Tom,
I heard that ad on the radio and it did sound like the Bate's eye
exercises, as described by Aldous Huxley in "The Art of Seeing" in a book
published more than 50 years ago.  Some of the exercises are useful.
Alternately focusing at a nearby object and then at a distant object,
alternating about every two seconds, strengthens the muscles that change
the shape of the lens.  That exercise helped me improve my ability to
change focus on what little vision I had left when I was in college,
making it easier to see a small field on the blackboard and then take
notes.  Others of the Bate's exercises are useless.  They are probably on
the web somewhere.

Tom Karnes


On Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Tom Fowle wrote:

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> Mick,
> first, of course, if there is an add on T V. and they use a star
> as spokesman, you can bet 99% it's a fraud.
>
> this one has been around for years and doesn't work.  It's a
> series of exercises that temporarilly causes your eyes to focus
> in a way which makes you think you're seeing better.  It doesn't
> last, and I believe can do real damage to your eyes if kept up.
>
> I hope nobody out there falls for the old "money back guarantee"
> scam, they can offer that because nobody ever asks for their
> money back as that's an admission that they were had.
>
> If you assume that all commercials for any and all health related
> items are crooked, you'll live longer, be happier, and be a heck
> of a lot richer.
>
> Biased and cynical again as always <G>
>
> tom
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