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cybernetic implants are cool
Just not profitable enough I suppose.
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William H bates
Why bother when William H Bates already found a way to restore sight in 1920? His book on the matter can be viewed from http://www.iblindness.org/books/bates/here
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Re:Sounds mostly familiar
I get headaches pretty frequently but I think that is also partly due me needed to get a new prescription for my glasses.
Actually, it might be to do with the fact you wear glasses. Throw them away, and read Perfect Vision without Glasses (now in the public domain) by William H. Bates. It works. -
Re: Myopia
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.) -
Re:Links
This might be cool, but I don't know how his financial situation is (he's 15 years old), so I'm looking into some low-to-no cost options. I don't even know which Braille-terminal he has (he does have one though). This makes it all a bit more difficult. Yesterday I finally got around to playing with the Knoppix 3.2 (linux-live-on-CD) version, and lo and behold: there's an option for a braille config as well. That's really good, now I can put that disk in the guys box and see if any weird things are going to happen - without messing up his box.
You mentioned you have very bad vision: I stumbled accross this site, which you might find of use. -
Re:Sounds like a scam -- actual on-site informatioThey present the full method in Bates' 1920 book "Perfect Sight Without Glasses" at http://www.iblindness.org/books/bates/
At least read the website before you decide to bash it please. You will end up looking less foolish.
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There are ways to avoid that
First of all, if the problem stem from radiations coming from the screen, the farther you are from it, the less radiation you take. Since they must follow an inverse square law, even a few centimeters can make quite a difference.
Next, and perhaps more important: do NOT strain when you are looking at the screen. I spend most of my time in front of a CRT, and don't have any troubles. Take some breaks, before you eyes hurt. Even closing your eyes and resting them for a few secoonds is often enough. You can also put your cupped palms on your eyes, not touching them, elbows resting on the desk, and imagine pleasant things. Also, look out of the window from time to time.
Apart from these obvious things, there is a right way to look, and many wrong ones. Most people who have vision problems, headaches, eyestrain or pain are in this situation only because they use their eyes in a wrong way. If you want to know more about this, take a look at this site.
Unbelievable as it seems, I've cured myself of myopia, astigmatism and amblyopia in two years by using the method described in there (it's the Bates method). Besides, it's totally free, and this is a non profit site with no advertissement or such. Everything you need to know is in there
Don't take my word for it, give it a fair try, and see for yourself.
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Re:Scientific criticism of eye exercises
Take a look at the rebuttal of these, there.
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Don't do it!
Please check the imagination blindness site first. It's a non-profit site. It doesn't have anything to sell you. It's not related to the Scientology or whatever sect
It offers all you need to know to have a better eyesight. You can find the full "Better eyesight without glasses" book from Dr Bates online there. The Bates method works. I've been doing it alone since two years and I'm nearly back to normal sight. If you want to know more, you can do a search on google with kuro5hin+bates, you'll find my story there.