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RaWrulez

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A fellow employee is trying it and thinks it's great, but I'm not so sure. Anyone else tried it? Results?
 
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manohartvs

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I know a cousin of mine who does it. She is like 9 years old or so. I really havn't asked if there is any progress.
I know one thing for sure, you get to watch some T.V!!
 
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AbsolutDealage

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From here:

Many self-help books are aimed at people who want to improve their eyes "naturally" without glasses. They include Dr. Friedman's Vision Training Program, Lisette Scholl's Visionetics: The Holistic Way to Better Eyesight, Taber's Eye-Robics, and Dr. Salov's Hidden Secrets for Better Vision. Similar claims are made on the Web site of the American Vision Institute (AVI), which markets the See Clearly Method "to help you" "eliminate or reduce" nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, presbyopia, and eyestrain. The program is based on Bates and other vision training methods. The See Clearly claims are peppered with "may" and "it depends" and supported by testimonials preceded by the disclaimer "(Results not typical; individual results will vary.)" The first sentence of the See Clearly research page states that "No formal research studies have been done yet on the See Clearly Method." This is despite the fact that AVI, founded in 1979, describes itself as "dedicated to research."All of these programs are long on claims and short on evidence that any of them will actually improve the user's vision.
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If you google around, it doesn't look too promising. They have not done any research, most of the stuff in the program can be found for free online, etc. They also have been sued several times on the grounds of false advertising and the like. I sure wouldn't shell out $250 for it in any case.
 
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bonkers325

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Originally posted by: AbsolutDealage
From here:

Many self-help books are aimed at people who want to improve their eyes "naturally" without glasses. They include Dr. Friedman's Vision Training Program, Lisette Scholl's Visionetics: The Holistic Way to Better Eyesight, Taber's Eye-Robics, and Dr. Salov's Hidden Secrets for Better Vision. Similar claims are made on the Web site of the American Vision Institute (AVI), which markets the See Clearly Method "to help you" "eliminate or reduce" nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, presbyopia, and eyestrain. The program is based on Bates and other vision training methods. The See Clearly claims are peppered with "may" and "it depends" and supported by testimonials preceded by the disclaimer "(Results not typical; individual results will vary.)" The first sentence of the See Clearly research page states that "No formal research studies have been done yet on the See Clearly Method." This is despite the fact that AVI, founded in 1979, describes itself as "dedicated to research."All of these programs are long on claims and short on evidence that any of them will actually improve the user's vision.
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If you google around, it doesn't look too promising. They have not done any research, most of the stuff in the program can be found for free online, etc. They also have been sued several times on the grounds of false advertising and the like. I sure wouldn't shell out $250 for it in any case.
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i'd rather invest in a genie invocation spell
 
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RaWrulez

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Sorry about the response...you guys are quick. From their site it looks cool, but as others posted a google search has found many people who thought it was a scam... So I will go buy some eye dumbells, eye treadmill and a EyeFlex by makers of BoFlex.
 
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Savij

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This isn't some great secret. It's the same sh!t your parents have been telling you since you dicovered the TV. If you stay focused on the same spot hour after hour, day after day, it's eventually going to affect your vision. "Go outside and play" is good for your eyes as well as your body. It forces you to adjust your focus continuously which is good for your eyes.

You aren't going to adjust a -7.5 to perfect vision or anything like that. In fact, talk to a licensed opthamologist(sp?) before letting a young child do something like this. If your eyes have significantly different perscriptions and you try to do this while the eyes are still developing, it can cause your brain to start relying on the "good" eye and hurt the vision processing on the other side. Granted, that won't happen in most cases, but do you really want to buy into the "I saw it on the internet so it must be true" cure, or talk to someone who knows about vision and the human visual system (not me, the guy who gets paid by your insurance company).
 
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Originally posted by: LeiZaK
Originally posted by: bonkers325
cliffnotes of the See Clearly Method?
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yes, please.

edit: oh, and http://www.seeclearlymethod.com
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i read a book that was a proponent of the same method about 20 yrs ago. they had some excercises like looking at the sun, visualizing, trying to relax etc.

i'm not sure about all of the excercises but the overall theory seems sound, it's just too late for me, i had lasik done. my son might benefit from it but do i really want to risk my sons eyes on something like this?

obviously money isn't the issue because it's not like my sons eye exams and eyeglasses etc are cheap.
 
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LeiZaK

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Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
Originally posted by: LeiZaK
Originally posted by: bonkers325
cliffnotes of the See Clearly Method?
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yes, please.

edit: oh, and http://www.seeclearlymethod.com
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i read a book that was a proponent of the same method about 20 yrs ago. they had some excercises like looking at the sun, visualizing, trying to relax etc.

i'm not sure about all of the excercises but the overall theory seems sound, it's just too late for me, i had lasik done. my son might benefit from it but do i really want to risk my sons eyes on something like this?

obviously money isn't the issue because it's not like my sons eye exams and eyeglasses etc are cheap.
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didn't your momma tell you not to do that :p
 
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The state of Minnesota is sueing the See Clearly Method becuase it is such a huge scam. They offer a money back guarantee that they will not honor so now they have a huge suit against them. Wisconsin is thinking about busting them too and make them return everyone's money.
 
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