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William H. Bates

William Horatio Bates was an American physician who practiced ophthalmology and developed what became known as the Bates Method for better eyesight,

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See also W.H. Bates and William Horatio Bates

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“Most human beings are, unfortunately, ugly enough without putting glasses upon them, and to disfigure any of the really beautiful faces that we have with such contrivances is surely as bad as putting an import tax upon art. As for putting glasses upon a child it is enough to make the angels weep.”
William H. Bates
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