1) Could u guys suggest brands of contact lens that i could wear
comfortably for 2 or 3 days without soaking it? (Other than Night&Day
and PureVision and Acuvue Oasys)
2) is it important to get "compatible" cleaning solutions?

My prescription says that my right eye needs a toric lens with:
cyl=-1.75 and ax=130
Since I only use my contacts when doing outdoor activities like skiing
or at the beach I would *really* prefer to use lenses for daily use. I

I want to tell everyone what a huge difference full spectrum lighting
can make. I bought one from Ebay recently and ever since my room has
been filled with a wonderful white glow. It's economically and
ecologically friendly as well, taking only 30 watts to produce as much

I am 65 and my vison in the last two or so years has been getting
worse for reading. I have been buying magnafying reading glass.
Now, when I try to read, it is like looking through glasses that are
smeered with vasaline.  I had my vision checked and got perscription

[...1. Joey and Patsy
By Emily C. Lierman
[Editor's Note: Mrs. Lierman wore glasses for thirteen years. She was
cured six years ago, and has since acted as a very enthusiastic

I was told that my doctor would do PRK on me and was told about the
"longer" healing times. Yes, YMMV, but for someone with a -3 and -3.75,
what would you guess the healing time "should" be?
Thanks

[...New Eyes For Old
By Grace Ellery Channing
--Editor's Note: We are constantly hearing of patients who have been
able to improve their sight by the aid of information contained in

Does Bates work?  Opinions vary.
Remarks on using Bates-type methods (Book,
advocacy and recommendations of Captain Fred Deakins).
===========

I am having unstable IOP. In addition,the preservative BAK in my eye
drops appear to be giving me trouble. I finally decided that
surgery,trabeculectomy is the way to go. My left eye suffers severe
reduction of central vision because of a central retinal vein occlusion.

I've been pricing lenses. At my regular store high index 1.67 single
vision with crizal alize are 319. At walmart 1.67 lenses with zeiss
coating are 160. With zeiss coating at my regulat store they're 270. I
asked walmart who manufactures their plastic and they said seiko or

Imagine using a laptop without having to wear corrective
eyeglasses.
I know that 3D displays exist that don't require special glasses.
So maybe this is possible as well?

"The world moves. Let it move."
- Bates

I am aged 50 and have never needed glasses. I had an eye test and the
results came out thus
Right -0.75 -0.5 x .75
Left -0.75

From John Yee:
I had a very depressing experience today.
But let me tell you the good news first. Recently, I checked my vision
against the chart you provided, and I found that I could see the 20/50

[...Halos
When the eye with normal sight looks at the large letters on the
Snellen test card, at any distance, from twenty feet to six inches or
less, it sees, at the inner and outer edges and in the openings of the