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The Bates method of orthoptics is based on the theories of American ophthalmologist William Horatio Bates (1860-1931). Bates believed that the cause of visual problems was strain, and that vision can be improved by exercise.

Resources in This Category

• Bates Association for Vision Education

  http://www.seeing.org/
  Information about the Bates Method for better eyesight without glasses. Discussion of multiple vision conditions and what can be done outside conventional treatment.

• Central-Fixation.com

  http://www.central-fixation.com/
  Information on the Bates Method. Introduction, library including "Perfect Sight Without Glasses" and "Better Eyesight" magazine. Downloads to "swing" computer screens or windows.

• EyeBody

  http://eyebody.com/
  A process for improving vision which applies the principles of the Alexander Technique to the Bates Method.

• Inner Blindness

  http://www.iblindness.org/
  Nonprofit, informational site dedicated to the Bates Method of vision education, a method to restore eyesight naturally, without surgery, drugs, or glasses.

• The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses

  http://www.archive.org/details/cureofimperfects00bateuoft
  1920 book by Dr. W.H. Bates. Page images (requires JavaScript), PDF, scanned text, DjVu, or for e-readers. At Internet Archive.

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