Dear Friends,

There is no doubt about the diversity of opinions about
nearsighedness prevention "out there".  The fact
of the second-opinion should be understood.

Some will work with the "second opinion", and others
will not.

It is essential that the person understand that he
must pass the legal requirements that are imposed
on all of us for driving a car, i.e., reading
1.8 cm letters at 6 meters.

Here is an update from Mike as to his progress.

As always, ejoy our pleasant analytical research
into the dynamic behavior of the eye -- as
a competent system.

Best,

Otis

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Dear Mike,

Subject:  Your outstanding success from -2.75 dipoters (20/70)

    Re:  Update

    I am very pleased that you have cleared your distant vision
to better-than 20/40.  That is a major personal accomplishment.

    Your decision to quit "cold turkey" BEFORE you contacted me
was a major step in the right direction.

    Some additional commentary:

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Mike> I wore my friends +1.5 lens and I looked at my eyechart.    I
     read a little better then before I began using the plus.    I
     am pretty sure that I have cleared atleast 1.5 diopters off
     of of my origional 2.75 and I still have a year until I see
     my O.D.

Otis> I agree that you are correct.  It would be nice if you had
     your own trial-lens kit, but "borrowing" a lens is a good
     check.  My interest is that you always pass the DMV at
     20/40, and continue working towards 20/20.  (Just don't get
     frustrated -- clearing is a very slow process indeed.)

Mike> I am confident that my next prescription will -1 diopter or
     better and that has me excited.  I am very glad that I made
     decision to use the plus.

Otis> Please remember that John M., who PASSES the military flight
     requirement MEASURES at -1 diopter!!!  Thus I suspect that
     the eye-chart measurement you are making is far more
     accurate that the "diopter" measurement.  If you start
     "seeing" in the range of 20/30 to 20/15 vision, then you
     would pass the Military requirement -- in the same manner
     that John passed the requirement.

Otis> Again, I wish you had your own "trial" minus lens to check this.
     Remember, the official (DMV) test is room-illumination.
     Semi-darkness testing yields a profoundly different result.

Mike> I read 20/30 almost all of the time now and the 20/25 quite
     often but 20/20 is still blurry.

Otis> I have received a new "requirement" from Dr.  Judy.  Reading
     1/2 the letters on a line "passes" the line.  The previous
     standard was reading 4 out of 5 letters.

Otis> I have presented you with John M's statement about
     "ghosting".  That is a concern, but I personally would
     prefer to "clear" to 20/20 or 20/15 and "accept" some
     ghosting (slight shadow) if that is part of the "bargin".