Dear Alex, Subject: The real truth about the Bates "Method" Re: How to implement prevention with motivated adults. Thanks for pointing out that Bates spent 10...
... I do not dismiss studies. I dismiss the conclusions wrongly drawn from them. There is a difference. ... First of all, he did use a control group. He used a...
... Oakley ... I find your statement that Haberfeld and Oakley's protocol worked in conflict with your dismissal of Wallman, Grosvenor, Comet and others. ...
I thank Alex Eulenberg for providing information on the "First Phase" of Dr. Bates. In this phase he did not make "claims". He only supported the posting of...
... The abstract says "these predictable myopic changes were mostly eliminated by the brief, daily periods of viewing through plano lenses." Another way of...
... facts? ... The animals wore a -5D lens, creating hyperopic blur as would be found in a high hyperope or with extreme near work in an emmetrope or corrected...
... Recovery requires both the non-introduction or non-increase of minus lens power and the removal of the pro-myopic lifestyle (visual experience, nutrition,...
... known ... result of correction would be a stabilization of progression. Pretty big "if". Most myopes are not corrected until at the -1.00 to -1.50 level...
... Yes, and let me clarify. The known facts are consistent with the hypothesis that the introduction of minus lenses, or of increasing the "minus" power of...
Subject: Is the minus lens safe? Should you wear your over-prescribed minus lens all the time? Re: Here are the majority-opinion reasons. ============= By...
Dear Angela, Subject: How many people know about and complain about this terrible "situation" I suggest reading this site: http://www.myopia.org/ and think...
Dear Angela, I think you have already taken the important step to stop it from "getting worse". That is getting a "reduced" lens for ALL CLOSE WORK. What I do...
... Well, I've heard that all my life. It'll stop getting worse when you turn 13, 18, 22, 25, etc. At 49 I can say that that is not true. I don't worry about...
Dear Angela, What this site does is to LOOK INTO THE FUTURE. This is about helping the parent or grandparent, help his child AVOID entry into nearsighedes...
Dear Alex, Subject: Your answer to these questions. I have my own judgment on how to test a population of fundamental eyes -- to find out if they are dynamic....
Just wanted to add that I am hoping since it appears that close work with reading, computer use, etc is related to increased myopia. And I have always spent a...
Dear Angela, I have learned (as an engineer) to not trust majority-opinion people when they report "facts". Because they ALWAYS bias their statements to ...
That's what I have suspected regarding my own vision. I have also found research articles that support that close work and reading cause myopia. One article...
Dear Angela, Subject: Does the eye "change" when you place a strong minus on it. 1. The majority-opinion is that is never will. 2. The second-opinion is that...
Is there any research that looks at whether changes are in the brain or in the eye itself??? Probably not, as I have tried to search on some good sites...
Dear Angela, Subject: My "unfortunate" habits -- that a large percentage of kids have. There are majority-opinion ODs who think I am "attacking" them -- when I...
Thanks for the site! When I was a kid my nose was constantly in a book. I ready as many as 2 complete books a day for decades. I think reading through distance...
Dear Angela, Subject: Our "poor" visual habits as kids. Most ODs will tell you that AVOIDING entry is impossible. But they are "busy", and have no time to help...
Thanks for the info. My son is 20 years old and has perfect vision! Even what I would call beyond perfect. We went hiking up a local mountain and he could read...
Dear Angela, Subject: The nature of prevention. There are way to many ODs who love to over-prescribe a minus lens. In one case a 4 year old child, with 20/60...
Honest.txt Dear Alex, Subject: The majority-opinion versus true PREVENTION. I have always AGREED that preventive methods (Bates 1903 - 1913) are difficult,...
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