Dear Friends,
There is a tendancy for some ODs to state that
"all scientists believe", and then insert THEIR
unproven beliefs -- as science.

Dear Prevention Minded Friends.
Subject:  Is it possible to clear vision from 20/50 to 20/20?
Re:  Possible "Spontaneous" vision clearing with a plus.
    Jack is a pilot and wishes to become a military pilot.

Dear RM,
Subject:  Honesty with objective SCIENTIF facts.  Honesty with pilots
     who wish to keep their distant vision clear.
Re:  Placing ALL THE SCIENTIFIC FACTS on the table as well

I have messed up eyes and as a stop gap to LASIK I'd like to give
contacts another shot.
Last I was fitted with contacts was 2001 and the doc gave me contacts
made by CooperVision called Frequency 55 (methafilcon B) Toric.

Dear Prevention minded friends,
Subject:  Pure scientific proof versus pseudo-medical proof
RM > I know better than all of you.  
When you run experiments yourself concerning the

Hi all!  I went to the eye doctor today and instead of getting Eyeglasses with
Varilux lenses, I went with soft contacts. I'm SICK of wearing glasses!  I
always have had two pairs--one for reading, the other for driving.
I only wore the lenses for about 4 hours today--as recommended ...

I've got an eye exam coming up, which I expect to show nothing more than
the stable and mild myopia I've had since I was young.  My prescription
runs about OD-1.0/OS-1.25 and has, with minor variants, stayed the same
for 35 years.

Would appreciate any answers to these questions:
1) does astigmatism affect vision equally at short and long distances?
2) are there different kinds of astigmatism?
3) I am myopic, so I don't need reading glasses.,However, if I would like to

I recently lost my glasses and sought to replace them.  My eye exam was the
first in 5 years, so it isn't surprising that my prescription changed.  It
was formerly R=0.75 and L=1.00.
The new prescription based upon my exam was R=1.25 and L=1.25, with an

Dear Fran,
Yes, there are all kinds of visual disasters "out there".
Indeed, I do not deal with them.
The minus lens works "perfectly" in 15 minutes,

Dear Prevention-minded colleagues,
I have a case report I would like to inform the group about.  I had a
patient return today for a reexamination for eyeglasses.  I will call him
John Doe to protect his privacy.

Good Day All What progressive lens would provide me the best vision?I am
looking at Zeiss and Rodenstock lens and frames.My prescription is:O.D.
+0.50 -0.75 X 090 |                          |+1.50O.S. +0.50 -1.00 X 094

I have heard that positive angle kappa with nystagmus is a
  sign of ocular albinism. Is this a reliable test for albinism?
              Dave

I need to design a spatial 2D low pass filter, which cuts off high frequence
component beyond C cycle per degree...
Now I am given an image bitmap, which is MxN pixels...
How can I design such a filter, how do I relate pixels to cycle per degree?

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    Subject:  Re:  Challenging questions that Otis can't answer
    Dear Optomterist RM,
    My, that's presumptuous!