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The Bates method is an ineffective and potentially dangerous alternative therapy aimed at improving eyesight.Eye-care physician William Horatio Bates (1860–1931) held the erroneous belief that the extraocular muscles effected changes in focus and that "mental strain" caused abnormal action of these muscles; hence he believed that relieving such "strain" would cure defective vision.
The majority of the book is devoted to the specific techniques of the Bates method, all designed to bring about "relaxation". Huxley distinguishes "passive relaxation", a state of complete repose, from "dynamic relaxation", characterized as "that state of the body and mind which is associated with normal and natural functioning".
The See Clearly Method was an eye-exercise program that was marketed as an alternative to the use of glasses, contact lenses, and eye surgery to improve vision. Sales were halted by legal action in 2006. The method is not supported by basic science, and no research studies were conducted prior to marketing. [1] [2] [3] The program is based in ...
Bates method Article ( edit | visual edit | history ) · Article talk ( edit | history ) · Watch • Watch peer review A script has been used to generate a semi- automated review of the article for issues relating to grammar and house style; it can be found on the automated peer review page for February 2009.
The Bates Method page has been the site of some recent lively discussion, which has resulted in mediation. I would be grateful if anybody trained in opthalmology, visual science or, indeed, Bates practitioners themselves, would help to review this page. Thank you. Famousdog 14:33, 13 February 2007 (UTC) Please see automated peer review ...
Analytic narrative. An analytic narrative is a social science research method seeking to combine historical narratives with the rigor of rational choice theory, particularly through the use of game theory . The goal of analytic narratives is to provide several forms of discipline on the structure of case studies, such as a game, out of sample ...
Bates numbering is commonly used as an organizational method to label and identify legal documents. Nearly all American law firms use Bates stamps, though the use of manual hand-stamping is becoming increasingly rare because of the rise in electronic numbering, mostly in Portable Document Format (PDF) files rather than printed material.
Whether the Bates Method works or not is a very sensitive question, because if it works, a whole industry could be put out of business. Eyes use muscles to focus. Claims of the ineffectiveness of the Bates Method are in sharp contrast with the fact that in every other situation, one's control of voluntary muscles can be improved with training.