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Author Re: Help: 3 Optometrists + 1 eye specialist = 4 different prescriptions!
otisbrown@pa.net

2006-06-25, 2:28 am


Dear Dicky,

Subject: "Prescribing" -- under YOUR control.

I wonder what would be the result if you did what you say --
self-prescribe.

Would you over-prescribe -- or would you be more likely to get your
Snellen and minus "just right".

It is true that a night, you would tend to over-prescribe youself --
but
I wonder by how much.

What I suggest is that (as a base-line) you verify you pass the DMV --
and
then go down and do it -- for final confirmation.

Now, if you wish a stronger minus -- well, as you said, Dicky, you
can just order some -0.75 diopters from Zenni.

Workable?

Best,

Otis
>
>
>
> Well, it seems really doubtful that many people have even considered doing
> such a thing. But I would presume that anyone smart enough to figure out
> how to get the test lenses, and the right ones, would be smart enough to
> avoid overcorrection.
>
> Of course, you could argue that most people do not need to read signs
> when they drive at night. That might even be your Professional Opinion.
> You do not have to see very well in order to get licensed to drive, so it
> could be considered just an arbitrary preference to want to read signs.
>
> --
> Dicky


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