want to overcome: We tend to look intently when we should be shifting and blinking (yes, even when trying to see tiny things). Moreover, one may think one is micro-shifting, but for all practical purposes, the eyes are stationary, probably not even blinking, which does not square with Dr. Bates’ teaching to keep the eyes moving all the time.
S Yung
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 16:59:32 (CDT)
Central fixation - seeing best where one is looking, is how a normal eye functions and is a hallmark of perfect sight. It is brought about by the intricate workings of the mind and the involuntary muscles that cause the eyeballs to vibrate. These muscles are the end portions of the 6 eye muscles and their movements are vital to vision by bringing all the points of what we are looking at into focus in turn giving us the illusion of seeing the whole thing at once. In defective vision, their movements are sluggish and erratic (Corbett talked about them very briefly in one of her books. It is safe to assume her information came from Dr. Bates).
Dr. Bates coined the term central fixation to describe the phenomenon and it was no accident he always used it as noun only. One cannot sit there and command the eyes to ‘central fixate’ because the vibrations required are too fast and minute for active manipulation and the faculty is largely involuntary. The shortest shift Dr. Bates ever talked about that we could perform is to shift from one side of a small letter to the other and hopefully see the side shifted from worse. And even that can only be attempted with any expectation of success after we can do the same with the larger letters.
The better the vision, the smaller the area that can be seen best - down to a mere point in exceptional cases, and presumably those people would be able to see the stars with naked eyes. One can only speculate that at that level, all the visual power is concentrated on a handful of cells. Dr. Bates mentioned those cases strictly to illustrate the concept of central fixation, never in connection with shifting.
For myself, the mere thought of shifting from one tiny point to the next is enough to cause stress. Trying to focus on a tiny point of an object is not much different from staring into the object, which is a seeing habit we want to overcome: We tend to look intently when we should be shifting and blinking (yes, even when trying to see tiny things). Moreover, one may think one is micro-shifting, but for all practical purposes, the eyes are stationary, probably not even blinking, which does not square with Dr. Bates’ teaching to keep the eyes moving all the time.
S Yung
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 16:59:32 (CDT)
Dor, Thank you for your interest.
First some clarification about the black domino. It is 2D so we are just looking at a black rectangle about 1.5 inches long with 2 white dots. When shifting up and down, the rectangle should appear to move down and up, etc. The purpose of doing it is to relax the eyes.
A simulated ride is simply imagining riding in a train and looking out the window. It can be done while palming or just about anytime with eyes closed. Here is a suggestion to get started.
Imagine sitting in a train and there is a tall row of shrubs or hedge outside the window parallel to the train along the length of the track. Rest your eyes on the hedge at some point ahead of you at comfortable eye level (assume a very large window so there is no need to turn the head). Now the train starts to move and the hedge begins to recede. Keep looking at the same relative area of the hedge while it is receding and the eyes will shift continuously in order to keep up. Never try to see anything clearly while they’re moving.
It is important to let the movement be slow so the eyes shift at a very leisurely pace, seemingly rippling along rather than vibrating vigorously. You can also rest the eyes farther out in the horizon where things move at a lower speed. And don’t pay attention to the eyes. They will do their job better without any conscious thought interfering.
Before long you will be able to start the eyes shifting just by imagining something moving continuously in front of you while you look more or less at the same place, and you can easily adjust how fast the eyes are shifting. Always make it very leisurely. If you do this with eyes open, you will find the eyes blinking on their own, a good demonstration of how blinking = shifting.
This is just one more thing to try when taking a break from close up work or to relieve tired eyes. If you don’t find it helpful, you may want to do the long swing instead.
S Yung
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 14:06:34 (CDT)
First some clarification about the black domino. It is 2D so we are just looking at a black rectangle about 1.5 inches long with 2 white dots. When shifting up and down, the rectangle should appear to move down and up, etc. The purpose of doing it is to relax the eyes.
A simulated ride is simply imagining riding in a train and looking out the window. It can be done while palming or just about anytime with eyes closed. Here is a suggestion to get started.
Imagine sitting in a train and there is a tall row of shrubs or hedge outside the window parallel to the train along the length of the track. Rest your eyes on the hedge at some point ahead of you at comfortable eye level (assume a very large window so there is no need to turn the head). Now the train starts to move and the hedge begins to recede. Keep looking at the same relative area of the hedge while it is receding and the eyes will shift continuously in order to keep up. Never try to see anything clearly while they’re moving.
