The Bates Association

The Bates Association for Vision Education (BAVE) is a group of professionals dedicated to the teaching of the Bates Method. All full members of the Bates Association are qualified teachers of the Bates Method of Vision Education.

• The teachers listed in the Bates Association Register are current members of the Bates Association who have qualified from approved training courses.
• All teacher members of the Bates Association are bound by the Association’s rules and code of professional conduct.
• Bates teachers principally teach the Bates Method. They do not diagnose and treat disease, nor prescribe spectacles. The method is educational in nature: no guarantee of any particular degree of improvement can or will be given and all teachers accept pupils on that understanding.
• It is the responsibility of the pupil to seek the advice of medical or optical practitioners as appropriate.
• Bates teachers may also have other professional skills which may have application to a pupil’s needs. The Bates Association has no knowledge of members’ competence or qualifications in other fields and intending pupils are advised to make their own enquiries to ensure that they will receive the help they require.
• All teachers give individual lessons to adults, most work with children. Some can also offer lectures and workshops, intensive residential courses or teacher training.
• For information we also provide contact details for teachers that are not members of the Bates Association. They are included on these pages on the understanding they have obtained a thorough training and experience in Vision Education; however we advise you to always check that the person you wish to help you is competent to do so. If you have any doubts or complaints, please contact the webmaster.
• This register is periodically updated. Requests for further information about the Bates Association should be addressed to:

The Secretary The Bates Association for Vision Education 95 Brodrick Rd Eastbourne BN22 9NY Tel: +44 (0)800 055 6130 Fax: +44 (0)845 225 5098 Contact the Bates Association for Vision Education