WillBeat.txt Subject: Using EXACT words to describe a measurement -- in SCIENCE. "(Language) can become ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish...
10D2060.txt Subject: A 3 year old child sees 20/60, and was prescribed a -10.5 diopter lens based on a "judgment call by and doctor -- based on freezing the...
This is why the plus can not be offered by an optometrist. The remarks are by the layman "Optifog". She reviewed the video by Don Rehm on the subject. Enjoy, ...
Dear prevention-minded friends, Dr. Bates recommended that a child read his Snellen once a day. Here a layman, Optifog, makes the judgment that the method...
Some additional thoughts by Optifog: Of course. I just think it's important to share counter-opinions and musings as well, especially about methods that would...
Dear Prevention-minded friends, I credit Dr. Bates with keeping alive the concept of prevention at the threshold. He has made some excellent and accurate...
... describes? ... refractions (and ... checking for ... than ... When it ... So just to fill you in, to avoid any ambiguity... three years ago ish, I went to...
Subject: Not doing the "obvious" for the public. A minus lens will make your vision very, very sharp in five minutes -- even if you have 20/20. That is a...
The word "Vision Therapy" is so badly used -- that I will not use it. If you have personal goal, i.e., clear my Snellen from 20/70 to normal, then you truly...
Dear Second-opinion friends, I have no problem paying money to a professional like Steve Leung OD. Provided that: 1. I know the goal (i.e., clear Snellen to...
Dear Prevention-minded friends, Subject: Paying and OD $45 per hour -- for PREVENTION. I would have no problem paying an optometrist $45 per hour to explain...
Subject: The "power" of both money and position. But I have to "wonder" about people who complain about making $ 90,000 per year. Perhaps the a better way...
I agree with James Kirchner and Steve Leung The real purpose of optometry is to support PREVENTIVE methods. Key to that effort is to have the person...
Dear Prevention-minded friends, Here is Dr. Raphaelson's autobiography -- for your interest: http://www.geocities.com/otisbrown17268/Jake36.txt It is both...
because she felt she didn't see quite so well Subject: Natural mono- vision -- and its value. The woman in question has a weak minus refractive state (in one...
... mono- ... good ... glasses ... going ... other ... I did not say she "should not" wear glasses. I said she would see better with glasses and if she wanted...
The "DREAM" of the majority-opinion optometrist From: Optometry Sucks Re: Venting Ground You know what they THINK it will be....they THINK it will be working ...
Dear Prevention-minded friends, Subject: A good interview with the "experts" on PREVENING myopia. These experts identify the rate that the eye goes "down"...
Optometry is all about economic "survival". It is never about keeping your distant vision clear (for life) with a plus lens). There is one RARE EXCEPTION --...
Obviously I hold the un-popular opinion that the eye is dynamic, and that a negative refractive STATE can be prevented. Perhaps this discussion by Jon will ...
Dear Science Student, Here are some remarks by Alex of i-see. They describe the concept of "average" in statistics, as well as "spread", (standard deviation,...
PlusEff.txt Dear Second-opinion friends, Subject: The down-rate, when a preventive plus is CORRECTLY USED. Re: Corrected statements. In a disputed fact of...
This site is NOT anti-optometrist. It is rather PRO-individual. There are two dead-opposite ways to deal with incipient nearsightedness. (A negative refractive...
Judd> Dr Judy ... Judy> I don't recall "repeatedly" and I don't recall that you have linked to peer reviewed, published studies demonstrating that myopia is ...
Here is an example of how bad these "claims" can be. Personally, I would suggest reading Bates 1913 study. The implied "claim" was for vision clearing from...
Subject: Make your own judgment. Re: Check Zeniopical.com for a reasonable price. ==================================== Since two weeks ago, I have been...
Confirming the $250 "bump" in price for Crizal. Is this the tip of the iceberg? =========== From D to A converter: The initial cost breakdown of my glasses was...
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