Dr. Winterkorn, Nancy S., et al....

I'd appreciate the clarification regarding placement of scotchtape
on glasses lenses as well.  Is this done INSTEAD of prisms on
one's glasses?  (Seeing brand new pair of expensive-lenses-glasses
instantly becoming useless) <groan>

And Doctor W. - many thanks to you for being here on the List for
the significant number of List-members - myself included - who are
experiencing VERY frustrating life changes due to how PD is
affecting our vision.  No other MD (and I've seen two Kaiser
opthamologists in 3 years - questions in hand - which were never
answered as you're doing) has ever seemed to know any answers or
taken the time to assist me/us personally, or on the List.  I'm
very grateful.

Thanks.....

Barb Mallut
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-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy S. Shlaes <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, May 15, 1999 4:33 AM
Subject: Re: Double vision despite prisms


>Dr. Winterkorn - your responses have been very helpful and I
thank you.  I am,
>however, a little unclear about the scotchtape on the inside of
the left
>eyeglass lens:
>    why the left?  is it because I mentioned that the left is my
"bad" side?  or
>is it because we drive on the right side of the road?
>    should the tape cover the entire lens? or just a part?
>  And a question on the reading problem: are you suggesting that
the prisms are
>too strong, or rather that I should try to hold the book further
away using the
>existing prism lens?
>
>These nit-picking questions come out of my great concern about
the problems and
>the desire to use your advice properly and help myself in some
way.
>
>Again, I am very grateful for your response.
>
>Nancy Shlaes deGrazia
>
>"Jacqueline Winterkorn, PhD, MD" wrote:
>
>> The questions about vision continue to come my way:
>>
>> [log in to unmask] (Nancy S. Shlaes) has intractable double
vision at
>> times not helped by "strong prism."  First, I hope you are not
trying to
>> correct with bifocals, but are wearing separate distance and
near glasses.
>> Second, if you are holding the book very near, you need even
stronger prism
>> and even stronger correction for near. How about holding it a
little farther
>> away.  Third, at those times when the double is impossible to
fuse, try a
>> piece of scotch-tape on the inside of the left eyeglass lens.
You'll see
>> single, for sure, and it will be surprisingly comfortable.
Finally, if you
>> blink several times, the "double" due to dry eyes will also
resolve.
>>
>> Jacqueline Winterkorn, PhD, MD
>