prevention before the onset of myopia

寄件者: "Lawson's optometrists"
收件者: "pamz"
主旨: Re: myopia prevention
日期: 2007年3月11日 PM 02:52

Hello,
Nice to hear from you again.
Of course I highly recommend you to have the base_in prism reading glasses to relieve the stress from convergence.
Just have a trial, I'm sure your daughter will appreciate the amazing relaxation effectiveness of the kind of glasses.

Thanks for your effort.
I hope more parents can band together to spell out the idea of prevention in order to overwhelming the traditional view on minus glasses for myope. Take care.

Steve Leung
prevention minded, HK

----- Original Message -----
From: pamz
To: lawson_s@pacific.net.hk
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 9:05 AM
Subject: ref: myopia prevention


Dear Steve,
Thanks, thanks, and thanks again for all your precious advises you gave me one year ago.
It's now 1 year and my 8 years old daughter is using +3.50 glasses for all her close work at home, and +3.00 glasses for all her work at school. She doesn't use the +1 for the pc for the moment, but the time spent at school on it is yet very little and at home she doesn't use any pc for now). I test periodically her vision with a Snellen chart, that for now remains stable at 20/15.

I was mumbling if would be useful to put in the plus glasses also a base in prim correction to reduce convergence of the eyes. Do you think prisms could be useful?

I'm doing any effort to inform colleague and other parents about the plus prevention.

Best regards

Paolo Michela
ROME-ITALY


----- Original Message -----
From: Lawson's_optom_ltd
To: pamz
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: myopia prevention


Dear Paolo Michela,

Your daughter is of great fortune to have a parent like you willing to protect her vision before deterioration！

I prefer prevention (before onset of myopia) instead of cure (already negative focal state). And cure is very very difficult almost impossible！

Here is a brief recommendation of the strategy for your reference.

1. +1.00 for VDU at 75 to 95cm from screen.

2. +2.50 for reading at 30 to 40 cm from book.

3. +3.50 for writing at 25 to 30 cm.

Please note the above figures of plus are approximation. You have to figure them out the best suitable power for her. And all young children tend to rest on surface of desk for their writing. You have to stop that otherwise the effectiveness of plus will be negated.

Don't miss the pictures and graphics at www.myopiafree.com as well as www.geocities.com.soonicansee for details.

Because the living environment at here, my kids also put on the +1.00 during TV watching.

Infact, very few of my motherland vision experts also advocate protection/prevention of vision. The key is to grasp as early as possible, as young as possible and insist the use of plus during the course of school years till maturity (age 18~20).

I suggest you to visit www.i-see.org and be a member to join the discussion group.

best regards,
Steve Leung (HK SAR, China)


----- Original Message -----

From: pamz
To: Lawson's_optom_ltd
Cc: fabio.angeloni@poste.it
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 3:50 AM

Subject: Re: myopia prevention

Dear Steve,
Thank for your reply. I read De Angelis' book ad before it Donald Rehm's, Otis Brown's, Brian Severson's, Frederick Deakins and prof. Francis Young books about defocus (fogging) tecnique.

Dr. De Luca (the first ophtalmologist I ever met in Italy who belevies in vision training) has already visited my daughter; he found her ok and preferred not to prescribe any plus lens for the moment (in his opinion these lenses have to be used only when the first myopia appears).

Anyway, I'm still a bit concerned and was wondering if would be better to start from now with the use of plus lenses, also because I read on your site that you're adopting this strategy with your children let them using plus lenses of different power for all their close tasks. Please, give me an advice from your professional point of view.

Best regards
Paolo Michela

child reading glasses prescription

寄件者: "Lawson's optometrists"
收件者:
主旨: Re: child reading glasses prescription
日期: 2007年1月15日 PM 07:16

Dear Sharon Fung
As a Chinese, you should search out who is Dr. XU Guang-di徐廣弟. Our motherland’s great eye doctor who advocates the protection of child's vision as well as the prevention of myopia development. I felt sorrow of nobody is willing to help you in the States, perhaps the standard professional ethnics restricts their willingness.

