I have had normal floaters for a while now, the kind you can't see
unless you try.  Suddenly I have had two vitreous hemorrages.  The
right eye was first, then three weeks later, the left eye.  The left
eye was much worse and has left me with a nice ugly film which I know

One upon a time I had a scleral buckle.
As part of that I had a mira-gel sponge placed in the eye.
A year or so ago I had it taken out as it had expanded to 4 times it's
original size.

What do you folks think of computer glasses?  These would be glasses
with extra "plus" in them to take some of the strain off during
prolonged close work - for people who don't necessarily need them to
see clearly.  I was kind of wondering whether this is a totally

http://www.optvissci.com/pt/re/ovs/abstract.00006324-200305000-00011.htm;jsessio
nid=DrjlkbswqMDIQdYQko2USF2wfUpRZ89qeM1ccZMDqydCTxfAY8UJ!-1213525936!-949856144!
9001!-1
bilateral myopia was present in 37% of the children.
Hyperopia was present in 6.0% of the total population(this ...

To:  William Stacy OD
Dear William,
Subject:  Offering a pilot a "second opinion" on the threshold,
     the option of clearing vision with the plus.

So myopia is a diease huh. It is progressive and does not stop.

Hi, my name is Andrea
i'm italian and my mother has a macular degeneration. Probably it'
wet kind, because of it's getting worse and worse in few months, bu
it's not clear in fluorangigraphic exams

What is the maximum myopia that contact lens can correct to 20/20 degree?
is it -3.0   or -3.5 or 4.0?

Ace told me to take off my myopia glasses while reading.
You all agree that there is no reason to do that right?

I'm trying to help the mother of a premature infant girl in Bosnia who
was diagnosed with stage IV/V of retinopathy of prematurity.  The
doctors have told her there was no hope, and that the girl would be
blind.

I'm sure this study will keep Otis going for a while.
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Monovision slows juvenile myopia progression unilaterally
J R Phillips

EOM.
DrG
www.leukoma.com

will myopia always progress or does it stop at around age 25?
someone in another usenet group told me this:
"A recent study in Hong Kong showed what other studies have
   shown - wearing less than a full correction will slow the

I did a search on google but couldnt find much. I did find that
everyone agrees its 20/10, almost everyone agrees its 20/8, some agree
its 20/5 and a few believe it can be even better! I know one guy who
claims to be able to see the 20/10 line easy from 25 feet and even from

At target they had a small area where eye exams are given. I had a
discussion with the optician about several points. She says I know more
about optometry than she does! I asked if the optometrist can give a
psycoplegic refraction and she said yes. I then mentioned I want a