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Thread: Farsightedness
Post: Re: Farsightedness

Dear Friend, Wow, from farsightedness to serious myopia and astigmatism. I know how "powerful" and attractive 20/15 vision is. But, as Bates said, if your Snellen is 20/70 -- and you begin wearing ...

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08-01-2006, 09:53 AM

Thread: Farsightedness
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Dear Bifocal, Subject: Dammed if you do -- Dammed if you don't. You tell an interesting story indeed. But yes, you can induce a negative refractive STATE in your eyes (even at your age) a previous ...

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08-04-2006, 06:53 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
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Dear Bifocal, Subject: Vision -- over 45. It is an ill wind that does not blow some good. Thank you again for sharing your info. Do you have any web sites that you could direct me to that woul...

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08-05-2006, 06:07 AM

Thread: Farsightedness
Post: Re: Farsightedness

Dear Bifocal, There is a "school of thought" that says that that "near" environment, compounded by a minus induces BOTH more myopia AND astigmatism. I personally support Bates statement about the mi...

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08-06-2006, 06:11 AM

Thread: Farsightedness
Post: Re: Farsightedness

Dear Bifocal, It is easier to get the eye's refractive state to move "negative" as per your friend's efforts -- that it is to get it to move "positive". But your suggestions and support are the righ...

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10-28-2006, 07:24 AM

Thread: Farsightedness
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Dear Bifocal, While your title thread was "Farsightedness", it looks like you were nearsighed. I have been wearing glasses for 30 years. At first for reading because I would have distance blur afte...

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08-19-2006, 01:29 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
Post: Re: Farsightedness

Dear "J" and Bifocal, Subject: Basic Science for the effect of a lens on the eye's refractive STATE. As I stated before, the theory-of-the-eye maintains that your refractive STATE is either negativ...

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08-20-2006, 05:56 AM

Thread: Farsightedness
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Dear BiFocal, I am a "technical" person -- so I tend to "see" problems from a SLIGHTLY different perspective. I believe that Bates had many excellent points -- starting with the refractive STATE F...

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08-19-2006, 06:18 AM

Thread: Farsightedness
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Dear J, You recognize that Bates recommended avoiding the minus. I agree with him on that point. I do not know if this will help, but the primate eye IN THE WILD has refractive states running from ...

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08-19-2006, 03:41 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
Post: Re: Farsightedness

Dear aavram, With all due respect to you, but a 2 year-old should not be put into a plus lens at that tender age. Do you know why you were put into a plus lens? One thing I would suggest would be t...

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12-27-2006, 08:25 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
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Dear Bifocal, I believe you have the best of both worlds! VERY SLIGHT nearsightedness, (which at your age is ideal), and the ability to read "close" as you wish. And you are a success as I wish we ...

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06-09-2007, 09:14 AM

Thread: Farsightedness
Post: Re: Farsightedness

Dear Bifocal, I guess some of these issues becomes a matter of a personal "goal" -- and the means to achieve that goal. I can only speak for myself. But if I were at 20/80, and set a "goal" it wou...

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12-24-2006, 01:06 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
Post: Re: Farsightedness

Dear Farsighted, Subject: Wearing a -1 diopter, to change your refractive STATE by -1 diopter. This is complete EXPECTED. The -1 diotper cause you no problem. But over-time, if you wear them all t...

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12-15-2007, 11:07 AM

Thread: Farsightedness
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Dear Farsighted, Your asked for an Internet site that proved the effect of both a minus and plus lens on the refractive STATE of the eye. Here it is: :D <a class="postlink" hre...

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12-16-2007, 09:14 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
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Dear Farsighted, Subject: Majority-opinion ODs using "scare tatics" on you. As most here know, the ODs simply want "milch cows" in off the street -- so they can impress them with a plus or minus len...

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11-27-2007, 12:42 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
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Dear Farsighted, Subject: "Risks" for your own personal benifit. I am an engineer, and also a private pilot. There are some who are afraid of the "risks" of flying. I have owned and flown an expe...

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11-27-2007, 02:56 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
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Dear Farsightedness, Don't forget Bates. I would also add that you should INCLUDE the Bates methods, and get support from David and imagination-blindness posters as you work to reduce your "farsight...

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11-27-2007, 09:29 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
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Dear Farsighted, Only by rather bad and convoluted "logic" can I explain why ANYONE put you into a "plus" lens -- when with you excellent distant (and near) vision -- you never needed it. The "plus"...

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12-15-2007, 01:50 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
Post: Re: Farsightedness

Dear Bi-focal, We ALL understand the convincing POWER of a strong minus. But as Bates insisted -- DO NOT WEAR IT. This is your call, but if I had self-confrmed 20/60 to 20/50 vision -- I would NOT ...

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05-20-2008, 12:43 PM

Thread: Farsightedness
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Dear "BiFocal", Subject: What Bates suggests -- and I agree with him. WIth 20/60 (admittedly blurry), you can do close-work with no minus lens. Your OD suggested you wear a -2 diopters ALL THE TIM...

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