It is also unethnics for me to advise you in the net about the use of plus together with prism unless you are sitting in my office for consultation. I sincerely recommend you to join the discussion group in www.i-see.org to gain support from those zealous people. The site bases in the States.

Good luck for your kid!

Steve Leung
prevention-minded (HK)

----- Original Message -----
From: rschool0@yahoo.com
To: lawson_s@pacific.net.hk
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 11:56 AM
Subject: child reading glasses prescription

Dear Mr. Leung,

We are in Chicago of U.S. and I haven't found any doctor who is willing to provided the plus lenses prescription for my daughter thought I believe that reading glasses would prevent from increasing myopia and even better to correct the vision. My daughter's is eight year old and her distant glasses is: left eye -1.00-1.00 x 135, right eye -0.5-0.5 x 180. What diopters plus lenses will be fit her?

I am high motivate on using reading glasses for my daughter but I haven't found any optometrist and ophthalmologist to provide the prescription for her. Do you know any doctor in U.S. or H.K. can provide us the reading glasses prescription? Or, where can I get the child reading glasses without doctor's prescription?
Thank you very much in advance and I am looking forward to hearing from soon.

Sharon Fung

P.S. I can read and write in Chinese with my PC, too if that would be convenience for you.


寄件者: "Lawson's optometrists"
收件者:
主旨: Re: child reading glasses prescription
日期: 2007年1月20日 PM 06:38

Hello,
Reply in italics. Because subject to professional ethnics and holding anti-major opinion mind, I reluctant to give full detail explanation. Sorry for the short response.
Steve Leung

----- Original Message -----
From: rschool0@yahoo.com
To: Lawson's optometrists
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: child reading glasses prescription

Dear Mr. Leung,
Thank you for your response!

Where and how can I contact Dr. Xu Guang-di?
He lives in Beijing at age 90. He reminds every eye professional has the obligation to slow down the development of myopia for the own good of all Chinese in getting literacy. He wrote several books about protection and prevention of child's vision 青少年近視防治指南.

I could not find his information online in U.S. I used Snellen chart from i-see to check my daughter's vision. The result were left eye 20/50 and right eye 20/40. She could read some letters on 20/30 with both eyes. I respect your ethnics on your professional. However, I wonder if you would like to explain some questions about my daughter's case.

1. Why did she see better with both eye? Summation of L & R visaul signals. Is this normal or abnormal? Absolute normal.

2. She has astigmatic based on the doctor's prescription. Does her plus lens need to include the figure of CYL and AXIS? No need.

3. Both of her eyes have different based on the prescription and Snellen chart. So, would her plus lens be one eye using higher +D than another (let's say left eye +1.00 D and right eye +1.50 D)? Not necessary, natural eyes would level off in natural environment.

She found lazy-eye on her left eye when she was five. Then, she started to ware glasses for the last three years. With the prescription that I put on my first email, both her eyes could read 20/20 but the right eye was easier than the left eye.

4. When I searched information online in Chinese web sites, I found a term called "wai yin xie ???"? Can you tell me what it is called in English? Heterophoria.

I am frustration of the American doctors here. However, I still want to give my daughter a try on the plus lens. Being a mother, I am strong feeling to do my best for my daughter's vision. I am going to order a plus lens reading glasses for my daughter based on "my own prescription". I realize the risk of this way but I don't have other option now. I hope that you don't mind giving me a hand to clear up my above questions before I give the order. Or, if you have any ideas regard to order plus lens, please just say so. Follow the advice from Otis as he is free to speak out.

I would prefer to communicate in Chinese but I only know to write simplified characters in my PC. I am not sure if you can read simplified Chinese in H.K. I can read both simplified and traditional though. Therefore, I still write to you in English.

I appreciate you help and hope to hear from you soon again.

Sharon Fung



Hello,
Here is my reply.
Work-hard and take your own responsibility to protect your kid's vision.
It is boring, not easy and long long haul till her reaching maturity and even headache.....

best wishes
Steve Leung


----- Original Message -----
From: rschool0@yahoo.com
To: Lawson's optometrists
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 3:56 AM
Subject: Re: child reading glasses prescription


Dear Mr. Leung,

Thank you very much for your answers! They are valuable information for me. I am going to order the reading glasses in a web site since the optical centers don't take the order without doctor's prescription. Well, I do not have any other option....