It is important to let the movement be slow so the eyes shift at a very leisurely pace, seemingly rippling along rather than vibrating vigorously. You can also rest the eyes farther out in the horizon where things move at a lower speed. And don’t pay attention to the eyes. They will do their job better without any conscious thought interfering.
Before long you will be able to start the eyes shifting just by imagining something moving continuously in front of you while you look more or less at the same place, and you can easily adjust how fast the eyes are shifting. Always make it very leisurely. If you do this with eyes open, you will find the eyes blinking on their own, a good demonstration of how blinking = shifting.
This is just one more thing to try when taking a break from close up work or to relieve tired eyes. If you don’t find it helpful, you may want to do the long swing instead.
S Yung
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 14:06:34 (CDT)
To S Yung
I read your comments on the Amazon. You wrote:
<< In other words, the shifting that we can actively perform cannot even come close to the natural vibrations of the normal eye in terms of speed and frequency. We actively shift and swing (seeing things moving in opposite direction of eye movement) so as not to impede their natural movement. I think this also explains why simply rolling the eyes is beneficial.
One exercise in Corbett's uses the imagery of a black domino with 2 white dots on its surface. One shifts between the dots with the domino lying either horizontally or vertically. I've found it best to imagine the domino at some distance instead of right in front of the eyes, and not to shift too slowly.
Of course my absolute personal favorite is my own simulated train-ride, which makes possible continuous, small shifts without having to move the body.>>
Your last phrase made me curious. How do you do this simulated train ride ? I would try it too. And other people reading here will benefit. Thank you.
Dor
Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 07:42:24 (CDT)
I read your comments on the Amazon. You wrote:
<< In other words, the shifting that we can actively perform cannot even come close to the natural vibrations of the normal eye in terms of speed and frequency. We actively shift and swing (seeing things moving in opposite direction of eye movement) so as not to impede their natural movement. I think this also explains why simply rolling the eyes is beneficial.
One exercise in Corbett's uses the imagery of a black domino with 2 white dots on its surface. One shifts between the dots with the domino lying either horizontally or vertically. I've found it best to imagine the domino at some distance instead of right in front of the eyes, and not to shift too slowly.
Of course my absolute personal favorite is my own simulated train-ride, which makes possible continuous, small shifts without having to move the body.>>
Your last phrase made me curious. How do you do this simulated train ride ? I would try it too. And other people reading here will benefit. Thank you.
Dor
Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 07:42:24 (CDT)
To those searching for a simple vision course:
The fact that you are at this site means you already have all the information you need. Don’t believe everything other people say and never assume people selling courses know better or more than you do, especially since you will never know the true status of their own vision. You will be better off just reading Dr. Bates’ book instead.
S Yung
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 14:23:42 (CDT)
The fact that you are at this site means you already have all the information you need. Don’t believe everything other people say and never assume people selling courses know better or more than you do, especially since you will never know the true status of their own vision. You will be better off just reading Dr. Bates’ book instead.
S Yung
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 14:23:42 (CDT)
Interesting that Clark Night (aka Mary I. Oliver) had written an ebook titled “EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique”. Apparently she forgot to take her own medicine before making those incoherent rants.
Then there are her vision books and courses through her site cleareyesight.info, but need I say more?!
I hope the day will soon come when people will either stop exploiting this Guestbook page for free publicity/advertising of their own for-profit site, or be charged for doing so.
S Yung
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 14:21:21 (CDT)
Then there are her vision books and courses through her site cleareyesight.info, but need I say more?!
I hope the day will soon come when people will either stop exploiting this Guestbook page for free publicity/advertising of their own for-profit site, or be charged for doing so.
S Yung
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 14:21:21 (CDT)
Hello,
I have been using Bates method and slowly my eyes are getting better. On my site I put some comments and I will see if I can paste them here:
I learned here how my eyes work, and what is helpful to improve them: (Edited 7/13/2010)
Currently (4/30/10), I am using Dr. Bates eye correction program, and it is working. I was seeing better as the weeks went by, then a year or so went by and I saw very little improvement. When I began changing my eating habits one of the early health improvements was that my eye chart results took an immediate jump in improvement . My last eye test for driving was in March 2009, before I knew about item 1 (above). My vision has improved to the extent that I no longer wear glasses (which included bifocals) except to drive, and the driving glasses have no bifocals and are greatly reduced in power. My right eye's astigmatism is completely gone.
The Eye Chart I use is from the Central-Fixation site and I print it at 50%. This makes the 20/20 distances 1/2 the chart distances: Chart .PDF Download
Links: www.Central-Fixation.com Dr. Bates book
A very useful book: "Better Eyesight: The Complete Magazines of William H Bates" by Thomas R. Quackenbush ISBN: 1-55643-351-4 (paper back 707 pages)
What I noticed from Dr. Bates, and my experience. Also I included my guesses (like #6):
1) Our eye's memory is what we "see".
