Farsightedness and patience to see results

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(06-19-2014 08:08 PM)Rosangela Wrote:  Hi Mary,

I'd like to have some tips, or some advice from you and the team, as far as "how" I should set a schedule for my eye-improvement training.

I've practiced a little of shifting, swing, splashing cold water in my eyes a few times a day, palming, neck & shoulder exercises twice a day, central fixation, plus I take eye supplements with lutein & zeaxanthin, and I take multi-vitamin plus pure carrot juice every day. Only the exercises I do not do every day, and I think that's when I fail. I had more discipline in the first week, then I neglected. I also practice Qi Gong and meditation, plus I am a certified Energy Healer. So I have also been taking care of mind relaxation and overall well-being. I have tried soooo many methods to improve my eyes, from mental, to physical, to spiritual approaches - and I have noticed only sparse flashes of clarity (not so often in the last two months).

Here is a bit of my eye-story background. According to my mother, I was born eye-crossed (left eye only), or so I became right after birth (according to later information I received). As far as my birth being a difficult one, my mother only told me that the doctor was a bit careless, but no Forceps or Cesarean. Only recently my older sister told me that in fact I was not born cross-eyed, but I acquired the defect in my left eye due to the doctor unintentionally poking my left eye at birth. I don't know whose version is correct, and my mother is no longer alive to clear out this story. In fact, I don't care about the origin of the problem, but the present situation and how to fix it.

The deal was done, for one reason or another, and I started wearing glasses at the age of 2.

Ophthalmologists said I would never be able to see clearly without glasses. Of course they say that! But I was a kid and my mother didn't know better. So, I endured that inconvenient thing on my face for 13 years, taking it out only for taking a shower and sleeping.

When I was 15 then, driven by vanity and the wish to be loose (the glasses made me feel limited), I decided - with all the mind power I could have - that from that day on I'd not need glasses anymore. I put the specs on the dresser and I left to work. For the first time in my young life I was able to see everything perfectly, and not double as it had always been. I had a great day, and that was the first one of my eyes freedom!

My left eye was never able to read so clearly, but now it was not crossed anymore. I still could read and see everything very well because the right eye was good and I had the compensation. Doctors said that I had also astigmatism and hypermetropia - I don't remember now in which eye, and the reason why I don't remember is that I really never cared for that information. I could see very well, near and far, including in low light. My mother thought it was a miracle that I could get rid of my glasses at 15, just "deciding it" like that! And she kept warning me to stop reading in low light, "You will get bad vision this way! Have more light on the subject! Quit straining your vision!" - I know she was right, although I was not straining! I could see! Now I wonder how much of that self-fulfilling prophecy really influenced my subconscious mind to the point that I made it true!

Today I am 45 yo, and when I was 40 my sister, and also my niece in a different occasion, mocked me when I was struggling reading a menu and pushing it a little far away from me. They said, "Oh, you need reading glasses!" - And I said, "No, I don't! It's just that the light is not good here!" - My sister insisted, "You do need! We all need them after 40!" - That really disturbed me! And I think that comment stuck to my subconscious mind (again!), and after that I started being aware of my farsightedness.

So, the farsightedness has progressed gradually within these last five years, and now my vision is really, really blurry when I read, or do small and up close activities like doing my nails, writing by hand, sewing by hand, etc. It has got to a point that is making me beyond sad. It's so emotionally painful to not be able to read a product label when I am at the store; or to read my books, etc. I have tried many things, except to go back to eye glasses.

In my searches, last year when I found out about Bates Method, I found hope! Then, after a while I got discouraged for seeing no results. But I know that I could apply myself better - I just don't seem to have the patience when the results take too long to show up.

That's why I would love to have some advice from you, on how to proceed from this point, how often to work out my eyes, etc.

Sometimes I think I would benefit more from having an NV coach, in the sense that the expert would charge me for certain exercises and results, and would motivate me in a regular basis. I wouldn't feel alone in the battle, you know what I mean? So, I am hopeful again now that I found Mary, Andrew and other students to talk about this.

