Steven,
Subject: FEARS - and a listing of them. You are right to have fears - so you can over-come them as I do.
Otis> Question: Does your "near" vision truly LOOK THAT BAD? My "near" vision is excellent, never like that. Please check OBJECTIVELY. If you can't read anything "near" then you truly have a serious problem - that is not "astigmatic.
Otis> In my opinion, the video is not correct. it is misleading. A person, for instance, with 20/20 vision, and -1.0 diopters of astigmatism, would read clearly at 20 inches. The video is simply a distortion about that issue.
Steven> Can you confirm Otis, that the information in the video i showed to you, presents the real cause of astigmatism and the fix they present is the right one ?
Otis> I don't agree with the video. I think you are making a mistake if you believe in that video - that's just my opinion.
Otis> Further, most people who get to 20/40, and then to 20/20, find that their astigmatism - is almost gone. You had better concentrate on getting your refractive STATE to change by +3/4 diopters, to pass the 20/40 line on your own Snellen. I have developed a video on that subject, and will post it when I can get it up-loaded.
FEARS, PART 2:
As you mentioned, FEAR of an developing a detached retina (from negative-lens induced myopia) is my "fear". But I always believe in presenting KNOW FACTS - as in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxLv7BIxnIUSteven - I don't "kid around" about this behavior of all natural eyes. It is fear of that over-prescribed minus, that motivates me to wear the plus, even when I PASS the 20/20 line.
But each of us must "face our fears" and act intelligently for prevention - before our Snellen goes below 20/60 - in my opinion.
Otis