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The Bates Method for Eyesight Improvement

Vision Therapy Eyewear Manual

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Vision Therapy Eyewear Manual

Disclaimer: Natural Vision and its related companies are indemnified from any misuse of the vision therapy eyewear resulting in physical injuries or accidents. Copyright Natural Vision Therapy Canada 2005. Vision Therapy Eyewear Version 2.0, June 2006. All rights are reserved. No part of this printed material may be photocopied, reproduced, translated to another language, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written consent of Natural Vision Centre Pte Ltd.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Myopia Root Cause........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 The Bates Method ............................................................................................................................................. 1

2. TRADITIONAL VIEW VS DR BATES VIEW ................................................................................. 3

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Warped eyeball ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Permanent damage .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Surgery .................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Prescription Glasses ........................................................................................................................................ 4 2.4.1 Why Glasses Dont Help .......................................................................................................................... 4 2.5 Root Cause ............................................................................................................................................................ 5

3. VISION THERAPY EYEWEAR HOW THEY WORK ............................................................. 6

3.1 Application to Vision Challenges .............................................................................................................. 6 3.2 Children................................................................................................................................................................... 7

4. VISION THERAPY EYEWEAR BENEFITS ................................................................................ 8

4.1 Effective substitute to prescription glasses ....................................................................................... 8 4.2 Eliminates the 20-times-too-strong problem ....................................................................................... 8 4.3 Prevents progressive myopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia..................................................... 8 4.4 Rediscover natural vision ............................................................................................................................. 9 Central Vision Habit ................................................................................................................................................. 9

5. VISION THERAPY EYEWEAR HOW TO USE ...................................................................... 10

5.1 Substitute Glasses with Eyewear ........................................................................................................... 10 5.2 Central Vision Habit ....................................................................................................................................... 10 5.3 Vision Breaks..................................................................................................................................................... 11 5.4 Going Without Glasses ................................................................................................................................. 11 5.5 Eyecharts ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 5.5.1 Far Chart .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 5.5.1 Near Chart ............................................................................................................................................................ 12

6. WHEN VISION IMPROVES ..................................................................................................................... 13

6.1 Stepped-down Glasses ................................................................................................................................. 13 6.2 The Bates Method Workshop .................................................................................................................... 13

7. CONCLUSION.................................................................................................................................................... 14

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8. FREQUENTLY-ASKED-QUESTIONS .............................................................................................. 15
8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 Who and when were the Vision Therapy Eyewear or Pinhole glasses invented? ......... 15 What are XS, S, M and L models? ........................................................................................................... 15 What is the benefit of the Eyewear? ..................................................................................................... 15 Are there side-effects? ................................................................................................................................. 15 When and how long do you wear the Eyewear? .............................................................................. 16 How long do we need to wear the Eyewear to experience vision improvement? ........ 16 How do we know my vision has improved? ....................................................................................... 16 What is the relationship between Vision Therapy Eyewear and The Bates Method? . 16

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1. Introduction
Singapore The Myopia Capital of the World

ave your ever wondered why the incidence of myopia in Singapore is the highest in the world 80% of the population aged 16 onwards suffers from myopia, compared to an estimated 25% in America, Australia, Europe and China. Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore are the top five countries in the world with the highest incidence of myopia (with Singapore holding the dubious record!)

1.1 Myopia Root Cause

Does the root cause lie in our food, climate, classroom, genes, habits or lifestyle? Severe myopia (10 diopter or more) may cause retinal detachment which can lead to blindness. Our children are starting to wear prescription glasses as early as Primary One. They are also upgrading their glasses to higher-powered pairs every few months as they cope with the school workload, as well as the near-point vision stress generated by the computer games, Playstations, Xboxes, and Gameboys. Is there something we can do to solve this serious problem? Or do we accept what our eye-care professionals are telling us eyesight deterioration is part of growing up in Singapore, and there is nothing one can do to reverse or alleviate the problem in the nation?
1.2 The Bates Method

