We cannot teach people anything, 
we can only help them discover it within themselves.
Galileo Galilei

Instead of repeating what has already been written by others, I highly recommend that you investigate some of the many educative websites listed below. There is excellent information to be found among these sites, so 'click away' and find something that resonates with your heart. Your eyes, body and mind will be grateful when you let these teachers into your life.

I do suggest that you take private lessons from a local teacher if at all possible.

Caution: Inclusion of a link does not imply Vision Of Joy's endorsement!
I am not personally familiar with the quality of the lessons offered by all of these teachers, so I cannot vouch for how well they do or do not understand the Bates Method. I have removed links for a few people whose standard of teaching is too low for me to recommend them to you. The Bates Method is very effective when taught well. If one teacher can not help you see better in the first session, please choose another.

Traditional Bates Method - recommended teachers
As of 2016 I offer a 5-day continuation training to vision educators to increase their knowledge and understanding of the Traditional Bates Method.
Teachers who have taken this training are endorsed by me because I know they can help you effectively on your path to clarity. These teachers are listed together at the top of the list. Or look for TBM in front of the teacher's name in the list by region to find those certified in the Traditional Bates Method.

The list below is not exhaustive, as many teachers do not have websites, especially some of the older Bates teachers who have many years of experience, yet who are not connected into our modern computer world...
I know of several teachers in their 70s, 80s, and even 90s (yes!) who are still teaching, and who are also still easily reading and driving without glasses!   

If you are a vision educator and would like to be included in this list, please let me know!

Contents:  
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Vision Educators in
 - Western USA and Hawaii
 - Central USA
 - Eastern USA
 - Canada
 - South America
 - Europe
 - Asia
 - Africa
 - Australia & New Zealand

Behavioral Optometrists

Other vision related websites  
- Links to more teachers and to other very useful and interesting sites about vision.

Affordable prescription glasses

Traditional Bates Method teachers

As of 2016 I offer a 5-day continuation training to vision educators to increase their knowledge and understanding of the Traditional Bates Method.
Teachers who have taken this training are endorsed by me because I know they can help you effectively on your path to clarity. The following are the teachers currently trained in the Traditional Bates Method.
Esther Joy van der Werf, Ojai, California, USA
Kate Keilman, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Mimi Shekoski, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Carla Berg, Northwest Arkansas, USA
Ree Coleman, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Estelle Saunders, O.D., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dale Goddard, Olds, Alberta, Canada
Mary Flynn, Cork City, Ireland
Pieter Wester, Noord Holland, Netherlands
Willeke Beckeringh, Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Nicole Barendse, (in Brilshop Opmeer) Spanbroek, Noord Holland, Netherlands
Thomas Wagener, O.D., Spanbroek, Netherlands
Nathalie Weytjens, O.D., Tollembeek, Belgium
Giovanella Pattavina, Treviso/Padua area, Italy
Carlo Cannistrano, Portobuffole, Treviso, Italy
Beatrice Pavasini, Ferrara, Italy
Amelia Jurado Fernandez, Madrid area, Spain
Evelyn Ott, Zurich, Switzerland
Sandra Weide, St.Gallen, Switzerland
Ursula Muller, Romanshorn, Switzerland
Elzbieta Enderlin, M.D., Stockholm, Sweden
Lilla Ungvary, M.D., Budapest, Hungary
Hana Maslowska, Prague, Czeck Republic

Western USA and Hawaii

TBM Esther Joy van der Werf, Ojai, CA (80 Miles NW of Los Angeles) (TBM explanation)
Claudia Muehlenweg, Los Angeles, CA
Carlos Moreno, Montebello, CA (Carlos teaches the traditional Bates Method too.)
Jeannie 'Viveka' Fitzsimmons, Beverly Hills, CA
Sue Choi, Venice, CA
Carlos Moreno, Montebello, CA
Jerriann Taber, San Diego, CA
Dawn Rose, San Diego, CA
Sheela Alex, Encinitas, CA
Denise Hornbeak, San Marcos, CA
Meir Schneider, School of Self-Healing, San Francisco, CA
Kay Hogan, Pleasant Hill, CA
June Milich, Flagstaff, AZ
Rina Orenstein, Mesa, AZ
Myriam Lapidus, Sedona, AZ
Marybetts Sinclair, Corvallis, OR
Sarah Cobb, Port Townsend, WA
Greg Marsh, Fort Collins, CO
Catherine Williams, Colorado Springs, CO
TBM Mimi Shekoski, Colorado Springs, CO (TBM explanation)
Jason Stuck, Pagosa Springs, CO
TBM Kate Keilman, Honolulu, HI (TBM explanation)

