A vitamin store printed out information about cataracts for me.  One
statement really caught my attention.  It said that "... For many
people, the lens capsule remaining in the eye after surgery eventually
turns cloudy, causing additional loss of vision."

I've been wearing glasses for about 4 1/2 years now.
My first prescription, Jan '03, was
SPH      CYL     AXIS    ADD
-.87    +.25         90       +1.25

I was wondering how is possible to recognize the lenses that you got
is 1.70 or 1.74 and be sure that my optician havn't done any mistake
or so ...
I would appreciate any feedback.

Is it possible to track eye movements using ordinary PC camera and
appropriate software or is it necessary to use special hardware ?
Results don't have to be very precise, I need them just for school
researches.

What physical motions can increase IOP? Valsalva and lowering the head
relative to the body seem fairly evident, but what other kinds of
motions/efforts could increase the pressure?
Let's say, for example, that I lifted a heavy weight, but NEVER closed

After working hard for my money, the least I could do is to have some
online fun. That's what motivates me to keep making money.
I mean supporting welfare parasites and fraudulent government's SSN
program is not exactly motivational. I'd rather deal with more

Subject:  Understanding how and why and
an optometrist cleared his vision.
Re: Discussion of the difficulties.
We must realize that not ALL ODs are hostile to prevention -- only

I am only a novice here. I see people with minus prescriptions put them on
just to read - on a train - then when they get off they put them away in the
case. Why would they be prescribed for reading? I thought minus wearers could
see near but not far.  Seems all the wrong way round!

I've had a busy day. Late last night (after watching the Red Sox beat
the Cleveland Indians), I found a new blog entry that discussed the
reasons behind Genentech's decision to cut off compounding pharmacists
from obtaining Avastin. It was written by Dave Hamilton, formerly of

My grandfather suffers from macular degeneration and it has
practically robbed him of all vision.  He can make out objects but
that is it.  If I stand directly in front of him he would not know
that it was me.  Me question is does anyone know about any good

I noticed that when my eyesight is really at its highest peak, when it
is really super sharp, that time seems to slow down and the minutes
feel like they are taking forever to tick by. It reminds me of when I
was very young when the summer holidays seemed like an eternity to

I am a 62 year old woman.  Yesterday I noticed some small flashes of
light in my left eye.  It only happened when I moved my eyes to the
left and the lights were at the periphery on the left.  Later in the
day I started to notice floaters that looked like I had hair in front

I saw today a new retina specialist for evaluation of my macular edema and
further treatment.  I prepared a package for him, including my eye history &
notes, OCTs, surgery records and letters form other doctors.  He was
impressed and told me to call him by his first name!

Plastic generally has a tendency to get yellow and deteriorate with
time.  With current cataract lens technology/materials, how long can
these implanted lenses last?  What is the minimum number of years -
maximum number of years, average?  Can these implanted lenses be

I've just been diagnosed with 4th cranial nerve paralysis, which
explains the minor double vision I've had for years. The doctor
indicated that my only options were to increase the prisms that I've
had in my eyeglasses for years, or to have corrective eye surgery.