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| Sudden case of double vision - Diplopia - seek advise and insight | 31 Jul 2006 13:41 GMT | 5 |
Last Monday, (July 24th) I woke up with double vision - mostly in my right eye. I had a slight headache, which for me is sort of normal. I really noticed how my sight had changed in my commute to work and
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| Hyperopia sucks big time! This 24 year old is 20/200 at +2.5 and got lasik! | 31 Jul 2006 03:57 GMT | 2 |
http://la-sight.com/LS_commDetail.asp?index=157 This dude is only 24 but sees 20/200 at +2.5 and got lasik. He cant see a thing at distance, much less from near! With myopia, things are perfectly clear from near and intermediate(if not highly myopic)
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| FACE FACTS: How and Why the PUBLIC rejects plus-prevention | 31 Jul 2006 03:45 GMT | 59 |
Dear second-opinion (preventive) friends, Subject: How and Why the PUBLIC rejects plus-prevention The minus is quick-and-obvious. The plus is not. Therefore the "minus" always "sells" and the plus does not.
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| Multipurpose Solutions? | 31 Jul 2006 00:58 GMT | 16 |
I have used AOSept for decades. The stuff works, but I do consider it expensive and a pain in the a.s to use as part of a multi-step contact lens maintenance regimen. Recently, AOSept has been impossible to obtain, forcing me to "test"
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| Contrast computer screen - B/W vs. W/B | 31 Jul 2006 00:38 GMT | 8 |
Which contrast scheme is best for long hours in front of the computer screen? I have used black text on a white background for the past few years for my programming work.
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| A "Faint Line" in Vision | 31 Jul 2006 00:16 GMT | 3 |
I have had a faint line near the center of my field of right vision since 2001. It's not long and I see it _only when_ I move my right eye to the left. I don't think it's getting longer. And it cannot be a floater because it doesn't move. When I see it, it looks like this:
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| contacts and boxing | 30 Jul 2006 22:56 GMT | 7 |
contacts and boxing Is it okay to wear contacts while boxing or fighting? Do many boxers wear contacts while boxing?
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| what contacts\vision correction should I choose? (besides glasses) | 30 Jul 2006 18:08 GMT | 12 |
Been trying to figure out what I should do, will see the ophthalmologist soon.. Here is my prescription (contacts): OD: sphere -3.50 cyl -1.25 ax 180 OS: sphere -3.50 cyl -1.25 ax 010
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| The Limits of Optometry -- and why. | 30 Jul 2006 02:01 GMT | 21 |
Dear Bill, Subject: The scientific secoind-opinion Some remarks: 1. Optometry REACTS to people -- with a minus lens. (Completely
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| Americans getting too fat for eye exams too. | 29 Jul 2006 21:31 GMT | 14 |
<http://tinyurl.com/mx6m3>
| Study: More Americans too fat for X-rays, scans | Obesity hurting accuracy of images, doctors say. |
| Which IOL Is Best For Me? | 29 Jul 2006 16:34 GMT | 16 |
I just found this group, and I'm sure your answers to my question will help me in making an upcoming decision. First, some background. I am 56 years old and one eye is very Myopic. I wear a -12 contact lens, which is not a 100% prescritption. My other
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| Boston ES EO XO | 29 Jul 2006 06:15 GMT | 4 |
What's the difference in thickness of these three lens?
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| post adult strabismus pain | 28 Jul 2006 19:31 GMT | 4 |
Here is our story. My husband had strabismus surgery 15 weeks ago. He has had severe eye, frontal head, neck, and back pain. He had this surgery 2 times as a child. He cannot drive, look at the computer, and has not returned to work since the surgery. The surgeon suggests that ...
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| Odd New Astigmatism Lens | 28 Jul 2006 16:44 GMT | 10 |
Hello there - I'm having problems with a new lens I prescribed, and was wondering in anyone had any input. I noticed I was having a blurring effect out of my right eye, so I went for a check-up and the optometrist ended up with a prescription that was almost the same as my
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| minus prevention | 28 Jul 2006 13:52 GMT | 12 |
I've made it a policy not to respond to any myopia prevention threads, but I can't resist this one. I had a patient in today, age 55 who I've had in -1.50 o.u. for years, and she's still wearing them, in spite of some recent symptoms of eyestrain. Today I refracted her at +1.00 ...
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