I didn't know until today that there are different PD (pupillary distance) for distant and reading glasses. My daughter doesn't cooperate well, plus, I haven't have experience to measure the PD. Her distant glasses of 2006 had PD 56mm, 2005 was 55mm. Based on the average kids, how many mm PD of a reading glasses needs to be shorter than the distant glasses?
Because convergence (turning inwards) of both eyes in reading, deduct the PD by 2 to 4mm will be fine.
Or, should I just use the same PD as her distant glasses?

I am going to order a reading glasses with +2.00 D in both eyes. Would the diopter be appropriate for my daughter?
If she could read at 30~35 cm, I would say the diopter is OK. And you have to figure out what is her habitual reading distance and don't forget PUSH the reading materials OUT otherwise no point in using plus. The idea of plus is to deliberate blur out her print. WHY? -- optically to move near objects out into INFINITY}

I understand your situation under the professional ethnics and other issue. I will take all the responsible for my own decision no matter what you respond. I appreciate your consideration and time.

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Sharon Fung

未病先防，既病早治

蔡太，您好！
預防近視理念是依据我國故藉---黃帝內經所提倡的未病先防，既病早治的防治思維所推行。
事實上近視無理想治療法，我國眼科老教授 徐廣弟在其著作青少年近視防治指南一書已清楚指出對付近視只可從預防著手，治療早期假近視，進而阻止真近視發生和再發展。筆者對此深表認同，
既已發生了的近視若不及早通過光學應用加以制止，只有一直深下去直至穩定下來。
意見是及早給予你女兒正確使用正視鏡及其霧視法。

梁彥康 視光師


From: hon yuk fung
To: steveleung@chinamyopia.org
Subject: 正視鏡
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:53:07 +0800 (CST)

梁先生：
您好！
我從網站和書中了解了預防近視的方法，很想讓女兒試試，女兒亦看了您出版的書，但我心中一直下不了決定。

我女兒今年12歲，11/06年健康檢查時，左右眼視力為：-0.2 / -0.3；上月由於我要配眼鏡，故要求她再檢眼，左右眼視力為：-0.75 / -1.00。我一直要求她保護好眼睛，但還是出現近視了，我是過來人，知道配了眼鏡後，度數只會越來越深，很想有辦法幫她。
您可有什麼意見給我呢，請指教！

蔡太

An insightful parent

From: Steve Leung
To: KW Leung
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2006 10:14 AM
Subject: Leung Wing Yee

Dear Mr. Leung ,
Thank you so much for your update.
With your persistent hard-working and Wing Yee's self motivation, I think she will be paid off in the coming future.

Sorry for you have encountered such a shallow view teacher. But truely she reflects a great masses of us lack of the insight .

For simplicity, just encourage her to use the prismatic plus whenever using her eyes for near work to avoid strange looking from teacher or classmates.

For maximum effectiveness of the plus, you have chosen the right answer. In addition to your proposal, I may suggest her to tolerate +0.25 in the upper portion if feasible.

Few of my myopic patients have already been given the kind of bifocal with upper portion negative and lower portion either positive or reduced negative for those lack of discipline in changing glasses.

sincerely,
Steve Leung

----- Original Message -----
From: KW Leung
To: Lawson's optometrists
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 10:14 AM
Subject: Leung Wing Yee

Hi Steve
After staying away from books for two months, Wing Yee shows some progress in myopia improvement. Her left eye, which was -1.0D before, can now read the 20/30 line naked eyes

My daughter just started school year.
She wears the plus lens to school and see over the top of the glasses to read the blackboard.
But the teacher states that this is rude and will not allow her to do so. Further explanation to the teacher would make us become troublesome parents. I do not want her vision to become worse again.

Can I get a bifocal, with the same power/prism at the lower portion and no correction at the upper portion, from you for her to go to school? Can a bifocal fabricated in such a way that the boundary is high such that a smaller gap is left for distance vision?.

