About the Book
Introduction, History. Better Eyesight Without Glasses is a Revised 1943 Edition of Dr. Bates' original book; Perfect Sight Without Glasses (The Cure of Imperfect Sight By Treatment Without Glasses). It is Public Domain. First Published in Year 1919-1920. This Revised Edition is a smaller book teaching Dr. Bates' Main Practices for Clear Eyesight. Easy to read, a quick way to learn Dr. Bates' Method. Photocopied, preserved in the antique print with the green book cover edges kept around the pages to show its history, authenticity. Dr. Bates' Books, Magazine, Eyecharts, Cards, Letters and other items are preserved by Natural Eyesight Improvement Teacher, Author Clark Night. I added some to this book; 2 Extra Chapters from Dr. Bates' Original 1919-1920-1940 Editions, Antique Pages from his monthly Better Eyesight Magazine, Newspapers, Close and Far C, E Eyecharts with Directions. Three Charts are copies of Original Antique Test Cards created by Dr. Bates and used by him and his Assistant, wife Emily C. Lierman, A. Bates in his New York City offices and clinic.
Natural Eyesight (Vision) Improvement 'The Bates Method'. The true function of the eyes, visual system. Taught directly from Dr. William Horatio Bates, M. D., the Ophthalmologist that discovered, practiced it in the 1800s-1931. He applied natural methods, relaxation (without use of eyeglasses, surgery, drugs) to return the mind-body-eyes-eye muscles to normal function with healthy eyes and clear eyesight. Dr. Bates' Method has cured; unclear close and far eyesight, astigmatism, conical cornea, cornea scars, detached retina, crossed/wandering eyes, cataracts, glaucoma, floating specks and many other eye problems. Natural Eyesight Improvement was practiced years before Dr. Bates discovered it. It is the normal, natural function of the eyes. Many Native People use it instinctively and have perfect sight. Dr. Bates' book, magazine, method were hidden from the public by many eye doctors for over 100 years, because his method works, is easy and anyone (including children) can learn, teach it. It frees the patient from the need to purchase eyeglasses, eye surgery and drugs. The Main Treatment to obtain clear eyesight is; Shifting and Relaxation. This is How to Shift; when you look at something; shift on it part to part. Look at a small part, then move (shift) from that small part to another small part, then to another small part, another... Blink and Relax. You are imitating, inducing natural function of the eyes, eyesight, visual system. Other Main Practices are; Central Fixation, Shifting and Seeing the Opposite Swing, Blinking, Looking Close-Far (Switching) with Shifting, Improving the Memory and Imagination, Sunlight Treatment, Reading-Seeing Fine and Microscopic Print Clear, Correct Breathing, Movements...
Dr. Bates worked throughout his life treating people successfully with Natural Eyesight Improvement. When he cured the eyes, vision of many patients and other doctors in the hospital where he worked using natural treatments and proved his method is fact and that some of the old theories of eye function are incorrect; the doctor/surgeon in charge of the hospital (who preferred to sell eyeglasses, surgery and drugs) expelled him. Dr. Bates worked at other places and in his own office and Harlem Clinic, New York City. He treated thousands of people by natural methods. He kept his price for treatment low and gave free help to people that could not afford to pay for a visit to an Ophthalmologist. His treatments were successful. He cured the young and old, people of all ages. Dr. Bates' Method is simple and effective. Many of his cured patients, 'often children' cured their parents, teachers and other children of defective eyesight.
