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	William H. Bates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Henry Bates (26 April 1917 – 22 June 1969) was a member of the United States House of Representatives notable for his staunch support of the United States Navy.
		While Bates was stationed there, his father, Representative George J. Bates of the 6th Massachusetts Congressional District, was killed in a plane crash at the Washington National Airport on 1 November 1949.
		Bates resigned his reserve commission — he had attained the rank of lieutenant commander by that time — on 14 February 1950, to fill the seat of his late father in the United States House of Representatives.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_H._Bates (411 words)

	William Bates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Horatio Bates (December 23, 1860 - July 10, 1931) was an American physician who developed what is now known as the Bates Method of eye exercises.
		Bates appears to have suffered from a strange episode of amnesia, referred to in his obituary, perhaps wrongly as 'a strange form of aphasia'.
		Bates did serious research, and is famous for discovering a substance produced by the suprarenal gland which later would be commercialized as adrenaline.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Horatio_Bates (717 words)

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		BATES, William Horatio, physician, was born in Newark, N.J., Dec. 23, 1860, the son of Charles and Amelia (Halsey) Bates.
		In his researches Bates proved exerimentally that the normal fixation of the eye is central, but never stationary, and the technique developed by him for treating imperfect eye sight without the use of glasses was based on this principle.
		Bates was a quiet, modest man, a serious student of literature and astronomy, with a fondness for children.
	www.vision-training.com /Bates/Biography.htm (587 words)

	Fallacies of the Bates System
		Bates told in his book how he struggled for four years to obtain a photograph of the lens image, while the eye was at rest and while it was accommodating.
		Bates himself wrote that it was often "difficult or impossible" to obtain a clear image of a filament on the front surface of the lens [4].
		Bates wrote that the evidence against the orthodox theory of accommodation in cases like these is "overwhelming." Apparently, he forgot that, only a few pages previously, he had stated that in "about nine cases out of ten," the effects of atropine agree with the orthodox theory of accommodation.
	www.quackwatch.org /11Ind/bates.html (4389 words)

	Ψ FREE Bates method & FREE palm reading (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Bates Method is a controversial system of practices that are claimed to improve vision and other ocular disorders by eliminating "mental strain" and restoring the "natural habits of seeing".
		Critics of the Bates Method reject the theory that human eyes accommodate, or focus, due to elongation of the eyeball caused by “squeezing” of the extraocular muscles, as has been claimed to happen in some animals.
		Critics of the Bates Method instead support the mainstream theory set forth by Hermann von Helmholtz that human eyes accommodate, or focus, due to the actions of the ciliary muscle (an intraocular muscle) and zonules changing the shape of the crystalline lens.
	www.handresearch.com /hand/abc/bates-method.htm (392 words)

	Bates method Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - Find Articles
		Bates had come to this conclusion after performing eye surgery on cataract patients and finding that some of them could still see distance without glasses even though he had removed the lens from their eyes; therefore, he determined that the lens did not play a role in refractive errors such as myopia.
		Bates believed that eye strain caused vision to deteriorate, and his treatment was simple: like any other muscles, the eye muscles need periods of rest and exercise in order to achieve optimal performance.
		Bates believed the sun has a therapeutic effect, so patients are asked to close their eyes and face the sun.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0001/ai_2603000190 (1032 words)

	About Dr William H Bates
		Dr Bates became a successful and well-respected eye surgeon in New York, where he was an instructor of ophthalmology at the New York Postgraduate Medical School and Hospital from 1886 to 1891.
		Dr Bates found that the eye is never constantly the same, that refractive error changed momentarily, that mental strain and tension increased it and relaxation decreased it.
		Dr Bates went on to formulate a new set of theories about eyesight and he developed what later became known as 'the Bates Method' to help people to improve their sight.
	www.visionsofjoy.org /AboutBates.htm (1142 words)

	Imagination Blindness - Bates Method Introduction - Origins of the Bates Method
		The founder of the Method was a medical doctor by the name of William Horatio Bates.
		Bates, W.H. "A suggestion of an operation to correct astigmatism." Archives of Ophthalmology.
		Bates, W.H. "The prevention of myopia in school children." New York Medical Journal.
	www.iblindness.org /intro/howbegan.html (1276 words)

	Eye exercise and other care myths
		Bates was different from other quacks because he had respectable credentials.
		Although Bates acknowledged that eyeglasses made seeing and reading possible, they didn’t cure vision defects and may ruin a person’s eyes in the long run.
		Although some of Bates’ blunders were removed from subsequent editions, much of what the book espouses is nonsensical and has long been discredited by doctors.
	skeptically.org /kooks/id5.html (2244 words)

	the holistic centre - bates method (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Bates Method recognises that visual problems are rarely static: vision is a dynamic process and needs to be worked with in a dynamic way.
		Dr Bates went on to formulate a new set of theories about eyesight and he developed a method to help people to improve their sight.
		The theories developed by Dr Bates are continuing to be taught all over the world, with professional teachers in many countries helping people to see better without glasses, lenses or disease.
	www.holistic-centre.com /therapy/bates_method.htm (616 words)

