Text of the book “Seeing without glasses. How can you restore your vision at any age without glasses, contacts and surgeries?

In medicine, the Bates method of vision restoration is used extremely rarely, due to a decrease in demand for products in the glasses and lenses manufacturing industry. However, in practice, the effectiveness of this technique has been proven, since 80% of people observe positive results from vision correction. The goal of the exercises is to completely relax the muscle fibers surrounding the eyeball.

Bates method: description, advantages

There are several options for getting rid of ophthalmological difficulties: you can treat your vision with medications, have surgery or do exercises.

Not everyone knows about the last option. Otherwise, the number of clients for ophthalmologists would be reduced significantly.

Thanks to the Bates method:

• improved blood circulation;
• restoration of eye muscle tone;
• relief from eye pain and strain.

Do light exercises first. When you can master them, move on to more complicated options.

Mental stress is a key cause of vision problems. Due to mental stress, loss of control and discomfort occurs. As a result, farsightedness, strabismus, astigmatism, and myopia appear.

Dr. Bates believed that it was necessary to do gymnastics, the purpose of which was to train and relax the eye muscles. Even glasses need to be replaced with others, more powerful ones over time. This indicated that vision was getting worse and glasses were not helping.

When a person did not wear glasses for some time, his vision noticeably improved. This discovery that Bates made is that visual acuity depends on six muscles. They change the shape of the eye and its focus.

The Bates method is psychological and pedagogical, non-medical. Therefore, this method is not used by ophthalmologists, but by teachers and psychologists.

Positive aspects and essence of the method

The main reason for decreased visual acuity is constant psychosomatic stress, which tones the eye. The pathological condition brings psychological and physical discomfort, which contributes to the occurrence of astigmatism, strabismus, myopia and farsightedness. The main objective of the method is to completely relax the muscle fibers of the eyeballs to eliminate spasms.

Regularly performing a set of exercises normalizes blood circulation, stimulates the restoration of muscle elasticity and tones them.

The Bates technique proves that wearing glasses has a detrimental effect on visual functions, since the ophthalmologist, upon re-examination, does not note an improvement in acuity, but only prescribes stronger devices. In a normal state, the muscles of the visual organ are in a relaxed position, as a result of which the retina perceives the image as it is. To examine an object close up, you need to tense the transverse muscle fibers of the eyeball, and at a distance - the longitudinal ones. Dr. Bates was able to come up with exercises for the organ of vision, with the help of which all the muscles of the eye are trained.

How eye muscles affect visual acuity

When vision is normal, the muscles are relaxed. The eye is spherical in shape. As a result, the image is correctly located on the retina.

When a person looks at objects close up, the transverse muscles tense. Longitudinal ones are relaxed. The eye resembles an oval shape. When you need to look into the distance, the transverse muscles, on the contrary, relax. The eye takes the shape of a ball.

This discovery led to the conclusion that myopia is the result of tension in the transverse muscles, and farsightedness is the result of longitudinal muscles.

It is based on the Bates method from the North American Indian system. Its essence is that strengthening some muscles leads to relaxation of others.

Shichko-Bates technique

This direction is actively promoted by Vladimir Zhdanov; he combined the developments of an American and a domestic psychoanalyst in one complex. Shichko assures that any negative program can be destroyed during sleep; it is enough to write self-hypnosis in a personal diary. He is sure that what is written is ten times more effective than what is heard.

Adhering to the psychoanalyst’s technique, before going to bed, you need to write down life-affirming phrases aimed at restoring your vision and health. Moreover, the installation should not be in the form of a thesis, but completely disclosed. For example, I rest my eyes every hour every day. After recording the installation, perform “palming” and rest.

Bates exercises

To restore and strengthen your vision, you need to consistently perform certain actions:

• replace the lenses with weaker ones (the doctor recommended using glasses that are 1-1.5 diopters less than necessary);
• do gymnastics.

The gymnastics itself involves performing the following actions:

After each exercise, you need to blink your eyes (slightly), this will help relieve tension. During the first week, it is important to do the complex 3 times. Not more.

Turns

Do with eyes open and closed. Turn your gaze to the right and left. Don't concentrate on anything. Repeat 70 times.

