Bates Method 101: What Is The Bates Method?

In this video Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld, introduces you to Holistic Eye Care and explains how it is possible that you can improve your vision naturally without glasses, contacts, or surgeries.

He also explains how he teaches the Bates Method in the form of private vision training lessons and online courses, while also sharing lots of important facts and tips about the vision improvement process, based off both his own experience and the results he has seen in his vision students over the past four years.

Nathan Oxenfeld is the founder of Integral Eyesight Improvement LLC. He is based in North Carolina, but works with people from all over the world via Skype and through his online courses. Before becoming a Bates Method teacher, Nathan wore glasses and contacts for over a decade for myopia and astigmatism. With the help of his vision teacher, Nathan eventually learned how to see 20/20 again without glasses.

In this video Nathan explains:

-that he is not an eye doctor.
-he is a natural vision educator.
-the main thing he teaches is The Bates Method.
-the Bates Method is a form of natural vision improvement.
-how it is possible for your vision to improve naturally.
-the correct way to improve your vision naturally.
-how conventional eye care (glasses, contacts, surgeries) just treat symptoms of vision problems.
-how holistic eye care actually addresses underlying root causes of vision problems.
-how physical and mental strain are the #1 causes of almost all vision problems.
-that replacing bad vision habits (strain) with good vision habits (relaxation) can lead to healthier eyes and better vision.
-that practicing the Bates Method leads to temporary improvements (flashes of clarity) and eventually permanent improvements.
-how you can gradually wean off prescription glasses.
-that the Bates Method and holistic eye care is much more than just physical "eye exercises".
-that improving your vision is not difficult... it just takes time, repetition, practice, and sometimes a little professional guidance.
-how he teaches the Bates Method privately and through online courses.
-many other important foundational concepts about vision training.

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[Lilacplane]

Thank you Nathan. I cant thank you enough but I think of it like your one in a million people that opens the door to real progress and change. The fact that you share as much as you do is also eye opening!

[elizabethsydnor]

You are a BLESSING! Thank you for this introduction!

[skullymanewhoa]

Nate is such a professional! Great Job!

[WmTyndale]

Teeth also seem to lack the capacity to replace or repair themselves along with the eyes. It is rather strange.
You have a beautiful way of explaining!

[khairulkafee]

Nathan you made video about wearing weaker prescription glasses. My question is when I wear them after a certain time, how will I know if its the right time for me to take them off and get new weaker glasses?

[meleromelero]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I live in Spain, but can you believe I was born in Gastonia, NC hahahaha MIL GRACIAS!! This is changing my life!!

[chichioko]

I've been trying these methods and I've have seen rAMAZING results, in ONE day. Your videos have helped A LOT! 😄

[hrishisheth]

If I use electronics do I use glasses or no

[bettytedeschi]

Hi Nathan, I suffer from Macular Degeneration and I really feel scared of losing my eyesight. I have been doing some of Meir's Schneider exercises until I came across you on youtube.
I live in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) . I would like to get some help from you if that is possible.

[cynthiastogden]

I have Fuchs dystrophy abd was told it us genetic? Also has both cataracts done. I am 76. Told I need cornea transplants. Long long waiting list. In the meantime I want try everything natural to help. Will try the Bates method. Thank you.

[sugaarmyradhika]

Hello natgan ur book in unavailable in india plz provide its important pdf if y can

[aarthyrengaswamy]

Doctors say our eyeballs don't change after a certain age and that. our eye power stabilizes.. how does bates method work then
..also I am 29 and -5.75..will the practice help at my age and high power also..

[monikakricenaite]

Hello Nathan. I've watched your videos for a while now. I have -0.75 and -1, plus astigmatism. And I have a few questions and I want to clarify some things...
How do I recognise those clarity moments, since I don't usually wear my glasses and my myopia isn't that high?
In order to get back to 20/20, you need to relax your eyes and in a few months/weeks I will get those clarity moments (please correct me if I'm wrong)
What are the main exercises, lifestyle changes (and ect.) you need to do to get relaxed, get back to 20/20?
How long does it usually take (will it take for me) to get back to perfect vision?
Can you explain central fixation, what it is?
Sorry, this might be much, but this will really help me.

