The Bates Method for Better Eyesight Without Glasses | 
|  | | | Title: | The Bates Method for Better Eyesight Without Glasses | | Author: | William H. Bates | | Publisher: | Holt Paperbacks | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 15 April, 1981 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0805002413 / 9780805002416 | | List Price: | $15.00 | | You Save: | $4.80 | | Amazon Price: | $10.20 | |
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This book provides Dr. Bates's time-honored program, which has helped hundreds of thousands of people triumph over normal defects of vision without the aid of eyeglasses.
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• Rapid Recovery From Presbyopia 25 September, 2008
What is Presbyopia?
Presbyopia (aging of the lens in the eye and the muscles that control the shape of the lens) commonly occurs after age 40, when the lens of the eye becomes more rigid and does not flex as easily. The result is that it is more difficult to read at close range. This normal aging process of the lens can also be combined with myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism.
Presbyopia is a refractive error, which results from a disorder rather than from disease. A refractive error means that the shape of your eye does not bend light correctly, resulting in a blurred image.
Symptoms: Near objects appear blurred. Difficulty seeing objects up close.
The symptoms described above may not necessarily mean that you have presbyopia. However, if you experience one or more of these symptoms, contact your eye doctor for a complete exam.
Treatment
Presbyopia is commonly treated using corrective lenses, such as eyeglasses or contact lenses.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED:
A few months ago I came down with case of sinus infection and I noticed that I had difficulty reading up close. Words looked blurry up close. This was normal with sinus infection. However, it continued to be the case after I got well.
I have been told over the years that after the age of forty to expect my eyesight to decline and have difficulty focusing up close. To my ophthalmologist's surprise when I went for my annual eye exams at the age of forty and after, I did not have any problems reading up close. Now at 46 after this sinus infection I continued to see blurry up close or in poor light.
When I went for my annual exam my eyesight was still fine and could read fine print at 15 inches away. My doctor did not see any need for corrective lenses, however advised me to get magnifying glasses if I have problems reading up close. I did notice something strange though. At nights before sleep when I was lying down reading a magazine or a book without thinking about my vision, I would be holding it up close and reading without any problem. However, if I thought about it, my vision was not as sharp as it was just a moment earlier. Now if there was a structural problem with my eye, such as hardening of the lens, why was my sight not blurry when I was relaxed in bed reading up close?
One of the improvements in my health after recovering from pain and disability was that I no longer needed corrective lenses. At that time I read Dr. William Bates's book Better Eyesight Without Glasses and realized that tension can seriously affect eyesight. That's why by all the effort I had put in to overcome tension and recover from back pain had also brought improvement in my eyesight. Dr. Bates rejects the conventional diagnosis that states Presbyopia is due to hardening of the lens.
So I decided to apply my rapid recovery plan and improve my vision. I began with visualizing my vision becoming better. I typed and printed the following, I can see like a microscope. I can see like a telescope, in various font sizes, from small to large, and posted it on my bedroom wall. I made a plan to read it from various distances and reward myself as my vision improved.
As I proceeded with my recovery plan, I noticed that my vision was getting worse and things that I could see at say 15 inches were looking blurry as well. But I reasoned that my subconscious was playing a trick on me by making things worse.
Then suddenly it dawned on me: when my vision first improved it was not due to any particular effort on my part. It simply happened on its own. I searched through my library for Dr. Bates's book and read it again. He states that we see with our brain. The more relaxed the mind the better we see. He also disregards Presbyopia as an old age problem. He attributes it to tension which is misdiagnosed and made worse with use of glasses.
So I focused on relaxing my mind more and not forcing my eyes to read up close. I also imagined how it would feel to have a Haagen-Dazs ice cream bar as a reward for better eyesight and did the eye and mental exercises Dr.. Bates recommends. He recommends exercises to relax your mind and eyes, such as covering your eyes with your palms and imagining the color black.
The book also comes with an eye chart for daily eye exercises. Shortly after my eyesight improved and I could easily read up close. I have noticed that any time now I don't get enough sleep or am under stress the first thing that happens is my close up vision changes. But it also improves when I realize it.
Why does this happen? It could be partly programming or conditioning by the optometrists and ophthalmologists who tell us over the years that after forty expect problems with your vision. It could be the way our subconscious responds to tension after forty. It could be that initially it was due to sinus infection but became a conditioned response.
Regardless of the causes, if you are not using corrective lenses, get Dr. Bates's book and save yourself from need for glasses. Stay informed. Stay well!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1N3RXTP00816L
• Missing Crucial Eye Chart And Amazon Denied My Complaint 15 July, 2008
I owned and lost this book years ago. It came with an eye-chart that is designed to be used every day. Recently, I wanted to replace the book, so I ordered it from Amazon and the eye-chart was not included. I complained and received a message that the representative did not think there should be a chart. That was it. Case closed.
Well, the book is nearly useless without it!
Buy this book, but don't order this book from Amazon!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2O1KFBUSGC2X1
• Life With Out Glasses 05 September, 2008
Excellent book with some useful exercises and clear explanations but didn't come with the promised eye chart. The lack of eye chart made much of the content difficult to test so I'm still wearing glasses.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A152WS5JEOKD4H
• Great Method! It Worked On Me 06 January, 2009
The The Bates Method for Better Eyesight Without Glasses
This method worked cfor me! I have not worn any corrective lenses fir over two months, and can see better than I ever have, using the method.
I am 74 years old and have been wearing glasses since I was 8. When I was in my early teens my mother hired a tutor in this method, since I was very nearsighted and it was then very new information. (the book was published in the early 1940's). I was not successful, becasue I wouldn't follow all the instructions. In late 2008 I remembered the method, searched the internet, and bought the book. This time it worked.
I am very excited to be free of glasses after 66 years, though I have to be careful about putting on protective glasses when I work in my woodworking shop.
The book itself is of course dated and very technical, but I wanted to go to the source, since there are a lot of newer books using the method.
WoodJack
- Reviewed by customer ID: AFR09RT9BQZLS
• Interesting Read 13 February, 2009
I HAVE ONLY READ HALF THE BOOK SO FAR, BUT AM IMPRESSED WITH THE METHOD WRITTEN ABOUT. IT TAKES TIME AND EFFORT TO WORK ON NOT WEARING GLASSES, BUT POSSIBLY IT COULD WORK, EVEN IF PART OF THE REASON IS THE DESIRE TO RID OF YOUR GLASSES. I FEEL THAT IT MIGHT WORK FOR DISTANCE, BUT NOT FOR READING.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2CPDJZJBZQ3YW
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