About the Author :
Natural Eyesight Improvement taught directly from the Ophthalmologist that discovered it in the 1800 - 1900's. Ophthalmologist William Horatio Bates discovered Natural Eyesight Improvement, 'The Bates Method'. He discovered the true function of the eyes (visual system) and applied natural methods, relaxation to return the eyes, eye muscles to normal function-healthy eyes, clear vision. He cured; unclear close and distant vision, astigmatism, crossed, wandering eyes, cataracts, glaucoma & other eye conditions. Natural Eyesight Improvement was practiced years before Dr. Bates discovered it. It is the normal, natural function of the eyes. Dr. Bates book, magazines, method were hidden from the public by Eye Surgeons, Optometrists, Optical businesses for over 100 years because this method works, is easy, anyone can learn, teach it, including children. It produces healthy eyes, clear vision and frees the patient from the need to purchase eyeglasses, drugs, unnecessary eye surgery. Yes, it can, has reversed cataracts, other eye conditions! The main treatment used to obtain clear eyesight is; Shifting and Relaxation. And avoiding eyeglasses. This is how to shift; when you look at something, shift on it part to part; look at a small part, then move (shift) from that small part to another small part, then to another small part, another... Blink. You are imitating, inducing natural function of the eyes and vision. With practice it becomes an automatic subconscious habit. The eyes' relaxed, natural movement returns and occurs on its own. The eyesight remains clear. This Main Secret For Clear Eyesight is hidden by most eye doctors and high priced vision teachers. Try it; look at a tree and move your attention on it from part to part. Blink. Dr. Bates discovered the natural principles, true function of the eyes and applied relaxation, natural methods to return the eyes, eye muscles, mind/brain, body (entire visual system) to normal function with healthy eyes and clear vision. The Bates Method of Natural Eyesight Improvement. Dr. Bates' Better Eyesight Magazine stories, articles describe how Dr. Bates, Emily C. Lierman, Bates, other Doctors, School Teachers, Bates Method Students, Teachers, Children and Parents used Natural Treatments to remove and prevent many eye, vision problems without use of eyeglasses, surgery, drugs. The natural treatments they applied removed, prevented; unclear close and distant vision, astigmatism, cataracts, glaucoma, conical cornea, cornea scars, retinitis pigmentosa, detached retina, wandering, crossed eyes (strabismus) and other eye conditions. Hundreds of Natural Treatments are listed. The magazines contain 'True Life Stories' of the doctors, assistants, patients, treatments. Emily's eyesight was cured Naturally by Ophthalmologist William H. Bates. Emily then worked with Dr. Bates as his assistant. They worked together for many years in Dr. Bates Clinic curing unclear vision, astigmatism, crossed/wandering eyes, cataracts, glaucoma, blindness and other eye problems by treatment with natural methods, without eyeglasses, surgery, drugs. This began the Natural Eyesight Improvement Revolution.Ophthalmologist Bates 'Better Eyesight Magazines' were written by Dr. Bates, Emily Lierman/Bates and other doctors, workers at their clinic to describe the way their patients were cured. Many stories are in the patients own words. These are true life stories. 'Better Eyesight Magazines' contain 'Stories From The Clinic' written by Emily Lierman/Bates. Emily Lierman/Bates placed the Stories into one book.Her kind treatment of the children, senior citizens, all ages, races, each individual patient in the Clinic, (a loving mom, nurse, Natural Eyesight Improvement Teacher, Dr. Bates dependable assistant) was a major factor in the many eyesight cures Dr. Bates and Emily accomplished.Hearing, asthma, nervousness, headache, insomnia, various types of pain, movement, balance, coordination, memory, imagination, studdering and other conditions, eye, brain, body functions were also cured by the natural eyesight cures.The optical industry destroyed the magazines, stories, hid them from the public for 100+ years because the magazines, books tell the truth about the cause and natural cure of imperfect sight and other eye problems, disease.In Later years Emily married Dr. Bates. Her name changed to Emily A. Bates. Clark Night's page, books are dedicated to Ophthalmologist William H. Bates, M. D., Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. His wife, New York City Clinic Assistant Emily C. Lierman, A. Bates. Central-Fixation Publishing Co., New York City. Clearsight Publishing preserves his books, original natural treatments. Clark is a Natural Eyesight, Vision Improvement teacher, author. I have used Natural Eyesight successfully since 1974. My education, experience, first book... in 1996. Clark Night (Mary I. Oliver) preserves Dr. Bates' magazines, books. Clark Night is a Bates Method Natural Eyesight Improvement Graduated Student and Self-Trained Teacher, has taken 5 courses, studied the method and Dr. Bates' books, magazines, other teachers books keeping her eyesight 20/20 and clearer for over 48 years using Dr. Bates' Method. Our mission is to help people obtain clear eyesight, healthy Eyes. The secret for clear vision that most eye doctors hide; Eye Movement; 'shifting' the visual attention (Central Field) from part to part on an object to see it clear. Relax. Blink. This is the main practice that brings clear vision. Replace squinting, trying to see with shifting. Dr. Bates describes shifting in his Magazine; When you look at a chair; avoid trying to see all parts clear at the exact same time. Look at one part at a time. Look at a part of the chairs back, then move to a different part on the back, then another part, then shift to a part on a leg, then shift to a arm, then the top, then side... When looking at a part; continue to shift small part to small part on the part. The eyes truly shift 'point to point', jumping about with small, fast, relaxed, tiny movements (saccades); moving the eyes' central field, its macula, fovea centralis in the center of the macula, eyes' retina upon the object of attention. 'Shifting and Central-Fixation.' The eyes move automatically with the attention of the mind, brain; objects the brain, eyes are looking at and objects, subjects, thoughts occurring in the mind using the memory, imagination. Improving the function and relaxation of the mind, body, memory, imagination improves eye movement, the clarity of eyesight. Clear eyesight improves all functions of the mind/brain and relaxation. Relaxed, normal eye movements, relaxed mind relaxes the outer, inner eye muscles, pulls healthy light into the eyes, removes tension on/in the eye, improves eye circulation, returns the eye to normal shape with correct focus of light rays in the eye, clear eyesight. Practice shifting at close, middle, far distances for clear eyesight at all distances. Practice as a healthy habit, normal, correct eye (visual system) function. Practice shifting; both eyes together, one eye at a time, both eyes together again. If vision is less clear in one eye at one or more distances; practice a bit more with the less clear vision eye to get the vision equal, perfect in the left and right eyes at all distances. Shift on fine print for clear close vision. Relaxation of the mind and eyes (eye muscles, body, neck ); Dr. Bates' main treatment. When the mind relaxes, the vision is clear. Function of the mind/brain; memory, imagination and other functions that work with the eyes improve, increasing visual clarity. "Practice, then Don't practice"; Let the eyes, vision function completely natural, perfect without conscious control, direction. Natural, normal, relaxed eye, visual system function.