Important: do all exercises in moderation, otherwise you may experience overexertion and worsening vision.

Sun

Turn towards the sun. Close your eyes. Make turns in all directions. Do the exercise in the morning and evening, when the sun rises and sets. Duration of classes: 5 minutes.

Is the sun hidden behind the clouds? Light a candle and study in a dark room.

Important: you cannot perform this exercise when the sun is active, because it will harm your eyes.

When you finish doing the exercise, start palming.

Palming

Rub your palms together to warm them up. Close your eyes, cover them with your palms (house), with your thumbs on your forehead. Imagine black without glare or blemishes. Breathing is uniform and calm.

You want to see absolute black when completely relaxed. You can repeat the exercise many times a day, for 5 minutes. Feeling tired in your eyes? Palming immediately. Be sure to do the exercise before bed.

Palming is very beneficial, so do it whenever you have time.

PALMING FOR EYES USING THE BATES METHOD consultation on corrective pedagogy

"PALMING FOR EYES ACCORDING TO THE BATES METHOD"

1. What is “palming” and the meaning of its use for the eyes.

2. How to perform palming correctly.

1. What is “palming” and the meaning of its use for the eyes.

Palming is the name of an exercise that has recently appeared in the practice of vision restoration specialists. The name “palming” comes from the English word palm, that is, palm. This name stuck and is now widely used by authors describing eye exercises. Palming owes its name to a famous scientist from New York. His name was William Bates. This specialist, thanks to whom vision restoration has become a widely known practice, conducted extensive research studying the vision of animals and came to the conclusion that vision can be restored by performing special exercises. It is also interesting that Bates used folk knowledge in his research. In particular, this is the knowledge of Indians about vision and ways to improve it.

The essence of the exercise called palming is to apply the heat of the palms to the eyeball and periocular muscles, but in a state of deep relaxation not only of the muscles, but also of the psyche. The latter effect is not so easy to achieve. In the process of forming a visual image on the retina, not only the lens, cornea and muscles inside the eye are involved, but also the muscles that cover the eyeball and can change its curvature.

These muscles do not obey simple mental orders. But at the same time, they can be in a state of spasm (strong tension), or be too relaxed (lack strength), which leads to insufficient sharpness, astigmatism and other eye diseases.

With the help of palming, carried out in a state of relaxation, these muscles can be influenced. Palming is very useful for those who cannot get rid of myopia, farsightedness, astigmatism, and even strabismus. Practice has shown that after regular use, palming really gives good results.

In any case, palming is the best way to quickly rest your eyes. Palming will be a real discovery for those who work at the computer for a very long time or have to strain their eyes a lot.

So, in order to restore vision, you will have to learn to influence the eye muscles that refuse to obey simple mental orders. Repeating myself, I would like to illustrate this property of the eye muscles with a common example. Birds are able to sleep sitting on a branch without any fear of falling. Because the muscles of their paws clamp the branch reflexively, not paying attention to whether the bird is sleeping or not. Something similar happens in a person’s eyes, and not only in the eyes.

The practice of using palming for almost 100 years shows that it is quite possible to force the eye muscles to change the curvature of the eyeball for better sharpness. The effect of the warmth of the palms and relaxation on our body has been noticed for a long time. When there is sudden pain, we instinctively place our palm on the sore spot and lie down to relax. And as a result, the pain decreases. This feature of the warmth of the palms is also effective in the case of vision. The effect on the eye muscles is very important for getting rid of myopia, farsightedness, astigmatism and strabismus

2. How to perform palming correctly.

To begin, stretch and straighten your fingers so that your palms take a flat shape. Then rub them until a light, pleasant warmth appears, unfold them in front of you and place them in a kind of bowl, as if you want to give someone a drink without spilling the water. The fingers of one hand should be crossed with the fingers of the other, and the palms should be rounded. Now apply the resulting structure to the upper part of your face, as if you were putting on glasses: your nose should be between your little fingers and breathe freely, and your eyes should be in complete darkness inside the improvised cups of your palms.

During the exercise, keep your eyes open and your shoulders, elbows, fingers and palms relaxed. The same applies to the whole body: take a comfortable position - lie down, sit on a chair or armchair, or sit on the floor with your legs crossed under you. You can rest your elbows on your knees or on the tabletop, after placing a sofa cushion to make it softer and more comfortable.