If so, I will make a booking soon. Or you have better idea.

Many thanks

Mr Leung


From: "Steve Leung"
To:
Subject: Leung Wing Yee and Wing Hong
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2006 11:15:02 +0800

Dear Mr. leung,
I am so glad you own the insight as Dr. Stirling Colgate and take great care of your children!
I reply in the following in parenthesis after your questions.

Attached is an excellent article written by Dr Stirling Colgate 30 years ago which had not been published, I obtained his permission to translate it for the benefit of all Chinese. Please feel free to open it and spread out where applicable. You can view the English version at http://geocities.com/otisbrown17268/aboutus.txt

Best regard,
Steve Leung
optomertist (prevention minded)


From: "KW Leung"
To:
Subject: Leung Wing Yee and Wing Hong
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:15:02 +0800
Dear Steve

I have discussed the plus lens idea among my friends. Only friends with high school physics experience understand what I said without serious explanation for up to an hour.
{That is the core of the difficult situation, very few of us possess the insight of plus lens application.}

One of my friends, Mr Au Yeung, who is a teacher bought his kid to you on last Sat (10/6) at Tsuen Wan.?
{Yes, all I can do is to prevent him getting into deeper nearsightedness. He has been wearing the first minus glasses for several months. Recovery is almost impossible. Sucess depends on his own willingness.}

Mrs Au Yeung said you asked the progress of Wing Yee and I report as follows:-
She wears the plus lens all the time except during sleeping and cycling. When she needs to see things far away, she dips her head and looks over the glass.
{Wonderful to have she put on the glasses all the time! My kids do the same thing for they can see much clearer over the top.}

She said she noted some slight improvement (she is a kid anyway). Go ahead to reinforce her commiment.

Immediately after visiting you (about 2-3 weeks ago), I measured her far clear point (according to your book) at 92 cm. Now the far clear point is about 120-140 cm (it greatly depends on how much school work she've done on that day). But she can only read up to the 20/40 line on a Snellen Chart 20 feet away without significant guessing. The 20/30 line can only be "guessed" 80% correct.
{The best VA is 20/20 without any correction. It seems her vsion is largely improved.}

I also found that she can read a book with the plus lens more than 50 cm away and this is not convenient and she may need a stronger lens.
{The principle of plus is to move any close object out into infinity optically. Both you and she are very smart and intelligent to grasp the whole process！ }

What is your opinion? I am willing to buy extra pair of lenses if it helps.
{Fogging technique means to deliberate blur out viewing object, you have to consider either blurring out far vision as I suggested last time or at closer range such reading and writing. Yes, it is worth to have an extra pair of stronger plus if she is willing to use it and I would like her to try.}

For My Son, Wing Hong:

Due to curiosity, I bought 2 uncut lense (+0.5D and +1.0D) to test my son's vision. When he sees through the +0.5D lens, he can read up to the 20/40 line only. Does it mean that he lost his farsightness and action need to be taken? Or vision test cannot be done this way.
{It might be the case as you thought, anyway he should be at <+0.50 farsightedness but > 0.00D. What is his feeling with the +0.50 and +1.00. Should he replies be better, worse or about the same ?}

If so, would it be appropriate to let him wear plus lense all time during TVgame, homework, etc.?
{I rather suggest the use of plus for all close work to prevent the onset of any negative focal status (nearsightedness) for his long term visual welfare}

If yes, I will make appointment immediately An ounce of prevention is outweigh a ton of cure.

Best Regards

Mr Leung

push print for vision improvement

寄件者: "Alex Eulenberg"
主旨: "Pushing print" technique for better distance vision
日期: Friday, 13 July, 2007 9:58

Has anyone tried "pushing print" for clearing distant vision? I have,
and I have found the effects to be dramatic.

To do it right, you need to be looking at a very high contrast,
finely detailed image held at the farthest point possible that is for
you absolutely clear and distinct. In practice this is usually black
text on white paper under a bright light, sunlight if possible. If
you are a low myope (2 diopters or less), plus lenses (drugstore
reading glasses) can help you achieve this more easily by bringing
the "far point" closer, something you can hold in your hand.
Otherwise, you may practice with a piece of paper on the wall. If you
normally wear glasses for distant vision, you may simply take them off.