Thank God that there is hope for poor eyesight. The Bates Method Workshop for Eyesight Improvement achieves better eyesight without glasses, surgery, medication or risk. Thousands of people around the world have benefitted from the 85-year-old Bates Method. It is definitely a better and more effective alternative to glasses in eliminating myopia, astigmatism and

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presbyopia (long-sightedness). The Vision Therapy Eyewear, is a cost-effective way to get started in the Bates Method. Dr William Bates after examining 30,000 pairs of eyes per year back then in the 1900s, concluded that prescription glasses is part of the problem, and going without the eye-crutches will bring vision therapy benefits to patients. However, the Bates Method is not a substitute to visiting an eye-care professional when one suffers from medically-related vision challenges.

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2. Traditional View vs Dr Bates View

Wear your glasses all the time or your eyesight will worsen true or false?
he traditional eye-care industry has been preaching: 1. Wear your glasses all the time or your eyesight will worsen. 2. There is no cure for myopia (shortsightedness), astigmatism or presbyopia (long-sightedness). 3. Glasses is the only non-surgical solution to help you see clearly. 4. Lasik surgery is the only hope if one wants to get rid of prescription glasses, although, as in all surgeries, it comes with a risk that your eyesight may be irreversibly damaged. You would have to sign away all rights to sue your ophthalmologist since your went for the surgery fully aware of all the risks and benefits.
Traditional Industry View Eye lens & shape of eyeball are warped Permanent damage Surgery to correct damage Glasses to prevent deterioration Dont agree on root cause Dr Bates Every part of the body can perform efficiently Vision therapy can restore normal vision Good vision habits Eliminate glasses or stepped-down glasses Stress and strain

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TABLE 1 Compares the Traditional View and Dr Bates View regarding myopia, astigmatism and presbyopia 2.1 Warped eyeball

Todays eye-care professionals believe that the shape of the eyeball, including the eye lens are warped, lengthened, or elongated. Dr Bates believed that every part of our body is adaptive, can self-heal, and is designed to perform efficiently and holistically.

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Our eye-care professionals believe that there is nothing one can do to reverse myopia, astigmatism or presbyopia. The eyeball is already irreversibly warped. Dr Bates believed that vision therapy including eye-mind training can restore normal or perfect eyesight. Dr Bates had seen many cases where his patients went without glasses against his orders, and their vision was restored to normal.
2.3 Surgery

Since the eyeball is already permanently damaged, surgery is the only solution to get back perfect vision. However, there is a risk associated with any surgery, including Lasik. Most eye doctors who are performing the lasik surgery are still wearing glasses themselves. Lasik surgery was invented less than eleven years ago, and the long-term effects are still unknown. Besides, the root cause of vision challenges (myopia, astigmatism or presbyopia) has not been addressed. Eyesight deterioration can occur after Lasik surgery if the patient continues to stare at the computer screen or reading voluminously non-stop for long hours. By contrast, Dr Bates believed that one can maintain perfect vision for near and far, if one maintains good vision habits. Good vision habits, not eye exercises, promotes relaxed use of the vision system, hence normal perfect vision is maintained. Ask someone you know who has perfect vision if he or she needs to do anything special to maintain perfect vision. The answer is always nothing.
2.4 Prescription Glasses

Eye-care professionals encourage you to wear your glasses all day. Take them off, and your vision will worsen. Why does my vision continue to worsen after wearing the glasses? Why do my kids complain that they cannot see clearly anymore a few months after getting their new glasses? They need higher-powered glasses every couple of months. Dr Bates believed that glasses is part of the problem. They are like eye-crutches. You become totally dependent on them. You feel insecure without them. However, when you remove your glasses, and give yourself a little time (as short as 1 hour), you will find that your body, eyes and mind are constantly making adjustments to help you see better. Vision improves. Therefore, Dr Bates wrote his perennial best-seller in 1919, Perfect Sight Without Glasses. Today, you will still be able to buy Dr Bates book, Better Eyesight Without Glasses at your local bookstores.
2.4.1 Why Glasses Dont Help

