I think I will keep a online journal of my methods and research in my
goal of achieving vision at work and driving w/o my glasses.  I would
also like to watch tv and goto movies w/o glasses also.  It seems kind
of strange to me that most of the people I run into need glasses.  Why

Anyone knows a good vision insurance in California.
I am interested in a vision plan only (not as part of
medical/dental plans).  Appreciate your suggestions...
Julia

I thought I'd post a follow-up.
I went back to Lenscrafters yesterday to talk with the Optometrist
about my right lens. Well, I didn't get as far as the Optometrist
because the lady at the counter headed me off when I set foot in the

Dear Friends,
Subject:  The difference between pure-science and a medical profession.
         Solving problems.
    Men live by their routines; and when these are called into

Recently I sent a release form to my OD for my medical
  records because I was seeing another doctor to be sent to me.
  I found out from her receptionist that she was hesitating in
  releasing this information to me. Instead she calls me on the phone

Dear Mike,
Here is a proposal to study the dynamic behavior
of the natural eye.
The study consists of a homogeneous group of

Molecular Biology of Myopia, Schaeffel F, Simon P, Feldkaemper M, Ohngemach
S, Williams RW
Full text downloadable here:
http://www.optometrists.asn.au/ceo/backissues/vol86/no5/2315

Sometimes my eye goes out of focus for a while but seems to work fine
again the next day. Is this due to fatigue or is there a common
ailment? It is my right eye and my left eye doesn't loose the ability
to focus. For instance, I cannot read a screen or see faces clearly.

I read an article "Risk Factors for Night Vision Complaints after LASIK for
Myopia" by Mihai Pop and Yves Payette and they pointed out that pre-operational
scotopic pupil size was not an important factor to predict post-LASIK NVC. And
in a guest editoral "Night Vision after LASIK ...

My mom has a 15 inch regular computer
monitor, and her vision is bad,
I'd like to get her a 21 inch monitor but the size
and weight is a problem. I was thinking a 19 inch

Dear Friends,
I support a person's right to information concerning
prevention with a plus lens.
May ODs insist that that is not possible -- because

During a cataract surgery my close family developed pressure in the
eye and a implant was rejected, after multiple attempts the Dr. gave
up.
In the process he damaged the Iris, place holder for the implant I

Can somebody help out with a calculation to show the following?
For your average myope with a pair of glasses sitting an average
distance from their eyes, what is the exact relationship between
retinal image size and amount of minus?

I have antimetropia and suffer from constant fatigue when doing
up-close work.  (This is unfortunate because I do a lot of computer
work.)  I've tried many contacts and I have also tried vision therapy,
all with limited results.  I've seen many doctors, and most make me

Dear Friends,
Subject:  An honest difference of opinion about the behavior of
         the eye.  Recommendation to use the plus
         on the "threshold" of nearsightedness by an OD.