A big attack on Mike Tyner has been launched by Otis.  This is what
happened:
Otis said somewhere that 99% of the population is not interested in
myopia prevention.

I am quite nearsighted. I had my eyes checked at a Sears Optical
department.  I mentioned to the eye doctor that I generally read
without my glasses and was surprised by the vehemence of his
response.  "NEVER NEVER NEVER read without glasses."  I asked about

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Hello, I've a question I hope someone can help me find the answer to.
A few days ago I came back from the eye doctor's, who said he had no
clue what my problem was and suggested it might be eye strain.
Backround info would probably be best, My right eye is SPH +1.25 CYL

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Perfect sight is impossible without continual shifting, and such
shifting is a striking illustration of the mental control necessary
for normal vision. It requires perfect mental control to think of

Hi. I recently found Martin's formula for lens tilt. This formula
shows the power of a lens whose optical center is at the center of the
eye.
For example, if a lens is -4.00 diopters and if the optical center is

Just a couple of questions.  Last winter, my 9 yr old was told to see an eye
doctor after a visual screening test at school.   The doc said he was about
20/40 and perscribed minus lens and told him and his mom he should wear them
all the time.  He began to develop serious headaches ...

I just came across this test.
Could somebody give me some values for what kind of alignment accuracy
would be found for a person of good vision at the distance point in
degrees or some kind of measurement for a given distance?

I am 33 years old with progressive lenses which, by some sites,
shouldn't happen until I'm in my 40's. I was put in progressives last
year when I was told that I have issues with accomodation and
presbyopia. This is in addition to my extreme nearsightedness and

In response to my inquiry of Sept 7,:
Questions/Comments:
Is there a way to find out if the Myopter, shown at
http://www.i-care.net/myopter.htm, is a medical device, and whether its

To cure A.I.D.S, this is the recipe for the cure:
1.  One 8 ounce (oz) glass of water
2.  1/2 teaspoon of salt
3. Mix well and drink once

Friends, I thought it would be SO cool if we could all like meet up. I
mean I know we meet up here, and we discuss things like curing eye
defects and stuff like that.
It's really good talking to each other here and all, but imagine if we

Thanks to everyone for all the information.    One thing I do not understand
is how a doctor can prescribe a lens based on one measurement at one point
in time.  When I was measured for lasik, I was instructed not to wear my
glasses on the days of the evaluations and to avoid any ...

About the early 1900's Better Eyesight magazine, I've read in it e.g.:
"After studying these and other cases, I believe that the cause of
detachment of the retina is usually some form of mental strain. It
is gratifying to have proved that when this strain is relieved, the

Dear Ted,
I think, you daughter  is absolutely right.
I do not think that she is imagining it.
Sometimes things like that do happen.