Demise.txt Subject: Plunge a child into an excessively strong minus lens -- destroy his distant vision -- permanently. Re: Or help him with (second-opinion)...
PlusFail.txt Dear Scientific friends, Subject: The PRESUMED "failure" of plus-prevention. Re: A comparison of the Oakley-Young study, versus the "Comet"...
PlusFal2.txt Dear Engineering Friends, Subject: The expected REASONABLE Standard-Deviation for Refractive STATES(Snell) Re: For engineers and scientists. ...
... If Bates is correct, then myopia will be prevented in the control group as well. Note that all the students did in Bates's 1913 study was to check their...
Topic to be presented prior to the start of a scientific prevention study -- for engineering/pilots. Issue: Some of the correct answer (for the intelligent,...
... So if plus prevention only works with engineering students, how does that help a six or seven year old child? Most myopes become myopic before college. ...
Dear Judy, This is the problem that the Eskimo children had, and now our entire population of students have. http://www.geocities.com/otisbrown17268/bifig1.gif...
Subject: The natural eye's dynamic behavior. Long-term "near" environments result in the natural's eye's responsiveness to those environments. They change...
Dear Judy, Subject: My "value" is that I want to keep my distant vision clear for life -- even if I have to do is myself. Re: My value is science and...
... As I have told you many times, I have no ability nor desire to prevent anyone from attempting myopia prevention or reversal. My comments were not about my...
Dear Second-opinion friends, Subject: Alex started a prevention site in 1995. I fully support his preventive and second-opinion analysis. I will make some...
The meaning of words, (Semantics) and how they are used has always been an interest of mine. Here is an exploratory paper on the subject. For your interest. ...
Here are some "insights" on the available of simple plus and minus lenses lenses by Alex E. Enjoy, Otis ====================== Reminder: distance lens = minus...
Alex says... <>>>>> Begin Quote >>>>>>>>>>>> First, let's get things straight. What Dr. Warren calls "over-minusing" is actually that prescription which gives...
Further discussion. It is true that it is very easy to impress a person with a strong minus lens -- in a few minutes. There is not "time" available to discuss...
Judy> Other studies of overcorrection (wearing excessive minus so as to cause accommodation at far) have found that it does not result in increased myopia as...
Question: I was wondering if it was possible to see what your vision is by your prescription. My prescription is -7.5, I know I'm not 20/20! Is there any way...
Subject: From "Optometry Sucks". Re: Or many a truth is said in jest. Enjoy, Otis =================== Re: How some people view eye care Are you for REAL!!! O...
PlsCalc2.txt Dear Scientific Friend, Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Therefore give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your ...
Dear Friends, I do enjoy these conversations! GOALS "Far away in the sunshine on the mountainside, are my highest aspirations. I might not reach them, but I...
Dear Friends, This is a site for engineering/scientific prevention (or avoid entry) of nearsightedness. But it is also about fight. These are for your ...
Dear Friend, I know you are attempting to "help people" -- and that is great. The issue is this. Do we become involved in a "struggle" between the doctor who...
Dear Friends, I still wonder why Bates 1913 study never "moved forward". The result of no "follow up" for Bates/Prentice methods is that they MIGHT seem wrong....
A person can, by his own logic, and force of reason, deduce how to PREVENT a negative refractive STATE. But attempting to help children and their parents with...
Subject: Learning to make your own refractive STATE(Snell) measurements yourself. Learning scientific competency. Understanding rule # 4, and why it is so ...