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No Basis In Science
Reply to Developer 4/18/19
Snipersight- Thanks for your response.
1. AVOID USING THIS APP FOR CHILDREN. There are several childhood visual problems that need the attention of an Ophthalmologist to avoid permanent harm. Also, the recommendation by Bates to restrict reading to school work only in all nearsighted children is just wrong on so many levels.
2. Snipersight, I’m glad we agree that glaucoma should be handled by an Ophthalmologist whether you are following the Bates Method or not.
3. As you note Lasik is a method of turning the cornea (clear “skin” over the pupil) into a kind of contact lens by reshaping it. As you also know this is not at all what the Bates Method is about. Bates believed that the focus of the eye was due to the eyeball changing shape rather than the lens of the eye adjusting the image. Hence all of his useless Shifting, Blinking, Central Fixation, etc. exercises. There is no evidence that Bates theory is true. Multiple studies have been done to try and verify the efficacy of his method without success. The only evidence of success of the Bates Method is his hand picked case studies. These are not the present day clinical trials which try to objectively determine the best treatment. Dr. Bates and his advocates hand picked cases to “prove” his method, conveniently leaving out the failures.
4. I know that Dr. Bates believed in staring at the sun or “Sunning”, but I was unable to find the exact method in your app. Anyway, DON’T STARE AT THE SUN!
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First review:
Dr.Bates had a theory, back in the the late 1800’s, about how the eye worked by changing its shape. He was wrong and modern science has long since disproved his ideas. (Look up Bates Method in Wikipedia.)
As an historical exploration of his methods this app is quit interesting, but don’t expect it to work to improve your eyes. It is even couched in pseudo scientific terms with very specific exercises. Fascinating!
I see this app as mostly harmless except in the case of glaucoma, which it claims to cure! Glaucoma requires medication or surgery. If you have glaucoma DO NOT STOP YOUR MEDICATION in favor of this app. You will damage you eyesight and possibly go blind.
-M.H., MDShow lessSlowBrother
Worthless
Don’t pay! This app is literally a compilation of outdated articles.kzoorichie
Unscientific
This app is unscientific and should not be taken seriously. There are no magical cures to the eye conditions this app promises to fix.StephLrx
Fraud
This app should be removed immediately. The information quoted in this app is almost a century old and a lot of it has been proven wrong. If you believe you have an ocular health or vision issue, you should seek out the care of a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist.eyed0c
Developer Response
Hello eye0c, Thank you for your interest. If you search Dr. Bate's book and others (google it) you will find the case studies they supplied to substantiate their claims. These techniques are circa 1920 and have been used by many (including myself) to improve their eye sight. No where have these exercises in this app been proven wrong, in fact they have been the subject and uses of other licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist. You should give them a try first and see if they work for you and hopefully they do, then please reconsider your rating. That would be fair. Again, thank you for your interest, --SniperSightBogus
Unscientific and potentially dangerous. Shouldn’t even be in the App Store.Bababooey25
Just a bunch of articles that I could get online
I thought it would have exercises guided by the app. It doesn’t. It’s just a bunch of suggestions and then they actually refer your to the website for a chart to print out. A website for this information would be more appropriate than an app.Dysfunctional2
Developer Response
Hello Dysfunctional2, Thank you for your interest in SniperSight: Eye Exercises. Perhaps you did not see the button marked "Straight to Technique" which is where you will find the exercises for the condition you have selected. If you look at the screen shoots on our App Store page you will see an actual screens showing the "Straight to Technique" button and the opened exercises screen for a condition. For the best results with the app you do need to print out the Snellen eye chart, we feel that would be better then sticking your iPhone or iPad to a wall 20 feet away. We hope this will handle this situation for you and that you would consider updating your review and change your rating. Best, SniperSight: Eye ExercisesA cure, sure!
This App states that its exercises can cure cataracts among a multitude of other disease processes of the eye. Where is the FDA disclaimer? Looks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it probably is a ....Hobywony
False advertising
To anyone reading this, this app is false advertising. Vision impairment is caused by the shape of your eye. You aren’t going to change the shape of your eye by doing a few exercises everyday. Sure, there are “stretches” you can do to relieve eye strain, but these are not what this app gives you. Don’t waste your time.Show lessNinjabudday
Developer Response
Hello Ninjabudday, If you search Dr. Bate's book and others (google it) you will find the case studies they supplied to substantiate their claims. These techniques are circa 1920 and have been used by many (including myself) to improve their eye sight. You should give them a try first and see if they work for you and hopefully they do, then please reconsider your rating. That would be fair. Thank you for your interest, --SniperSightWow! I can see!
Finally, a solution I can make happen on my own! No surgery!ToWeWa
So easy to use!
Great app, easy to use!BrettBrettBrettBrettBrett
