I suspect I have some tonic accomodation, probably 1.5 diopters of it.
If atropine is tried, wont it blur my vision so my BCVA is 20/100? How
will I get an accurate cycloplegic refraction if the best lenses is
still blurry and I cant tell the difference between small increments of

Truly amazing.
http://www.lasikathome.com/howitworks.htm

Some background, I'm in my late 30's, I do computer work for a
living and I wear glasses for a slight astigmatism. I have no vision
problems not described below. Certainly no flashes, dizziness or
nausea.

I just got a new pair of perscription sunglasses.  I purchased the Ray
Ban Wayfarers, which are a quite large plastic frame.  I noticed when I
put them on that everything was a little distorted, especially on the
sides.  I felt taller and had weird depth perception, almost a

http://telemedicine.orbis.org/bins/volume_page.asp?cid=1-178-874-1014
36-year-old female presents for her annual eye exam.  She reports that
she has been wearing her extended-wear contacts "for months at a time"
but denies any change in vision or eye pain.  Upon examination, the

A sudden onset of wavy lines in the lower/right
quadrant of the Amsler grid led to an emergency
visit to my retinal specialist, who found no bleeding.
Other than neovascularization (progression to

Does anyone know how these two optical illusions work?
http://www.officebuffoon.com/funny/castle.asp
http://www.officebuffoon.com/funny/dotty.asp
Regards, Buffoon

According to my ophthalmologist & a retina specialist, I'm having PVD. I
guess the vitreous will eventually detach from the macular. When that
happens, what do I expect to see? The same blue, white-ish flashes that I
see in my peripheral vision, or something else? I'm just ...

I'm finally considering ordering contact lenses online, after being a
glasses wearer for about 30 years (I started wearing glasses in third
grade).
I've just been looking around online for daily disposables, and I

I took it upon myself to contact the American Scientist in regard to their
publishing a paper on progressive myopia. There response, in part, was:
  We do invite articles, usually based
  on peer-reviewed publications. If you have read of some interesting

I sometimes see a dimly flickering globe at around 15 degrees to the right
off the center, that is, where my normal blind spot is located. A black line
that looks like a barbed wire sometimes appears and disappears in a split
second on that area, too. A retina specialist didn't ...

I have nystagmus and have high myopia (-15).  My BCVA is 20/80 on
average.
Would CLE give me better quality vision along with a better BCVA?
I'm thinking my nystagmus may not allow me to get the best result from

Last week I posted a message in which I asked the group which IOL they
thought would be right for me.  I had just seen a Lasik/Opthamologist
Surgeon, and he suggested a Clear Lens Extraction for me.  I told him it had
become increasingly more difficult for me to tolerate wearing ...

what do you call those pictures
when you stare at a picture for a while you can see 3d images inside?

Spectacle lenses for myopia are stronger than contact lenses for the
same
patient. If one is merely asked to state the degree of myopia for a
given