Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bates method

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: bates method
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Inflected Forms

the Bates method (canonical)

Questions

What does bates method mean?: An alternative eyesight therapy based on visualization, movement, and imagining visual marks and signs.
Where does bates method come from?: 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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