Central USA

TBM Carla Berg, Northwest Arkansas (TBM explanation)
Melissa Moody, Austin, TX

Eastern USA

Gloria Ginn, Nashville, Tennessee (Gloria teaches the traditional Bates Method too.)
Rosemary Gaddum Gordon, Eliot, ME
A quote from Rosemary: "Seeing from the core encourages one to be 'home', to see with the mind rather than trying to see with just the eyes, to relax and receive the information entering the eyes."
TBM Ree Coleman, Newburyport, MA (TBM explanation)
Nathan Oxenfeld, Burlington, VT
Pat Mattas, Plainville, CT
Nancy Neff, Fishkill, NY
Sharon Hicks, Norristown, PA
Roseanne Hutchinson, Athens, GA
Carl Vigilante, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Robert Lichtman - For those of you who wonder why Robert Lichtman is no longer in this list for New York City where he used to teach, I am sad to say he passed away at his home in Irvine, CA, on 11 February 2015. His website (effortlessvision.com) has been offline for some time while he dealt with an aggressive brain tumor. Bobby, you will be so very much missed in our vision community. Click on his name to read Robert's article "Myopia as an Adaptation"

Canada

Summer Bozohora, Natural Vision Improvement Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
TBM Dale Goddard, Olds, Alberta (TBM explanation)
Alexandra Hughes, Toronto, Ontario
Sheila Burr, Kincardine and Goderich, Ontario
Emmanuel Morin, Quebec City
Robert Silverman, Val David, Quebec
Ine van Eijndhoven, Kitimat, British Columbia.

Central and South America

Beatriz Nascimento in Brazil. (Website in Portuguese and some English)
Fernanda Leite Ribeiro, O.D., São Paulo, Brazil. Besides being an optometrist, Fernanda is an excellent natural vision teacher who trained with Meir Schneider. She also uses syntonics (color light therapy).
ASOLEA - Based in Argentina, Asolea provides links to Bates Method teachers throughout Latin America and even some world-wide. Click on "comunidad" in the top right of their webpage for a list of more than 60 Spanish speaking vision educators!
ASOLEA es el resultado de años de formación de educadores visuales de OPTO POR VER (Argentina), quienes deciden dar regulación y jerarquía a la actividad para expandir la transmisión del método Bates a toda Latinoamérica, a fin de conseguir los objetivos estratégicos asumidos en la formación.
Jaqueline Ledesma, Buenos Aires, Argentinia
Lech Bitka, Ecuador
Sol Mangada, Columbia
Pamela Contreras, Costa Rica

Europe

United Kingdom
Bates Association for Vision Education, England. Includes a list of vision teachers in the UK.
Bates Method International , England. Includes vision teachers in the UK and world-wide.
Margaret Montgomery, Berkhamsted Herts England. Margaret can be reached through the BAVE and BMI websites listed directly above.
Charlotte Schuman, Oxford/Aylesbury, England
Peter Mansfield, Portslade, England
Stephen Poynter, England (makes and sells palming supports for £45 + shipping cost,)
Anna Bambridge, Glasgow, Scotland
TBM Mary Flynn, Cork City, Ireland (TBM explanation)
Ann Moran, Dublin, Ireland

Netherlands  (zie ook de NL pagina)
TBM Pieter Wester, Castricum, Noord Holland (TBM explanation)
Kim van der Hoeven, Westland, Zuid Holland
Maria van Velsen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Brabant
Thea Renaud, Haarlem, Noord Holland.  
Rijn de Jonge, Harderwijk, Gelderland
Jacqueline Reijnen, Nijmegen, Gelderland
TBM Willeke Beckeringh, Assen, Drenthe (TBM explanation)
TBM Nicole Barendse, (in Brilshop Opmeer) Spanbroek, Noord Holland (TBM explanation)
Kirsten van der Linden en Ine van Eijndhoven, Voorburg en Rijswijk, Zuid Holland
Saskia Naber, Den Andel, Groningen  (geeft geen les meer)
Wilko van Zeele,  Berkel en Rodenrijs, Zuid Holland (geeft momenteel geen les)

France
Art de Voir, Association of vision teachers in France. (Website in French)
Nina Hutchings, Rognes, France
Brigitte Cavadias, Cotignac, France. Combining Bates with Alexander Technique, Brigitte has been teaching and leading workshops in France, UK, Sweden and Finland. (Website in English and French)
Annie Bohen, Mainsat, France
Eva Lothar, Paris, France 
Ghislaine de Laage, Paris, France
Chantal Webster, Auvare, France
Ainhoa de Federico, Toulouse, France

