The Natural Vision Improvement Techniques
Bate’s Techniques
Bates claimed to have discovered that people with abnormal vision use their eyes differently than people with normal vision, and then created a system designed to help people to relearn the right vision habits. Advocates of the Bates Method claim that these vision habits are inseparably connected to normal vision. They assert that the Bates Method is a natural method that improves movement, relaxation, and circulation of the whole visual system. Bates’ “exercises” are not aimed at muscle strengthening, but, like many yoga practices, are aimed at procuring a state of relaxation. Bates indicated that for his techniques to be effective eyeglasses must be discarded entirely, not simply worn less frequently or in a lower prescription.
Relaxation is at the core of the Bates Method, involving a set of practices which Bates advocates term “exercises in relaxation” and “movement exercises”. They emphasize that the term “exercise” is used in the same sense as “memory exercise” and does not imply muscle strengthening.
