BATES, William Horatio, a doctor, was born in Newark, NJ, on December
23, 1860, the son of Charles and Amelia (Halsey) Bates.
Graduated (AB) at Cornell University in 1881, received his medical
specialization to the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1885. He

Seeing as 'blur interpretation' is a common argument used to refute
possible recoveries, I thought it would be good to raise the matter in
this new thread, because it's getting on my nerves a little.
First off, what do the naysayers mean exactly when they say 'blur

[...The extraordinary memory of primitive people has been attributed
to the fact that owing to the absence of any convenient means of
making written records they had to depend upon their memories, which
were strengthened accordingly; but in view of the known facts about

Executive summary by Bev:
                            There are a number of people here
                            with no medical credentials at all and a
                            lot of opinions bordering on religious

I read that 'mild' myopia is up to -3 diopters. If it is mild as described
can that justify wearing glasses full time?

Subject: Who speaks for the TRUE Bates?
I have read Bates extensively.
This is the ONLY place where he described "The Method".
THE METHOD.

Every time I go to the optometrist, they want to slightly change my
prescription.  I always resist these changes for the following reasons:
1) I used to go to the optometrist yearly.  Every year, they would change a
lens (and it was always the opposite lens as the year before).  ...