The essence of the “palming” eye exercise is as follows: if you are sitting, from the starting position, lean forward slightly, while keeping your back, neck and head in one, perfectly straight line, but without straining your muscles. Look in front of you, not peering into the oppressive darkness, but turning your gaze as if into the distance. Think about something abstract and pleasant: make plans for the future, indulge in good memories, try to come into harmony with your own body, let go of fatigue and anxiety, and tune in to productive work. At first, there may be a gray veil or glare of light before your eyes, then gradually complete blackness will set in.

To understand whether you are doing eye palming correctly, you need to make sure that your whole body is completely relaxed, but is strictly in a given position, as if a rod is inserted into you from the very top to the tailbone, while your shoulders are straightened, your lungs are free filled with air. The correct placement of your palms on your face is checked as follows: blink several times - if your eyes open and close easily, and your eyelashes do not touch the skin of your hands, then you are holding them correctly.

At the end of the exercise, make several movements with your eyeballs up and down and from side to side. Imagine a completely black canvas in front of you. Try writing a word on it in green glowing ink or tracing a geometric shape. Squeeze your eyes tightly and then relax your eyes completely, but do not open them. Remove your palms from your face, wait a few seconds, and then gradually open your eyelashes and look into the distance so as not to injure your visual apparatus with a sharp transition from complete darkness to light.

Finishing palming is just as important as starting it right. Before opening your eyes, you need to remove your palms and leave your eyes closed. And leave them like that for a few seconds. In addition, you need to make several turns with your head in different directions, smoothly without jerking. This way you improve blood supply to the head and eyes as well. After this, open your eyes and blink very quickly 10-20 times.

Palming should be done at least three to five times a day. This is an important condition for achieving success. Palming is also necessary after intense eye work associated with eye strain. Bates recommended palming at every opportunity, as it is a good rest and a step forward to good vision.

Teacher-defectologist (typhlopedagogue) Inashevskaya K.I.

Indications and contraindications

The technique is suitable for people with myopia, farsightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia. If you give up glasses, you can quickly return your vision to normal.

If it is impossible to completely restore vision, then exercises will help avoid worsening the current condition.

You cannot perform Bates exercises in the following cases:

• retinal detachment (or likelihood of detachment);
• period after surgery (you can only exercise after 6 months or later).

Are there any restrictions?

The Bates method has the following contraindications:

• retinal disinsertion;
• the patient is in the postoperative period after manipulation of the organ of vision.

The age category of patients for whom eye gymnastics for farsightedness is permitted is unlimited. Ideal vision without glasses is possible if you systematically follow the recommendations of ophthalmologist Bates. The system contains sets of exercises applicable for nearsighted and farsighted patients, as well as for astigmatism. However, the method brings positive results only in the early and middle stages, improving vision by several diopters.

Reviews

People who regularly do Bates exercises notice progress. They note that to get maximum results, it is important to exercise regularly.

And when the first positive changes are achieved, you need to continue classes. Otherwise, vision will deteriorate.

For example, people with myopia of minus 7 who perform only palming notice positive changes in 2 months. Their vision improved by 0.5 diopters.

People with myopia of minus 8.5 perform the exercises for six months and their results are even better: vision has improved by 3.5 diopters.

And some approach their studies so responsibly and believe in a positive result that their results are amazing: vision is completely restored in 6-15 months!

True, much depends on the person’s age, the “purity” of the diagnosis, the presence or absence of complications (dystrophy, glaucoma, etc.).

Who is William Bates?

The world-famous doctor was born in 1860, his whole life was connected with medicine, more precisely with one of its branches - ophthalmology. Summarizing his many years of experience and observations, he managed to create gymnastics that helps eliminate vision problems.

In 1917, William held an open seminar for the first time; any person with eye pathologies could participate. The practical training of an ophthalmologist was incredibly popular. In 1974, a book was published in which the doctor presented all the exercises in a single treatment complex. Admirers of the ophthalmologist’s talent united into one movement called “Batesism.”

William passed away in 1931, his work was continued by his wife. The number of followers grew exponentially and in the modern world the technique has not lost its relevance.

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