No Basis In Science
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., MD
Worthless
Unscientific
Fraud
Response from developer
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, --SniperSight
Bogus
Just a bunch of articles that I could get online
Response from developer
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 Exercises
A cure, sure!
Response from developer
Hello Hobywony, The wording you speak of is from the original text by Dr. Bate circa 1920, we tried to bring you as close to those tomes as possible. If you search Bate's book and others (google it) you will find the case studies they supplied to substantiate their claims. However, it you click on the app support link you will find that at the bottom of the page is our disclaimer. After you have tried the app we would hope you would reconsider your rating. Thank you for your interest, SniperSight--Editor
False advertising
Response from developer
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, --SniperSight
