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Is switching and shifting just looking from place to place quickly (near and far objects) in relaxation? I read the section in the library and am a little confused...
Kawaii
Monday, June 22, 2009 at 15:06:18 (CDT)
Switching and shifting on objects at close and far distances; both eyes, one eye at a time, both together again.
I use it once in a great while for about 3-10 miinutes for 2-3 days, night and get better than 20/20 close and far. Perfect, equally clear in both eyes.
Sometimes a slight convergence, accommodation... improvement is all that is needed to bring the vision to 20/20 then its just relaxation, shifting, central fixation, nutrition to stay 20/20 and better.
Reading fne print relaxed also improves vision at alll distances.
Clarknight <mclearsight@aol.com>
US - Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 14:34:20 (CDT)
I truly hate wearing glasses! :P I've tried palming but it doesn't seem to work...:( can anyone give me some good tips or methods they used for their nearsightedness?
JL
Friday, June 19, 2009 at 14:51:39 (CDT)
6 free Natural Eyesight Improvement viedos on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1MWGeF0iU4
Clarknight <mclearsight@aol.com>
USA - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 06:50:00 (CDT)
We give out a few free E-books on Bates Method each month.
Send me a E-mail and you will recieve a free download link.
www.cleareyesight.info
mclearsight@aol.com
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
USA - Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 13:38:55 (CDT)
I want to thank the creator of this website for providing the wonderful information regarding natural eye improvement. It was because of this website and some others that I gave vision improvement a try. My vision and health has gradually improved since then. For me it's a very slow process, not like examples that I have read. While I do not practice everything that Bates says, his key points of relaxation and avoid strain seems to work for me. It's unfortunate how many people don't realize the damage wearing glasses is causing their entire body.
WC
Monday, June 8, 2009 at 19:23:21 (CDT)
I have gladly enjoyed the company of various sites such as this one. I have the same problem as Kim just iterated, that is; I've been going on and off practicing Bates Method, and I have seen little results. I know now that my problem is persistence, I lack an ongoing determination.

I'm extremely thankful (especially when it works) for such an active community, You are all so great!
Mrco
Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 18:44:00 (CDT)
Does anyone know where to get a photo of william B. MacCracken?
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
US - Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 12:43:38 (CDT)
Iblindness sells the original scan copies of these and other Bates articles along with a text version. Lots of interesting original photos.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, MA, US - Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 09:45:36 (CDT)
Hey Otis, were both doing the same research.
I found this by using central fixation.com search bar;
Reprinted from New York Medical Journal, August 30, 1913, pp. 410-413.MYOPIA PREVENTION BY TEACHERS.