I found great encouragement by watching your video, Mary, about the pinhole glasses. That just triggered more faith inside me. Not that I will use often any kind of pinhole device, but the fact that I was able to read a teeny-tiny label through the hole I made in a 3x5 card after seeing your demonstration on video, made me think that it's possible to revert the situation, naturally! I just need to know exactly "how" to do it in a way that is regular, and that I don't feel unmotivated.

I'm very grateful to Bates and for the kind of work you and others are doing with NV. Thank you so much for your time!

Rosangela

Hi Rosangea,

Thanks for allowing me to post the reply from our other contact. It saves time. Here it is below and I will then re-read your newer version and then post a extra answer;

Hello Rosangela,

Thanks for the complement.

No schedule. Think of shifting as a natural habit that is practiced all day long; if something is seen blurry; don't squint. Instead shift on it.

I been teaching a little by word of mouth since 1976. Got into it more at age 40, 17 yrs. ago.

Splashing cold water on eyes; that's not the Bates method. It can goof up your natural tears. Water is ok, like when swimming (if its clean water, no chlorine, no bugs...) but don't splash it on the eyes to improve the vision. You need your natural tears. Yawn for natural tears.

Neck and shoulder; need more description. Some types are good, some not.

Some eye vitamins have eyebright, bilberry leaf; not good. Avoid those 2.

The other nutrients you mentioned are ok. BilBERRY is good. Eat spinach but no packaged, no frozen. Too many chemicals are being added. Eat fresh. Avoid soy. The processed, GMO type is toxic. I'm afraid to even try the original Chinese fermented soy that some people say is ok. I had nothing but trouble from soy. It can effect the vision, reaction to sunlight and thyroid.

What are you considering exercises? Shifting is a natural relaxed, correct vision habit. So is central-fixation...

Switching close and far is kind of a exercise but do it relaxed; 5-10 min day and skip some days. Integrate the shifting, make it as natural as possible.

Long swing and all those extras are not mandatory. Pick the ones you like, that work for you. Sunlight is mandatory.

Strabismus; difficult birth? Forceps? Cesarean? Those things can heal over time. Congratulations on quitting glasses on your own!!

Strabismus can cause the low vision. If there was astigm in the glasses prescript this would have increased the astigm. Good thing you left the glasses. The Bates method cures all this.

http://cleareyesight-batesmethod.info/id40.html

You need to perfect the function of the fovea; central-fixation in both eyes so they converge perfectly on the same point. BUT; remember that central-fixation does not mean to fix the eyes-vision immobile on one point; the eyes, your vision-attention continually move 'shifts' from part to part on a object, object to object. The foveas really move point to point but its so fast its not consciously 'controlled'. It's automatic. People with clear vision don't have to think about shifting... It just happens. Don't think of moving your eyes; forget about the eyes, level of clarity and just enjoy what you are looking at. Get your mind out into the world or on a positive hobby, project...

Shift on small objects, their tiny parts up close. Read fine print. Do these with both eyes, then one eye at a time, then both together. Extra practice with less clear vision eye. Then just shift for fun on the objects; inspect the small parts, colors in a stone, flower, piece of yarn...

Do some switching; http://cleareyesight-batesmethod.info/id8.html

All Dr. Bates, my books on this page are free in PDF; http://www.amazon.com/William-H.-Bates/e..._pel_pop_1

PDF page; http://cleareyesight-batesmethod.info/id148.html

Read my book on top; Do It Yourself - Natural Eyesight Improvement - Original and Modern Bates Method with Better Eyesight Magazine by Ophthalmologist William H. Bates & 10 E-Books, Audio, Video Lessons Its a lot but you can just look at the pictures with short directions or use the 10 steps smaller condenses version down the page.

Dr. Bates book Perfect Sight Without Glasses has additional switching training at the end. Read his description of shifting, other practices. Improve your memory, imagination if needed.

His Better Eyesight Magazine has it all!