Glasses are fitted for 20 feet or 6m. It is the most effective (translated to mean the most powerful pair) for all distances from 1 feet to 20 feet and

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beyond. Most likely, you will feel giddy and may even suffer a headache when you first put on the newly prescribed pair of glasses. Your optician will tell you that you will get used to it. Sure enough, your body adapts and adjusts to help you cope with the strong pair of crutches for your eyes. When used for reading at 1 feet for example, the glasses are twenty times too strong (20 feet / 1 feet) since they have a fixed focal length, unlike the natural eye lens which have a variable focal length (and therefore doesnt have the 20-times-too-strong problem when doing close work). When watching TV / computer at 4 feet, the glasses are 5 times too strong. The strain caused by these glasses is one of the major contributing factors to progressive myopia, astigmatism and presbyopia. (changing higher-powered lens frequently). Dr Bates on the other hand encouraged that you either go without glasses completely, without straining to see in the process, or have lower powered glasses. Strictly speaking, to be precise, have 20 pairs of glasses with different power for different distances. When working on the computer or reading, 25 to 50 percent (varies, since every individual is different) of your current prescription on your glasses will do just fine.
2.5 Root Cause

Have you ever asked your eye-care professional, Why do I or my kids suffer from myopia, astigmatism or presbyopia? The explanation will likely be: a) it is part of growing up (like your height), b) it is probably your genes (your parents wear glasses), or c) you have been putting too much strain on your vision system (too much reading, computer games, Gameboys, TV-watching). Dr Bates believed that we are all born with perfect vision, and the root cause is a result of poor vision habits resulting in excessive stress and strain in our vision system. If a boy plays computer games on the PC or TV several hours non-stop a day, his vision is likely to be less-than-perfect. Reading, homework and other activities that create excessive near-point stress are key factors that contribute to vision challenges. Does that mean we stop all these activities and dont going to school or work? Dr Bates teaches the use of ones vision system with maximum relaxation and minimum stress and strain. The techniques become good vision habits. They automatically become part of you, used all-day and unconsciously. They are not eye exercises.

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3. Vision Therapy Eyewear How They Work

The scientific pin-hole effect helps one see clearly without prescription glasses or eye crutches, and brings about vision therapy benefits resulting in eyesight improvement.

ight travels in straight lines. They dont bend around pin-holes, resulting in fewer light rays traveling through the holes. A sharpened image is formed on the retinal when one wears a pair of pin-hole glasses or Vision Therapy Eyewear.

3.1 Application to Vision Challenges

The Vision Therapy Eyewear can help myopic, astigmatic and presbyopic adults and children see better without prescription glasses. The Eyewear works best as a substitute to glasses with a diopter of less than 3.0 (or 300 degrees, minus or plus diopter). For diopters between 3.0 to 5.0, using the Eyewear for reading or computer use (not reading off fine prints far away) may be suitable for some individuals. Beyond 5.0 diopter, the Eyewear is not likely to be useful. In this case, stepped-down glasses are more suitable, especially when used in conjunction with vision therapy.

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3.2 Children

For children below the age of 5, the Eyewear may not be suitable unless the child fully understands its application and uses it appropriately. If the Eyewear is to be worn in class, it is best for the parent to write in advance to the teacher explaining why your child is using the strange looking black glasses with pin-holes in them. They are used as a substitute to prescription glasses as part of a vision therapy program, and not trying to look cool in class. Depending of your childs degree of myopia or/and astigmatism, prescription glasses may sometimes be useful if the child needs to see more challenging prints or objects very far away. In this case, instead of straining to see, prescription glasses worn during a short time, instead of the Eyewear, will be more appropriate. As a rough rule-of-thumb, the Eyewear can substitute very adequately, a pair of glasses with diopter of 1.0 to 1.75. Every individual is different, and it is best for the child to try out the Eyewear and compare it with the prescription glasses for best results. It is important to remind the child never to strain to see in any circumstances, or wear the Eyewear outdoors (since peripheral vision is limited or obstructed by the pin-holes).