Is this the study??
By W. H. BATES, M.D.,
New York
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 13:05:59 (CDT)
Does "Centrial Fixation" have a copy or reference to Bates 1913 study (in the N.Y. Schools)? If you do, please send send me the web reference to: otisbrown@embarqmail.com
Thanks,
Otis
Otisbrown <otisbrown@embarqmail.com>
Waynesboro, PA, USA - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 10:05:21 (CDT)
It's still a great resource.
Nobody else has this complete compilation of books, mags for free!
I notice that alot of other well know 'Bates websites' also have mispellings.
The owners must be doing OCR (Optical Charactor Recognition) on the original scans of Bates... work without truely reading, studing the books, magazines. Seem more interested in selling things than actually reading the stuff they print.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, MA, USa - Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 16:09:56 (CDT)
July 1920
What glasses do to us
Says 'on a lamb in a church'
Should be "On a tomb in a church
This is one of Bates most famous quotes!
Every book, Magazine on this website has hundreds of misprints and it has been this way over a year...
Please correct them!
Myself and other teachers have been referring our patients to this web site during Bates Method training and they come back and complain about the misprints.
vision teacher, optometrist
San Diego, CA - Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 13:16:01 (CDT)
Nice!
I copied it to Adobe acrobat.
Clark Night
www.cleareyesight.info - Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 15:53:51 (CST)
Another one: http://www.i-see.org/early_bates/bates_myopia1912b.html
Anonymous
Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 03:23:24 (CST)
I just found Bates original 1891 article about treating myopia. http://books.google.com/books?id=19oAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA181
Anonymous
Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 02:39:30 (CST)
All Better Eyesight Magazines months,years free in a Microsoft word document: www.cleareyesight.info page 37.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, MA, USA - Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 17:13:45 (CST)
I will post the Missing Magazines on www.cleareyesight.info in about one-two weeks.
Everyone can copy/paste for free.
Right now i need to remove huundreds of old smudges that got into the word document from the original scans. Sorry for the delay.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 12:21:05 (CST)
I have used OCR software to scan and retype original copies of Better Eyesight Magazines all years in 1925, 27, 28, 29.
If anyone wants them, send email.
These are the mags; months, years that are missing on this website and the owner and others are welcome to have them. 99% almost perfect spell check.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, USA - Monday, January 19, 2009 at 17:41:38 (CST)
Hello from Bulgaria!!! :)
I've been doing eye exercises for almost a month and I've improved my vision by 1 diopter. I was -2,5 on the left, and -2,75 on the right eye. Two days ago I went to optometrist to check my vision and the results were that i have -1.5 on the left and -2 on the right eye. Good day to everyone and don't give up!!!
Dimitar Kurtev <dimitarkurtev@yahoo.com>
Varna, Bulgaria - Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 12:13:37 (CST)
Rune,
I have found a free OCR software, low MB that works great to scan text.
Very little corrections to do after it converts to text.
I have completed June to December 1925 Better Eyesight Mags. and if you like I can give them to you.
Still needs some spell check...and remove some edits from last writer but basically tons of typing is done.
If you want the software, it is called s'imple ocr' and I will send the site address.
I am going to scan and convert to text some old 'copyright' free vision improvement books.
Clark Night - www.cleareyesight.info <mclearsight@aol.com>
Massachusetts, USA - Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 13:21:20 (CST)
I have some flashes o slightly improved vision each time i tried the method. When i have nothing to do, i will spend my time palming and sunning. When i palm, i aim for 10min for a start then i gradually extend the duration of each session- now, i am able to palm for 20mmin and i am still trying to extend it longer. When i palm. i visualised a completely black letter upon a white background, i slowly trace along the outline of the letter and gradually, it became sharper and blacker. But i try not to keep my mind focussed on thinking about the black letter since Dr Bates said before that by trying to concentrate, u will create a strain to think which would result in a strain in the eyes. So, i allow my mind to wander from time to time and bring it back to the letter each time it wanders. After palming, i would stand by my window and face the sky with my eyes closed for 3mins. The sunlight shinning into my eyes brings about further relaxation. When i open my eyes, i find my vision slightly sharper then before and i try to maintain it there by constantly relaxing my eyes. It works!
cH <c_kai_wen@hotmail.com>
Singapore, Singapore - Friday, November 7, 2008 at 01:09:46 (CST)
Guyz,
Any of you who have been successful using the bates methods. Please describe your journey of success it could be of great enlightenment to us. Hoping for some great replies.
Santosh <karthiksuram@gmail.com>
AMES, U.S.A - Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 02:38:39 (CST)
I am only a reader of this site, like yourself,
but maybe I can give an answer to your question.

Mr. Bates actually does say, that the lens does not play any role in accomodation.

MacCracken explains this as something said in "the heat of the moment" as a reaction to the exaggerated belief of established opthalmology.

Established opthalmology believes, that the lenses are the only factor in accomodation, and even if the father of the thought was very unsure about it - it has become the established "fact" in opthalmology since then.

All the hundreds of millions of glasses prescribed and worn by the same number of hundred of millions of people in the world are prescribed and worn on the basis of this - - - - belief.

MacCracken says, that the role of the lenses is "fine tuning" if one may use a word like that.

