Yep, that is me, and welcome. What I meant was for some types of myopia
exercises simply don't do any good. We were talking about "pseudomyopia"
with ODs here, check out other topics where I asked questions about
pseudomyopia and etc. But again, I believe it will be your OD who will
tell you the condition of your eyes, what kind of myopia etc.

Have you ever had a cyclo refraction?

Dear Ben,

Subject:  Advice for prevention

You are going to receive a great
deal of advice on sci.med.vision
about prevention -- or keeping
your vision clear.

You might visit my site for
some detaild information
on the subject.

The information and support
is absolutly FREE.

www.myopiafree.com

Best,

Otis

You sound like a perfect test case.

Although most of the professionals on this group will tell you that it
can't be done, and otis' bunch will say it can, "although it will be
hard", I say it can't hurt and if I were in your place I'd do a few things:

1. Have a cycloplegic refraction, to be sure of what your eye's
structural situation is. Report the numbers here.

2. Read and compute without your glasses, since you obviously don't need
them at that distance, and the ciliary relaxation produced also can't hurt.

3. Try whatever cockamamy "strong plus" lenses otis and the SCM
recommends (I'm not positive they do no harm, but my guess is they won't
hurt you... your mileage may vary).

4. Report your results back here, preferably with another cyclo
refraction at the end (give it a few months at least) to see what, if
anything happened.

5.  Try real hard, so otis won't be able to blame you for any failure to
improve, or God forbid for any increase in myopia.  Pay homage to otis
and his bunch if you do improve. Give the rest of us the raspberry (or
vise-versa, depending on how it goes).

Good luck, whatever you do.

w.stacy, o.d.

Dear Ben,

Subject:  Airforce Captain cleared
his vision while in college -- with
the plus.

Dispite the incredible hostility
to true-prevention by SOME
ODs, pilots to figure out
how to do it "correctly".

Here are some remarks from
Captian Fred Deakins
for your interest.

Best,

Otis

+++++++++++++++++++

Note:  This is a personal message -- not endorsed by the United
      States Air Force.  Captain Deakins understood the explicit
      requirements -- and met and exceeded them.

            AIR FORCE PILOT USES THE PLUS LENS TO CLEAR
              HIS DISTANT VISION FROM 20/50 TO 20/20

From:  Captain Fred Deakins

To:  You who must achieve 20/20.

    Hello everyone, I'm a new member of this group of pilots and
have found your conversations quite interesting.  Like most of
you, I am a believer in alternatives to the western philosophy of
handing out visual crutches to everyone with eyesight / vision
problems.  Graduating from college, I found that my vision had
regressed to a myopic 20/50 due to near-point stress.  At the
time, I was in the running for a coveted air force pilot slot, but
absolutely had to pass the ophthalmology exam with 20/20
uncorrected (this was back in 1996).

    Through good fortune, I found the concept of plus lens vision
restoration and began working feverishly to improve my eyesight.
I worked about 1 hour every day, 5 days a week and gave my eyes a
rest on Saturday and Sunday.  I found that by Friday, my vision
was terrible, but come Sunday morning, I had eagle vision without
any squinting or straining.  I kept to my schedule leading up to
my initial military flight physical (4 months later) and read the
20/15 over and over again without even knowing it.  Needless to
say, my life dream was obtained and I now live in New Jersey
flying jets out of McGuire AFB.

    It worked for me, and I know that it's worked for countless
others.  Having reset my life goals, I now want to help others who
are striving for better vision.  I have started a company called
America 20/20, and our purpose is to provide first rate
instruction and support to those willing to invest time, effort
and commitment with the goal of achieving sharp vision without
glasses or surgery.  [Note:  Fred Deakins subsequently disbanded
America 20/20 for reasons I am not allowed to talk about.  Use your
imagination.]

    I'll warn you, though...it definitely takes work and
persistence on your part.  Think about it, our vision deteriorates
from prolonged stress and strain in the eye...for most of us
taking years to develop.  Why should we expect to be able to
correct our vision naturally literally over night?  Believe me, 4
months is a blink of the eye compared to the 6 or 7 years it took
me to ruin my vision (no pun intended).  I stopped doing these
exercises after my flight physical (3 years ago) and still see
20/20 with very little effort (this was impossible for me before
doing this).

    It's true that this method (and others) have failed some
people.  Those with eye disease excluded, I would be willing to
bet that this is because it took too much effort on their part and
therefore they decided to give up -- and go with the easy
solution...corrective minus lenses or some form of eye surgery.

    Anyway, I don't usually write long messages, but this is
important.  I care about each and every one of you who are
suffering from any form of disease or accommodative errors of the
eye.

Best Regards,

Captain Fred Deakins, USAF