The First Principle Of Natural Vision: Relaxation

“If you have any sight at all, you should develop more – not by exercise, prodding and urging tired eyes further, but by easing and relaxing them, letting them see, ceasing to force them.” – Margaret Darst Corbett In his book, Relearning To See: Improve Your Eyesight Naturally!, Natural Vision Teacher Thomas R. Quackenbush discusses three principles of Natural Vision […]

Who Was Dr. William H. Bates and What Is The Bates Method?

Stress and mental strain affect eyesight: “The observer is so near the subject that the latter is made nervous, and this changes the refraction.” – “Fig. 8. The Usual Method of Using the Retinoscope,” from “The Cure Of Imperfect Sight By Treatment Without Glasses” by William H. Bates, M.D. William H. Bates William Horatio Bates, M.D. was a prominent American […]

Vision Tip #1: You May Close Your Eyes

“There’s a long, long nail a-grinding, into the sole of my shoe, And it feels as if it’s in about a mile or two, And when this hike is over, I’m gonna give one great shout, And I’ll sit down by the roadside and pull that darn nail out!“ – Parody of the song “There’s A Long, Long Trail A-Winding” […]