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Bates method

Bates method proper noun: an alternative eyesight therapy based on visualization, movement, and imagining visual marks and signs.

Proper noun

the Bates method

  1. An alternative eyesight therapy based on visualization, movement, and imagining visual marks and signs.

Origin of Bates method

Named after the physician William Horatio Bates (1860–1931), who attributed nearly all sight problems to habitual strain of the eyes, and felt that glasses were harmful and never necessary.

Questions about Bates method

What does Bates method mean?
Bates method means an alternative eyesight therapy based on visualization, movement, and imagining visual marks and signs.
What part of speech is Bates method?
Bates method is a proper noun.

Words near Bates method in the dictionary

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