William Bates (physician)
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William Bates was an American ophthalmologist best known for developing the controversial Bates method, which claimed that eye exercises could improve vision without glasses.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alternative medicine practitioner
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human ⓘ ophthalmologist ⓘ |
| advocated |
palming as a vision exercise
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relaxation techniques for the eyes ⓘ shifting and swinging eye movements ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | intracranial hemorrhage ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1860-12-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1931-07-10 ⓘ |
| developed | Bates method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York
NERFINISHED
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Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornell University ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University
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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ophthalmology
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vision therapy ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasBiographySubject | history of ophthalmology in the United States ⓘ |
| hasControversy | Bates method considered unscientific by mainstream ophthalmology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublication | Perfect Sight Without Glasses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
astigmatism
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myopia ⓘ presbyopia ⓘ |
| influenced | later natural vision improvement movements ⓘ |
| knownFor | developing the Bates method of vision improvement ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Horatio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | natural vision improvement ⓘ |
| name | William Horatio Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | Bates method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Perfect Sight Without Glasses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
ophthalmologist
ⓘ
physician ⓘ |
| opposed | routine use of eyeglasses ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | clinical assistant in ophthalmology ⓘ |
| practicedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theory | eye exercises can improve vision without glasses ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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