If you have an astigmatism it doesn't mean that you are stuck with
wearing glasses. These days there are special contact lenses, called
"toric", developed specially for people with astigmatism. And it gets
even more exiting - you can also wear color toric contacts. Find out

I made it clear to my optometrist that I would probably get less strain
if I wore glasses for computer work.  So he gave me what now turns out
to be a reading prescription.  It didn't dawn on me at the time when he
said "hold this book in front of you while I put this in front of ...

Many people give up wearing contact lenses because they can never get
used to them. The lenses just don't feel comfortable. If this is your
case don't give up just yet; there are several things you can do to
make your lenses more comfortable.

I have CooperVision CE and have been using a set for about 3 months
now
with no apparent issues. Basically, I have been using them like annual
contacts.

Hundreds of thousands of people will purchase contact lenses this
year. Not all of these people will be doing so to improve their
vision. In fact, many will be making these purchases because they want
a new eye color. For those who are on the market, looking for great

When you buy a 6 pack of disposable razors, do you wait until you
bleed one-too-many times before you change them?  When you buy a 6
pack of underwear, do you wear each pair until they are disgusting,
and then go for the next one?

Dr. Dean Dornic gave me wine glasses but now I wear goggles - LASIK
dry eye can be hell, and even the FDA says that it can be permanent.
Why didn't Dr. Dean Dornic warn me?
Ben Dornicked

Maybe this is a silly question but I am confused.
I know that AcuVue Oasys is made of better (newer) material than
AcuVue 2. But I have to use Toric.
Toric is the third option to the above two.

I play tennis and I have a very difficult time seeing the ball clearly for
the entire path from where it is struck by the opposing player, to the point
where I should strike it.  The ball (your typical yellowish/greenish tennis
ball) disappears in any white background (e.g. the ...

The following is a tale I decided to write about sci.med.vision since
I am bored today.
Once upon a time a man saw that the ophthalmologist field was an
interesting one. He decided that he ought to come into the career.

The NIH has finally posted the first information about the CATT Study,
to evaluate Lucentis vs. Avastin for wet AMD, on its Clinical Trials
web site, including the first 17 clinical sites participating in the
study.

I recently noticed that there is a permanent slight color shift
between my two eyes.  I know from when I was younger if I would put
pressure on one eye than that eye would have a slight redish tint, but
now it happens all the time.  It is such a slight variation that it

I need to replace my current glasses because my working circumstances
have changed significantly.
My script 3 years ago was:-
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Dear Zetsu,
Subject:  Is this the Bates method -- or is a "con"?
http://www.eyeslikenew.com/
Please define what part of this sytem is Bates?

This is great.
http://www.infocusonline.org/focometerfactsheet.html
What do you think?  Accurate enough to determine
your refractive STATE?