AirQual.txt Subject: First Class Requirements for Flight Qualification in the Airforce. Re: Naked eye must be 20/70 or better. When I discuss "functional"...
Several things: 1. You will never "win" an "argument" with an ophthalmologist -- who is wearing a minus lens himself. 2. It is not reasonable to expect to...
Sassy started at -8 and -7 diopters (each eye). She has taking responsibility to measure BOTH her Snellen and refractive STATE. The required Snellen is this: ...
Prevention-minded friends, Good video -- but it fails to address the fact that ONLY by the retina detecting micro-blur at the surface, is it possible for it...
Dear Ajmer, DMV mean "Department of Motor Vehicles". Why is that important? Because THEY set the REQUIRED visual standard for driving a car. And it is NOT...
Subject: Developing logically consistent recommendations. Re: Klaus Schmid's recommendations: Re: Whose children are drastically myopic -- probably from a...
By its very nature -- PREVENTION means avoiding the use of the minus lens. But this need a PRACTICAL definition of "under-correction", and with that, a...
Subject: Using the plus — to avoid getting back into myopia the second time. Some of you may have "wondered" why I am wearing a plus for all work closer than...
Dear Judy, Subject: Accurate replacement lens. I have just had the cataract surgery. I rather doubt that Karen was myopic at the end of that first surgery. ...
Here is the commentary from Jay: Part 1 ========== Hey. What happened was i paid him $200 for a starting down payment. And he hasn't contacted me back. I've...
David DeAngelis was at -2 diopters (about 20/70) and due to his own commitment (wearing the plus, and his own method(s) -- slowly cleared his Snellen back to...
Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; Oh, hear us when we...
Subject: Ortho-K (C?) Costs $1,200 Re: What are the results? Hey, it's Jay. Headsup: I received "Reversing Nearsighted" from Overkill on Wednesday, and...
Dear Myopia Avoidance friend, Subject: Sites that apprently offer prevention. Here is another site. You might look at their "Flipper" practice. If they are...
... This is a link to a vision therapy clinic that treats visual perceptual and binocular vision disorders. They make no claims to preventing myopia. Judy...
Dear Judy, If the goal of "therapy" is NOT to restore your vision to normal -- then are not these people being deceived? I contacted this optometrist, and...
Subject: I happen to prefer to keep my distant vision clear for life (under my control -- as seems to be necessary). If an optometrist has no concern for HIS...
... They are only being deceived if they were told that the goal of the therapy was to eliminate the need for glasses. Before therapy starts, the OD would...
Dear Judy, I will agree on some of these points. The person should be informed as to what is REASONABLY possible. You have stated that you don't normally check...
... No, I don't always check unaided acuity. I always check presenting acuity, either aided or unaided and always check final aided acuity. ... No, not under...
Subject: Protecting your eyes from a negative change in refractive STATE. Enjoy, Otis ============== Homeostasis of Eye Growth and the Question of Myopia Josh...