Review :
VICTORIA COOLIDGE - HOW I HELPED OTHERS - Better Eyesight Magazine, April, 1920; When I had become able to read without glasses, and my headaches had become less and less frequent, and less severe each time, I was so enthusiastic over my experience that I was anxious to help others. My brother was my first patient. He has now done without glasses for about a year, and has made remarkable progress in that time.
W. WALLACE FRITZ, M. D., Journal of the Allied Medical Associations; The removal of strain causes a return to normal vision.
LAWRENCE GALTON - Coronet, Oct., 1955. - IMPROVE YOUR SIGHT WITHOUT GLASSES; Dr. William H. BATES threw a bombshell into the ophthalmological world 35 years ago with the publication of Perfect Sight Without Glasses. It has been exploding in a chain reaction ever since. Bates meant exactly what the title said-even though it seemed impossible. He was a practicing New York eye specialist who developed a theory which violated about every orthodox idea of how we see, why we lose sight-and what can be done to regain it without reliance upon glasses as the sole corrective. Bates' ideas were originally dismissed as utter foolishness, and are still being vigorously discussed pro and con. But, according to those who use Bates' techniques, they have brought normal or practically normal sight to scores of thousands of people long considered hopelessly nearsighted or farsighted, or otherwise afflicted and forced to wear glasses the rest of their lives. After a few months of practicing Bates' theory, a nearsighted woman with 1/10th normal vision, who had worn glasses for most of her life, passed a driver's test with 20/40 vision, wearing no glasses. Two years later, she passed it again with 20 /20, or normal, vision. A farsighted businessman, for whom print was only a blur without the glasses which he had worn for half a dozen years, was able to discard them in less than three months.
HOW I WAS CURED OF PRESBYOPIA - By FRANCIS E. MCSWEENY;
Better Eyesight Magazine, April, 1922; This patient was first seen on March 11, 1919. His right vision was 20/50 and his left vision 20/70 and, although he was fifty-one years old, he read diamond type at eight inches. He had not worn glasses for some months, and with the help of a cured patient had been able to improve his sight considerably. 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 a period at 20 inches.
HOW I IMPROVED MY EYESIGHT By PAMELA SPEYER;
Better Eyesight Magazine, Sept., 1920; This patient was wearing when first seen the following glasses: each eye, concave 5.00 D.S. combined with concave 1.00 D.C. A number of competent men had said that her myopia was progressive, and that her vision was certain to become very imperfect even with glasses. They all insisted that she must wear glasses constantly. Yet after she had discarded them her vision improved in two days from 6/200 to 20/100.
WE are sure that many of our readers will be interested to read about Edith Collins. Edith is a pupil of Miss Elizabet Hansen, who cures imperfect sight by Dr. Bates' method;
Dear edith: i am in clear water florida i am traveling and you don't know how tickled it made me feel when i could see but when i reached my sister out here she nearly fainted when she saw me, and at first she wouldn't beleave that i could see so she took an apple and held it up to see if i really coud see now we are traveling and want to go California i hope you are well and thank you again for helping me. i remain your patient who was once a blind man.
By ALDOUS HUXLEY; Within a couple of months I was reading without my spectacles and, what was better still, without strain and fatigue.