2) Our eyes are constantly scanning the image formed on our retina (in our eye) and correcting our memory.
3) When we cover our eyes with our hands for a while, we are resetting the memory and the eye. This is like restarting a computer.
4) When we uncover our eyes, our memory gets a fresh image from a relaxed eye.
5) The main objective is to relax our eye and teach the scanning function what to expect from the relaxed eye, by many examples.
6) As the scanning function learns the corrections it needs to make, it reports them to the part of us that corrects the eyes lens and its focus.
7) Never squint: Squinting teaches our eyes' control systems to expect squinting and to make the appropriate modifications to allow it.
8) Bates said that using glasses makes the eye correction process go very slowly. He said a 2 week vacation without glasses was a good way to allow the eyes to correct.
9) I have not taken a vacation but I have been getting my driving glasses (CA law requirement: 20/40) made as weak as possible for legal driving, and only wearing glasses when driving. If I need to see something better I get closer or ask someone (never squint).
Thank you
Martin Lee
www.i11.me
Martin Lee <MartinLee68@i11.me>
San Jose, USA - Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 23:59:41 (CDT)
I have been using Bates method and slowly my eyes are getting better. On my site I put some comments and I will see if I can paste them here:
I learned here how my eyes work, and what is helpful to improve them: (Edited 7/13/2010)
Currently (4/30/10), I am using Dr. Bates eye correction program, and it is working. I was seeing better as the weeks went by, then a year or so went by and I saw very little improvement. When I began changing my eating habits one of the early health improvements was that my eye chart results took an immediate jump in improvement . My last eye test for driving was in March 2009, before I knew about item 1 (above). My vision has improved to the extent that I no longer wear glasses (which included bifocals) except to drive, and the driving glasses have no bifocals and are greatly reduced in power. My right eye's astigmatism is completely gone.
The Eye Chart I use is from the Central-Fixation site and I print it at 50%. This makes the 20/20 distances 1/2 the chart distances: Chart .PDF Download
Links: www.Central-Fixation.com Dr. Bates book
A very useful book: "Better Eyesight: The Complete Magazines of William H Bates" by Thomas R. Quackenbush ISBN: 1-55643-351-4 (paper back 707 pages)
What I noticed from Dr. Bates, and my experience. Also I included my guesses (like #6):
1) Our eye's memory is what we "see".
2) Our eyes are constantly scanning the image formed on our retina (in our eye) and correcting our memory.
3) When we cover our eyes with our hands for a while, we are resetting the memory and the eye. This is like restarting a computer.
4) When we uncover our eyes, our memory gets a fresh image from a relaxed eye.
5) The main objective is to relax our eye and teach the scanning function what to expect from the relaxed eye, by many examples.
6) As the scanning function learns the corrections it needs to make, it reports them to the part of us that corrects the eyes lens and its focus.
7) Never squint: Squinting teaches our eyes' control systems to expect squinting and to make the appropriate modifications to allow it.
8) Bates said that using glasses makes the eye correction process go very slowly. He said a 2 week vacation without glasses was a good way to allow the eyes to correct.
9) I have not taken a vacation but I have been getting my driving glasses (CA law requirement: 20/40) made as weak as possible for legal driving, and only wearing glasses when driving. If I need to see something better I get closer or ask someone (never squint).
Thank you
Martin Lee
www.i11.me
Martin Lee <MartinLee68@i11.me>
San Jose, USA - Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 23:59:41 (CDT)
http://www.amazon.com/review/RGFC7YVQWK86S/ref=cm_cd_pg_pg4?ie=UTF8&cdForum=FxKL1RLZKNDUD8&cdPage=4&asin=1556433417&store=books&cdThread=Tx2H8OEC9X9V8QB#wasThisHelpful - Here S. Yung says he is not associated with this website.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 18:41:32 (CDT)
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 18:41:32 (CDT)
He also trashed my book after I defended my Natural Eyesight Improvement teachers books; http://www.amazon.com/Do-Yourself-Eyesight-Improvement-Ophthalmologist/dp/1456580256/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315783872&sr=1-1
Please let me know if anyone knows who this person is. See my comment to his reviews.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 18:32:37 (CDT)
Please let me know if anyone knows who this person is. See my comment to his reviews.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 18:32:37 (CDT)
Does anyone know who S. Yung is? Someone accused him of being the webmaster of central-fixation.com and he does not deny it. Seems to hate vison improvement teachers personally. See his bad reviews on Amazon.com;http://www.amazon.com/Relearning-See-Improve-Eyesight-Naturally/product-reviews/1556433417/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt_sr_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar
Rune; set this guy straight!
