In article <0nMMg.27007$gY6.23735[at]newssvr11.news.prodigy.com> ,
William Stacy <wstacy[at]obase.net> wrote:

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At least in the US. In some other countries, you can practice medicine
with a BA. I don't know about the license part.

--
Dan Abel
dabel[at]sonic.net
Petaluma, California, USA

ns666ns[at]yahoo.com wrote:

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Yes they do. Find your state's board of optometry and ask for the
public info on him/her. No problem, and yes, we do have to have a
license and a degree!

w.stacy, o.d.

I try to find a good optometrist, but strangely I can't find any info
of my last optometrist on the web, don't they have to have license and
get some degree/education?
thanks

All well and good William but I am a person who for 5 years has
struggled with visual problems and 3 specialists, including the best in
my state, have found no solution. I do have a complex ocular pathology
but it is extremely frustrating to have lost 5 years because of an
iatrogenically induced pathology. One specialist I saw was an oxygen
bandit, total waste of planetary resources, but the others have been
brilliant - especially at the teaching hospital. Sadly their brilliance
has provided no solution but the prevailing view is that my problem is
neurological; particularly as my visual acuity fluctuates wildly
through the day. While I only have finger vision in my right eye, I
have 6\5- in my left eye. The strong vision in my left eye is not that
surprising, early childhood monocular deprivation can result in
hyperacuity in the remaining eye, most probably through a rewiring of
the V1(read a fascinating study on this sometime ago). My pathologies
arising from botched surgery are:

third nerve palsy
ptosis (left eye)
exotropia (right eye)
optic nerve damage (right eye)
probably diffuse frontal lobe damage as a result of post surgical
bleed.


So I would suggest that the individual get a second opinion, no luck
there, off to a neurologist but I would also suggest that an answer is
not always forthcoming. Give the bods a break, this is very difficult
stuff ... .



John.


William Stacy wrote:
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William Stacy wrote:
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There always is a reason. My BCVA isnt 20/20 either and my right eye
doesnt correct as well as the left. Reason is spectacle minification,
some irregular astigmatism and lots of high order aberrations. Get a
topography to prove this like I did.

I agree. Someone's got to get to the bottom of it. BVA less than 20/20
always demands a reason.

w.stacy, o.d.

TimR wrote:

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Dear Tim,

I monitor my vision -- as much as possible -- because
of my concern about developing a detached retina.

So I saw the same thing, sligh blur that could not
be cleared with a minus lens.

The use of a "pin-hole" showed a clearer image. The
"image" was "double", and it was the
same thiing, "Edema".

The first check is with the minus lens -- to see if
the image can be cleared witha minus.

If that does not work, then use a pin-hole.
(Verification by the OD).

Then the ophthamologist did checks for retinal tears,
"floaters", (previous incipient detachment and laser
surgery), and then the assessment. It was
an excellent job by these professionals.

Best,

Otis


TimR wrote:
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Might want to see a good eye doctor.

A couple of years back my vision got fuzzy. I went to my eye doctor
thinking I needed a new prescription. She diagnosed corneal edema
instead. Salt drops took care of it and my vision cleared without a
prescription change.

On 9/8/06 12:01 PM, in article
1157742083.317489.45270[at]m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com, "ns666ns[at]yahoo.com"
<ns666ns[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

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I would think this is exactly the situation for which pinhole glasses would
be useful. If you can see clearer with them than without, that would be an
indication that the prescription is not correct or that there are
uncorrected aberrations that ordinarily cannot be corrected with
opthalomological lenses.

Bill
-- Ferme le Bush

not sure if I have cataract but I doubt my eye has any illness since I
don't feel anything uncomfortable, it has been like that for many
years. maybe I should get a "comprehensive eye exam"? thanks


William Stacy wrote:
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