I have been able to discard the glasses, that I have worn since I was a small child by studying and putting into practice the material on this site.
kim <kim02@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 06:41:21 (CDT)
In Dr Bates book, is he trying to say that the eyes can change shape to focus on near and far object, and that the lens play no part in it?
cH <c_kai_wen@hotmail.com>
Singapore, Singapore - Friday, October 31, 2008 at 23:45:02 (CDT)
Central-fixation.com has allowed me to give free copies of the Better Eyesight magazines and other books on this web site to Natural Eyesight Improvement students that visit my web site and home.
Bates magazines, books provide teaching direct from Dr. Bates.
My students learn from simple diagrams on my web site and more detailed description of Bates Method treatments from reading Bates articles, stories on central-fixation.com.
Thanks to Rune for his generosity.
Clark Night - www.cleareyesight.info <mclearsight@aol.com>
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 07:12:51 (CDT)
Hey Rune, you might want to consider making it so you have to type in those funny looking passwords in order to post something. It would probably do the trick for blocking at least automated spam.
Andrew
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 07:04:10 (CDT)
iblindness.org has a good forum.
Just ignore the people trying to sell plus lenses, contacts...
Some people posting on there advise looking into the sun for a long time.
I dont recommend this but do allow some sunlight exposure by sunning, going outside daily and other safe methods.

cleareyesight.info recently had to close down their guestbook due to constant abusive comments being posted by people that do not like the public learning the truth about Natural Vision Improvement and obtaining free Bates Magazines, training.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Friday, September 26, 2008 at 10:41:37 (CDT)
Are there groups, in one location, of those using the Bates method? It seems to me that a way to increase enthusiasm is to have those who have used it and had it work, explain it to those new to it.
Michael <mholt@ohiohills.com>
Richmond VA, USA - Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 18:58:18 (CDT)
Hi Kim!
Thank you for your experiences and advices, I will cherish all of them. Now I'm more confident that I can cure myself than ever before. I have known that the most important principle is never give up, it's really important to me.

And the suggestion provided by Clark is also very valuable, I think. It inspired me that the mirror could be a good substitute for aquiring distant view, I have tried immediately after I read this.

Thanks a lot!
Veinnie <veinnielee@hotmail.com>
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 22:17:17 (CDT)
I find it funny that ophthalmologists and optometrists have practically dedicated their lives to studying the refraction of the eye, and are professionals of WRONG INFORMATION. I also like how eye doctors say that natural vision teachers are just "doing it to get your money" because we all know how much money is really in it for vision teachers compared to that for eye doctors.
Andrew <golfr7k1@gmail.com>
Tampa, USA - Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 18:06:25 (CDT)
Dear Veinnie.

I am only a "student" like yourself, and can only communicate on the basis of my own personal experience and on the basis of what I have read on central-fixation.com.

As to looking at a picture of distant sceneries, it would seem to me, that, even if it is a picture "with
distance", it still is the picture, one is looking at, and the picture is close at hand, so I don't think, that it will have the desired effect.

As to not wearing glasses, I also have read, that it is best to discard the glasses altogether.
However, in the books on central-fixation many cases of people, who have gotten their vision back very quickly, are mentioned.
This means, it seems to me, that the decisive factor in the whole thing is to get the cooperation of the mind.

My own "eye - history" is as follows:

As a little child I had a heavy squint in the left eye.
There was also, what I now know is called suppressed vision, in this left eye.
Both eyes were hypermetropic in different degrees, and about 15 years ago much astigmatism also set in.

When I was about 10 years of age, I was operated because of the squint.

When I read the material on this site, I naturally wanted to be able to see again, and I began with exercises - but not very successfully.
I kept thinking, that it would be impossible for me to recover sight, because the muscles of the eyes had been
tampered with in the operation, and because I also understood, that one should do without glasses, which I could not do.

I would do exercises - stop doing exercises - start doing exercises again, stopping again in despair, and so on - over a rather long time.

After all this, I at last asked myself, what it would be possible for me to do, and what I was willing to do steadily, without breaking off so often, because I felt, that the most important part was to keep at it, and not give up.

And so - I decided to exercise five minutes every day, and also read a little - if only a single paragraph - the important thing was to keep on, and not stop.
I also decided, that it would be possible for me to take off the glasses at least during meals, when I had to go to the toilet, when riding in the bus, in the train, when walking in the street and so on.
Coming to think about it, it WAS possible to go without glasses at least some of the time, and it also WAS possible exercise a little in the bus, during meals and so on. At least it would always be possible to direct the attention to one tiny tiny spot, and then move the attention to another tiny tiny spot.

In the beginning, I did just that - no more.