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 18:27:44 (CDT)
Rune; set this guy straight!
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 18:27:44 (CDT)
just found your site , i feel we should do all we can to make this world a better place by helping one another . God Bless You and keep up the good work.
Tim Berino
Pleasant Valley, usa - Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 20:59:29 (CDT)
Tim Berino
Pleasant Valley, usa - Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 20:59:29 (CDT)
Bob,
Any update on how the Bate's method is working with your son's strabismus?
Michael
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 00:04:08 (CDT)
Any update on how the Bate's method is working with your son's strabismus?
Michael
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 00:04:08 (CDT)
I have just become interested in improving my eyesight and hopefully being able to stop wearing glasses. This is a great site with a lot of wonderful resources. Thank you very very much!!
John Nici
Sandia Park, USA - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 14:21:54 (CDT)
John Nici
Sandia Park, USA - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 14:21:54 (CDT)
Hi Monish.
Yes, palming does work.
What Mr. Bates discovered was, that it is tension in the vision center, that causes the mechanism of vision to send such messages to the muscles of the eyes, that the picture formed on the retina is not a clear one
One way of relaxing the eyes / vision-center is palming.
When you have palmed, you will probably have noticed, that your vision for a short while is clearer than usual, when you stop palming.
This period of better vision just needs to be lengthened.
I think, that the reason why you have not found a step by step method is, that it is so individual what works best for each of us.
I would suggest to you, that you read the books a little more.
MacCracken's way of explaining things has been very helpful for me personally, but then again, what fits one, does not necessarily fit someone else.
All in all clear sight is a reality, when the vision process goes on without strain.
Central fixation is the natural way of seeing. The eyes observe a tiny tiny spot, move on the the next tiny tiny spot and so on - this, the vision center / the eyes do very very fast, and one doesn't really notice that the vision mechanism functions in this way.
When one doesn't have clear vision anymore, one of the things one can do is imitate the natural function of the vision mechanism - that is - one can consciously place one's attention on a tiny tiny spot, and then move the attention to another tiny spot and so on.
Only one must take care that it is the attention that one moves - then the eyes will follow and not strain.
If one tries to see / look at a spot one will probably strain, and straining is exactly what gives unclear vision - - so - thinking, that one is moving the attention may be helpful - it has been for me - - -
Also imagining / remembering the clear shape of - for instance a letter - is very helpful - just like it is helpful in palming to remember black.
When no light reaches the eyes as in palming, the field of vision should be black. If it is not, it is because the vision-center strains, and remembering black in palming helps relaxing the vision-center.
This has just been an encouragement from one student to the other, so I think, that you might better study the books more - you will find the methods that work best for you - patience and steadiness will do the "trick".
Good luck
John
When this has been lost, is will come back
John Andersen <johnandersen@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 05:40:40 (CDT)
Yes, palming does work.
What Mr. Bates discovered was, that it is tension in the vision center, that causes the mechanism of vision to send such messages to the muscles of the eyes, that the picture formed on the retina is not a clear one
One way of relaxing the eyes / vision-center is palming.
When you have palmed, you will probably have noticed, that your vision for a short while is clearer than usual, when you stop palming.
This period of better vision just needs to be lengthened.
I think, that the reason why you have not found a step by step method is, that it is so individual what works best for each of us.
I would suggest to you, that you read the books a little more.
MacCracken's way of explaining things has been very helpful for me personally, but then again, what fits one, does not necessarily fit someone else.
All in all clear sight is a reality, when the vision process goes on without strain.
Central fixation is the natural way of seeing. The eyes observe a tiny tiny spot, move on the the next tiny tiny spot and so on - this, the vision center / the eyes do very very fast, and one doesn't really notice that the vision mechanism functions in this way.
When one doesn't have clear vision anymore, one of the things one can do is imitate the natural function of the vision mechanism - that is - one can consciously place one's attention on a tiny tiny spot, and then move the attention to another tiny spot and so on.
Only one must take care that it is the attention that one moves - then the eyes will follow and not strain.
If one tries to see / look at a spot one will probably strain, and straining is exactly what gives unclear vision - - so - thinking, that one is moving the attention may be helpful - it has been for me - - -
Also imagining / remembering the clear shape of - for instance a letter - is very helpful - just like it is helpful in palming to remember black.