Italy
TBM Giovanella Pattavina, Treviso/Padua area, Italy. Giovennella is a medical doctor specialized in physical rehabilitation. She is also a certified Rolfing practitioner. (TBM explanation)
TBM Carlo Cannistrano, Portobuffole, TV, Italy. Carlo is also an Osteopath. (TBM explanation)
AIEV, Italian Association of Vision Educators, provides a long list of vision teachers in Italy.
Gisele Toselli, Roma, Italy
Vanna Bianchin, Pordenone, Italy
Giuseppe Urselli, Lizzano (Taranto), Italy
Giuseppe Goldoni, Modena, Italy
Maurizio Cagnoli, Roma, Italy
TBM Beatrice Pavasini, Ferrara, Italy (TBM explanation)
Stefania Romagnoli, Foligno (PG) Italy. Stafania combines Bates method with Feldenkrais work.
Morena Bernardi, Milano, Italy
Laura Canepa, Genova, Italy
Loredana de Michelis, Padova, Italy

Spain
La Asociación Española para la Educación Visual VEA lists many Spanish Bates Method teachers
Amelia Salvador, MD, Alicante, Spain
TBM Amelia Jurado Fernandez, Madrid area, Spain (TBM explanation)
Maria Stella Marini, Tenerife, Spain
Andrea Buch Romero, Barcelona, Spain
Orit Kruglanski, Barcelona, Spain
Rosana Artiaga, Madrid, Spain
Cristina Masip, Benicarlo, Castellon, Spain

Switzerland
TBM Evelyn Ott, Zurich, Switzerland (TBM explanation)
TBM Sandra Weide, St.Gallen, Switzerland (TBM explanation)
TBM Ursula Muller, Romanshorn, Switzerland (TBM explanation)
Swiss union of professional vision teachers
Anna Hirt Eberle, Basel, Switzerland.
Carla Real, Zurich, Switzerland. (email Carla)
Cornelia Stromeyer, Zurich, Switzerland
Heidi Hauser, Switzerland
Martin Brofman. Lausanne, Switzerland. Sadly, Martin passed away on 11 August 2014.  His website is still available, and his work remains with us through his books and the many people he taught.

Germany
An extensive list of vision teachers in Germany including a few in Austria & Switzerland
Claude Desroches, Berlin, Germany (Website in English and German)
Sebastian Euler, München, Germany
Marianne Wiendl, Germany
Uschi Ostermeier-Sitkowski, Durach-Kempten, Germany
Petra Goebel, Friedrichsdorf, Germany
Yannic Schwerdtfeger, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany

Rest of Europe
TBM Nathalie Weytjens, O.D., Tollembeek, Belgium (TBM explanation)
Marie Schils, Belgium. (Website in French and German)
Marian Maleszka, Hasselt, Belgium
Hilde Enziger, Austria
Emanuela Schwab, Austria
Siergiej Litwinow, Poland. (Website in Polish, English, Czech, and Russian)
Magda Wawrzycka, Poland
Mikolaj Markiewicz, Poland
Torill Opsand, Norway (Website in Norwegian). Torill is a Feldenkrais practitioner and physiotherapist in addition to being a Bates teacher.
TBM Elzbieta Enderlin, M.D., Stockholm, Sweden. (TBM explanation)
Tony Helinsky, Sweden (also has a website in English)
TBM Lilla Ungvary, M.D., Budapest, Hungary. (TBM explanation)
Peter Vén, Budapest, Hungary.  Website in Hungarian, English, Italian, French and German.
Daniela Matuchová, Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic
TBM Hana Maslowska, Prague, Czeck Republic (TBM explanation)
Jana Pozlovska, Prague, Czech Republic
Yvona Švecová, Prague, Czech Republic
Vija Busa, Riga, Latvia
Sara Van Herbert, Limassol, Cyprus.  Vision on Health.  Telephone 00357 25 932716
Gülay Ertekin, Turkey

Asia

Sylvia Lakeland, Jerusalem, Israel. (Website in Portuguese and English)
Anat Axelrode, Kibbutz Sheffayim, Israel.
Jim Tan, Singapore and Malaysia
Loy Chye Bin, Singapore
Dorothea Goda, Osaka, Japan
Prapanna Swain, Pondicherry, India.  School of Perfect Eyesight at Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Rony Bhattacharjee, Kolkata, India.  Also teaches at the School of Perfect Eyesight
Aruna Yadav, Vizag, India.  Read an article in The Hindu about her work (in English)
Viram Agrawal, Mumbai, India

Africa

Christopher Lane, Cape Town, South Africa

Australia & New Zealand

Peter Grunwald, NZ. Combines Natural Vision with Alexander Technique.
Carina Goodrich, Maleny, Qld, AU. Carina is continuing her mother Janet Goodrich's mission.
Barry Auchettl, Smythes Creek, Victoria, AU
Chris Barrett, The Eye Gym, NSW, AU

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