I have a friend who has something like -17 glass lenses and she has
broken her frame.  Is it possible with glass lenses, to refit them
into a new smaller frame or would they break while trying to do that?
They were very expensive which is why she would like to reuse them.

My prescription is -2.75. My optician tells me I should wear glasses full
time with this prescription. I'm reluctant to. Is this commonplace?  Thanks

quick question: Can i wear contacts almost 24 hours by switching between
two?
WOuld that be better than trying to wear one for 24 hours.
I could switch one pair to another and have like a 10 minute break.

I gave up trying to get a new trifocal prescription a few years ago
after not being able to see out of the new lenses from different eye
drs. So I just kept my old lenses. Now my lenses are cracked and
scratched so I'm forced to go through this again.

I have a very strong prescription (-11 sphere), and ordering my first new
glasses in 5 years.  Am I really going to notice the thickness difference
between 1.6 and 1.7 index?  Is it worth the $ premium?  And what should I be
considering since these will also be my first ...

I had surgery just over two weeks ago, on just one eye. I'm male, early
40s, had it since I was maybe 9 years old. The doctor was very
confident of at least a cosmetic fix, which was my primary concern.  He
was highly recommnded to me by TWO eye doctors. I had double vision the

I've been trolling the internet for any information that could help
with my eye issues, but haven't found anything helpful.  I'm at wit's
end, so if you have any advice at all, I would be very grateful!
I have amblyopia (and a considerable amount of astigmatism) in my left

I've been reading a journal article by Paul Harris called "Visual
conditions of symphony musicians".  A copy of it is here:
http://www.babousa.org/Symphony.htm
It provides case studies in support of a theory by a guy named EB

Late last week I was diagnosed by an ophthalmologist, after a full
retinal exam, with Retinopathy and Macular Edema, with the right eye
worse than the left.
I had a retinal exam last year, and my eyes were fine. Several weeks

Is it common for people to have issues with large differentials in
prescription between the two eyes?  I've been having some difficulty,
and I wonder if it's possible that it's due to different cylinder
correction.  I only have a 0.5 difference (-1 vs -1.5) but the

going to see an eye doctor tomorrow, but i thought i'd come here for
thoughts.
this past saturday i all of a sudden started experiencing double vision
in my right eye.  it felt like my eyeglasses were askew, but i realized

Never heard of this before, but it sounds fascinating...

PixelOptics is currently just one of several companies trying to
develop "supervision" for everyone -- including the Department of

The ishihara color blind test comes with 14, 24 or 32 plates.
If I was to buy a 32 Plate edition, would it be possible to know which
of the 32 plates are included in the 24 plate edition?

    why do the lights at night cause flaring??

Dear Ace,
Subject:  Ace, Sorry for the delay in evaluating your refractive
     history -- that you requested.
Otis> A comparision to your "down" rate with the Oakly-Young