I had a corneal transplant a couple of months ago and my opthamologist inserted
a soft contact lens in my eye a few days after the surgery.  It was described as
a 30 days lens but it is still there two months later.    He will remove some
stitches in a couple of weeks and presumably ...

I am Valentina from Florence, Italy.
I am 31 year old, I am myopic (1.50 from both eyes) and I have Multiple
Sclerosis (luckly a "benign" case: after 20 year I can still run).
Untill some day ago I didn't need glasses to read or watch the monitor.

Hi' again,
I was told by the eye doctor that I had a scratch on my cornea. He asked me
if I had an accident, but I don't remember ever having an accident to do
with my eye. I asked him could I have done it by rubbing my eye or sometimes

"Valentina Piattelli" <vpiattelli@BASTASPAMsupereva.it> wrote in message news:<bh1zb.38230$AX1.1505734@news1.tin.it>...

Recently I got prescribed progressives by my OD.  When I went to
Lenscrafters, I learned about the strange design of these lenses (the
hourglass shape) which made me stop in my tracks.  Then I read the
posts here and am concerned about paying a lot of money and ending up

I wonder if anyone could offer any advice to explain something to me?
MY vision is not particularly bad - test at 9/6 without spectacles and
5/6 with - I have mild astigmatism - -0.75
Anyway if outside in the dark if I see a sign with dark blue lights, or

I have been diagnosed with posterior blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction.  This resulted from the use of a drug called finasteride, which inhibits the conversion of testosterone to DHT.  I stopped using this drug approx 7 months ago, but my eyes have yet to improve.
My ...

Apologies if this isn't the place to ask this but...
I have just received my first glasses - having just been told that I was a
bit short sighted in my left eye.
After getting over the shock that I no longer had perfect vision - I decided

I want to buy a good quality magnifying glass for my parents for
macular degeneration. They have a couple of inexpensive ones now. I
assume a good quality lens might be sharper and clearer. Where can i
find a good lens? Thanks.