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4. Vision Therapy Eyewear Benefits

Shortsighted, longsighted, and astigmatic adults and children can now enjoy natural vision therapy to achieve better eyesight without surgery, medication or risk.

lasses cause tremendous strain contributing to further eyesight deterioration. Nobody wore glasses and regain perfect vision. The Vision Therapy Eyewear is an effective alternative to glasses, without all the disadvantages associated with prescription glasses. The major benefits of the Vision Therapy Eyewear are:

4.1 Effective substitute to prescription glasses

The Eyewear, using the pin-hole principle helps you see clearly near (for longsightedness) and far (shortsightedness) without strain and stress. As a rule-ofthumb (since every individual is different), if the glasses diopter is less than 3.0, the Eyewear works well in most circumstances (except when outdoors or driving a vehicle). For individuals with glasses diopter between 3.0 and 5.0, the Eyewear may help when reading, computer work or even TV watching.
4.2 Eliminates the 20-times-too-strong problem

There is no 20 times over-powered prescription glasses or eye-crutches to confuse the eye and the mind especially during activities that cause a lot of near-point stress (reading, TV, computer for example). The Eyewear therefore eliminates the strain and stress caused by glasses. Going without glasses safely and without straining to see is a highly recommended habit.
4.3 Prevents progressive myopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia

Since the major contributing factor to progressive vision challenges is stress and strain caused by frequent wearing of prescription glasses during near work, the

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elimination of glasses also reduces the probability of upgrading to higher-powered lenses.

4.4 Rediscover natural vision

The Eyewear gives you confidence to go without the eye-crutches, and effectively encourages the use of your natural vision ability to see clearly far and near. This is analogous to physio-therapy. This helps you to break your dependence and reliance on the prescription glasses. Your eye, mind and body will learn how to coordinate and adapt optimally to bring about improved vision every day.
Central Vision Habit

The Eyewear promotes a very important vision habit taught by Dr Bates centralization, or central vision. This is a key vision habit to improved and perfect eyesight. Centralisation is the most relaxing way to use your vision system, especially during close work. Relaxed vision obviously eliminates the stress and strain.

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5. Vision Therapy Eyewear How to Use

The objective of the Eyewear is to encourage inculcation of the Central Vision habit and develop the confidence to go without glasses.
o not use the Eyewear outdoors. The pin-holes block out the peripheral or side-vision and can be dangerous when crossing the street or playing outdoors. There should be absolutely no driving or operating any machinery that can cause harm to the Eyewear wearer and people nearby. The Eyewear are not sunglasses. They do not protect you from UV light. Do not wear the Eyewear all day long.
5.1 Substitute Glasses with Eyewear

Wear them when you are reading or watching TV or reading/copying information off the board or slides. If you are mildly myopic, astigmatic, or presbyopic, try to go without glasses whenever it is safe and practical, without straining to see. Strain causes vision to worsen. When you need to see clearly indoors, use the Eyewear as a substitute. If the Eyewear is not practical, then revert to your older and lowerpowered glasses. If the lower-powered glasses still does not do the job, then use your fully-powered pair of glasses. There should be no straining, squinting or any struggle to see in the above process.
5.2 Central Vision Habit

There is only one way to see clearly when wearing the Eyewear look through one pin-hole each eye centrally. You will need to move your head slightly and constantly in order to optimally align your central vision and the pin-hole in front of your pupils, as you outline the object that you are seeing. This is how the Eyewear helps inculcate the Central Vision habit. For example, when reading with the Eyewear, your head needs to be making slight head movements (left-to-right) seeing centrally through the pin-holes. When you are not wearing the Eyewear, you should

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continue to see with the central vision habit. This is the most relaxing way to use your vision system to see clearly, and without stress and strain.
5.3 Vision Breaks

