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  1. Re:Perhaps nobody else cares? by moosesocks · · Score: 1 · on HDTV Has Ruined the LCD Market

    Print out a page of text with incrementally decreasing font sizes (or an eye chart).

    Adjust the zoom level in your PDF reader so that the letters are the same physical size as the printed chart.

    Now, which of the two is more legible?
    (Hint: The answer is always going to be the paper, even if you've got an awesome monitor, and a godawful printer)

    This is also highly evident when holding an iPhone up next to a Droid or Nexus One. Even though the iPhone's multimedia capabilities are clearly better, the increased pixel density on the latest batch of Android phones makes them much more pleasant to use for everyday tasks, even when the fonts are the same physical "size." (This also makes the awful BlackBerry screens truly inexcusable, given that E-Mail is their "killer app." Those awesome keyboards seem rather silly, when you can only see a few lines of text at a time, and BlackBerry's UI designers don't seem to have ever considered the fact that their screens are tiny.)

  2. The Bates system. . . by Fantastic+Lad · · Score: 1 · on The U.S. Navy's Doctrine of Laser Eye Surgery
    I've been working with a system pioneered by a fellow named William Bates nearly 100 years ago. The science since then has advanced and Bates was completely wrong about several things, but as he was writing almost a century ago I can forgive him that. --The fact of the matter is that he was really on to something; that is, I've personally found some of his method effective.

    There is quite a lot of rather rabid anti-Bates stuff out there claiming quackery, but the fact that the system is free and glasses and surgery are not, leads me to wonder how sincere the critics really are.

    For my part, I've been mucking about with the Bates system for about two months, (you're supposed to do it for a year), and have found the palming exercise in particular definitely works. --That is, text which is fuzzy and unreadable to me at two feet becomes crystal-clear after doing the palming exercise for four minutes. Go figure.

    The palming exercise is simple; You cover one eye with your palm so that the eye, while covered in darkness, can still move and act naturally. You don't close that eye or put any pressure on it. Then you simply look at things with your other eye. You scan around and focus on things and do that for about two minutes. Then you switch eyes. When you have done this with both eyes, your vision is suddenly much better. Try it. It's pretty cool, and seeing is believing.

    Now, the conventional wisdom states that dysfunctional vision is the result of poorly shaped lenses and cannot under any circumstances be cured with exercises, but if this were true, then the level of 'out-of-focusness' I experience should remain constant no matter what happens. But that's obviously not how things really are; the palming exercises change my vision for the better. --Further, I find that doing the exercises for about twenty minutes will allow me to see much more clearly for several hours after the fact. I do this before going out or watching a movie.

    All this means that there is more at work than simple lense structure; that the muscles acting on the eye -for whatever reason- subconsciously or whatever, are creating problems which in turn means that you should be able to re-train your brain to stop the eye muscles from acting like this. That's the general idea, and from my experiences, it is quite sound.

    I've even had a few "clear flashes" where suddenly for a few moments the entire world is in perfect focus. It was really cool the first time it happened. I stared at the world in amazement until I had to blink. The moment I blinked, it went back to its 'normal' out of focus state. According to people who have been successful in following this system, if I keep up with the exercises, my vision should continue to improve incrementally, and more interestingly, the clear flashes will become more frequent until one day things will click into focus and stay that way.

    Anyway, check it out for yourself. Somebody posted the whole of Bate's book online so you can read it for free. . .

    This laser eye surgery thing basically just re-shapes your cornea into a secondary corrective lense; kind of like a built-in contact lense. The problem with this is that over time, your brain will 'correct' the new state of vision and your eyesight will diminish once more to wherever your subconscious believe it ought to be.

    A little discipline and self-education should be preferable to having a laser trained on your eyeball! (One would think, anyway.)


    -FL

  3. Some interesting reading. . . by Fantastic+Lad · · Score: 1 · on The U.S. Navy's Doctrine of Laser Eye Surgery
    Hi. I've been working with a system pioneered by a fellow named William Bates nearly 100 years ago. The science since then has advanced and Bates was completely wrong about some things, but as he was writing almost a century ago, so I can forgive him that. --The fact of the matter is that he was really on to something; that is, I've personally found his method effective.

    There is quite a lot of rather rabid anti-Bates stuff out there claiming quackery, but the fact that the system is free and glasses and surgery are not leads me to wonder how sincere the critics really are.

    For my part, I've been mucking about with the Bates system for about two months, (you're supposed to do it for a whole year), and have found the palming exercise in particular definitely works. --That is, text which is fuzzy and unreadable at a certain distance becomes crystal clear after four minutes of doing the palming exercise. Go figure.

    I've even had a few "clear flashes" where suddenly for a few moments, the entire world is in perfect focus. (It was really cool the first time it happened. I stared at the world in amazement until I had to blink. The moment I blinked, it went back to its 'normal' out of focus state. According to people who have been successful in following this system, if I keep up with the exercises, my vision should continue to improve incrementally, and more interestingly, the clear flashes will become more frequent until one day things will click into focus and stay that way.

    This system might not be for your girlfriend, but maybe it is. She can check it out for herself. Somebody posted the whole of Bate's book online. . .

    Hope that helps.


