Dear Friends,

Subject: Checking BOTH your Snellen and your refractive STATE --
yourself.

We know that the 1913 study (by Bates) was successful. I was told by
a
majority-opinion OD that this success did not "count" because the
kids did not measure their refractive STATE, and their STATE did not
change in a positive direction, although their visual acuity
cleared from 20/70 to normal in about six months.
So that seems to be the "sticking point".  Bates did not have
them confirm that their refractive STATE changed in a positive
direction -- as their Snellen cleared to normal.

Here is the "tool" by which they should make that critical
measurement. It is called,
variously, a "trial lens kit" or a "phoropter."

There is great "power" in making measurements yourself -- because
you will BELIEVE the results.

If you a teaching Bates, or preventive methods,  this tool would be of
value to demonstrate to the
person that his Snellen is clearing as his refraction is moving in
the correct direction as well.

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Description:

It's basically a phoropter (one of those
"which is better, 1 or 2" machines) that you can keep in your purse
or
jacket pocket.

That's 8 plus lenses, 8 minus lenses and a plano lens for each eye,
giving you a whopping 289 possible combinations! (Sorry, no
cylinder/astigmatism lenses.)

http://www.good-lite.com/i-test.cfm

"Quickly and easily screen vision with the new handheld I-test
Phoropter Vision Screener. Place the I-test on the face like regular
eye glasses, a patient can adjust lens strength by rotating the dial
to the desired lens strength. Lens range from +4.00 to -4.00 diopter
in 0.50 diopter increments. Each lens also includes its own occluder
and pin hole occluder."

* Tests for myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, and anisometropia.

* Folds up for easy storage.

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Interesting?