You should take a vision break for 1-2 minutes every 30-40 minutes of near work such as reading, computer work, playing computer games, including Gameboys and handheld games. A vision break is to look at far away objects, preferably at nature, and multi-coloured natural surroundings. You can put away your work, and take a walk, or close your eyes and relax for a moment. This activity helps to minimize vision-stress.
5.4 Going Without Glasses

Natural vision therapy starts to take place when you go without glasses. The Eyewear helps you see better, like your glasses, minus the disadvantages of prescription glasses (over-powered when performing nearer work). Therefore, after learning and inculcating the central vision habit into your lifestyle, and going without your glasses, your vision must start to improve. Your vision does not improve more by wearing the Eyewear for long periods. It is how often you go without glasses and using your natural vision (unaided) in a relaxed manner that maintains normal and perfect vision.
5.5 Eyecharts

Download both the Near and Far (Snellen) eyecharts from our website. Use them to gauge your vision improvement on a daily basis. Print the charts on A4 size paper on the best quality resolution on your home printer, without scaling the size of the image.

5.5.1 Far Chart

For myopic and astigmatic individuals, the Far Eyechart is a useful tool to measure your vision improvement. Place the Far Eyechart exactly 20 feet or 6 m away, preferably stuck on a wall, and well-illuminated with a lamp that is at least 100W bright (daylight, white colour). Keep this setup fixed without moving the chart or lamp. Note the letters on the Chart you can see comfortably and clearly (at least 75% clarity) without wearing glasses or Vision Therapy Eyewear. As your vision improves, you should be able to see further down the Chart with all things being equal. Remember to downgrade your glasses diopter in the improvement process. A person with perfect vision can see the 6/4.5 line of letters, VISIONTHERAPY unaided.

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5.5.1 Near Chart

Likewise for the Near Chart (if you are presbyopic/longsighted), place it 14 inches or 36cm away with the same kind of illumination described above. The chart can be held up or stuck on a wall or book stand. Note the line of letters seen most comfortably without reading or progressive glasses. When your vision improves, you will be able to see farther down the chart. A person with perfect near vision should have no problem making out letters on line 10, and with a little strain even line 11 and 12. When your vision improves, please reduce the prescription in your glasses. This way, you will be adapting to a lesser-powered lens as your progress in your vision improvement journey.

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6. When Vision Improves

Reduce your glasses prescription as your vision improves.

eek out a Behavioural Optician when your vision improves. Your favourite Optician maybe able to dispense stepped-down glasses in tandem with your vision improvement, although majority of the opticians in Hong Kong subscribe to the Traditional View (that there is no cure for myopia due to the permanent elongation of eyeball shape) in addressing vision challenges.

6.1 Stepped-down Glasses

Natural Vision Centre Singapore specializes in stepped-down glasses as we help our customers implement the Bates Method. We are planning similar Centres in Malaysia and Hong Kong in the next 6 months.
6.2 The Bates Method Workshop

If you are interested to find out more about the Bates Method Workshop for Eyesight Improvement (advanced eye-mind training), please obtain a copy of the Workshop Brochure online at our website. Bates Method Workshop customers go on a package with life-time consulting and implementation support (including immediate family members) by investing in a one-time fee upfront.

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7. Conclusion
Can you name any part of your body (other than your vision system) that suffers a permanent damage when you are less than 10 years old?

ingapore is likely to remain the myopia capital of the world if our assumptions are: 1. there is no reversal of myopia, astigmatism or presbyopia, 2. there is nothing you can do to prevent myopia since we have inherited the weak or damaged vision system, 3. glasses are to be worn all the time, and 4. for the very brave individuals, Lasik surgery can improve your vision to near perfect.

