Executive summary by Bev:
    There are a number of people here
    with no medical credentials at all and a
    lot of opinions bordering on religious

I had some bifocal glasses made by an online eyeglass company.  I still
can't read.
The eye doctor checked the prescription to make sure it is right.  It
was right.

I have a strong prescription with the greenish reflecting coating. I guess
it is either Ziess or Hoya that is applied to the plastic lens. For some
reason, after time, I get very fine scratches on the back curved side of the
lens near the center. I'm getting new glasses anyway so ...

I just had my every two year eye exam and everything looked good.
However, the pressure was 17 in one eye and 19 in the other. Is that
good or bad? I was talking to the eye doctor about other things and
forgot to ask her.

Can anyone give me any information on this. Three years ago I had
phakic IOL in order to correct my quite bad near sight about - 7.5. My
naterual lenses were left in. I have recently started to experience
problems with of clarity in vision, including blurring and ghosting or

i have a mydriasis
with a normal pupilar reflex
- should we take some precautions when we have mydriasis ?(example :
sunglasses, etc.)

Up until 2002 (then age 23) I had 20/20 vision.  Over the course of a
few months I started having problems focusing on things - especially
text on computer screens and small print in books and magazines.  I
went to an eye doctor.  She diagnosed me with astigmatism and gave me

Hello all, I present this dilemna. Right now I wear -4.25 glasses for
distance, same power for both eyes. The -5.5(left) and -5(right) I was
pescribed are no longer correct as they are too strong plus the
axis/angle of my astigmastim has changed as it always does from time to

I have a very complicated prescription and have had little success with
the Dr.s I have seen in NYC.  The want to get people in and out quickly
and many don't want to hear that they are off.
My prescription has been improving over the last year and I just want

My grandmother had her cataract and glaucoma surgery 20 days ago on her
left eye. Her left eye sight was good for about a week. Then her left
eyesight suddenly became worse. She's been having blurred vision and
seeing doubles. But she is not experiencing any pain or soreness in her

A silly old fool
Without any credentials
Exploits parents' fears.
Failing to become a pilot

Can anyone give me any information on this. Three years ago I had
phakic IOL in order to correct my quite bad near sight about - 7.5. My
natural lenses were left in place. I have recently started to
experience problems with clarity of vision, including blurring and

I have just stumbled upon this "bilberry" thing while looking for WWII
aviation stories, it says on many websites that pilots during WWII ate
this stuff by buckets. In return they got sharper(?) night vision. Well,
i am skeptical about it so I decided to ask you doctors about it. ...

Anyone:
I was making chili tonight and chopped chili peppers. I then cleaned my
hands well.  When it came time to take out my contacts my fingers
caused my eyes to burn a little an tear.  I guess the pepper was

My husband recently lost the vision in his right eye.  He was hunting and had
stopped to rest.  Some black
lines started going across his eye.  He could see through them at the time.
Then something gel like coated