[BridgettebuttheycallmeB]

My corneas are steep. My vision is -6 & -5.75 and nothing works for me. My prescription is usually off quite a bit. It's quite frustrating. The light sensitivity is the pits

[nporkmb]

My eye sight keeps getting worse. In summer of 2017, I was able to read my digital alarm clock from my bed, and now I can't. I am very nearsighted and can only see a few feet away from me.I have an eye appointment for new glasses in February and I'm afraid of what's going to happen. The last time I went to the eye doctor, they said that even if they give me the best pair of glasses in the world, I still won't be able to see normally and that I might not be able to get a driver's license when I'm older because of that. At school, I sit near the front and still can't see clearly with my glasses. If I practice the Bates Method enough, can I at least be able to see normally with glasses? Or even better, without them. I've been wearing for almost six years and I want to get rid of them. I'm gonna be honest, I'm only 11 years old but I really want to improve my vision as soon as possible. I obviously can't go see a Bates Method teacher or sign up for your online course because I'm only a child, and either way my family doesn't have much money and can't afford to pay for lessons. I see everyone with perfect vision and it makes me sad that my vision is so bad. I always ask my friend what is up on the board at school because I can't see. I just wish I could improve my eyesight. I know this video was uploaded a while ago, but I would be so happy if you, or just someone replied to me.

[ginoasci]

Could you do a video on how this could help lower eye pressure, and what influence it has on how this actually does help lower eye pressure?
You are scheduled to be in the Boston Massachusetts area in June but it doesn't say what year? I will definetly attend !!!
When will the Third Edition of your book be available on Amazon?
This video is incredible!!!

[Rajkumar-wixp]

So for getting absolute clear vision through bates method shall I hire a bates method teacher for me to help or shall I do it myself by watching your videos and reading those books related to it. plsss reply me, I really want to know will it make a difference

[jija]

I did my lasik and lens implantation already. Can i still do these exercises

[walterscott]

It's really true what he says about chronic, unrelieved TENSION in the eye muscles being the cause and basis of unclear vision. I'm a guy in my mid sixties, and I'm unusually fit and in good physical health. Yet, I have always had to wear strong glasses and contact lenses since I was 9 years old. I just believed I had no other choice than to keep wearing progressively stronger lenses all the time, these many years. However,
I am strongly convinced now that the muscles of the eyes are absolutely no different than the REST of the body's muscles. They too can relax...indeed CRAVE to relax. Why on earth should we settle for having PERMANENTLY locked- up tight, acutely uncomfortable eye muscles? (As is always the case with me wearing glasses or contact lenses)
Now I have noticed for a long time, taking daily long walks very readily loosens the tension of my bodily muscles. They naturally relax and loosen up more and more as I go.
AND, by golly, going on these long walks outside without wearing any lenses has also ever so gradually (over a period of many months) freed-up and liberated my previously ultra-tight, ultra-tense eye muscles! So now I'm to the point where I REFUSE to wear my glasses--except where absolutely necessary. I REFUSE to have my eye muscles locked-up so rigidly tight anymore! That's what you get when you fasten those weird glasses to your face! And no. I don't have sustained clear vision yet. I still have blurry vision most of the day. But indeed, especially in the bright sunshine, my nearsightedness has dramatically improved. I'm seeing things at a distance very accurately for short periods of time. I have complete faith that as I let my eyes go comfortably "au naturel", these sporadic flashes of visual clarity are certain to meld together more and more. I LOVE the feeling of FREEDOM of my eyes when they are unfettered by artificial lenses!! Blurry vision for sure. But the fabulous feeling of 100% natural freedom from artificial lenses is to me FAR more refreshing and satisfying than wearing any damn glasses or contact lenses!

[dhanalakahmisomisety]

Nathan,
Does it work for kids? Is it safe ? My daughter is 11 years. She is having -3.