Alternatively, consider the following propositions by Dr William Bates: 1. Your vision system is never permanently damaged, but vision therapy and eye-mind training can restore normal and perfect vision 2. Glasses is part of the problem 3. Go without glasses whenever possible safely and pragmatically 4. Never strain to see, but use aids such as Vision Therapy Eyewear or steppeddown glasses 5. Inculcate key vision habits such as Centralisation into your lifestyle so that vision is relaxed, without stress and strain which is the root cause of most vision challenges We, at Natural Vision Centre, believe that God hand-crafted each of us to be uniquely (for example your thumb-print uniquely identifies you against billions of people in the world) and wonderfully made. Every part of our body is perfect and whole, and we ought to look after it sensibly so that it can last us a lifetime, and not fail us (with irreversible permanent damage) when we enter Kindergarten or Primary One. We can certainly see perfectly without glasses, naturally without surgery, medication or risk. We hope you have benefited from this Manual and look forward to hear from you about your vision improvement experiences. You can reach us at shareyourthoughts@thebatesmethod.com

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8. Frequently-Asked-Questions
Ask many questions so that the learning curve can be compressed.

he traditional eye-care industry has been preaching: 1. Wear your glasses all the time or your eyesight will worsen. 2. There is no cure for myopia (shortsightedness), astigmatism or presbyopia (long-sightedness). 3. Glasses is the only non-surgical solution to help you see clearly. 4. Lasik surgery is the only

8.1 Who and when were the Vision Therapy Eyewear or Pinhole glasses invented?

a. It is not known who invented the pinhole glasses, but the scientific principles of pinhole effects (light travels in straight lines) were discovered many centuries ago. Pinhole glasses are widely sold in America, Europe and Australia as substitutes to prescription glasses since the 1950s at least. b. Sir David Brewster, a Scottish scientist, was one of the first to make pinhole photographs in the 1850s.
8.2 What are XS, S, M and L models?

a. Think of them as T-shirt sizes. XS-extra small, usually for children, L-large for bigger-size individuals, and so on. b. The pin-holes are the same in all models. There is no prescription in them.
8.3 What is the benefit of the Eyewear?

a. It helps relief strain and stress caused by prescription glasses, and yet enabling clearer vision. b. Promotes an important vision habit to perfect vision central vision, since you can see clearly only straight ahead centrally. c. Trains your mind, eyes and muscles to see without dependence on your prescription eye crutches.
8.4 Are there side-effects?

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a. None, except that due to the restricted peripheral vision, one should not wear the Eyewear when driving or moving about outdoors for safety considerations.
8.5 When and how long do you wear the Eyewear?

a. Frequent substitute of prescription glasses (TV, computer, reading) with the Vision Therapy Eyewear will result in improved vision, natural, risk and drug-free. b. You are likely to experience 10-20% vision improvement in 2-4 weeks. c. For severe myopic, astigmatic and presbyopic cases (>5.0 diopter), steppeddown prescription glasses are helpful when used in conjunction with the Eyewear. d. Wear the Eyewear 5-10 minutes for a start to get used to seeing through one pin-hole centrally. Thereafter, one should have no problems getting used to them.
8.6 How long do we need to wear the Eyewear to experience vision improvement?

a. It is not the length of time wearing the Eyewear to achieve vision improvement but reducing or eliminating the root cause of vision challenges stress and strain in the visual system. b. Most customers find that it is beneficial to wear the Eyewear progressively, starting from 10 minutes per session, extending to 60 minutes each time, after getting comfortable seeing through the pin-holes. c. Minimise the use of prescription glasses helps. d. Substituting the overpowered glasses with the Eyewear or stepped-down glasses also helps whenever it is safe and appropriate.
8.7 How do we know my vision has improved?

a. The world has become super-sharp, and your existing pair of glasses feels overpowered and may even cause a headache. b. You can also use a Snellen Eye Chart to measure your vision improvement. c. You should consider using your previous pair of lowered-powered glasses or have the lenses stepped-down.
8.8 What is the relationship between Vision Therapy Eyewear and The Bates Method?

a. The Bates Method is a 85-year-old eye-mind training program where regaining perfect vision is possible without the use of drugs, surgery or special equipment. b. Going without glasses and training the mind-eye to see naturally is facilitated by the use of the Eyewear (sharper vision without prescription glasses). c. Glasses, as taught by Dr Bates, is part of the problem. d. More information (Brochure, FAQs, Success Stories) available at www.thebatesmethod.com.

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