	Bates Resources & Information - kathy bates
		Bates is a popular surname, originating in Scotland and the North of England.
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	Eye-Related Quackery
		Contrary to scientific fact, Bates taught that errors of refraction are due, not to the basic shape of the eyeball or the structure of the lens, but to a functional and therefore curable derangement in the action of the muscles on the outside of the eyeball.
		Bates claimed his exercises could correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia (the inability of older people to focus their eyes on nearby objects).
		Bates had worked with her husband for a number of years, and Peppard was an ardent advocate of the Bates System.
	www.quackwatch.org /01QuackeryRelatedTopics/eyequack.html (2981 words)

	Natural Vision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the early 1900s, an astute eye doctor named William Horatio Bates realized he was regularly prescribing increasingly stronger lenses to patients whose eyesight never improved but, rather, grew increasingly worse.
		Vision, according to the Bates Method, is a dynamic, reparable process, not something locked in a particular state of inefficiency.
		One of the most basic Bates tactics is called palming, which requires the patient to gently cup her palms over her closed eyes in order to exclude as much light as possible.Then, she sits for five to fifteen minutes, breathing deeply and easily.
	www.edutopia.org /magazine/ed1article.php?id=Art_1339&issue=sep_05 (523 words)

	Amazon.com: Better Eyesight: The Complete Magazines of William H. Bates: Books: Thomas R. Quackenbush (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Bates appeared to have high scientific principles, yet knew the limitations of science and the dangers of submissive adherence to authoritative dogma.
		Instead Dr. Bates was ostracized and ridiculed in such a bigoted and arrogant manner.
		Another interesting facet of Dr. Bates was his discovery of adrenaline, now a household word when we hear overpaid professional athletes on TV talk about their adrenaline rush.
	amazon.com /Better-Eyesight-Complete-Magazines-William/dp/1556433514 (1488 words)

	Eye exercises Information and Side Effects
		For the general public and the orthodox ophthalmology the Bates Method is a controversial system of techniques that is intended to improve vision through a set of practices that are claimed to relax the eyes.
		It is the backbone of the natural vision improvement movement, and was first described in 1919 by William Horatio Bates in a book entitled Perfect Sight Without Glasses, then subsequently in his monthly magazine entitled Better Eyesight.
		It was first described in 1920 by William Horatio Bates in...
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	A Little History of the Bates Method of Better Eyesight - Vision Educators: Holistic Vision Care
		Dr. William Horatio Bates was a pioneering ophthalmologist who practiced in the early 1900s.
		His impression was that Bates was an "honest fanatic").
		Besides Emily Bates, William Crawford and Milo Bates, mention is also made of three grandchildren: William Crawford Bates, Jr., Peggy Ann McCoumb, Charles E. Crawford.
	www.visioneducators.com /bates_method.phtml (1002 words)

	Divas - The Site / Sorceress
		Bates was a New York ophthalmologist who believed in correcting eyesight by means of exercise instead of glasses; his book,
		However, the exercises used in the Bates Method are intended to promote flexibility of focus, which was a major issue for Norma, since the cast was most apparent when she had to change focus abruptly.
		Quirk’s representation that Norma had some surgery may also be correct; early photographs of her show a very slight squint in the eye that is not apparent in later pictures.
	www.divasthesite.com /sorceress.htm (5838 words)

	Valley Advocate: See For Yourself (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Attendees also learn about the Bates Method of ocular problem reversal, which claims to improve common conditions such as near- and far-sightedness and astigmatism as well as crossed eyes and lazy eye.
		This controversial idea was first aired by ophthalmologist William Horatio Bates in 1920, and is based on the theory that the eye does not focus by changing the power of the lens but rather by elongating the eyeball with the extraocular oblique muscles.
		Although this is refuted by mainstream eye docs, believers insist that Bates' methods and exercises do indeed work, perhaps in the way that hours spent at a gym increase muscle strength.
	valleyadvocate.com /gbase/Lifestyle/content?oid=oid:156423 (145 words)

	The Bates Method
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		The Bates method is a controversial system that is intended to improve vision through a set of practices that are intended to relax the eyes.
		It was first described in 1920 by William Horatio Bates in a book entitled Perfect Sight Without Glasses.
	www.squidoo.com /bates (373 words)

