# Bates method

> English word · Proper noun

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

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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