| Ongoing:
The class schedule is frequently
updated, and minor changes are being made on a regular basis without
being recorded here. Major changes are listed below, starting
with the most recent.
January 2012
- Added a new article for free download: "Seeing
Space" by Antonia Orfield O.D. (1994). In it Antonia
writes about overcoming her own -4 D myopia.
December 2011
- I have started a new Facebook
page dedicated to the Bates Method. I'll be posting quotes
from Dr. Bates on a regular basis. Become a fan to encourage me!
- A new issue of Visions of Joy News has been posted, both in
English and in Dutch!
November 2011
- After attending the International Holisitc Vision Conference
in Italy I have added various vision teachers and optometrists
on the links page.
September 2011
- The current issue of Visions of
Joy News is available.
January 2011
- The current issue of Visions of
Joy News is available.
- The travel schedule and 'Schedule
at a glance' have been updated for 2011.
- Testimonials have been sorted
into groups for easier finding of what is relevant to you.
23 December 2010
- This is Dr. Bates' 150th birthday!!! Let's celebrate with
a 70% discount on the Better
Eyesight magazine collection.
:-)
November 2010
- Added a page with information about lectures
and workshops I've given at conferences.
October 2010
- The new Bates book in Dutch has been published! "Natuurlijk
Zien en de Bates Methode" is now available both as e-book
and in print.
September 2010
- I tried out a new menu bar at left - fancy 'hover over buttons'
that light up as your mouse goes over them - but it did not show
at all for some people, so I've changed it back. Keep it
Simple ;-)
- A new video interview has been added on
the interviews page! Have a look - Russ from healthforwardonline.com
asks good questions at the recent Raw Health Expo in Sebastopol!
- The current issue of Visions of Joy
News is available, celebrating Emily Bates' 130th birthday.
August 2010
- The entire website has been switched to Verdana font for
easier reading
July 2010
- Added an article
from Vanderbilt University about scientists proclaiming to revise
the rules of perception - it's only slightly behind the times...
- The new book is available in paperback! - Bates
Method Nuggets. The golden nuggets of the Bates Method
compiled into one easy to read book. These are the 'page
2' gems that appeared in Dr. Bates' Better Eyesight magazine every
month for 11 years. Worth its weight in gold! :-)
(Yes, I am biased...)
June 2010
- Added a few frequently asked questions to the FAQ
page
May 2010
- Added a page About Visions of Joy
to shorten the index page a bit and make it more user friendly.
Minor changes throughout the website, such as inserting 'back
to top' options on the longer pages. Total page count is
now at 51, which excludes the PDF download pages... Visions
of Joy continues to grow!
April 2010
- My new e-book
'Bates Method Nuggets', brings together the 'golden nuggets'
of the Bates Method for both newcomers and long-time Bates fans.
(This also caused a re-arrangement of various pages.)
- Upon return from the International Congress of Behavioral
Optometrists (ICBO),
and having made new friends there, I added a section
for Behavioral Optometrists on the Links page.
March 2010
- Added the recording of the Radio
interview for Solutions to Aging about Restoring your Vision
with Natural Eyesight Improvement.
February 2010
- Added a new page about Bates' 1920 book Perfect
Sight Without Glasses
- Created a separate page for Articles,
so they are no longer rooming with Interviews.
Also added a previously unpublished article written in 2008.
January 2010
- Added a new page with Vision Aids,
which now includes full spectrum lamps and sunning lamps in addition
to the various others vision improvement products that were already
on offer..
- I finally gave in to peer pressure ... Visions of
Joy joined Facebook
and Twitter.
November 2009
Esther's presentation at the 22nd International Holistic Vision
Conference in Spa, Belgium, was very well received. Read
it here!
September 2009
Does being on youtube.com mean that I'm becoming famous???
Nah... :-) Have a look!
May/June 2009
- A general 'spring cleaning' of the site, to better reflect
what I am currently doing.
September 2008
- Visions of Joy received a great review in the editorial
of the September/October issue of 'Networking Times'!! You
can read it here.
- A newsletter in Dutch: Ook een nederlandstalige nieuwsbrief
is nu van start gegaan, kijk hier!
August 2008
- Listen to a one hour
radio interview with Esther on her work as Natural Vision
Educator.
June 2008
- The first video
testimonial (.mwv) can now be seen on this site, this is an
exciting new development in my web career. :-)
- I'm on a roll! Here is a 29
minute radio interview (.mp3) that was recorded in November
2005 and made available in January 2006 for 'Best Day Ever'.
- A new look for Visions of Joy! It is now easier
to navigate the site with the new menu-bar at the left.
May 2008
- Visions of Joy News (my irregular newsletter which made
its debut in April), now has its own
page.