When no light reaches the eyes as in palming, the field of vision should be black. If it is not, it is because the vision-center strains, and remembering black in palming helps relaxing the vision-center.
This has just been an encouragement from one student to the other, so I think, that you might better study the books more - you will find the methods that work best for you - patience and steadiness will do the "trick".
Good luck
John
When this has been lost, is will come back
John Andersen <johnandersen@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 05:40:40 (CDT)
hello,
I might be only 14,but I have been losing my sight through various ways. I have been doing tons of research on Mr.Bates and this has to be one of the most impressive sites I have found! Although some questions to ask.
1)Does palming really work?
I have tried palming for the last week but only for 5 minute intervals. it works at the minimal . Am I suppossed to do it longer?
2)How to Central Fixate?
It's kind of a tricky question to answer but all sites that I have been to don't have sort of an exact step-by-step tutorial
3)Help on Imagining for better sight?
Please once again help me with a step-by-step process that I can follow?
4)Can you make a FaQ on your website? would really help with these questions in it!
thanks for your time,
monish gupta
Monish Gupta <monish1478@gmail.com>
Sylmar, USA - Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 17:37:29 (CDT)
I might be only 14,but I have been losing my sight through various ways. I have been doing tons of research on Mr.Bates and this has to be one of the most impressive sites I have found! Although some questions to ask.
1)Does palming really work?
I have tried palming for the last week but only for 5 minute intervals. it works at the minimal . Am I suppossed to do it longer?
2)How to Central Fixate?
It's kind of a tricky question to answer but all sites that I have been to don't have sort of an exact step-by-step tutorial
3)Help on Imagining for better sight?
Please once again help me with a step-by-step process that I can follow?
4)Can you make a FaQ on your website? would really help with these questions in it!
thanks for your time,
monish gupta
Monish Gupta <monish1478@gmail.com>
Sylmar, USA - Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 17:37:29 (CDT)
Please let me know when your resources/downloads are available for Windows7.
I have been working with the Bates Method for a few months and have improved my distance vision enough to pass the driving test in California.
Betty
Betty Zographos <bettyz@coastside.net>
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 18:18:39 (CDT)
I have been working with the Bates Method for a few months and have improved my distance vision enough to pass the driving test in California.
Betty
Betty Zographos <bettyz@coastside.net>
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 18:18:39 (CDT)
I fount another site about Bates' how to improve vision more than 400% -> http://eyesvisions.com
David <tar@eyesvisions.com>
Tbilisi, Georgia - Friday, October 22, 2010 at 05:53:18 (CDT)
David <tar@eyesvisions.com>
Tbilisi, Georgia - Friday, October 22, 2010 at 05:53:18 (CDT)
I have suffered with writers cramp for 30 years. Your suggestion that this is caused by my sleeping on my hand or arm is absurd. Keep within your practice you are not a neurologist.
Dorothy Low <Dorothydsl@aol.com>
Rahway, USA - Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 10:22:43 (CDT)
Dorothy Low <Dorothydsl@aol.com>
Rahway, USA - Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 10:22:43 (CDT)
dear sir, thanks lot. i used Dr Bates method. now my brothers son has removed his glass with in two weeks time. s.balaji
balaji shanmugam <kako_@yahoo.com>
chennai, India - Monday, October 11, 2010 at 04:48:14 (CDT)
balaji shanmugam <kako_@yahoo.com>
chennai, India - Monday, October 11, 2010 at 04:48:14 (CDT)
Thank you for your comment,
It is over a week since I have been started working with my son using Bates method. It is too soon to say anything with certainty. However, I really feel that his eyes are starting to change. I feel a sense of hope and empowerment for the first time since the begining of this ordeal. I will keep everyone posted as time goes on.
Thanks,
Bob
Bob
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 08:41:41 (CDT)
It is over a week since I have been started working with my son using Bates method. It is too soon to say anything with certainty. However, I really feel that his eyes are starting to change. I feel a sense of hope and empowerment for the first time since the begining of this ordeal. I will keep everyone posted as time goes on.
Thanks,
Bob
Bob
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 08:41:41 (CDT)
Hi Bob.
I am only a layman and may not be the best suited person to respond, because I only know about seeing difficulties because of my own difficulties, and not because any of my children have had such difficulties.
However, since no one else has responded yet, at least I can offer encouragement.
Not all that long ago a young mother told that she had had good experiences using the methods described here on this site, when the eyes of her child began seeing
less clearly.
In each of the issues of the better eyesight magazine, there are stories from the clinic.
They are easy to find, and were a great encouragement in the beginning for myself to get started.
