Re: Advice for 9-year old newly in glasses.

Dear S*,

Subject: Prevention is WISE at the threshold.

If you study the statistics of the "mondern" eye in a
long-term "near" environmet, you will find that
it goes "down" at a rate of -1/2 diopter per year -- consistently.
With more intensive study (by the young student) the
rate can increase to -8/10 dipoter per year -- Singapore report by
experts.)

Since we know this rate (or you or the parent should know it) it
would be WISE to institute the PREVENTIVE methods
at the -3/4 diopter level (about 20/30 to 20/40 on the Snellen).

So my commentary is this:


Almost all research in all science were made mainly in Western. Such
also
had been done. For this reason rich were using monocle (only when
necessary). Reading through monocle do not have sense. Like reading
with the
strongest lenses.

Otis> Agreed. The "minus" should only be used when necessary, and
NOT USED for any close work. It DOES make a difference.

S*>I agree with like this:

S*> "Q. IS THERE A SECOND BEST WAY FOR ALREADY ADVANCED
CASES OF MYOPIA TO HELP THEM TO KEEP THEIR EYES THE SAME, OR FROM
GOING
WORSE?

Otis> Since we KNOW that a child at -1 diopter will go DOWN (say from
age 10 years) is
they start with the minus -- then it would be wise to start with the
plus at that
point, to avoid that steady -1/2 dipoter per year, and "advance cases
of myopia".
The person who does not STOP is at -1/2 diopter, will be at -5
diopters (advanced
case) if he does not stop it at 10 years old. And that first minus is
indeed
a "problems".


S*> A. Yes. First have minimum - or less - prescription glasses for
emergency
use only, such as driving, or for whatever might be important. Then
wear the
glasses as little as possible otherwise. Stop all unnecessary close
work.
What close work one thinks he has to do, should be done without
glasses if
possible, under good incandescent light, looking up and away often. If
the
ease is so severe that one cannot do close work without glasses, he
should
have special half-power glasses for close work, or bifocals.

Otis> Some people have recognized this problem -- and resolved
it under THEIR control. You know the two methods, Bates and/or the
plus.

Otis> If they are willing to monitor their Snellen, and work with the
plus, and number of people have been able to clear
their Snellens from 20/70 back to normal -- but never
under majority-opinion control.


From then on,
do not change the glasses, unless the power of the lenses can be
reduced. Be
checked for that every one or two years. "

Otis> I strongly advocate prevention as a choice at the -1 diopter
level.
I you do not stop it then, your distant does indeed become a
permanet situation.

Just my second-opinion.







On Jan 30, 12:25 pm, "Szczepan Bia³ek" <sz.bia...@xxxxx> wrote:
"Mike Tyner"



You've convinced yourself that these things are true without actually
doing the research to find out.

Almost all research in all science were made mainly in Western. Such also
had been done. For this reason rich were using monocle (only when
necessary). Reading through monocle do not have sense. Like reading with the
strongest lenses.

I agree with like this: "Q. IS THERE A SECOND BEST WAY FOR ALREADY ADVANCED
CASES OF MYOPIA TO HELP THEM TO KEEP THEIR EYES THE SAME, OR FROM GOING
WORSE?

A. Yes. First have minimum - or less - prescription glasses for emergency
use only, such as driving, or for whatever might be important. Then wear the
glasses as little as possible otherwise. Stop all unnecessary close work.
What close work one thinks he has to do, should be done without glasses if
possible, under good incandescent light, looking up and away often. If the
ease is so severe that one cannot do close work without glasses, he should
have special half-power glasses for close work, or bifocals. From then on,
do not change the glasses, unless the power of the lenses can be reduced. Be
checked for that every one or two years. "

It is from:http://www.i-see.org/eyeglasses_harmful/chap6.html

S*

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