William Horatio Bates

Name: Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921
Author: William Horatio Bates

Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921

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“Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921”, is a work by William Horatio Bates. It explores elements such as presbyopia, patient and glasses.

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William Horatio Bates, Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921

“ When people put on glasses because they cannot read fine print they often find that in a couple of weeks they cannot, without them, read the coarse print that was perfectly plain to them before. Occasionally the eye resists the artificial conditions imposed upon them by glasses to an astonishing degree, as in the case of a woman of seventy who had worn glasses for twenty years, in spite of the fact that they tired her eyes and blurred her vision, but was still able to read diamond type without them. ”

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William Horatio Bates, Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921

“ I knew that braces and crutches never cured weak limbs, but that exercise and use of the weak muscles, when the patient had the necessary perseverance, had often made them strong and vigorous. I began to think that glasses were like the braces and crutches, and I expected some day a method of treatment would be found that would strengthen and build up the eyes instead of weakening them. ”

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William Horatio Bates, Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921

“ As a rule the eyes go from bad to worse, and, if the patient lives long enough, he is almost certain to develop some serious disease which ends so frequently in blindness that nearly half of our blind population at the present time is believed to be over sixty years of age. Persons with presbyopia who are satisfied with the relief given them by glasses should bear this fact in mind. Presbyopia is cured just as any other error of refraction is cured, by rest. But there is a great difference in the way patients respond to this treatment. ”

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William Horatio Bates, Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921

“ Simultaneous retinoscopy is difficult in the case of a reading patient, for not only is the pupil small, but in order to find the shadow it is necessary for the patient to look in one general direction all the time, and this is not easy. It is also difficult to hold a glass at one side of the eye for the measurement of the refraction in such a way that the observer can look through it while the patient does not. ”

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William Horatio Bates, Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921

“ Some are cured very quickly, even in as short a time as fifteen minutes; others are very slow; but as a rule relief is obtained within a reasonable time. One of my earliest cures of presbyopia was accomplished in less than fifteen minutes by the aid of the imagination. The patient had worn glasses for reading for ten years. When I showed him a specimen of diamond type and asked him to read it without glasses he said he knew the letters were black but they looked grey. ”

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William Horatio Bates, Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921

“ To those who cannot do this I should say that the first thing to do is to discard glasses altogether. Relax the mind and eye by palming. Learn to know how the eyes feel when relaxed and when doing your accustomed tasks try to keep this feeling of relaxation (lack of effort) present at all times. Do not allow the eyes to become strained. Let objects that you wish to see come to you, do not try to go to them. You will fail sometimes. If you persist, however, your failures will be less and less frequent and as your vision improves, which it surely will, you will gain confidence. ”

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William Horatio Bates, Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921

“ One remembers a letter, picture, or other familiar object, at first with the eyes closed, then with the eyes open. If he can retain the memory of the object while looking in the direction of the test card he will be able to read the letter easily. 4. Imagination—Imagining that the white part of a certain letter is whiter than the margin of the card. This has helped me greatly. My present vision is: Distance (both eyes) 10/10, 15/15, some of 15/10, 20/20 and 30/30. Fine print (both eyes) : best at 12 inches, some at 20 inches, can see period at 20 inches. ”

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William Horatio Bates, Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921

“ Persons whose sight is beginning to fail at the near-point, or who are approaching the presbyopic age, should imitate the example of this remarkable old gentleman. Get a specimen of diamond type, and rend it every day in an artificial light, bringing it closer and closer to the eye till it can be read at six inches or less. ”

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William Horatio Bates, Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921

“ Open the eyes and continue to imagine the universal swing. Alternate the imagination of the swing with the eyes open with its imagination with the eyes closed. When the imagination is just as good with the eyes open as when they are closed the cure will be complete.
PRESBYOPIA: ITS CAUSE AND CURE By W. H. BATES, M. D.
PRESBYOPIA is the name given to the loss of power to use the eyes at the near point, without the aid of glasses, which usually occurs alter the age of forty. ”

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William Horatio Bates, Better Eyesight Magazine — April 1921

“ I should advise anyone who contemplates taking up this treatment, to first see Dr. Bates personally for diagnosis and to get right ideas in the beginning. By doing this one would save much time and many missteps. ”

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