Read the close vision chapter on the website and in book; http://cleareyesight-batesmethod.info/id23.html ,

and print this card, follow directions; http://cleareyesight-batesmethod.info/id35.html

Try the bead sting; http://cleareyesight-batesmethod.info/id9.html http://cleareyesight-batesmethod.info/id66.html

The Bates method returns the eye to normal shape. This corrects Myopia, Presbyopia, Astigmatism, Hypermetropia, Farsight

Dr. Bates says to read in sunlight and that reading in low light won't hurt you if you can easily see the print and do not strain, don't make a effort to see.

Yup, those negative comments made you worry about your vision. Sounds like all you have is presbyopia. Maybe a teeny tiny imbalance in the point of convergence or divergence. Many people do and never know it their entire life, still have clear vision. You'd be surprised how clear; BEYOND 20/20 the vision becomes when the eyes movement is perfect, balanced. That Presbyopia is easily cured with the fine print and shifting. I had it at age 40. Cured it. Age 57 now, still ok. I do need to practice with the print and the tiny shifting to keep it clear due to computer use, chocolate-sugar addiction... but I don't practice every day. I usually do even if its not needed.

Do not practice reading fine print on the computer. Print it out and read on paper.

Don't let anyone discourage you. Its sad that many people get jealous, angry when you improve your vision. Instead of wanting to learn, try it they try to put you down. Its something the doctors say cannot be done so when you get clear vision, it confuses them. Recently I had a major pollen reaction, my eyes all puffy, covered with the white, yellow pollen and that cloudy sight. Its always temporary and goes away in July. Some years nothing. A lady in my building that scoffs the Bates Method, gets jealous when others improve their vision was so happy last week when I came downstairs with the spring time red, itchy eyes. This was right after I was telling her about ladies and 2 men almost attacked me in the grocery store for speaking about mad cow with another customer. Then 4 big guys outside continued and sent a crazy guy to chase us home. Was dangerous, scary. Bad area of city to live in. The lady neighbor in my building didn't care; she immediately changed the conversation to my eyes, hoping I might need glasses. In a bad situation she jumped at making me feel worse. This bullying is so common, the Bates Method has a strange reaction on the conservative-dogma type individual. Others are afraid to try it so they hide that with anger or another strange attitude. Others get cured but then state it was not the Bates method. They want it to be their idea, method. The egos!

So glad your not using glasses. Use the pinhole paper to read medicine bottles. Don't use it for the regular fine print practice because you want to get all natural functions of the eyes working correct by the print, shifting. Here's a video for the correct habits card; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knHMjB7T39A

Read the fine print for 10-20 min a day. You can skip some days. Start at a slightly blurry distance and work to closer and closer. You can go very close before it totally clears up close but do it gentle. I know people that have seen weird visual effects from forcing the eyes to read at 3-2 inches before they reached a comfortable clear level but it always results in an improvement and the weird effects are gone. Its breaking up the tension in the lens and returning circulation, full movement and accommodation. It also helps cleanse the eyes.

Thanks for posting here!
This way myself and other experienced people have something to work from. I also do video replies and Google Hangouts, Skype. The GuestPage greatly helps me reply easy with a speech recorder to text. I do video, audio reply's specifically for students. Others benefit and it cuts down on email reply's to many students with similar questions.

Definitely; if you can see through a pinhole; you can get back to complete clarity. Shifting on tiny parts and reading fine print with the naked eye, no pinhole will get that central ray focusing on the eyes fovea. 'The truly natural pinhole effect'. Then go to microscopic print.

Read the PDF on top of this page to know what is the true Bates Method and what to avoid; http://cleareyesight-batesmethod.info/id110.html

Website is being simplified, condensed little by little to make it easier for everyone to read.

Try the swing; when you shift on a small letter, object; see it move in the opposite direction. When the vision is blurry the print will jump around too much, like shaky jello and might show other weird effects. As you keep practicing the vision and effects clear and this opposite swing becomes perfect. You can see it on objects at any distance. It relaxes the eyes, mind;

http://cleareyesight-batesmethod.info/id16.html

You can do it!

Mary