in memory of
W.H. Bates, M.D.
1860-1931
W.H. Bates, M.D.
1860-1931
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(running April 11th to April 30th)
Out of 28 respondants, here are the results.
Do you wear glasses or contact lenses?
(multiple answers allowed; arranged in descending frequency)
| answer | perc. | no. |
| reduced-strength glasses | 50% | 14 |
| going cold turkey | 36% | 10 |
| full-strength glasses | 25% | 7 |
| reduced-strength contacts | 11% | 3 |
| full-strength contacts | 4% | 1 |
| N/A - none ever needed | 0% | 0 |
How many hours per day do you wear full-strength glasses or contacts?
| answer | perc. | no. |
| 8 or more | 11% | 3 |
| 4-8 | 0% | 0 |
| 2-4 | 4% | 1 |
| 1-2 | 4% | 1 |
| less than 1 | 11% | 3 |
| 0 | 71% | 20 |
| N/A - no refractive error | 0% | 0 |
How many hours per day do you wear reduced-strength glasses or contacts?
| answer | perc. | no. |
| 8 or more | 25% | 7 |
| 4-8 | 14% | 4 |
| 2-4 | 0% | 0 |
| 1-2 | 7% | 2 |
| less than 1 | 4% | 1 |
| 0 | 50% | 14 |
| N/A - no refractive error | 0% | 0 |
Agree or disagree: "When the mind is able to remember perfectly any phenomenon of the senses, it is always perfectly relaxed."
| answer | perc. | no. |
| agree | 46% | 13 |
| disagree | 28% | 3 |
| unsure | 43% | 12 |
Agree or disagree: "We can only remember perfectly what we see perfectly; we can only imagine perfectly what we remember perfectly; we can only see perfectly what we imagine perfectly."
| answer | perc. | no. |
| agree | 46% | 13 |
| disagree | 4% | 1 |
| unsure | 50% | 14 |
Pick the statement that best describes your current quality of vision in contrast to how bad your vision was at your worst point.
| answer | perc. | no. |
| I consider my vision improved to normal now. | 0% | 0 |
| I have nearly normal sight most of the time. | 18% | 5 |
| I have had enormous improvement. | 21% | 6 |
| I have had significant improvement. | 14% | 4 |
| I think I've had a little improvement. | 25% | 7 |
| I've noticed no change. | 18% | 5 |
| My vision has gotten worse since I started trying to improve it. | 0% | 0 |
| N/A - I have not attempted to improve it, or I don't need to. | 4% | 1 |
Do you experience flashes or prolonged moments of unusually clearer vision that you are convinced are not dismissable physiologically (by explanations such as tear film layer or pupil contraction) ?
| answer | perc. | no. |
| yes | 71% | 20 |
| no | 25% | 7 |
| N/A - I see wonderfully most of the time. | 4% | 1 |
Interesting facts:
14 of the 15 people who have had "significant improvement" or better have had clear flashes, with the 15th person answering N/A to the clear flashes question because his sight is normal now.
All 10 people who have completely discarded glasses and contacts have had "significant improvement" or better.