The FDA has approved a new drug that could help patients with macular
degeneration. The drug, lucentis, treats the wet form of macular
degeneration. It's the only drug shown to significantly reverse failing
vision. One dose is expected to cost around two-thousand dollars.

My optician has given me two PD figures: 66 distance and 63 near. I tend
to spend more time reading and using a computer than driving and outdoor
activities. For single vision lenses, which figure would it be better to
use, or should I compromise somewhere in between?

I recently tried Nikon Transistions Super lenses but couldn't get on
with them because of severe chromatic aberration. They were high index
(not sure whether 1.6 or 1.7) plastic - polycarbonate I think - and
aspheric. I also noticed things looked different sizes and with

Just my curiosity here:  Does anyone know whether contact lenses are
allowed and/or widely used by U.S. combat troops, in Iraq for example?
It seems like there could be great benefits to contacts over glasses,
but also big drawbacks.  Sand in the eyes could really put you out of

http://www.i-see.org/eyeglasses_harmful/chap6.html
CHAPTER VI
MYOPIA EXPLOSION
These are questions asked over a period of forty years about the cause

I'm finding it harder and harder to find any CL cleaners in stores. I
used to use MiraFlow. Bought some Pliagel when I couldn't get M
anymore--now can't find Pliagel. What's going on? Besides the "lack of
sales" answer? I REALLY need to use cleaner.

For astigmatism, especially if using RGP type lenses, it seems like you
could build the backside of the lens to fairly precisely match the
shape of the cornea.  With it like this, the lens would suck in to the
cornea in a known orientation, so rotation would not be an issue

Is a particular IOL brand considered the best in terms of safety (e.g.,
complications such as secondary cataract, etc)? I'm having cataract surgery
on 8/09 and will meet the surgeon on 7/31. I just want to know if a
particular brand stands out among various IOLs.

Did you know you can get an accurate measure right here at home or
anywhere with just a ruler and some lines and/or text? What I did was
measure the point where a long line becomes in perfect focus, not any
closer or further. Since I have cylindar, I need to use a line. I

What Causes Myopia?
The increase in myopia is partly due to the increase "near point"
tasks, such as the use of computer, extensive reading, playing video
games and other activities up close. Some clinical evidence indicates

Hi there.  I'm wondering if anyone has experience or understanding of two
assumably different problems I'm having with my vision.  One I suspect is
due to aging, but it seems a bit over the top for my age [49].
Back ground - i had laser surgery for ARMD [wet] in 1996, with no ...

I have -2.75 right eye and -2.25 left.  If my left is dominant does that mean,
without glasses, that my vision is better than if the right is dominant?  I’m
not sure which is the dominant one. If I line two things up it’s the left,
but I read that people select the dominant eye for ...

I've posted a Straw Poll on the Web to find out how many people will use
soc.support.vision-impaired if the group is created.
The numerical results (no names) will be incorporated into the 2nd RFD
as evidence of support for the group.

Until a few days ago I had never really worn my new-ish RGP lenses at
night due to the long summer days.  While my vision during the day is
just about perfect, I noticed a fogginess to my vision at night.  The
way it looked really was almost indistinguishable from it actually

Does anyone have experience with/knowlege about  Alcon's new IOLs
(aspheric and toric models) which have a built-in blue-blocking
property?  Allegedly, they may play a role in preventing age-related
macular degeneration.  Alcon claims that these yellow IOLs don't affect