no Otis--

this site is for people with legitimate questions related to their
vision to post them, and for eyecare professionals to converse with one
another.  this site is NOT about discussion of alternate methods of
keeping distance vision clear.  For that discussion, please post at
alt.med.vision.improve or direct people to your own website or e-mail
address.

you are trying to usurp this audience to push your unfounded theories
of vision improvement.  nothing about your theory has anything to do
with science, medicine, or vision (except that they are similar to
outdated theories that have long been disproven).  you are a charlatan
and an unethical snake-oil salesman.

Caution readers-- otisbrown has some kind of person agenda that he
tries to promote.  he is not knowledgable about the scientific facts of
myopia development and he has no clinical experience whatsoever.  IGNOR
HIS REMARKS.

sick.  pathetic old fool.  just look for yourself.
http://www.geocities.com/neil0502/Oda_May_Brown.html

There is no need to go this strong in plus, he is going to be reading
really really close and convergence effort might give ( actually I bet
it will) him headaches. From my personal experience, I will not
recommend anything higher than +2.00, anyway, they do the same job. If a
stronger plus would have helped, everyone would have used a +5 to clear.
It doesn't really work that way, the stronger the plus, the quicker the
clearing. 20/20 is not really important in my view as having -.50 I can
see 20/20 well, at times 20/15. What is important is Mike's refraction
error, all he has to do is get a mild plus and do close work (only close
work with it) and get proper rest. He is just growing up and noone can
exactly know where his refraction is headed. I don't even know if he is
diagnosed with pseudomyopia.

That's what you want it to be about.

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Otis is not an expert in any field of vision. His medical and eyecare
training is nil. Otis continually misquotes people in his posts. He falsely
claims to be associated with doctors who do not know him. He has given
people incorrect medical advise. Sadly, his behavior suggests he may have
psychological problems that compel him to argue against people just for the
sake of argument.

Otis is what is known in internet newsgroup lingo as a "troll".  Do not
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No one means to suppress the honest opinions of others. This message is only
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of us who have been here for awhile know Otis oh too well!

For anyone who is interested in understanding the true state of
scientific/medical research on myopia prevention, I offer the following
links:
http://annals.edu.sg/pdf200401/V33N1p4.pdf
http://www.revoptom.com/index.asp?ArticleType=SiteSpec&page=osc/apr01/lesson_0401.htm
http://dels.nas.edu/ilar/jour_online/40_2/V40_2NortonAnimalModels.asp
http://www.optometrists.asn.au/gui/files/ceo865276.pdf

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Dear Prevention minded friends,

Subject:  Prevention minded optometrists -- using the
"plus" with their children.

Mike is well-aware of the profound opposition to
his "preventive" work with the plus.  He has
obviously "given up" on the "majority opinion",
and realizes that if he wishes to clear his
distant vision (and keep it clear) he must
follow the recommendations of Steve Leung OD,
who can be found at:

www.chinamyopia.org

It is tragic when the "majority opinion" ODs
call the preventive "second-opinion" ODs "sick",
and other un-professional remarks of that nature.

Prevention with the plus is the honest second-opinion.

It is certainly not easy -- but for some -- it
is the right answer.

Best,

Otis