    -FL

  4. Re: Myopia by some+guy+I+know · · Score: 1 · on Corals Adapt to Global Warming
    claims to have a method which slowly reduces the need for glasses through eye exercises
    I think that you may be referring to what is called the "Theory of Accommodation".
    A couple of sites with more info: Site 1 Site 2
    (Caveat: These sites are pushing the method, and so are not necessarily objective about it.)
  5. Better Sight Without Glasses... by Derwen · · Score: 2 · on Laser Vision Surgery for Developers?
    ..is the title of Harry Benjamin's book on a set of simple exercises to permanently cure your eye problems. There's really no need to prop up any part of the multi-billion dollar vision industry, when you can cure yourself :-)
    See here for more info.
    hth
    - Derwen

  6. better sight without glasses... by Derwen · · Score: 1, Offtopic · on ATi's All In Wonder Radeon 9700 Pro
    ...is the title of Harry Benjamin's book on a set of simple exercises to permanently cure your eye problems. There's really no need to prop up any part of the multi-billion dollar vision industry, when you can cure yourself :-)
    See here for more info.
    hth
    - Derwen

  7. Re:Behavioral Optometry by bigsmelly · · Score: 1 · on Laser Vision Surgery for Developers?

    Yup. I'm a long-sightee who has dispensed with glasses over a period of time.

    Basically the idea is that your crystaline lens in your eye is stretched and compressed by muscles. You can train those muscles and therefore improve you accomodation. You still have the eye shape defect, but you can deal with it.

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  8. Re:Better Eyesight Without Glasses by BatesMethod · · Score: 1 · on Laser Vision Surgery for Developers?
    Natural eyesight enhancement methods such as the Bates Method may be worth pursuing.

    Some web resources of potential interest:

    I.S.E.E.
    seeing.org
    Google search

    Some books of potential interest:

    Relearning to See
    The Bates Method for Better Eyesight Without Glasses
    Perfect Sight Without Glasses

    With regard to refractive surgery, the cornea generally heals (scars) very slowly, over the course of years or decades, so the long term effects of refractive surgery may not yet be well understood. In my opinion, for persons with eyesight that can easily be corrected to near 20/20, refractive surgery is risky and reckless (especially so if your livelihood depends on your eyesight). See surgicaleyes.org for stories from the dark side of refractive surgery.

  9. Re:Better Eyesight Without Glasses by BatesMethod · · Score: 1 · on Laser Vision Surgery for Developers?
    Natural eyesight enhancement methods such as the Bates Method may be worth pursuing.

    Some web resources of potential interest:

    I.S.E.E.
    seeing.org
    Google search

    Some books of potential interest:

    Relearning to See
    The Bates Method for Better Eyesight Without Glasses
    Perfect Sight Without Glasses

    With regard to refractive surgery, the cornea generally heals (scars) very slowly, over the course of years or decades, so the long term effects of refractive surgery may not yet be well understood. In my opinion, for persons with eyesight that can easily be corrected to near 20/20, refractive surgery is risky and reckless (especially so if your livelihood depends on your eyesight). See surgicaleyes.org for stories from the dark side of refractive surgery.

  10. Re:laser surgery.... by BatesMethod · · Score: 1 · on Bionic Retinas Give Patients Sight
    Anyone considering laser surgery should be aware that refractive surgery is not foolproof. Reportedly, some overzealous LASIK surgery mills have even neglected to provide patients with adequate information for informed consent, as available on the FDA LASIK site. In addition, the cornea generally heals (scars) very slowly, so the long term (10-20 year) consequences of some of the newer forms of refractive surgery may not yet be fully understood.

    Fortunately, natural techniques are available that may be able to help people improve blurred eyesight caused by problems such as myopia or astigmatism. For further information on the topic of natural eyesight improvement, a good starting point is the ISEE website.

  11. Re:Natural Eyesight Improvement by BatesMethod · · Score: 1 · on A Link Between Diet and Myopia?
    The ISEE site appears to be a better source for information on natural eyesight improvement than myopia.org.

    Otherwise, OptiStock.com may be a good place to look for information about the profit potential of the vision care market.

  12. Natural Eyesight Improvement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on A Link Between Diet and Myopia?
    Some theories point to the idea that wearing eyeglasses actually contributes to myopia. It is well known that, once children are prescribed eyeglasses, they typically require a stronger and stronger prescription over time.

    In the early 1900's, an eye doctor named William H. Bates developed and attempted to promote a set of theories and techniques for natural eyesight improvement. One of the more well known people he helped was famous author Aldous Huxley, who wrote a book about his experience titled The Art of Seeing. Unfortunately, Bates' ideas are not yet generally accepted and promoted by the western medical establishment.

    www.i-see.org is a good source for information on natural eyesight improvement, and also has a good resources page. Some other useful sources are: www.seeing.org, Relearning to See, and Better Eyesight Without Glasses.

  13. Natural Eyesight Improvement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on A Link Between Diet and Myopia?
    Some theories point to the idea that wearing eyeglasses actually contributes to myopia. It is well known that, once children are prescribed eyeglasses, they typically require a stronger and stronger prescription over time.

    In the early 1900's, an eye doctor named William H. Bates developed and attempted to promote a set of theories and techniques for natural eyesight improvement. One of the more well known people he helped was famous author Aldous Huxley, who wrote a book about his experience titled The Art of Seeing. Unfortunately, Bates' ideas are not yet generally accepted and promoted by the western medical establishment.

    www.i-see.org is a good source for information on natural eyesight improvement, and also has a good resources page. Some other useful sources are: www.seeing.org, Relearning to See, and Better Eyesight Without Glasses.

  14. Join the I-SEE mailing list by NiteBird · · Score: 1 · on Laser Vision Correction?

    And don't forget the original internet resource for vision improvement, the International Society for the Enhancement of Eyesight web site and mailing list.

  15. Improve your vision Naturally by NiteBird · · Score: 1 · on Laser Vision Correction?

    When I learned about the Bates method for better vision (eye exercises and new habits of using your eyes), I threw away my glasses, and now I can see -- not perfect -- but very well. On some days, better than I had with glasses previously. I know of many people who have experienced an eye-doctor confirmed improvement in vision (reduced prescriptions.) For more details, see the web page of the International Society for the Enhancement of Eyesight.