Dear Second-opinion Friends,
Subject: Establishing an Award for the Vision Researcher (Medical,
Engineering,
Scientific) who has the ability to OBJECT to "standard practice" as it

Subject:  New ideas in science develop ONLY if they are published.
Re:  It is a tragic mistake for an editor to say -- your wrong, so we
will not let you publish.
We should work TOWARDS open discussion.  No study is possible until

It is a known, but sometimes forgotten, principle that for any idea
to be called "scientific", it has to be refutable.  For example, the
statement "200 angels can dance on the head of a pin" is not science,
because we don't know what an "angel" is or how to detect one's presence

Might be of interest to you guys:
http://www.smartmoney.com/Spending/Rip-offs/10-Things-Your-Eye-Doctor-Wont-Tell-
You-17887/

By W. H. Bates, M.D.
The failure of the muscles of the eyes to function normally under the
conditions of civilization is not an isolated phenomenon. As Diana
Watts, in her remarkable book, 'The Renaissance of the Greek

I'm male. 54 andI've been using Varilux Panamic for about 7 years now
and decided to upgrade
to the Varilux Physio 360, with thin and lite 1.67
My original prescription ( 7 years ago) was R -3.50 L -3.00 and R

Every time you see a posting made by the laymen Otis keep in mind he is
hurting people, not helping.
He is trying to sell you a useless book about how to avoid myopia even
if it isn't there and not ever shall be.

Dear John,
Subject:  Paper on "watching" children's eyes go down.
It is always easy to document this -- and do nothing about it.
http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf200401/V33N1p39.pdf

Always remember that there are professionals who now recognize the
need for true prevention -- using the plus, and based on the wisdom
and judgment of the parents -- who will learn to work WITH the medical
second-opinion, and NOT  against it.

My father gets vertigo and eyestrain after gazing for a while at an
object in the field of vision so he just closes
his eyes all day and lie in bed. He attributed it to incorrect power
in the eyes. After seeing 3 optometrists and opthalmologists for  the

After battling for a week now trying to adjust to my new Varilux
Physio 360 I decided to ask Varilux tech support if I could verify on
my glasses that I really did get dispensed the Physio 360.
Well BELIEVE IT OR NOT YOU CAN'T. They explained that the engravings

[...]
Sun-Gazing
Light is necessary to the health of the eye, and darkness is injurious
to it. Eye shades, dark glasses, darkened rooms, weaken the sight and

[...]
The Story of Sylvia
By Victoria Coolidge
Sylvia is a little girl, ten years old, in the fourth grade in school.

[...]
My Headaches
By R. Ruiz Arnau, M.D.
From my childhood until about three years ago—I am now forty six—I

http://www.clinicaltrial.gov/ct2/show/NCT00627874
Enjoy,