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Comment on Lincoln’s Eye Position by J

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:58:02 +0000

Rick,
your comment baffles & intrigues me…

Comment on Lincoln’s Eye Position by Rick

Rick — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:27 +0000

The colorized photo makes the photos look even more realistic, showing that he indeed was a real person who once walked this earth. The colors used are very natural looking.

Comment on Top 10 Eye and Vision Myths by laser eye correction surgery

laser eye correction surgery — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:01:43 +0000

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Comment on Why Do Glasses Fail? by Dr Doug Cook

Dr Doug Cook — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:43:52 +0000

There could be uncorrected refractive error still present. Astigmatism and hyperopia are possible. A cycloplegic (dilated) evaluation may be performed. I also wonder about your near point symptoms. A binocular vision disorder could be creating near symptoms of fatigue as well. A nearpoint phoria and duction may reveal needs for more testing.

Comment on Why Do Glasses Fail? by Alex

Alex — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:30:07 +0000

I have a question regarding the astigmatism correction. I too have this feeling of a pulling sensation in my left eye when I wear my glasses for correction a slight astigmatism. I have glasses to correct -.75 astigmatism in my left eye. Whenever I wear them there is a weird sensation that I feel in the eye perhaps you could call it “pulling”. All I know is that it’s very uncomfortable. I should note that I do see clearer with the glasses on. I do have lots of eye fatigue while working at the computer as well so I’m not sure if that’s related or not. My question is why wouldn’t my eye tolerate astigmatism correction in the lens and if it doesn’t, over a period of time will my eye adjust to it?

Comment on Streff Syndrome by Dr Doug Cook

Dr Doug Cook — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:08:46 +0000

Thank you for your comment. In hundreds of cases, lens therapy and vision therapy has resolved all my cases. None of my Streff Syndrome cases persisted to the point I had to rethink and consider psychiatric counseling.

Comment on Streff Syndrome by Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:15 +0000

I was diagnosed with Streff Syndrome (by Dr. John Streff himself, believe it or not) when I was 15. I had been given a prescription when I was 8 that was just too strong for my eyes. My “stress” was not being able to see correctly. I was a completely adjusted and non-stressful person (I’m still not easily stressed). I did vision therapy with Dr. Streff and my vision has increased 20/200 to 20/125. My symptom was severe headaches. Be careful not to jump to conclusions about patients. My problems were purely visual and I did not need to see a psychiatrist. Eight years later, I still wear glasses but no more headaches!!!

Comment on Recurrent Corneal Erosion by Francesca

Francesca — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:54:20 +0000

Thank you for the most empathetic description I’ve read. I’m still suffering three years after my initial injury…which was treated with agressive antibiotics every 30 minutes for 48 hours.

I am post menapausal and the incidents occur exclusively between 2-6 am.

I had episodes within an hour of getting up and applying ointment at 2 am, with a tear-duct blocker installed, and my worst attack (5 day recovery) was with the contact patch.

I’m now trying nightly applications of sesame oil on the lid, 0mega-3 supplements, increased water consumption, a humidifyer and a EyeEco patch. My theory is to enhance lipid in my lid and retain moisture at night.

I’d love to learn what HAS worked for other sufferers. I understand success rates for surgeries are very low and would love to see those data.

Comment on Streff Syndrome by Dr Doug Cook

Dr Doug Cook — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:05:35 +0000

My best answer is “possibly.” There is a lot of information that needs to be asked and tests to be run. I would recommend a visit with a functional optometrist that has experience with this condition. You can find these specialists in a directory maintained by the College of Optometrists in Vision Development at this website http://covd.org/

Comment on Flashes & Floaters by Dr Doug Cook

Dr Doug Cook — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:02:31 +0000

A vitrectomy is a procedure that removes the vitreous – taking the floaters along with it. It is replaced with a sterile solution. This procedure has a risk of itself producing a retinal detachment. The chances of this complication can be as high as 10%. Most retinal specialists we have worked with greatly discourage people from this procedure if their visual acuity is 20/40 or better. The risk of complications is usually not worth the minor nuisance value of floaters. I tell patients floaters behave like bad neighbors, they show up when you would not rather deal with them. The strategy of coping with both is the same – ignore them and they eventually go away.