What do you do when you get a patient whose in denial about needing glasses?
My friend obviously can barely see past her nose but won't wear them, it just
seems so stupid and I don't know how to help.

I've read that wearing contact lenses is the only option when there is
a significant disparity in uncorrected vision between the eyes (say -1D
right eye and -5D left eye).  Would it be possible to make monovision
glasses that might work without the contact lenses?

Is there a scientific explanation for why two people with the same
prescription appear to have different levels of vision?  For example, I've
read somewhere that two people who are -3 won't necessarily see the same
without glasses, one might see better/worse than the other.  What ...

Most of the times in a day my eyes appear glassy(kind of mirrorish)
with a staring look. This makes my face look kinda devilish (sometimes
worse than that when the outer layer of my eyes starts reflecting
lights like a waxed surface)

Hi, I feel pain in the back of my right eye (or deep in the head, can't
locate exactly) when I roll my eye, look upward or rightward etc. I don't
feel much in the morning after sleep, but will feel more pain later in the
day. I don't feel this before with the same eyeglasses and ...

Anybody know of the names of any support groups for these unfortunate
people?  Anybody know the medical name fpr this affliction?  TIA
KR

I've had a few floaters (detached blood vessels) in my eyes all my life
but as I reached late 50's it suddenly got worse and I have concerns
that I will soon not be able to drive at night.
My doctor sent me to an eye specialist who tells me it's quite normal

Anyone out there who uses RPG lenses?  I am having the worst time finding
wetting/soaking solutions.  All of the ones I have been able to use, they are
discontinuing.
What do you all use out there?

I read that dependent on the angle of the astigmatism the same amount can be
worse in two people.  Which is the worst angle?  I've had -0.50 at either 140
or 150 for the last 5 years and this eye is more difficult to correct than
the other, could that be the reason?

I want to get contacts but someone said I will get used to wearing them I
won't be able to go without them. My prescription is -2.25 is it common for
people with this prescription to wear contact lenses or do they generally
wait till their prescription is higher?

I have posted several threads about my 3 year old on this site(-10.5 but sees
20/60 without glasses). My question is that a year ago when I brought my
daughter in to the pediatric opthalmologist he originally had her
perscription at -12.50 each eye. He gave her a lighter ...

I'm probably using the wrong terms, but hopefully you'll get my point.
If I have a contacts prescription of -11 sph, -1.25 cyl. What would
happen if I wore spherical contacts -11 and left the astigmatism
uncorrected? What would my "equivalent" vision be like?

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The effect of periocular warming on accommodation.

Earlier this week I picked up a new set of progressives following an
eye checkup that showed a small change in my Rx. I didn't need new
glasses, but I'm a bit of an eyeglass junkie and so I decided to treat
myself to another pair with trendy frames.

Dear Prevention-minded freinds,
There are two opinions about the prevention of myopia:
The second-opinion, that on the threshold, if you could prevent
incipient myopia before a minus lens is applied, you could