Scan over those black lines, corners, edges that you see; don't stare
at any one point, and keep the image perfectly clear, black, sharp,
and distinct. Blink when you feel the need -- or don't blink if you
don't. If you can make it look blacker or sharper by pulling the
paper or book in, then you know you have exceeded your far point.
Bring it in until you get your "best" vision.

Spend some time running your eyes on that print. Then slowly push the
print back a hair (or step back if you're looking at something on the
wall). Has it gotten a little bit gray? A little bit smudged? Now
just run your eyes over the print as you did before until it gets
black and distinct as before. If you can't get it black again, don't
strain, but bring the print closer until it is as good as it gets,
the push back again.

Can you do it?

Try it with one eye, then the other, then both at the same time.

How far can you extend your furthest point of best vision?

How do your eyes feel?

Do you feel anyting in any other part of your body as you do this?

Now Take a look around. How do things look after you're done?

--Alex

(for details, you are invited to visit www.i-see.org )

不知不信----更迷信

彥康你好!

感謝你來到club O 給我們這次分享, 可惜當天我有要事忙著, 來不了聽你講話, 稍後待該次講座的錄音放上網了, 一定會細聽的!

其實很多年前在學醫的過程中, 已經十分關注西醫的問題, 在許多疾病中, 西醫是沒有根治方法的, 只是壓制, 對抗的暫時解決問題. 因為表面的問題好像很快解決了, 不會醫學的 大眾, 很容易就以為病情好轉了.

在眾多問題中, 眼睛的問題是比較少人討論的, 而我一直也認為近視配戴眼鏡的方法也是按照西醫的主流思路, 就是對抗的, 治標的, 沒有解決根本問題, 我認為患者需要配戴一輩子的 眼鏡, 那是不應該的. 難道自古以來沒有近視嗎? 古代的人有近視怎麼處理? 而現代的人為什麼多了這麼多近視? 這些都是我關注的問題. 幸運地能夠看到你的書, 解決了我不少疑惑, 的 確, 現在這麼人有近視的原因, 是眼鏡(凹透鏡)造成的.

這問題其實真的很複雜, 就像西醫上的問題那樣, 如果那種治療的藥物非常有效, 那就一定賺不到錢(因為很快就治好病, 病人不用長期吃藥). 如果那種是慢性病, 例如血壓高, 糖尿, 膽固醇等的藥物, 需要服用一輩子, 那樣藥廠當然喜歡. 同理, 如果近視是可以治好的, 那許多眼鏡生產商, 還有視光師的 "飯碗" 會很大影響, 所以你所提出的真確信息, 很難會被主流所接受, 更甚會遭到非議.

正因為這樣, 我們更是十分欣賞你的勇氣, 甘願冒險逆流而說出真相, 這是相當難得的! 我想, 別人不相信不要緊, 最重要是我們明白自己所知道的. 我們相信, 紙不能包起火, 真實的事情一定會彰顯出來的, 有一天大眾會接納你所推廣的.

好的, 以後有機會的話, 一定要來拜訪你呢!
祝生活安康, 工作愉快.

後輩
宇銘





----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawson's optometrists"
To: "Vincent Lee"
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 4:57 PM
Subject: 綠色茶座