March 2008
- A new book is available for schoolteachers! 'Eye
Education In Our Schools' aims to bring the Bates Method back
into our schools, where it belongs and can be of greatest benefit.
- The various classes offered have
been separated into various pages for more clarity.
- Listen to a one hour
radio interview with Esther on her work as Natural Vision
Educator.
February 2008
- The entire collection of
Dr. Bates' Better Eyesight Magazines is now available!
Unedited, Searchable PDF format, Educational and Hugely Inspirational.
If you really want to know the Bates Method, this collection is
a must have.
January 2008
- The Bates Method View of Conical Cornea is now available
in our series of ebooks.
September 2007
- I'm continuing work on the new e-books. The biggest
one so far, covering the Bates Method View of Presbyopia, is now
available for easy purchase here.
Summer 2007
- New e-books are becoming available on specific vision problems,
such as Cataracts, Glaucoma, and Floaters. I'm gathering
Dr Bates' best writings on each subject, and one by one they are
becoming available for easy purchase here.
1 March 2007
- Some of the best books and articles on improving eyesight
naturally can now be downloaded here.
2 January 2007
- New for 2007: The 6-week course
is available via e-mail!
12 December 2006
- The 2007 Schedule is
posted. Lots of travel; I may be teaching in a town near
you!
October 2006
- A new 'sunny look', an updated FAQ
page, more books added, and many small
changes throughout. Lots of work is going on behind the
scenes; the six-week course will soon be offered in an e-mail
version.
3 July 2006
- Updated Menubar with addition of Various
main page to make browsing the site easier
21 June 2006
- (Added a dutch page). Toevoeging van Natuurlijk
Zien, een vertaling van mijn artikel in Living Nutrition Magazine.
February - July 2006
- Leaving Maine and moving to the West coast! This means
a cross-country drive with many stops along the way to teach natural
eyesight improvement.
04 January 2006
- Addition of the Frequently Asked Questions
page. Go see and improve your EyeQ!
01 December 2005
- In October 2005 Living Nutrition Magazine published an article
written by Esther about Eyesight Improvement. Read
it here!
31 July 2005
- For those who wish to support my work financially, the donation
page is now active. Your support is very much appreciated!
25 July 2005
- The Vision Educators links page
has been made easier to browse; teachers are now listed by area.
24 April 2005
- Addition of new page: On Sight Solutions,
which is still in its infancy, and very much under construction...
20 March 2005
- Addition of Travel page - check out my travel
schedule, I might just be driving through your home town soon.
- Phone consultations
are an option to those who can't come to a natural vision improvement
class.
11 March 2005
- Addition of Schoolteachers page.
1 February 2005
- Change of index and home
pages. Further improvements to follow after I learn how to make the menu
bar more efficient... Ahh, the joys of creating one's own webpage! ;-)
28 January 2005
- The 2005 class schedule is up!
18 January 2005
- Addition of "Why learn natural eyesight
improvement?"
3 July 2004
- Addition of Quotable Quotes on Vision
page. Interesting and enlightening quotes about natural vision, mostly
by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and vision educators
1 July 2004
- Added a photo of Dr Bates to the See Better
Naturally page. Many thanks to Jean Philippe Marie Dit Moisson,
a colleague Bates teacher in France who forwarded it to me. It is copied
from Dr. R.A. Richardson's book: Increasing the Strength of the Eyes and
the Eye Muscles Without the Aid of Glasses (1925).
18 June 2004
- Addition of In the News page. Your
input here is most welcome, feel free to submit articles by e-mail
15 May 2004
- Addition of Natural Breathing page
2 April 2004
- See Better Naturally page expanded.
- 6-Week Course Content page added
13 February 2004
- Laser surgery information page expanded,
and a 'new look' links page
12 December 2003
- Updated information on future conferences
9 December 2003
- Additional links in the Laser Surgery
section. Please DO read these if you are considering laser surgery!!
3 December 2003
- Amazon.com
now included on book page for added book shopping convenience
26 November 2003
- 'New look' menu bar and site's structure.
- Addition of this What's New page and a Contact
Information page.
September 2002 - October 2003
- Visions of Joy grows slowly but surely, as and when available time
and inspiration happen to coincide.
1 September 2002
- Visions of Joy appears on the world wide web, weighing in at
a grand 5 pages... It was created with lots of technical
support from a couple of web-savvy friends; Charan van Tijn in
the Netherlands and Don Bennett in the USA. Thankfully they
both are the type of dear friend who says: "learn to do it
yourself!" and then proceeds to show me how. The result
is this extensive website that you are viewing today. Many
thanks guys; your friendship and love and continued technical
support are priceless!
30 January 2002
- 'Birth' of Visions of Joy during a Vision Quest in Arizona.
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