I proceeded with the books, and am very happy, that I did so.
As far as I have understood concerning strabismus - which I have also had myself - is, that at some time there has been a situation, in which it seemed to the mind, that that which it wanted to see was best depicted on the retina at a spot a little to one side of where the best and clearest picture normally forms.
After this situation, the mind / vision center turns the eye a little for the picture to form on that part of the retina where the mind - now - has decided, that things are best seen.
In the material on this site, several cases are mentioned, where eyes have straightened themselves out.
You mention that the "eye troubles" of your boy are fairly recent.
One of the general methods that are mentioned is using a Snellen card.
I have myself printed a Snellen card from this site, end it has been very helpful.
For the use mentioned in the books it does not matter, that it is printed out in A4 size.
One uses them in such a way, that one notices from which distance one sees a letter clearly.
Then one gradually either increases or decreases the distance to the card depending on whether one sees best at short distances or at a long distances.
That is one of the very simple strategies used in the classrooms at one point in
the schools in New York - with very good results, and is an easy "place" to start.
The young age of your boy is a great advantage because at that age so much more flexibility of mind is still retained.
Maybe the simple Snellen Card exercises will even help on the Strabismus, the
age of your boy and the fact that your boy's trouble is so recent taken into account.
Reading the books on this site is wonderful - good luck.
Best of wishes
John Andersen <johnandersen@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 07:45:37 (CDT)
I am only a layman and may not be the best suited person to respond, because I only know about seeing difficulties because of my own difficulties, and not because any of my children have had such difficulties.
However, since no one else has responded yet, at least I can offer encouragement.
Not all that long ago a young mother told that she had had good experiences using the methods described here on this site, when the eyes of her child began seeing
less clearly.
In each of the issues of the better eyesight magazine, there are stories from the clinic.
They are easy to find, and were a great encouragement in the beginning for myself to get started.
I proceeded with the books, and am very happy, that I did so.
As far as I have understood concerning strabismus - which I have also had myself - is, that at some time there has been a situation, in which it seemed to the mind, that that which it wanted to see was best depicted on the retina at a spot a little to one side of where the best and clearest picture normally forms.
After this situation, the mind / vision center turns the eye a little for the picture to form on that part of the retina where the mind - now - has decided, that things are best seen.
In the material on this site, several cases are mentioned, where eyes have straightened themselves out.
You mention that the "eye troubles" of your boy are fairly recent.
One of the general methods that are mentioned is using a Snellen card.
I have myself printed a Snellen card from this site, end it has been very helpful.
For the use mentioned in the books it does not matter, that it is printed out in A4 size.
One uses them in such a way, that one notices from which distance one sees a letter clearly.
Then one gradually either increases or decreases the distance to the card depending on whether one sees best at short distances or at a long distances.
That is one of the very simple strategies used in the classrooms at one point in
the schools in New York - with very good results, and is an easy "place" to start.
The young age of your boy is a great advantage because at that age so much more flexibility of mind is still retained.
Maybe the simple Snellen Card exercises will even help on the Strabismus, the
age of your boy and the fact that your boy's trouble is so recent taken into account.
Reading the books on this site is wonderful - good luck.
Best of wishes
John Andersen <johnandersen@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 07:45:37 (CDT)
My son developed strabismus over two and half months ago. He is nine years old. This happened at the end of last school year. I feel It had to do a lot with excessive studying. He has been tested by an optomtrist and he is +2.25 in left eye and +1.75 right eye. it is the left eye that has turned in. He also was seen by two different ophthalmologist. They can not see anything wrong neurologically. They say his case is uncommon because of his age. His vision is 20/20 in distance. I appreciate if any one can give me feed back with their experince using bates method for strabismus and the time line it would take. From what I have read on this website it makes sense to me that this would be very helpful. It would be wonderful to hear from people that have gone through what I am through right now.
Best Regards,
Bob
Bob
Toronto, Canada - Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 07:40:17 (CDT)
Best Regards,
Bob
Bob
Toronto, Canada - Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 07:40:17 (CDT)
The books recommend much training and exercise.
The same authors tell us, that trying to see is the obstacle, because trying
is a strain, and that strain or tension in the central control of the mechanism of vision is the very reason, that clear vision is "lost".
So what to do?
The authors all mention many examples where "patients" have gotten clear vision
very quickly or almost instantly.
I think, that all of it is true.
Clearly, for instance in my own case, having spent most of my life with glasses -
I am old now - just reading that the trouble is unconsciously acquired bad tension
habits, didn't help very much, so I went through exercises.
