i have been talking about my daughter for the past couple of months on this
site. i was wondering if anyone knows if the crystalens(i think i have the
name right) which is used for lens replacement and can accomodate, can it be
used on kids or is it just for adults? and if it can't ...

My husband had double and triple vision this week, coupled with recent
increasing headaches the past month or so. He has diabetes, and was in the
hospital for elevated sugar. However---a CT scan showed a growth between his
brain and his optic nerve in front of the pituitary gland.

I have pretty much decided to have my vision corrected using PRK.  I
have a hard time finding out about this technique and would like to
know the latest and greatest equipment used.  All I have been able to
discover is that there is equipment that makes a 'no touch' PRK

I've been noticing the fuzzy text appearing a bit more often over the
past week.
It's really got me puzzled. I mean, i thought it was due to tired eyes,
and it can't be. Im on 150 mcg thyroxine, and pretty much buzzing.

How significant is it if someone has a 1 diopter difference between their
eyes. Example - if I have -1.75 (L) and -2.75(R) can I go without glasses
ever, will I find it too blurry or will the better eye compensate?  What
would the strongest prescription be with a -1 difference when ...

Or will the alcohol damage the lenses?

Has there ever been a case where a migraine aura consisted of visual
hallucinations only in the left half of the left eye, in which the more
left you go [in that left half of the left eye] the more the eye is in
the hallucinatory world [and less in the real world] while the right

In an impressive bit of lobbying, Eyeonics, the manufacturer of
Crystalens, has convinced Medicare to allow patients to utilize the
accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) when cataracts require removal of
the natural lens of the eye.

Has anyone had  Sclera buckle done for Myopic MD?   How were your
results?
Thank you

Lets say that each and every artery, arteriole, and capillary supplying
the right division of the part of occipital lobe in my cerebral cortex
were to go into vasospasm [leading to complete constriction] instantly
and remain like that for a week.

Hello, my right eye is losing its strength very rapidly. In the last
year it has gradually become fuzzier and harder to focus.
When I try to exercise it by closing the other eye for a couple of
minutes, the right eye gets a little better at focusing although still

Dear Reader,
Before you consider paying attention to anything that Neil Brooks
or CatmanX writes, I invite you to review the following:.
http://tinyurl.com/sybpn

As a nosey and troublesome "patient", I have rarely failed to ask the
eye people, when the occasion arose, why do I need these unwieldy
minus lenses(?).
When forthcoming, the answer was, in so many words, because my

Dear Ace,
Subject: An engineer helps his children avoid entry in to
        nearsightedness.
Re:  Here are some of the details.

I've been wearing contact lenes for 20 years. For the past 10 years, I've
wearing Durasoft 3 contact lenses with the same prescription (Dia 14.5, BC
8.6). Although I have monovision with bad myopia (-12.5...lost left vision
long time ago), my corrected vision has been fine. Recently ...