Bates method

proper noun

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

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Meanings

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

Origin

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.

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Bates method. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bates%20method

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“Bates method.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bates%20method. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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