The authors all seem honost, so I thought, that there must be "layers" in it, that at first I didn't realise or see or understand thoroughly.
I went ahead, and can say, that exercises is what finally helped, although not in the way I first had thought - - -
They don't help, understood in the way, that one "relearns" to see.
That way of saying it is only a habitual way of using the language ( bad habit ).
Nevertheless it helped me after about sixty years of wearing glasses, and as far as I have been able to notice in myself, I think, that that which happened is, that all these exercises tired out the mind, and finally it let go of the tensions.
I exercised and exercised - tried and tried - very well knowing, that exercising is a way of telling oneself, that one tries to see - which is the strain that one wishes to avoid or get rid of.
What happened was, that at last I got tired of trying and exercising.
But since I kept doing the daily exercises anyway the result was, that it was the mind which in the end got tired, and so to speak gave up trying, and that made the mind give up and let go of the tensions, thereby "making" the foundation for clearer vision.
After much trouble in the beginning, I exercised daily although not all that
much, but kept on.
So - even if the words of the authors at first sight seem to contradict themselves, it is all of it quite true anyway.
Language is something, that it is best to be aware of
John Andersen <johnandersen@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Monday, September 6, 2010 at 05:02:24 (CDT)
The same authors tell us, that trying to see is the obstacle, because trying
is a strain, and that strain or tension in the central control of the mechanism of vision is the very reason, that clear vision is "lost".
So what to do?
The authors all mention many examples where "patients" have gotten clear vision
very quickly or almost instantly.
I think, that all of it is true.
Clearly, for instance in my own case, having spent most of my life with glasses -
I am old now - just reading that the trouble is unconsciously acquired bad tension
habits, didn't help very much, so I went through exercises.
The authors all seem honost, so I thought, that there must be "layers" in it, that at first I didn't realise or see or understand thoroughly.
I went ahead, and can say, that exercises is what finally helped, although not in the way I first had thought - - -
They don't help, understood in the way, that one "relearns" to see.
That way of saying it is only a habitual way of using the language ( bad habit ).
Nevertheless it helped me after about sixty years of wearing glasses, and as far as I have been able to notice in myself, I think, that that which happened is, that all these exercises tired out the mind, and finally it let go of the tensions.
I exercised and exercised - tried and tried - very well knowing, that exercising is a way of telling oneself, that one tries to see - which is the strain that one wishes to avoid or get rid of.
What happened was, that at last I got tired of trying and exercising.
But since I kept doing the daily exercises anyway the result was, that it was the mind which in the end got tired, and so to speak gave up trying, and that made the mind give up and let go of the tensions, thereby "making" the foundation for clearer vision.
After much trouble in the beginning, I exercised daily although not all that
much, but kept on.
So - even if the words of the authors at first sight seem to contradict themselves, it is all of it quite true anyway.
Language is something, that it is best to be aware of
John Andersen <johnandersen@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Monday, September 6, 2010 at 05:02:24 (CDT)
www.cleareyesight.info Free Bates training
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 13:42:54 (CDT)
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 13:42:54 (CDT)
As to teachers - - - I have come across two places, where one can get a
Bates teaching course.
I know nothing about them, but maybe they can direct you - - -
Best of luck.
www.seeing.org and www.batescve.com
John Andersen <johnandersen@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 03:54:07 (CDT)
Bates teaching course.
I know nothing about them, but maybe they can direct you - - -
Best of luck.
www.seeing.org and www.batescve.com
John Andersen <johnandersen@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 03:54:07 (CDT)
I just found out this great site.
I am looking for a clinic or a school where I could get help in doing these exercices. Is there any doctor who apply these methods today ? I'd like to have a specialist with me doing the exercices.
Thanks.
Jerome <poulinjerome@yahoo.com>
Montreal, Canada - Friday, June 18, 2010 at 16:11:54 (CDT)
I am looking for a clinic or a school where I could get help in doing these exercices. Is there any doctor who apply these methods today ? I'd like to have a specialist with me doing the exercices.
Thanks.
Jerome <poulinjerome@yahoo.com>
Montreal, Canada - Friday, June 18, 2010 at 16:11:54 (CDT)
Just noticed, that search function doesn't work anymore.
Guest
Friday, June 11, 2010 at 08:31:37 (CDT)
Guest
Friday, June 11, 2010 at 08:31:37 (CDT)
I think, that it is true, that if one has mastered some skill like basketball or
playing the piano, it will provoke errors, if one thinks too much about what one
is doing.
The skill has been made automatic so to speak.
But the skill having become automatic is the result of much much exercise and
training.