I was wearing glasses most of the time, and had to use magnifying glasses when there was something, that I really HAD to see.

At some time, I found, that it would be possible to extend the minimum exercise time to ten minutes each day.
It could not harm anything, and besides I was beginning
to appreciate the time thus spent.

All along, the exercises I have done are the exercises, I have read about in the books on central-fixation.

I exercise more now, read more - and still notice things in the texts, that I haven't really noticed before.

After about one and a half year like this, it quite suddenly became possible for me to discard the glasses - I suppose, that things in the mind must have loosened up - I don't know.

And so - after two years I now can function in the daily life without glasses, I can write this and read books (and home pages on the internet) without glasses, although I still need a magnifying glass to small print.
Kim <kim02@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 14:36:24 (CDT)
A mirror with a distant view is helpful if the mirror is even, no waves.
A picture of distant view is helpful but not same a real distant view since the picture is a flat surface, truely at only one distance so the eyes do not unconverge, unaccommodate much to look at it if its close to you.
The mirror is better because of the way light reflects in it from objects at differemnt distances in the mirror, the eyes do seem to converge, unconverge, accommodate, unaccommodate when looking close to far and far to close on objects at different distances in the mirror.
clark night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Friday, September 19, 2008 at 13:21:40 (CDT)
Dear Kim:
I'm so appreciated your answer, it does help me a lot.

Now I'm thinking about some practical issues about the application of Bates methods.

I'm almost 30 years old, and got serious myopia and astigmatism problems.

According to Bates methods, it is needed to discard glasses completely when we apply these methods, but my job needs me to read the computer screen for a long time everyday, so it seems impossible for me to discard my glasses. Is there any way to deal with this kind of contradiction?

Another question is we all know it's benefit for eyes' relaxation if we can see a distant view now and then—but there are not so many opportunities to look at real distant view in my workplace, so I'd like to know if the photos of the long-range scenery would also have the same beneficial effects on eyes as the real does?
Veinnie <veinnielee@hotmail.com>
Jinan, China - Friday, September 19, 2008 at 10:34:53 (CDT)
Does the owner of this site know how to track the source of posts on this guestbook?
After recently posting Better Eyesight Mgazines for free on www.cleareyesight.info we have been recieving the same type of harrassment posts that centra-fixation.com has experienced in the past by someone writing curse words, unreadable type.
I would like to know who this is.
It is probally a person that does not want natural eyesight improvement given free to the public or a person that sells Bates Magazines and is angry because we post them for free.
Clark Night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 07:09:24 (CDT)
Hi Veinnie.

These are commas ,,,,,,,,
These are periods .......

I have worn glasses since I was very little, and can now read a normal text ( I am in my sixties now ).

I don't think, that you need worry about your not seeing things with your eyes closed.

I haven't used those techniques myself, and I can read a normal text now - so it IS possible.

Read the books on the site and get a good idea about what it is really all about.

It is all about relaxation of the vision-center in the brain, and when one does not see properly, it is because one is trying to see - that is - making an effort.

It is the effort, that makes one see badly.

I have gotten my sight baack by reading the books on the site - getting an idea of what it is really all about - and then making the exercises, that I found were beneficial to me - so it is possible to improve one's sight without the visuallisation techniques.

So what can a layman say to other fellow-"students" - other than mention that it may be a good idea to read the books one more time.

There is so much good advise on all techniques.

Advice, that one does not really "get" when one first reads them.
kim <kim02@forum.dk>
copenhagen, Denmark - Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 05:32:40 (CDT)
I am trying Bates method for a few weeks, I believe this method would help me to cure my eyes' problems, but I just encountered a big problem that I can't see anything when I close my eyes (I mean I can't imaging to see anything clearly). It is the first time for me to recognize my brain is so intractable, it makes me feel terrible. Is there any methods can help me out of this kind of situation? By the way, I don't think I have understood the exact meaning of the word "period", is there anyone who can explain it to me? Thanks a lot!
veinnie <veinnielee@hotmail.com>
Jinan, China - Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 00:32:35 (CDT)
I want to thank you for providing these magazines.
I run the web site; www.cleareyesight.info.
The young girl that works as cashier at the local pharmacy wears glasses and kept having to buy stronger prescriptions for close blur.
I gave her the web site and a link to central-fixation.com.
this was a year ago.
I saw her recently and she no longer needs glasses, the Bates method work cured her eyesight.
She has enrolled in college to become a opthalmologist specializing in Bates Natural Eyesight Improvement to avoid prescribing eyeglasses, contacts, surgery and drugs.
The young generation will have Ophthalmologist Bates Magazines, books to learn form and pass on to their children thanks to this web site.
clark night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 17:06:54 (CDT)
Looks like the author did a spelling correction on this site recently.
NICE!
clark night
Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 18:36:49 (CDT)
How do i make a donation on paypal in US dollars?
It only says eur and i dont know how much it will be converted into US american.

