Comments on: Your New Eye Care Advice Blog

By: Mark Bowden

Mark Bowden — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:53:23 +0000

The primary reason for not allowing contacts to be bought online is that they need correct fitting and follow up to ensure that there is no adverse reaction - short or long term- to the wearer.

By: keysmucci

keysmucci — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:06:28 +0000

i am getting the feeling that contact lens wearers are being treated differently than those that wear eyeglasses.
under the current legislation, a corrective contact lens is considered a medical appliance, yet a non-corrective contact is not. it seems to me that someone would be more likely to damage their eyes putting contacts for cosmetic purposes, than someone seeing a doctor and learning about proper care of the contacts and eyes.
wouldn’t it be up to my discretion to whether i needed a new prescription? i think the AOA has set up rules pertaining to “length of time that a prescription is valid”, along with other eye care topics, in order to generate more revenue for the industry.
it seems to me that the field of optometry may be more corrupt than that of general medicine. am i to far off?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:02:06 +0000

hey i want to know tht i m having a little eye- sight problem my spectacle no. for both side is 0.75 ………..n ……………now i m getting married so i want to remove my glasses………………now i m trying also ……………to watch tv without the help of my spectacles………………………..so i want to ask can u suggest me any exercise or some tips to remove my glasses??????????????????????????.i dont want to go for surgery or laser technique…………………

By: Shady Grove Eye Vision Care

Shady Grove Eye Vision Care — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:10:05 +0000

University of Maryland researchers suggest that carotenoids, particularly lycopene may protect the eye against oxidative damage and play a critical role in visual function. The identification of lycopene and a diverse range of dietary carotenoids in ocular tissues suggest that these carotenoids, as well as other nutrients found in tomato-based foods, may work in concert with lutein and zeaxanthin to provide protection against age related macular degeneration and other visual disorders.

By: Mark Bowden

Mark Bowden — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:13:49 +0000

Gabriel - it is difficult (nigh impossible) to make any diagnosis without an examination.
A rapid deterioratoin in acuity - even at your ripe age !!- is a cause for concern, and I would recommend you return for another sight test promptly. It is important to keep a measure of rate of change as well as absolute change.

By: gabriel

gabriel — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:56:42 +0000

I just turned 70. Since the age of around 40, I have been using reading glasseses the power of which has gradually and slightly increased over the years. Around 2 weeks ago, the reading glasses whcih I have been using for 2 years without any problem, were suddenly no longer good to make me see normally. I had to put another pair of reading glasses on top to be able to see better.
I have already seen an ophtholmologist around 2 weeks ago who after having examined my eyes, said that the left eye which I have the problem with has no desease and that all I needed to do was to have a new set of glasses made to adjust the new situation. He did not explain why the change in my sight has taken place so suddenly. The new priscription glasses which I received yesterday did not make me see as well as the day the optometrist examined me 4 days earlier.
Can you please explain what is happening to my left eye which makes it get weeker and weeker at a fast pace. Thanks

By: linda

linda — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:34:26 +0000

great info but how about naming and shaming ripoff opticains

By: jack

jack — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:01:35 +0000

i have myopia and there is not a lot you can do about it, i use eye training excercises and that helps keep my eyes more alert but i think apart from laser surgery nothing can produe great results.

By: Ayesha Davis-James

Ayesha Davis-James — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:57:18 +0000

My 8 year old daughter has recently been diagnosed with myopia. Her father has this and wears extremely thick corrective lens . Can anyone help guide us to exercises that could assist in correcting my daughters’s sight?

By: nandi

nandi — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:28:47 +0000

hi Mark,
A year ago i was hit in the left eye by a cricket ball. I have a choroidal tear running over the macula. my vision in that eye is 4/60. Any hope for improvement? Surgery?
Also, i work on the computer. Will that affect my good eye?
Thanks.