Bates Method: Eye Exercises

[quirkymum]

I also attended the Leo Angart’s seminar, effects also temporary. I heard that atropine did not work well for one of my friend’s kids. Not really sure what else can be done.


Cinman, how long did the exercises take to show lasting results?

[cimman]

the string method was used, the one where you vary the distance and using the string to gauge the distance. My niece tried the method for 2 weeks. I’ll have to check on the progress again to see if it was maintained.

[8228]

cimman:

the string method was used, the one where you vary the distance and using the string to gauge the distance. My niece tried the method for 2 weeks. I'll have to check on the progress again to see if it was maintained.

It is good if you could check with her again as it has been a few months since. Hope to hear good news. It is advisable to bring her to an optical shop for a proper eye check.

I used the eye chart given in the seminar and my dd's eyesight seemed to be okay i.e. she could see quite well after the eye exercise. But I got a shock when I finally brought her to an optical shop as her power increased from 100 to 300 in less than 2 years. I went to a second shop and the result was the same. :yikes:

[jenniferteo]

Hi Cimman,


Pretty curious, did you manage to know how is the progress ?

[tjoseph833]

[quote=\"cimman\"]my sister tried the eye exercises promoted by Leo Angart:

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her child, a P4 kid, did the exercises for 1 week and her myopia went down from 400 degrees to 200. You have to do the exercises every hour on the hour for a week though. Each exercise just takes a few minutes, but it is tiring.
Once there is an improvement, the frequency of the exercises can be dropped to a few times a week, rather than every hour.
I'm wondering if the effect is permanent though. Anyway will be monitoring.
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Hi ... just wondering if it helped your sisters child ... did it stabilise? I notice this post more than a year. My DS is facing same issue with worsening myopia. Please share.

[gpp]

Hi, we went for the workshop by Leo Angart too and have been training since then… However my girl eye sight is getting worse and now we are seeking help from the National Eye centre for the option of atropine (0.01%).

[zeemimi]

I’m skeptical about the Bates method too. DD’s eyes got worse with it. Also went to NEC for atropine and finally stabilised.

[gpp]

zeemimi:

I'm skeptical about the Bates method too. DD's eyes got worse with it. Also went to NEC for atropine and finally stabilised.

We have an appt at SNEC on 17 April for consultation, hopefully her eyes are suitable for atropine. Probably this is the last resort to slow down her worsen. Any side effects your DD experience? What is the atropine % used? Thks.

[savoury sweet]

My DD is on Atropine eye drop for many years now...so far so good . Stabilising ....

[zeemimi]

gpp:

zeemimi:

I'm skeptical about the Bates method too. DD's eyes got worse with it. Also went to NEC for atropine and finally stabilised.

We have an appt at SNEC on 17 April for consultation, hopefully her eyes are suitable for atropine. Probably this is the last resort to slow down her worsen. Any side effects your DD experience? What is the atropine % used? Thks.

Most notable is the glare experienced in the beginning. So we made transition glasses for her. She got used and adjusted to the glare easily.