When one wants to learn - or rather relearn - to see with one's eyes once again,
I think, that it would be more profitable to compare the beginning of this
training with the beginning of training basketball or playing the piano.
It DOES cause strain - especially in the beginning - but I think that that is the
reason why Mr. Bates and the writers of the other books on this
site, so much emphasize steadfastness and "keeping at it".
john <johnandersen@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Monday, April 19, 2010 at 06:09:14 (CDT)
playing the piano, it will provoke errors, if one thinks too much about what one
is doing.
The skill has been made automatic so to speak.
But the skill having become automatic is the result of much much exercise and
training.
When one wants to learn - or rather relearn - to see with one's eyes once again,
I think, that it would be more profitable to compare the beginning of this
training with the beginning of training basketball or playing the piano.
It DOES cause strain - especially in the beginning - but I think that that is the
reason why Mr. Bates and the writers of the other books on this
site, so much emphasize steadfastness and "keeping at it".
john <johnandersen@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Monday, April 19, 2010 at 06:09:14 (CDT)
If I can offer any advice, the only time and place you can improve your vision is NOW. It can be so tempting to want to imagine a whole future story every time you experience a clear flash or other signs of improvement. It is helpful to notice how a big part of your mind WANTS to hold onto the story of "I can't see" and will defend that story by using subtle ways of straining. These subtle ways can include thinking of yourself as "an enlightened visionary" or more plainly "someone whose vision is improving." In my practice and observation of others I have found that that when people THINK about doing methods such as palming, the purpose is defeated because successful palming and the imagination of black is a product of having LESS thought. Consider for instance baseball players. When batting they cannot THINK about whether to swing or not, but instead react, in other words, they hit the ball instead of thinking about hitting the ball. The use of this "simple DOING" principle is an expedient and is something the Bates himself didn't clarify enough.
Andrew <andreas212@hotmail.com>
New York, NY, USA - Monday, April 12, 2010 at 01:40:48 (CDT)
Andrew <andreas212@hotmail.com>
New York, NY, USA - Monday, April 12, 2010 at 01:40:48 (CDT)
sir
i am suffering from writer,s cramp from past 3 years sometimes iam not able to do my sign also.
DR SALIL MEHRA <SALIL_MEHRA2003@YAHOOMAIL.COM>
AMRITSAR, INDIA - Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 05:18:17 (CDT)
i am suffering from writer,s cramp from past 3 years sometimes iam not able to do my sign also.
DR SALIL MEHRA <SALIL_MEHRA2003@YAHOOMAIL.COM>
AMRITSAR, INDIA - Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 05:18:17 (CDT)
Hi. I love your website. I've used some of the Bates Method eye exercises on my daughter. They helped her tremendously! Because of the Bates Method she does not wear glasses today!
Thank-you.
Kathy
Kathy
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 21:19:29 (CDT)
Thank-you.
Kathy
Kathy
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 21:19:29 (CDT)
I read Bates' book (in Russian translation) years ago.
Thank you very much for the programs.
Israel Shnaidman <israelshnaidman@gmail.com>
Jerusalem, Israel - Friday, February 26, 2010 at 00:46:53 (CST)
Thank you very much for the programs.
Israel Shnaidman <israelshnaidman@gmail.com>
Jerusalem, Israel - Friday, February 26, 2010 at 00:46:53 (CST)
Anyone have any tips on practicing the Variable Swing? Will the swingbrowser help? I would like to try it for Keratoconus. Best regards
Ian <nospam@nospam.com>
Berkshire, UK - Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 15:25:10 (CST)
Ian <nospam@nospam.com>
Berkshire, UK - Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 15:25:10 (CST)
I recently sent you a free copy of Better Eyesight MAgazines with 500 pictures.
Your website was a great help to me when doing research and saved me alot of time.
If you like, you can give a free copy to people that buy/donate to your swing windows and other products. Fair is fair and it would of taken me ages to do this book without being able to double check easily with your site and the original scans from iblindness. Thank you, Clark Night. I will donate if I ever make enough money on my site.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 12:07:26 (CST)
Your website was a great help to me when doing research and saved me alot of time.
If you like, you can give a free copy to people that buy/donate to your swing windows and other products. Fair is fair and it would of taken me ages to do this book without being able to double check easily with your site and the original scans from iblindness. Thank you, Clark Night. I will donate if I ever make enough money on my site.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 12:07:26 (CST)
Send me a e-mail for free books. They contain list of teachers.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, MA and South San Francisco, CA, USA - Monday, February 20, 2012 at 13:58:01 (CST)