Dear Friends
Subject:  A Bates theory --  Not according to Dr. Bates.
    I would make just one correction about the recent
post "Bates Theory".  According to Dr.  Bates he did not

I have OD: -1.50 Cyl. -3.00 Axis 010
      OS: -1.50 Cyl -.2.50 Axis 170
I've ordered progressive CR-39 lenses in a frame that is medium-sized
for an adult male.

I've been trying out some cosmetic contacts now that I can wear them
with ease...
and they're kinda fun, even if most of the opaque ones make you look
very scary.

In my country, we only have daily disposable soft contact with
base curve 8.6. What if my eyes have 8.2 and I wear them?  Also
does disposable really come with only one base curve?
Suppose my present rigid gas permeable power is -7.0 diopters

If you stare straight ahead in a darkened room, and then take a
flashlight and aim it at your periphery  while waving it slightly, you
can see the blood vessels in your retina projected on the wall.
My question is:  can this harm your retina?  Over the past five years

Anyone know if there is an alternative to Flourescein angiography? Like a CT
scan or MRI that is just as good or better?
I have been told I have a slight pigmentation change on the central part of
my retina in one eye that was not there 6 months ago in my last visit to the

which is the best surgical treatment option for myopia of - 19 viz
phakoemulsification or LASIK

As far as I knew, the viewing fields of our two eyes are overlaping.
Therefore,  we have stereo vision. We can perceive depth, then.
This involves the interpretation of views from two eyes by our brain.
My question is

I just read a paper in Eye and Contact Lens (January 2004 issue)
discussing the benefits of nonpreserved povidone-containing eyedrops
on contact lens wearers with computer-aggrevated eye symptoms such as
dryness.  I experience some of the symptoms described in the paper,

The most rigorous test for any contact lens I have ever worn is on the ski
slopes of Utah.  The low humidity combined with the in-your-face blast of
cold mountain air combined with late winter Juniper pollen seems to spoil
every contact lens I have ever worn.  It seems that even ...

For about 8 years, I wore Focus Toric soft contact lenses, but I
haven't worn them for the last 2 years. I just got a new prescription
and new lenses 2 days ago, but I am having problems seeing out of
them. The optometrist told me that because my astigmatism has gotten

Well, looks like I can't order contacts on line anymore without a current
rx. I just had my eyes examined for glasses and didn't want to pay the extra
cost for a contacts exam because I know what I wear. Seems you can't order
them online anymore without a current rx. Seems like a ...

When a doctor puts drops in your eyes to dilate the pupils before
examination, do they always dilate to the same extent? I had always
assumed that everyone's eyes dilated completely. Is this not the case?
Best wishes,

 can anyone out there tell me the treatment options available for
ambylopia and also the possible options that may be available in the
near future for the same

So I had the Doctor put me on some Minocyclin 100 mg daily for my
blepharitis.
Doesn't seem to be really doing the trick.
She is an Osteopathic General Practioner and I should remember she is not an