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So where are the explanations already?
I've seen these also, but they shouldn't be called floaters.  They are
best described as a shower of clear, tailed speckles over a small

Folks,
What is the difference between Rx and CRx? Just that one is a cyclo? I
was wondering why my military OD prescribed my glasses according to
autorefractor instead of the cyclo results... Would cyclo prescription

I am 71 y.o. and have been, with my eyedoc, "watching" my cataracts
develop in both eyes for some years.  I am seen a couple of times a
year for glaucoma, well controlled.  At yesterday's exam, after some
problems in seeing some of the blinking lights in a visual field, a

Judging from the wide range of response to this topic it would appear
that some people accept -lens correction far more easily than others.
For those patients, long term negative effects of -lenses may not
materialize.  But for others like myself (who had progressively worse

I was recently diagnosed with Blepharitis. This is painful and feels
like I always have something in the eye like an eyelash or sand. What
kind of treatment should I look for? Is there any efficient pain
reliever?

Have recently seen two Opthamologists, who, as part of their normal office
routine, have their assistant
(not an Optometrist) give an eye exam for glasses.
Have two separate prescriptions, therefore, and they seem different enough

I have never worn glasses before and am having some trouble adapting.
I found the following quote:
"The rule of thumb is that the total width of the frame front all the
way across, including the endpieces, should be close to the thickness

Were Otis and Steven Leung cohorts, or did Otis manipulate Steven Leung
just as he has manipulated the facts, and tried to manipulate others?
I remember all too well how he contacted me via email, "innocently"
soliciting my thoughts on plus lenses and such.  Soon therafter, he

On the October 1 Coast To Coast program, a caller told George Noory
he's been seeing small red dots in front of his eyes since childhood.
He wanted to know if anyone had the same experience. I think I know
exactly what he means and I asked the same question on Usenet years

I had laser photocoagulation surgery on my left eye 3 days ago for
lattice degeneration and tears in my retina. The procedure involved
injecting the eye with lydocaine and then about 1500 zaps to my retina
with a laser. The procedure itself really wasn't painful, however, the

Dear Reader,
Before you consider paying attention to anything that Otis Brown
(otisbrown@pa.net) writes, I invite you to review all of his  previous
posts.  

Well as far as career and lifestyle concerned, disadvantages of myopia
(mild or moderate) can be eliminated by using corrective lenses,
contacts etc. But is there an advantage being a myope?
Thanks...