> 李大夫, (Dear Vincent)
> 12 月 2 日的綠色茶座已完滿講述個人對近視的觀點和處理手法，可惜未能與你一見，
>
> 在此感謝你、周先生和 Club-O 給予這次分享的機緣。
>
> 拜讀你的著作 " 中醫學神 "和翻聽你的中醫為甚麼？察覺你是位有理想和實幹的年輕
> 中醫師，體會你所提出的：
> 1. 不知就信----是為迷信
> 2. 不知不信----更迷信 有感而發：
>
> 上述反映大多數港人對中西醫療、對陌生 (非主流) 治療法的執信程度，以至近視了的
> 採用順其道的凸透鏡合併稜鏡的防治法，不是不相信就是充滿懷疑。
>
> 相反對近視了的便配凹透鏡卻深信不已，並單一認定遺傳決定一切，和你所說第一點不謀而合。
>
> 最無奈是絕大多數眼科醫生和視光同業也只採用簡單的凹鏡法 (表面快速解決問題)， 並拒絕認
> 同凸鏡的長遠療效。
>
> 個人雖對中醫中葯不甚了解，隱約也覺得凸鏡好比眼的視覺調理 (順其看近要求)，效果當然
> 遲緩並需堅持使用。
>
> 不知你對時下大眾有病即看西醫並對中醫不認識、不信任有何觀感？這使我想起你的第二點。
>
> 相信因中醫可簽發病假紙，你盡可發揚中華醫學以做福普羅大眾。
>
> 個人有感對修過理科，認識光學特性的成年父母卻否定它的應用，延誤近視防治
> 以至孩子錯失機會而終生成為近視患者深感可惜。在這裡只可以說...
>
> 知而理解卻不信------執迷不悟。
>
> 祝 愉快
>
> 梁彥康 (Steve Leung)
>
>
>

Message from Jonathan

Hi All,

I would just like to say that I believe anyone who says myopia can't
be improved using the plus lens is wrong.

I had my first eye exam when I was age 12 (Feb 2003). At the time I
was having trouble reading the board at school.

My Rx as of Feb 2003

OD: -1.25 (20/100)
OS: -0.75/-0.25 x 060 (20/70)

My eyes were worst in Jan of 2004, I estimate that they were 1/4 to
1/2 of a diopter worse than in Feb 2003. I had read about the plus
and in Apr 2004 decided to try it. I slowly but surely noticed an
improvemnt in my distance vision.

I had another eye exam in Oct 2004. My Rx as of then:

OD: -0.75 (20/30)+1
OS: -0.50 (20/25)+1

That is enough proof to me that the plus lens works at improving
myopia. I would love to hear comments on this - perhaps by an
optometrist.

Jonathan

The absurdity of minus glasses for young myope

----- Original Message -----
From: Otis Brown
To:Lawson's_optom.ltd
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 10:13 AM
Subject: Peter Lee's edited statement.



Dear Steve,

I enjoyed reading and editing Peter's statement. What is tragic is that you could have kept the minus off the 3.5 year old, and given "reading" instructions to the child. (Keep that nose off that book！) At that stage the child had about 20/40 vision. There is no earthy reason why a child at 20/40 vision should be wearing a minus lens at 3.5 years -- and ALL THE TIME. That is why we need "second-opinion" ODs like you!

Now that the "damage" is done, you are stuck with attempting to "slow down" the rate that she is becoming myopic. Had you been the "first" OD to talk to Peter, and he accepted your support I judge that his daughter would still pass the 20/40 line or better.

It is tragic that main-stream ODs are so powerful in "shutting down" anyone who objects to the standard prescription of a minus lens.

If they had just "allowed" you to start the 3.5 year-old child with a plus at the "threshold". I guess that will not be "permitted" for 100 years into the future.

I have done the edits. Where Peter says "him" I said "Steve Leung". I also used the term "second-opinion" which accurately describes the work that you are doing.

Otis

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----- Original Message -----
From: PETER LEE
To: Lawson's Optometrists Ltd.

[Edited to "American English" by OSB]

Dear Steve,

Subject: The absurdity of minus glasses for young myope = abuse of antibiotics in common cold

Thanks for your recent e-mail. I have been busy these few weeks. I just managed to send my pervious article to Han. I did not fully adopt your "enhancement" so that they don't look too professional. I understand that some parents have already acted and visited you -- I hope we don't need 100 years to change.

Well, my wife asks me the same question from time to time --that I should spend more time with our own children. Correct, but I also believe that sharing can make this world better and ultimately a better place for our kids and many more generation to enjoy.

Cheers

Peter Lee

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sender: PETER LEE
Subject: The absurdity of minus glasses for young myope = abuse of antibiotics in common cold

receiver: hanbossino@chinamyopia.org

Dear Mr Han

I enclose an article I have written for my friends and the many parents of my children's classmates. You may wish to post iton your site. Once again, thanks to both Steve Leung and you, who have devoted so much effort in helping the helpless glasses wearers.

