Sometimes Otis gives a very good advice.  Recently he responded to the
following on his MyopiaFree yahoo group:

I hate my eyeglasses.
I work in a hospital environment where I routinely perform invasive
procedures. I treat many patients with HIV and Hep C. My glasses often
slides down my face and the lenses frequently fogs up and gets clouded

I realize that it will take time to get used to these progressive lenses but
a couple of things just don't seem right.  I would very much appreciate any
input.
First, when I stand or sit erect and look straight forward should I be

Hello...
My eye exam 3 years ago, resulted in this lens prescription:
OD:  -0.75   SPH (+1.25 ADD)
OS:  -0.50   SPH (+1.25 ADD)

i just got diagnosed with  Posterior Vitreous Detachment. it started
EXACTLY last night as i was vacuuming. i started seeing rather large
ans crisp strands in my right eye. anyway the opthal.. said it s
Posterior Vitreous Detachment.

I think that I am now in the -7.50 range in both eyes, and, without
the Rx in front of me, I do not have the other values, but I do not
think that they are terribly abnormal.
The optometrist that I am going to is highly rated by a local consumer

Dear sci.med.vision friends,
Subject:  The second-opinion answers to the
majority-opinion questions raised on sci.med.vision.
Research on the subject of PREVENTING

I am a Ph.D. student from India. I have eyesight corrected by glasses,
short sight, (-5.0 and -4.75). I would like to do laser or similar
surgery to stop using my glasses. We have some good eye hospitals
around but I could not find out the best and the safest rectification

Things like this:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Myopiafree2/message/238
Quoted Verbatim.  Obviously, this was typed by Otis.  My home phone
number was NEVER part of the original complaint, so .... he went out

I have encountered someone who is writing a program that does a
visual field test called Campimetry.  The program (or test) subjects
the subject to a white noise random "snow field" stimulus.  The
subject is to outline where the "snow field" is different.  The test

I had to post my question here - wanted to get some feedback about my
glasses problem.  Basically I got these glassses in Jan of this year
from Lenscrafters.  After wearing them, the vision was really clear.
However in the next 6 months, I got numerous adjustments to the frame

I am not supportive of the idea to continue arguing with Otis, whether
factually, scientifically or personally.  If anything, I find the
ongoing arguments a source of entertaiment and amusement in the midst
of my personal struggle to retain vision in light of my deteriorating

Finally I got a prescription for new glasses from my cataract
surgeon.  Before placing an order I have a few questions.
1.  In the event that the Rx is filled properly but the results are
not satisfactory to me, is the optician responsible to replace the

I can't help but think that Alex is drinking from the same well as
Otis Brown.
Have a nice chuckle at his e-mail below--the one where he
'disapproves' my post showing Shotwell I, Shotwell I, and COMET as

Need help!
My friend has presbyopia, he wearing  bifocal  glasses .
His vision:
refractometer ‘s  readings :  OD + 2.25 , OS + 2.5