Alos; microsoft word will correct any mis-spelling on magazines.
Copy/past to word and do spell check fast.
Buy microsoft works suite 2006 and will have word and other software for low price.
clarknight <mclearsight@aol.com>
Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 18:26:09 (CDT)
Free microsoft Word and adobe pdf downloads of ophthalmologist Bates Better Eyesight Mgazines.
Page, date, word searchable.
clark night <mclearsight@aol.com>
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 13:41:36 (CDT)
I have been following the Bates method since Nov 2007. I started at -8.00 glasses, 5/200 eyesight measured on Snellen chart. As of August 1, 2008 I can now see at best 20/30 on the chart, though on average I see 20/70. HUGE improvement. (see my blog for more details http://sorrisi.wordpress.com)

Previously I made a comment for parents about getting plus lenses for their children. Now I realize through my own experience that glasses are dangerous, and there are easy ways to prevent myopia in the first place. Don't be lazy, read for yourself what Bates wrote in his book, magazines and published articles. He did many studies in schools which were repeated and verified by other doctors. He proved myopia is preventable and curable.
Sorrisi
UK - Monday, August 4, 2008 at 13:11:49 (CDT)
I have worn glasses as long as I can remember, and am now in my sixties.
I found this site, at to day I can read normal text.
A lot of improvement is still needed, but I want to tell this as an encouragement for those who read it - the site has been down, and I suppose, it may happen again.

I do however hope, that the reason for it having been down is not site-name hi-jackers, who make money out of selling the site-name back to the original owner.

Thank you so much for your site.

Hope that you don't mind my printing the contents out - just in case.

Per <kim02@forum.dk>
Copenhagen, Denmark - Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 00:13:56 (CDT)
Thank you very much. Nice website. I love the Swing Window program.
Ed
USA - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 22:26:21 (CDT)
Glad to see the site back up. Thanks for maintaining it!
sorrisi
Friday, July 04, 2008 at 08:39:04 (CDT)
How do I make a donation?
clearnight <mclearsight@aol.com>
worcester, usa - Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 16:43:53 (CDT)
We missed you central-fixation.com!!!
Great to have you back!

clarknight
Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 16:37:55 (CDT)
Thank God this is back. I've been checking this page like hourly for a month with diminishing hope. I found out that this is the only place to get Mackracken's "Normal Sight Without Glasses." (For free at least)
Andrew <golfr7k1@gmail.com>
New York, USA - Wednesday, July 02, 2008 at 22:04:34 (CDT)
My web site and another Bates Natural Eyesight Improvement web site have recently recieved hate email from people trying to persuade us to shut down our web sites, to stop teaching Natural eyeight improvement.
I suspect the hate mail is from businesses that sell eyeglasses, eye surgery.
There have also been a couple vision improvement teachers/businesses selling vision improvement books, classes, kits and they have made it clear that they do not like the public viewing web sites that give free Natural Eyesight Improvement training. I cuts into thier business.
clark night
usa - Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 16:50:33 (CDT)
I dont know how to do that.
When i want to copy a web site to my computer and then to a disk
I usually click file on the internet explorer bar, then save as, then save to my documents.
pictures i save in my pictures.
i can then read every page when connected to internet but dont know if that will work if this site is not available.
I also select, copy and paste all text/pictures from every web page, link... to microsoft word and then i can read the entire site in word without internet connection.
Microsoft web site and explorer, aol..home pages might have more information.

clark night
worcester, usa - Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 16:43:29 (CDT)
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