Therapy covered & definition
with acceptable training and experience
for automatic coverage

Bates method of vision improvement
Teaching people how to improve their eyesight without lenses or surgery.

Bates Method practitioners do not diagnose and treat disease, nor prescribe spectacles. The method is educational in nature with no guarantee of any particular degree of improvement can or will be given and all teachers accept pupils on that understanding. A Bates method Teacher must have successfully completed "The Course" offered by College of Vision Education or equivalent training and accreditation.

Cover does not extend to include degenerative eye condition treatment work.
Qualification requirement
A minimum of 300 hours of formal study and evidence of such of which 100 hours was "hands-on" supervised practice from a training establishment we recognise PLUS evidence of continued professional development of a minimum of 10 hours a year PLUS 2 years of established practice in this field PLUS No claims made against you whether justified or not.

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11 September 2010 3:16 am