Most of a year after cateract removal and lens implant,my right eye needs:
                      -1.0  -1.75 @ 10 deg.
 A thin line at 100 deg. focuses sharply with its best
correction, but a thin line at 10 deg. is less sharp

Dear Friends,
There are many people who have had success with
Lasik.  However, it is well to consider and
evaluate "adverse" results as reported below.

Dear Roland,
Yes, dig out you scientific calculator
and get the correct answers.
Or provide a discussion about why ODs

It seems that you are a strong voice for natural vision correction.  I
was wondering if you could help me correct my vision with natural
healing/Bates method/ whatever method?
I am going to the OD on Sat and will get an exam since its been 4

Otis makes statements about what he calls the "behaviour of the natural eye"
in response to "the average visual environment".  He bases these statements
on animal research using neo natal chickens and primates with simulated
refractive error. They were designed to study how the eye ...

I had already picked the title for this post, and I'm still using it, but
my wife is no longer grumpy.  I had posted before about her failing the
DMV exam twice, once for vision and once for trying to turn when she
didn't have right of way.  I didn't understand the vision thing, and ...

 Questions for the group:
 I have looked through several web sites of opticians
who take eyeglass orders from their web sites.  Most
would have me select the doctor's Rx numbers from

I have noticed when I go into a very bright room - for a brief instant
the light shimmers and then stabilizes.   Right now it's merely a
curiousity thing and not any real problem.
I recently had laser surgery to correct retinal tears.

I recently (2 weeks ago) had a cataract removed and a lens implanted in my
left eye. I was very nearsighted prior to surgery (don't have numbers), a
line below the big E was about it on eye chart. My vision in implant eye is
getting better (about 20/40 today I think) however ...

The AR coating on my 2yr old lenses is totally shot and the coating on
the frames is even beginning to come off...so, I'm in the market now for
new frames/lenses.
I've been trying to do as much reading through the group archives and web

Am 68 yrs of age, and recently had some peripheral field vision tests,
including a RGE test, and the results were quite poor.
Was told that it "might" indicate Retinitis Pigmentosa, but that there was
no way to know for sure without waiting another year, and re-doing the

1) What is the work of an optometrist like?  From getting my eyes
checked, I know they check patient's eyes and write prescriptions but
what other stuff do optometrists do?
2) Does it get repetitive and boring after several years?

 Most of a year after cateract removal and lens implant,
my right eye needs:
                      -1.0  -1.75 @ 10 deg.
 A thin line at 100 deg. focuses sharply with its best

Hello. i have just started using focus monthly disposables and im
quite happy with them.
I have not started using them at work as i have one concern in this
regard.  I work nightshifts - and my first shift of the week involves

We have an interesting situation at a large company in the southeast.
We have been tasked to find some productivity-related reasons to use
larger monitors.  Most of our monitors are 17" HP versions that are at
least a few years old.