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Human vision, visual correction, and visual science.
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How to Improve the Sight by Means of the Imagination
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[...] How to Improve the Sight by Means of the Imagination Remember the letter "o" in diamond type, with the eyes closed and covered. If you are able to do this, it will appear to have a short, slow swing, less than its own diameter. Look at an unknown letter on the test card which you can see only as a... more »
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Questions and Answers
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[...] Questions and Answers ____ All readers of this magazine are invited to send questions to the editor regarding any difficulties they may experience in using the various methods of treatment which it recommends. These will be answered as promptly as possible, in the magazine, if space permits, otherwise by mail. Kindly enclose a stamped, addressed envelope.... more »
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Presbyopia at the Clinic
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[...] Stories from the Clinic 14: Three Cases of Presbyopia By Emily C. Lierman As a rule more children than adults come to the clinic. They are sent to us by the schools, usually because they cannot see the blackboard. But during the war it was astonishing how many women came to us. Many of them were employed in factories where American flags were... more »
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Deficient binocular fusion ?
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Dear All, I would like to ask you about my case. I've had strabismus onset (esotropia) when I was 1yr old. It was sucessfuly corrected at age 5. Althought I'm virtually stereoblind, I was able to keep my eyes straight most of the time, and strabismus wasn't a problem for me. Unfortunately after I had started proffessional career as a software... more »
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Progressive / Varilux glasses question
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I had Varilux glasses 10 years ago and liked them. Then I had cataract IOL implants in both eyes and have gotten along fine with single vision lenses. I'm thinking of trying Varilux again, or whatever brand / type of progressives might be best. I'd appreciate whatever facts and opinions might be relevant, along with an... more »
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How I was Cured of Presbyopia
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[...] How I was Cured of Presbyopia By Francis E. McSweeny ____ This patient was first seen on March 11, 1919. His right vision was 20/50 and his left vision 20/70, and although he was fifty-one years of age, he read diamond type at eight inches. He had not worn glasses for some months, and with the help of a cured patient had been able to... more »
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Presbyopia: Its Cause and Cure
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[...] Presbyopia: Its Cause and Cure By W. H. Bates, M.D. Presbyopia is the name given to the loss of power to use the eyes at the near point, without the aid of glasses, which usually occurs after the age of forty. The text-books teach that this change is a normal one: but it is a noteworthy fact that many other eye troubles often date from the time... more »
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Methods That Have Succeeded in Presbyopia
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[...] Methods That Have Succeeded in Presbyopia The cure of presbyopia, as of any other error of refraction, is rest, and many presbyopic patients are able to obtain this rest simply by closing the eyes. They are kept closed until the patient feels relieved, which may be in a few minutes, half an hour, or longer. Then... more »
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