Please can you advise what strength of prescription that you would recommend
upgrading from a standard plastic to thinner and lighter lenses?  Thanks

I am a first-time PAL wearer with this prescription:
-3.00 -1.00 x100
-2.75 -1.25 x080
Add: +1.75

I am transitioning from single-vision non-aspheric lenses to bifocal
glasses.
I have been a full-time glasses wearer for more than 40 years.  4 years
ago, unknowingly I received single-vision aspheric lens.  After 2 weeks

This post is somewhat long, and I apologize for the inconvenience.
I am a 33-year-old male. Prior to 1997, I wore glasses that were -4.25
in the left eye and -4 in the right eye.
In 1997, my eye doctor said that my eyesight was -5, -5. So, I started

After a couple of weeks of trying without success to wear my new
progressives, yesterday I went back to my optician. I posted about
these in another thread (Disappointing New Progressives) but to
summarize, they are Nikon i lenses in a Face A Face semi-rimless frame.

All sources I have found describe the eye's red cone sensitivity as the
one here
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vision/colcon.html#c1
The description is wrong.

I suffer from eyes that water to the extent that in cold weather it is
embarrasing. A specialist has recommended bilatreal lower lid tightening
surgery (local anasthetic) that would take a wedge out of each lower
lids and thus  tighten them. Has anyone had this done and if so was ...

Six months after cataract surgery and major dietary
changes -- elimination of Niacin (500mg) and addition
of fish oil (1700mg) and Lutein (6mg) -- distortions
have mitigated and the scotoma has dissipated.

TO: All vision researchers, doctors, and patients.
The purpose of this yearly post is to stimulate interest and discussion
about the biomechanical effects of shoes on "age-related" degenerative
conditions, such as vision problems.  Chiropodist Dr. Simon J. Wikler

My mum had a cateract operation in a netcare mobile operating theatre.
It all went pear shaped and after three operations to fix the original
op and fix a detached retina they've now said that the only thing to do
is have a corneal transplant.

I suffer from eyes that water to the extent that in cold weather it is
embarrasing. A specialist has suggested surgery to remove a small wedge
from each of the lower lids and thus tighten the lids. Has anyone had
this done and if so was it successful. Any comments will be ...

I'm 38 and just lost my complete eye and i'm scared because i haven't
been able to remember how it felt or how i should feel about it. It
bother me but its so hard for me to still sleep at night, panic
attacks, alone with depression. How should i face this. Because every

Im a uni student conducting research on 'fear of light'. i managed to
find some medical info about photophobia but it doesnt seem enough.
then i looked through gogle groups and found a some real life cases
which were more than interesting in relation to my research project,,

So, as I suspected, the overwhelming response of this group
was that I would get more attention and better chance at a
good refraction from an optometrist.
So - how does one go about finding a good optometrist.  My

I've been having a lot of trouble getting a new prescription
that is comfortable for me.  I've worn glasses since second
grade, have fairly bad astigmatism and have had a few
corneal injuries which have left abrasions that get