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yes i do

Dear "Brainy",

Subject: You obviouly have missed my point.

I SUGGESTED (admited) the very few people have
an "interest" in keeping their vision clear at
the 20/50 level.  (By Bates, or any other method).

That is why I stated that 99 percent of the population
has no interest (and the motivation) to clear
their vision.  I think that is an accurate statement,
and I think you would have been part of the
99 percent who had no interest.

That is a FAIR AND HONEST STATMENT.

Then MikeOD, made the flippant remark that
99 percent of the population ARE NOT MYOPIC.

I did not "attack" Mike as you stated.

I simply ASKED HIM POLITELY to document
his statement.

And then you JUMPED on that request
as an ATTACK -- which is obviously was not.

Then we get all of these "statistics".

JudyOD says that 2.5 percent are myopic.

Then MikeOD says 29 percent.

Then I post the records for China -- and they
are indeed mixed -- but I posted them
as 88 percent for ENTERING university students.

I would SUGGEST there is a lack of CONSISTENCY
in reporting SCIENCE here -- and we should
understand these reports that are truly
all over the "map".

Let us not attack each other because optometry
is confused about statistics, and reports
rates of from 2.5 percent to 88 percent
myopic.

This is SUPPOSED to be a leanring process.

And those are indeed the facts.

Screwed up though they may be.

Best,

Otis

I ' ll regret tomorrow for that message
But today i am in sh.t complettely.
So much in sh.t
I even can not understand.

I'm not sure it's a question of understanding.  Otis only posts, he
doesn't read.  I made the mistake of responding to him a couple of
times.  My wife wears a plus lens.  He got pretty excited.  Even Dan
Abel's wife is doing plus prevention!  My wife is 57.  I don't think
myopia is in her future.  She wears a plus lens because she is a
hyperope.  Duh!