Regards

Peter Lee

----- Original Message -----

From: Peter Lee

I am a layman, and the following description might not be absolutely correct. I am neither a salesman nor do I have any interest. I am a consumer of minus-lens glasses as well as a victim of them. I share the frustration with every parent who is helpless to protect their kids' distant vision.

If you are interested, please make sure you understand the issues thoroughly before you choose. Any medical problem of eye disease and disorder has to be checked！！

I talked to some friends about this issue and thought that I would write them up a year ago. The response I got was this -- any proven evidence for its validity？If you are not willing to accept new ideas, please don't waste your time reading about these issues.

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The heart of my wife and mine have been hurt twice about my eight years old daughter's vision.

The first "hurt" happened when she was 3.5 years old and was diagnosed with nearsightedness of -0.50D and -1.00D.

The conclusion from this ophthalmologist and optometrist atthat time was to put on full (minus) corrective glasses and require her to wear the lens constantly. (We listened and obeyed because that was their professional opinion and recommendation.)

In ignorance, we took her to the HKP polyclinic every 3 to 4 months for regular check-ups. (No offense is intended, since she received the standard, traditional treatment.)

Her nearsightedness increased continuously at every visit. She experienced different kinds of uncomfortable tests at her young age -- pupil dilation by drops, and eye pressure tests by puffs of air.

I agree that the clinician did a very professional job, with patience and complete review. Certainly, I thank him to certify the fact that my daughter has no serious medical disease -- but only myopia, or the so-called incurable problem.

The same as the great majority of myopes, her vision deteriorated at -1.00D to - 1.25D each year. The "traditional" ophthalmologist and optometrist judged that her "stair-case"myopia was hereditary and perhaps caused by watching TV, or excessive use of the computer.

I was very upset by their judgement because she didn't watch TV excessively and she used computer very seldom. Perhaps the issue was because she loves reading very much, and we neglected her reading distance, posture, and habit.

True-light kindergarten is a school with no pressure to study. Friends who know us understand we pay moderate attention to academic achievement. We only accepted her destiny of wearing minus glasses because of "hereditary" -- very reluctantly.

The second time our heart sunk occurred last year after my daughter had been wearing glasses for four years --and received a further increase to -4.50 and -5.50 diopters.

Why didn't I meet him {Steve Leung} earlier? (This optometrist maintains the second-opinion belief, that differs from the main-stream opinion.) Although I understood the alternative theory, it was too late for her to recover her naked eye vision. My only wish is to retard the rate of deterioration.

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I don't know how to explain optics in depth, but you can visit the web-sites for more details. The followings is my understanding:

1. The cause of nearsightedness: Too much and too close near-work, such as reading and writing. It is very easy for a young developing eye to adapt such near visual environment, thereby becoming nearsighted. The developing eye is at a stage of "plasticity" and thus it adapts to the near-work faster.

2. The function of minus glasses: The lens brings the focus of distant object to much closer.

3. The harm of minus glasses: With such glasses worn constantly, they bring near-work objects -- even closer. This then accelerates the phenomena of #1, generating a viscous cycle. The eye continues to adapt to the still closer environment.

The second-opinion optometrist I met was trained and qualified by the traditional optometric school. He is a private practitioner with a registered license. He is willing to offer you this second opinion and theory that is different than the main-stream theory.

His second-opinion advice contradicts the traditional method as an "opposite." (Note: He is not the inventor of such theory --there were advocates on mainland China in the last century！)

But he was attacked by the optical personnel and other majority opinion parties. (He had a complaint filed by optical personnel to the HK Optometrists Board. He received a warning letter from the optometry board about discussing and offering the preventive second-opinion to the general public.)

Let's think about these issues in depth. What difficulties and problems will the optical trade or business face if myopia can be "cured" or effectively prevented by second-opinion methods offered and used by him {Steve Leung}?