	The Natural Eye Sight System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Today, many of his followers have altered his theory by suggesting that eye exercise will cure vision problems (and there is a kernel of truth in this for eye exercise is recommended for conditions like lazy eye and crossed eyes).
		Claims that the Bates theory and exercise may 'eliminate the need for glasses and contacts' are false.
		Bates Method part of the Vision and Eye Care FAQ at the Health On the Net Foundation
	www.mtn.org /quack/devices/eye.htm (563 words)

	Imagination Blindness - A Site Dedicated to the Bates Method of Natural Vision Improvement
		The Bates Method is a natural method to restore eyesight that was discovered in the early 20th century by ophthalmologist William H. Bates.
		Through examining and experimenting with thousands of patients, he learned that most vision problems are due to habits of tension associated with the process of seeing.
		More serious conditions and diseases of the eye such as cataract, glaucoma and others, often involve unnecessary tension that contributes to the problem, there have been many cases in which they have been benefited or eliminated.
	www.iblindness.org (484 words)

	Hocus Focus, a skeptical examination of spiritualism
		William Horatio Bates was born in 1860 and graduated from medical school in 1885.
		Bates claimed, contrary to reality, that changes in the shape of the eye lens are not responsible for changing one’s focus from distant objects to near ones.
		A similar resurgent movement is zone therapy, based on the belief that every organ of the body is connected to a different spot in the bottom of the foot, the roof of the mouth, and the hands.
	skeptically.org /thinkersonreligion/id19.html (6464 words)

	Easy Eyesight \| Seeing without strain
		Dr W H Bates discovered that it is possible for our eyesight to change for the better and has given us all the opportunity to explore how our vision really works with out the use of glasses, contacts or surgery.
		Vision improvement is commonly referred to as 'The Bates Method' or 'Natural Vision Improvement'.
		Dr Bates originally published a book entitled 'The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses' in 1920, now available in an edited form as 'Better Eyesight Without Glasses'.
	www.easyeyesight.com (1232 words)

	Iowa Attorney General Sues "See Clearly" Marketers for Fraud
		However, the Bates Method was grounded in part on Dr. Bates's mistaken belief that accommodation is controlled by the same outer muscles that re-position the entire eyeball in its socket and that neither the ciliary muscles nor even the lens itself has any role to play in accommodation.
		The Bates Method is rooted in part in Dr. Bates's belief that a person's vision defects are invariably tied to what the person is thinking; indeed, Dr. Bates believed that poor vision is the direct result of "wrong" thoughts.
		Dismissing the Bates movement as a "pseudo-scientific cult," Martin Gardner wrote in 1957 that "there is not the slightest factual foundation for Bates' theory of accommodation or the value of his exercises." Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science, Dover 1957, p.
	www.casewatch.org /ag/ia/seeclearly/complaint.shtml (10235 words)

	HealthyPages - Complementary health, natural therapies and alternative medicine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Dr William Horatio Bates was a respected American Ophthalmologist who practised mainly in New York and worked in a number of important teaching hospitals.
		He noticed that the vision of many of his patients was extremely variable and realised that this meant it could be improved.
		He later gave up his orthodox practice in order to devote his life to discovering, then showing others, how long sight, short sight and astigmatism could be prevented and improved in children and adults without the use of glasses.
	www.healthypages.net /whatisit.asp?therapy=Bates+Method&area=&page= (661 words)

	Perfect Sight Without Glasses
		William Horatio Bates (1860-1931) first published his treatise,
		In 1943, Dr. Bates's wife Emily Bates had an abridged version of the book published under the title
		That book, which is still in print (by Henry Holt), omitted many experimental details, most scholarly references, and all photographs.
	www.i-see.org /perfect_sight (384 words)

	Skeptical News
		Also, more than 1,500 articles and research papers have been published on vision therapy, which is the body of knowledge from which the See Clearly Method doctors developed the principles and techniques that are the basis of The See Clearly Method.
		In the early 1900's, William Bates pioneered the notion that vision could be improved through natural techniques.
		Some of his principles and techniques are incorporated into The See Clearly Method, as is the work of many other behavioral optometrists.
	www.ntskeptics.org /news/news2004-03-04.htm (15316 words)

	Amazon Books
		The Bates Method for Better Eyesight Without Glasses/With Eye Chart William Horatio Bates did the original work on eye exercises to improve vision.
		Relearning to See Thomas R. Quackenbush is a student of Bates, who writes better than Bates.
		Meir Schneider’s Miracle Eyesight Method Some of the basic Bates eyesight exercises on audiotape.
	www.simegen.com /writers/lois/amazon.htm (932 words)

	The Online Books Page: Search Results
		Allen, William C. (William Charles), 1950- (1 title)
		Wharton, William H. (William Harris), 1802-1839 (1 title)
		Worcester, William L. (William Loring), 1859-1939 (2 titles)
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