If the Bates Method is a Fraud...EXPERTS PLEASE!?!


Question: I am just wondering, because I have been doing a lot of research on William Bates lately, and if his method is indeed a fraud, what is the medical/scientific reason that whenever I palm my vision improves temporarily. The improvement usually only lasts for about 5 to 10 minutes max before it steadily goes back but there is an improvement FOR SURE!

I have a snellen chart on my wall, I have the same lighting in the room before I palm and after I palm, before I can read the big E and then the two letters after, they are blurry but readable... the third row is completely blurry.

After palming for 10 minutes the second row becomes REALLY clear and I can read the third row (blurry but now readable) just like the second row before palming

It cant have to do with the light because it is the exact same, and I dont even touch my cornea to flatten it at all since I dont even touch my eyes.

I am not saying a I believe in the Bates Method but WHY is there a temporary improvement after palming??


Answers: I am just wondering, because I have been doing a lot of research on William Bates lately, and if his method is indeed a fraud, what is the medical/scientific reason that whenever I palm my vision improves temporarily. The improvement usually only lasts for about 5 to 10 minutes max before it steadily goes back but there is an improvement FOR SURE!

I have a snellen chart on my wall, I have the same lighting in the room before I palm and after I palm, before I can read the big E and then the two letters after, they are blurry but readable... the third row is completely blurry.

After palming for 10 minutes the second row becomes REALLY clear and I can read the third row (blurry but now readable) just like the second row before palming

It cant have to do with the light because it is the exact same, and I dont even touch my cornea to flatten it at all since I dont even touch my eyes.

I am not saying a I believe in the Bates Method but WHY is there a temporary improvement after palming??

The Bates method works for near-sighted people by flattening your cornea. If your cornea is flatter, it has less power=less myopia. However, like you said, the effect is transient. You would have to continually palm your eyes to flatten your corneas. Unfortunately, that would render you useless because you will not be able to see (your eyes are closed and covered) and your hands would be preoccupied with covering your eyes. That is why is does not make much sense.

Response: Yes you do touch your lids. You need to apply enough pressure through your lids to flatten your cornea. You do not touch the cornea, put the pressure applied to the lids is enough to accomplish the task.





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