Bates method for better vision?

I’ve been stuck wearing glasses for nearly two decades now because my prescription is pretty heavy. I tried contact lenses once a long time ago, but they were a total disaster for me—I couldn't even keep my eyes open comfortably because they were such a massive nuisance. That's why I'm curious if anyone here has actually messed around with Beethoven methods for improving vision. I'm aware the exercises themselves are simple enough, but I want to know if they actually do anything at all.

If it’s been a while since you last wore them, you probably stuck to hard or even semi-rigid lenses
you should definitely give soft contact lenses a shot
I can wear them all day—up to 14 hours easy! I could never make hard lenses last more than 8 hours without needing a break every thirty minutes

Apparently, the catch with those eye exercises is that you aren't supposed to be wearing glasses or contacts while you do them
but honestly, if you have a high prescription, that’s just not realistic at all