They want to charge between 5, and get this $10, for a pair of nosepads, not even
installed.
 I know they cost at most 50 cents.
 Scumbags.

I had a cataract operation and after a while  the capsule got clouded
and the doctor used a laser to punch a hole in the back of the
capsule. my question is:  Is it possible that the capsule can cloud
over again and if so can it be opened up again?

I have read that lage pupil size aids near vision (accomodation) and that
narrow pupils aid distance vision. iam myopic and I have at baseline large
pupils. This is independent of amount of light. In fact I'm sensitive to
sunlight i think because my pupil tends to stay large even ...

To:  Optometrists on sci.med.vision,
Subject:  A mother asks you about her son (at -6 diopters) and
     requests recommendations for prevention.
    Question for optometrists on sci.med.vision.

I'm going on holiday to USA later in the year, and I wondered if I
should take my spectacles prescription to get a better deal.
Can anyone see advantages or pitfalls in my plan?
Cheers

Just wanted to let you know that I am not dead or handcuffed in prison
but was working on several interesting projects and could not post as
usual.
Now I have met another friend with -17 D of myopic prescription.

Blue eyes (irises) are blue due to Rayleigh scattering of light.
However, I am not aware of other transparent media of which a thickness
of just a few millimeters appears blue with such high intensity.
1) what kind of inhomogenety of the iris explains the strong Rayleigh

I've been prescribed Correctol drops by my opthamologist but on the box
it says that vision training should be carried out at same time,
however I was not advised to go for vision training. Does anyone know
how effective these drops are? I have a lazy eye, it's only noticeable

I wore hard and/or RGPs for years until I moved to Austin.  Allergies
and ineffective treatment of same drove me back to spectacles for more
than 10 years.  Last week's exam netted me several sets of Biomedics
soft lenses to try.  The left lens is a toric and seems to fit

Hi;
I am in the Army and currently living in Korea. My 18 year old Korean
niece was attacked the night before last. She has a Black Eye, but the
main problem is that her left eye no longer follows her right eye. I

This may seem like a rather trivial post, but it is something that
needs to be adressed.
Many posts imply that the optician is the person who gave the patient
the Rx for thier contacts or glasses.

Dear Friends,
Subject:  Result of "close work" compounded by a consistently
     over-prescribed minus lens. **
Re:  Raphaelson's intuitive sense of "prevention" with the plus.

This is old news but interesting
Warning Over Eye Under-Treatment
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2494903.stm
I came across it when I was looking at this

I'm trying to decide if getting $70 high-index 1.67 lenses are worth
the extra money.
My prescription:
Right: