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Forum: Medical & Health
7th Oct 2011, 08:50
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

My wife was half way though 'Better Sight Without...

My wife was half way though 'Better Sight Without Glasses,' when she gave up and got a pair of readers.

Interesting book that, written in a quaint old-style English.


One of the great problems...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Apr 2011, 11:40
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

Tom and Tea. I've only just picked up on this...

Tom and Tea. I've only just picked up on this because so much of this thread these days is asking about regulations.

I trust Tom, that you'll follow Tea with a full checkup - SASPO. If your...
Forum: Medical & Health
30th Jan 2011, 17:42
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

EDIT: A bit of a rant, and not for the first...

EDIT: A bit of a rant, and not for the first time, but so much can be gained by quick action in a young patient.


It was one of the times I left Colchester hospital in a serious rage. My son,...
Forum: Medical & Health
28th Jan 2011, 05:07
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

I flew with the 9th UK pilot to be licensed with...

I flew with the 9th UK pilot to be licensed with one eye. He'd flown 'Over the Hump' in Burma with half the airplane missing, so I imagine he'd probably have flown with half an eye if they'd have...
Forum: Medical & Health
16th Nov 2010, 13:32
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

Astonishing claims. I have never heard of this...

Astonishing claims. I have never heard of this before.

Can-C N-acetylcarnosine eye-drops (http://www.antiaging-systems.com/PRG-49/can-c.htm)

I make no comment of course, but it had got my...
Forum: Medical & Health
1st Apr 2009, 17:04
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

Yes, have it checked out by a surgeon, but don't...

Yes, have it checked out by a surgeon, but don't assume a retinal problem when flashing occurs. It's one of the prime symptoms of PVD.

However, there may or may not be a danger to the retina -...
Forum: Medical & Health
8th Jan 2009, 03:09
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

Mmm...If I had to make an unqualified guess, I'd...

Mmm...If I had to make an unqualified guess, I'd say that you were causing the error by tension in the extraocular muscles, and the yoga relaxed them.

See Wiki

What astonishes me, is the error...
Forum: Medical & Health
30th Dec 2008, 17:26
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

Hey fireoff and 172 My mistake! The...

Hey fireoff and 172 My mistake!


The first bit about not re-posting was probably good advice, but the second, as 172 says, was not. I've got so involved in a huge tome and another web site...
Forum: Medical & Health
29th Dec 2008, 19:23
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

Deleted post about searching, cos I didn't search...

Deleted post about searching, cos I didn't search enough m'self.:\
Forum: Medical & Health
29th Dec 2008, 04:05
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

The trouble is, that all vision is in the mind,...

The trouble is, that all vision is in the mind, and you can train the incoming information to mean more to you. This blurs (I know!)...this blurs one's assessment of how well muscle training helps a...
Forum: Medical & Health
17th Dec 2008, 21:12
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

I've posted on this forum about the Rivetess'...

I've posted on this forum about the Rivetess' attempts at improving her eyesight. She got the old, "Better Sight Without Glasses." By the time she was half way through this book...with it's quaint...
Forum: Medical & Health
13th Oct 2008, 16:52
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

A Pilot's viewpoint only. Firstly, I'm...

A Pilot's viewpoint only.


Firstly, I'm sure that eye exercise is of some benefit, but I'm equally sure that it's not very great. The cilia-like suspension of the lens works in the opposite...
Forum: Medical & Health
1st Oct 2008, 16:38
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

Hello again, sorry to hear you're still having...

Hello again, sorry to hear you're still having problems. A neurologist is good, but the only reason I mentioned an ophthalmic surgeon, is because they get so many people going to see them with their...
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Sep 2008, 16:10
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

I'm a pilot, not a doctor, but I've written pages...

I'm a pilot, not a doctor, but I've written pages of stuff about classical migraine over the years. Search -- Loose rivets -- migraine -- Anytime (top of timescale list) -- and pick this forum at...
Forum: Medical & Health
16th Jan 2008, 12:01
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

Have a good look through with "Search" using...

Have a good look through with "Search" using words like Lasik etc., there's been quite a lot posted about the initial requirements. There is a maximum correction allowed, and there are other factors...
Forum: Medical & Health
28th Apr 2007, 04:23
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

A few unqualified points, but you can trust me on...

A few unqualified points, but you can trust me on these.:ouch:

Floaters can be so bad in bright sunlight that driving a car is impossible. In the evening they could be almost insignificant due to...
Forum: Medical & Health
30th Jan 2007, 02:33
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

You could take your specs, along with a copy of...

You could take your specs, along with a copy of the script, to another optician. They have a machine that will assess your lenses and print out a copy of the actual curvatures... i.e. a comparative...
Forum: Medical & Health
29th Jan 2007, 20:52
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

I'm at the other end of the age spectrum, but I...

I'm at the other end of the age spectrum, but I wrote a lot about my problems coming to terms with an eye defect after 60 years of near perfect eyesight.

Following surgery for PVD, I made a full...
Forum: Medical & Health
12th Jun 2006, 16:18
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

One of the strange things about eyes, is that so...

One of the strange things about eyes, is that so much of the life support system is in front of the sensors! Here is one I took earlier as they say.
...
Forum: Medical & Health
1st Mar 2006, 22:05
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

I always have to say that I'm a (retired) pilot...

I always have to say that I'm a (retired) pilot not a doctor, before going too far with advice, but your particular problem interests me, and there's a lot at stake.

There is just a small chance...
Forum: Medical & Health
1st Mar 2006, 15:14
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

This seems extraordinarily low figure to be...

This seems extraordinarily low figure to be rejected on. Keep the application on the boil while you try to find out more if you can.

You mention that it seems all over the place, but the big...
Forum: Medical & Health
3rd Feb 2006, 03:27
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

I was giving an example of one particular angle,...

I was giving an example of one particular angle, say 080, and the image that you might see with slight to moderate astigmatism.

I picked the colour red because there is a higher probability that...
Forum: Medical & Health
26th Jan 2006, 16:16
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

In my unqualified opinion, you need to take...

In my unqualified opinion, you need to take immediate remedial action and this means more than going to an optician.

If the eye has become sub-standard, there is a reason and you need to know what...
Forum: Medical & Health
25th Jan 2006, 02:48
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

Un qualified comments only I'm afraid, but.... ...

Un qualified comments only I'm afraid, but....

Age and nature of the defect would help. Are you getting more long sighted or short sighted? Is there any astigmatism?

Was there always a...
Forum: Medical & Health
9th Jan 2006, 03:10
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,938
Posted By Loose rivets

Re: CAA and lens implants

I think that when this was discussed a few months ago, it was mentioned that the lens implant was reversible. This is a major factor in making a decision I would think.

Surely, +- 6 is just...
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