Comments on: How to See Clearly Again Without Glasses or Surgery

By: Bob Collier

Bob Collier — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:15:38 +0000

A major problem I found with the Bates Method was that it was very time consuming, so I’m not surprised that you weren’t following it completely. Wikipedia tells me the method was first proposed in 1891 – it would probably then be more suited to an age when life was slower and people generally would have had a greater opportunity to spend time on the exercises. I couldn’t maintain my interest because I didn’t have the space in my daily life to make the exercises routine and thus they failed to become the priority they needed to be. I think in our modern digital age I’m probably no different to most people who are looking for quick and easy ways to do things! Definitely time for the ideas to be revisited and improved upon I think.

Good luck with The Secret of Perfect Vision; I’ll be interested to learn how that goes.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:47:50 +0000

So it's about 8 months since I wrote this blog post and thought I'd give an update on how my vision is going! It's disappointing really. My sight hasn't improved, but it has stopped deteriorating. I'll admit I haven't done everything in the Bates Method. I've found palming to be soothing after prolonged periods of work at a computer and watching movies. I'm going to try David De Angelis' The Secret of Perfect Vision soon. Looks like promising new work in the field.

By: frank

frank — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:18:07 +0000

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By: anurag

anurag — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:01:36 +0000

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By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:57:31 +0000

Interesting Bob.

I too have began to notice the variance of clarity throughout the day. At the end of an all-nighter (their frequency is dropping I proudly add), the tension through my neck and back is high. I need to get closer and closer to the screen to see, destroying my posture, which probably leads to psychological problems… but we won’t go there

When I’m refreshed after a swim at the beach, massage, or holiday, the world gets a little clearer. It’s a 2010 goal of mine to clearly see the beautiful world again.

The people I know who don’t wear their glasses often are the ones who don’t get stronger prescriptions. I think that’s no coincidence. Here’s to naked eyes.

By: Bob Collier

Bob Collier — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:37:29 +0000

I read about the Bates Method four or five years ago – “See Without Glasses” Christopher Markert (apparently he’s about 80 and has never worn glasses).

My eyesight started to deteriorate noticeably in my late 40s – I’m 58 now – and I was inclined to believe there would be an age related gradual deterioration, but then I noticed that my eyesight would actually vary from day to day and seemed to improve naturally at times – sometimes quite dramatically – when I was particularly relaxed or I was refreshed by a good sleep. Then I read about the Bates Method. But to be honest I found the exercises boring and they dropped out of my daily routine over time, though I seem to have incorporated one or two anyway. I will take a look at the “five good eye exercises” you mention. Five I can probably handle. Thanks.

I wear glasses for driving now – anything more than ten feet away gets a bit blurry – but otherwise I allow my eyes to ‘go naked’ in the hope that will encourage them to do their job, so to speak, and that has me occasionally thinking about what I can do to help.

It’s probably no coincidence I was reading your blog post.

Looking forward to reading of your success!