Dear Second-opinion friends,
Dr. Bates recommended that a person monitor his Snellen -- and
CLEAR IT, i.e., pass the required line.
This you can do for yourself -- if Bates is correct.

[...Floating Specks
A very common phenomenon of imperfect sight is the one known to
medical science as muscae volitantes, or flying flies. These floating
specks are usually dark, or black; but sometimes appear like white

Just wondering, what is the source of all the digital Dr. Bate's material
that appears in this group?  Sometimes called "The Book".

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research on macular degeneration.
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Come join the discussions, post articles, read the latest news on age

I present this question for Mike Tyner or another conventional
ophthalmologist:
I can easily play complicated pieces of music on the piano with a
blindfold on. (So, obviously I cannot "see" the keys.)

This afternoon me and Andrew Judd shared an interested little chat on
Yahoo Instant Messenger. I think he was slightly frustrated at the end
because he was using a lot of cursing against me! Anyway, I shall post
it here for the interest of the reader.

Is Mike Tyner doing his homework?
I sure hope so.
Homework To Do List:
1. Read the works of Dr. Bates.

I just had cataract surgery in my left eye last week, and an
intraocular lens was placed by the ophthalmologist.  I'm having the
right eye done in a few days.   My vision in my left eye, with the
implanted lens, is excellent.  I haven't had it checked yet but I'm

I know many people who benefited from the Bates method.
Out of curiosity, has anyone improved their eyesight to perfect?  i.e.
started with 20/50 or worse and improved it to better than 20/20?
Please briefly share your experience,

I recently brought my new pair of glasses at Lenscrafter because of
their 30 days return policy. My prescription is about -7.0 on both
eyes with a bit of astigmatism in one. With these glasses I had hi-
index 1.67 lenses which are suppose to be from Essilor but the coating

This is going to be a long post.  I'm sure it will be very boring to some (maybe even to
most) but I thought I'd post it for the people who know that Bates must be wrong but can't
quite put their finger on the reason.  I know Zetsu and the other Bates "true believers"
will not agree ...

[...The Doctor's Story
One of the most striking cases of the relation of mind to vision that
ever came to my attention was that of a physician whose mental
troubles, at one time so serious that they suggested to him the idea

Subject: His opinion on the "cause" of myopia.
http://www.i-see.org/early_bates/bates_myopia1912a.html
As always,
Enjoy,

[...THE PREVENTION OF MYOPIA
Methods That Failed
The publication in 1867 by Professor Hermann Cohn of Breslau of a
study of the eyes of ten thousand school children first called general

Hi. I'm 60 and am in the middle of a vitreous detachment. It started
with a symmetrical, snowflake-like pattern in the middle of my vision.
That was in Dec. '07. That pattern has darkened some over time, making
it increasingly difficult to read or view a computer screen. In Jan.