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William Horatio Bates was born on December 23, 1860, to Charles and Amelia Halsey Bates. Bates was married three times. He first married Edith Kitchell in 1883, with whom he had a son: Charles Halsey Bates; Kitchell died in 1886. He then married Margaret Crawford, with whom he had a daughter, Milo Bates, and a son, William Crawford Bates.
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 caused changes in focus and that "mental strain" caused abnormal action of these muscles; hence he believed that relieving such "strain" would cure defective vision.
Referred to as sunning by William Horatio Bates as one of a series of exercises included in his Bates method, it became a popular form of alternative therapy in the early 20th century. [11] His methods were widely debated at the time but ultimately discredited for lack of scientific rigor.
William Bates may refer to: William Bates, Australian Aboriginal man who is said to have originated the phrase "Always was, always will be [Aboriginal land]" in the 1980s; William Bates (minister) (1625–1699), English Presbyterian minister; William Bates (Quaker) (died 1700), founder of Newton Colony, the third English settlement in West New ...
William Horatio Bates – Founder of the Bates Method alternative approach to eyesight improvement. Henry G. Bieler – American physician and author of Food is Your Best Medicine, known for diet-based healing and treatment of Hollywood celebrities. Ty Bollinger - Co-founder of The Truth About Cancer, promoter of ineffective cancer cures.
Bringing Up Bates alum Lawson Bates and his wife, Tiffany Bates, welcomed son William Daniel. Tiffany and Lawson chronicled the baby’s arrival in a YouTube video uploaded on Tuesday, July 30 ...
William Henry Bates (1917–1969), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1949–70 William Horatio Bates (1860–1931), creator of the "Bates Method for Better Eyesight" Willis Bates (1880–1939), American college sports coach
Bringing Up Bates star Josie Bates welcomed her third baby with husband Kelton Balka. “We waited 9 months for the surprise of our lives,” Bates, 24, captioned an Instagram video on Thursday ...