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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)
agradezco que hayas abierto esta pagina.desde los 13 años he usado anteojos para la miopia.a los 16 conoci el metodo del dr. bates y los he hecho, creo que ha sido suficiente para que la miopia no avance pero no tanto para la curacion.ahora comprendo muchos de los ejercicios que me parecian sin sentido,por lo cual los pasaba por alto.muchas gracias por la informacion.ahora los empece a hacer con conocimiento de las tecnicasaqui descritas.dios tebendiga.seguire en contacto.
armando luis cruz <bend_primo@live.com.mx>
nanchital,veracruz, mexico - Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 14:43:17 (CST)
armando luis cruz <bend_primo@live.com.mx>
nanchital,veracruz, mexico - Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 14:43:17 (CST)
Just wanted to say thank you for setting up this great site! I've just discovered it tonight and am looking forward to browsing and learning more. I'm still not quite sure how the SwingBrowser fits into everything, as I'm just starting to learn about Dr Bates' teachings, but I tried it and it was fun!
Violet
Violet <little_violets_dancing@yahoo.com.au>
Australia - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 05:21:23 (CDT)
Violet
Violet <little_violets_dancing@yahoo.com.au>
Australia - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 05:21:23 (CDT)
Just wanted to say thank you for setting up this great site! I've just discovered it tonight and am looking forward to browsing and learning more. I'm still not quite sure how the SwingBrowser fits into everything, as I'm just starting to learn about Dr Bates' teachings, but I tried it and it was fun!
Violet <little_violets_dancing@yahoo.com.au>
Australia - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 05:21:09 (CDT)
Violet <little_violets_dancing@yahoo.com.au>
Australia - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 05:21:09 (CDT)
Low cost old and new Bates Vision Improvement Books: Biblio.com
http://www.biblio.com/search.php?stage=1&keyisbn=BATES+METHOD&page=1&sid=25548003
Books
Friday, August 21, 2009 at 07:18:40 (CDT)
http://www.biblio.com/search.php?stage=1&keyisbn=BATES+METHOD&page=1&sid=25548003
Books
Friday, August 21, 2009 at 07:18:40 (CDT)
Regarding donations, you may want to let some people know to not donate using the swingBroswer because the Paypal page makes it hard to scroll.
But if they do, they can click the middle mouse button and move the mouse down to scroll. Scrolling is locked in the paypal page when I tried to press the "Submit payment" button.
Nabeel
Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 10:14:40 (CDT)
But if they do, they can click the middle mouse button and move the mouse down to scroll. Scrolling is locked in the paypal page when I tried to press the "Submit payment" button.
Nabeel
Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 10:14:40 (CDT)
Here is a sight worth checking out http://cureyoureyes.com or http://www.squidoo.com/restorevision. The methods here are diffrent from the Bates Method. Please let me know if anyone has any input.
Jag
Los Angeles - Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 17:49:33 (CDT)
Jag
Los Angeles - Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 17:49:33 (CDT)
Are you sleeping on your hand, neck twisted???
Posture when typing? Mouse too high, low...
Caffine, aspartame?
Bates medical articles on this website has a writers cramp article.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 13:50:18 (CDT)
Posture when typing? Mouse too high, low...
Caffine, aspartame?
Bates medical articles on this website has a writers cramp article.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 13:50:18 (CDT)
im having a writers cramp..recently i went to a doc he said it is not curable..can anyone give me more info abt this plz..my e-mail is maxie_rock@yahoo.com
vaibhav ekhar <maxie_rock@yahoo.com>
nagpur, india - Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 07:36:52 (CDT)
vaibhav ekhar <maxie_rock@yahoo.com>
nagpur, india - Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 07:36:52 (CDT)
A libraian in New York City told me it was renewed and will be in copyright until 2031.
I find many good treatments in that book but a few are outdated, wrong.
The library of Congress Copyright office sent me to a list of libraries in the USA that will do copyright search for free.
clark Night
Worcester, MA - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 18:16:50 (CDT)
I find many good treatments in that book but a few are outdated, wrong.
The library of Congress Copyright office sent me to a list of libraries in the USA that will do copyright search for free.
clark Night
Worcester, MA - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 18:16:50 (CDT)
Is Harold Peppards old book 'Sight Without Glasses' copyright Free?
If yes, please place it on this website.
Shannon Hollynorth
Boston, United States - Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 07:40:53 (CDT)
If yes, please place it on this website.
Shannon Hollynorth
Boston, United States - Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 07:40:53 (CDT)
Yes.
If the eyes do not move, (staring)then shift.
Shift part to part on the objects.
Just relax, be interested in different parts, details, objects as the eyes move on them.
Try shifting point to point.
This is what the eyes really do: the fovea centralis in the center of the retina is a small point (produces much clearer than 20/20 vision in he exact center of the viusal field) and the eye moves that point from part to part (point to point).
It can see small fine details clear, close and distant and makes the outer central field at maximum clarity and improves the peripheral field.
Practice, then-dont practice:forget about the eyes, relax and let the eyes shift, cental fixation... on their own and you will notice vision comes clear automatically espicially when you are not thinking about it. Blink. Blinking activates automatic shifitng.
Shift as a fun game, to keep yourself positive, happy, relaxed, daydream something pleasant.
clark night
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 18:36:25 (CDT)
If the eyes do not move, (staring)then shift.
Shift part to part on the objects.
Just relax, be interested in different parts, details, objects as the eyes move on them.
Try shifting point to point.
This is what the eyes really do: the fovea centralis in the center of the retina is a small point (produces much clearer than 20/20 vision in he exact center of the viusal field) and the eye moves that point from part to part (point to point).
It can see small fine details clear, close and distant and makes the outer central field at maximum clarity and improves the peripheral field.
Practice, then-dont practice:forget about the eyes, relax and let the eyes shift, cental fixation... on their own and you will notice vision comes clear automatically espicially when you are not thinking about it. Blink. Blinking activates automatic shifitng.
Shift as a fun game, to keep yourself positive, happy, relaxed, daydream something pleasant.
clark night
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 18:36:25 (CDT)
Oh, thanks! The eye shifts naturally, correct?
Kawaii
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 17:46:24 (CDT)
Kawaii
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 17:46:24 (CDT)
Shift on a close object.
Then switch to/look at a object beyond and in line with it in the distance. - Shift on it.
Then switch back to the close object and shift on it.
Repeat. Doesnt have to be fast, relax with it.
Practice with the close and far objects at a variety of close and far distances.
Practice with both eyes, one eye at a time, both together again.
See directions on cleareyesight.info.
New secret switching method, more details to be popsted this year. Very effective.
This is combined original Bates and Behavioral Optometry.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 17:07:53 (CDT)
Then switch to/look at a object beyond and in line with it in the distance. - Shift on it.
Then switch back to the close object and shift on it.
Repeat. Doesnt have to be fast, relax with it.
Practice with the close and far objects at a variety of close and far distances.
Practice with both eyes, one eye at a time, both together again.
See directions on cleareyesight.info.
New secret switching method, more details to be popsted this year. Very effective.
This is combined original Bates and Behavioral Optometry.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 17:07:53 (CDT)
its been a while but thanks for the reply and the central fixation programme i was wondering if i can set the central fixation settings to actually move along the lines and improve reading speeds
mike o.connell <mikeoconnell@blueyonder.co.uk>
sheffield, uk - Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 15:25:49 (CDT)
mike o.connell <mikeoconnell@blueyonder.co.uk>
sheffield, uk - Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 15:25:49 (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)