Old glasses I got in 1996:
Sphere / Cylinder / Axis
OD: -4.75  -0.75  015
OS: -5.25  -0.50  165

A coleague of mine who works at a VDU for many hours a day is currently off
work with severe eye strain.  It is at the point where he can't focus on
things for very long before his eyes start really aching.   He also has
blepheritis, so VDU work isn't ideal, but even when he's ...

Hey guys, I've been a social smoker for about 7 years now, but maybe
it's time to quit.
It's not a recent article, but a friend of mine sent it to me, and
thought I'd share it.

I had retinal bleeding in my left eye 22 years ago. As a result, I have a
not too small blind spot in the peripheral vision in the eye. Soon after the
bleeding, if I remember correctly, I could see a sort of bluish gray spot
blocking my peripheral vision, but some time later the ...

I'm looking for advice on the possible cause of my repeated
conjunctivitis infections. It only ever occurs in my left eye & I've
had it 3 times in the last 12 weeks (at approx 4 week intervals) & it
always clears with chloramphenicol drops.

What is the typical or ideal difference in diopter power between the
reading portion of the bi-focal lens & the computer screen (upper)
portion of the lens? I think I read somewhere that it should be a 1.00
diopter drop. For instance, I use +2.50 diopters to read with (about 16

I saw part of a news item on tv last evening [US] that said something about
a new treatment for age related macular degeneration [wet].  I did not get
the name of the medication and would like to get more info on it.  Does
anyone have decent URL's for info related to it and ...

I've been using contacts for over three decades without any problems.
Recently, about 5-6 months ago, a chronic red eye developed in my left
eye when using contact lens (Accuvue from J&J) for more than 1-2 hours.
 I stopped using the contact lens for the left eye, and continued to

I wear acuvue advanced and sometimes I stay up all night and when I do
this I notice that the next day, which is really the same day since I
didnt go to sleep, my eyes feel very uncomfortable from the contacts.
The use of rewetting drops doesnt really help that much.  Is there

When the "fusarium scare" occurred and Bausch and Lomb "Renu with
Moisture Lock" was pulled off the market, B&L was put in a similar
place that the makers of Tylenol were after the great poisoning scare
years back.  To build patient compliance and advocate good contact lens

I wanted to explain a situation I am experiencing and see if anyone had
any ideas as to what may be taking place.
About 10 weeks ago I was reading a book and first noticed that in the
periphery of my vision in my right eye, when I blinked there was a dark

Does anyone have good experience with OcuPower to fight MD?

For reading the computer screen (20 inches), I sure like
executive-style lens -- lets me look from left to
right by merely turning the eyeballs -- not the head.
(For computer, bifocals with reading on bottom and

I am a third year Optometry student at Pacific University.  In clinic
today, my attending doctor gave my group an assigmnet so we could get a
better feel for what's being used out there in terms of soft CL's.
Instead of going around and asking professors (like everyone else,) I

By realizing the fundamental eye is dynamic and understanding the
impact a wretched, evil minus lens has on stair-case myopia, one can
strive thru effort to exercise an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of
cure. Think about your poor eyes and take the effort at the treshold to