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