My daughter is undergoing a treatment called "fogging therapy". It is designed pin point to the cause ofnearsightedness.

1. A regular minus lens with the diopter power reduced by 1.00 to 1.25 D of the full prescription for general usage. (There should be no rushing a child into minus-lens glasses for an early myope.) There should be no problem at class if she is allowed at a reasonable distance from the board i.e., not in the back of the room. She can cope with her everyday vision with slight blur.

2. A special made "magnifying" glasses for near-work such as reading and writing. (The glasses are normally used by elderly / or farsighted. i.e., the convex lens.)

Their common goal is the same -- to release eye strain when doing near work. (For maximum effectiveness of fogging therapy, those near-work objects have to be pushed back.) In fact, her vision has remained stable for the past year. No increase of myopia！！

You still don't believe? Let's think over the issues below.

(a) It is the common experience of every young myope getting her glasses thicker and thicker inevitably during her course of development. Such vision deterioration gradually slows down or stops after maturity by around 18 to 20.

Is there any therapeutic measures for myopia in young developing eyes? The so called "cure" by invasive surgeries such as lasik, orthokeratology [night-wearing contact lens] are not considered. They have traumatic side-effect on cornea and the long-term outcome is questionable.

Why not consider a safe and harmless method to prevent nearsightedness?

(b) You may have heard about "lazy" eye. The traditional treatment is to occlude the better eye -- allowing the weaker eye to improve when there is great difference between the two eyes. If the method works, why not allow two weak eyes to improve together?

Now she is starting a newer method -- the "Anti-myopia glasses" from Xian, China. The slogan is (looking at near equals to viewing at distance, the therapy that is used in studying). I don't know the effectiveness yet. You can visit www.audar.net/ if you are interested.

Recently, I saw kids of my friends and my daughter's classmates starting to wear minus glasses. I really don't want them perpetuate the same situation so we would like to share our experience. The chance to over-turning the situation is high in early, or threshold myopia.

Note: It is very difficult for a young kid to follow instruction and accept discipline in changing glasses！ (As described in #1 and #2 with pushing print.)

And it is quite uncomfortable to use farsighted (plus) glasses for near-work initially. My daughter cannot manage changing glasses at school. All I can do is to force her to use the "magnifying" glasses for school-work when strictly at home.

Please contact me if you really 100 percent believe (at least admit minus lens is useless) and you need the newer service. I would recommend that you see and talk to the second-opinion optometrist.

Attention: Nobody guarantees the method must work, but I promise you that myopia sure is getting worse with the standard and traditional minus lens treatment, especially with young children's eyes. Perhaps one day that million dollar question will be asked on the "millionaire" television show -- What kind of glasses (concave or convex) should an early myope wear? And the answer is .....



www.chinaeye.org/
www.chinajiacheng.com/
www.preventmyopia.org
www.myopia.org
www.myopiafree.com
www.i-see.org
www.eyejoy.bonkids.net
www.myopiamanual.de/
www.geocities.com/soonicansee
www.powervisionsystem.com
www.chinamyopia.org/

近視鏡的荒謬如感冒服用抗生素

Dear All
希望你們用不着，但如有需要，請慎重考慮。尤其是初起近視，將形勢扭轉的機會甚高。以下是我於2005年10月寫的電郵，因近期真光之聲談及護眼，引發我作了一個調查，向曾經試用此法的朋友發了問卷。結果在文末與大家分享。

----- Original Message -----
From: peterpclee@yahoo.com.hk
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 8:22 AM
Subject: 近視鏡的荒謬如感冒服用抗生素
各位真光/Peter之友

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我只是一個門外漢，以下理解未必完全正確。我不是推銷員，也沒有任何利益關係。我是一個消費者、一個受害者、與各位家長曾經一樣憂心忡忡但無奈的爸爸。各位有興趣的話，請先行自行了解清楚才選擇。特別是先弄清楚沒有其它眼疾/病變！一年前已很想寫；也曾與有需要的朋友家長說起。但換來的答覆是有證據證明有效嗎？如果閣下不願意接受新事物，也請不用浪費時間看下去。
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我和太太的心因此事沉了兩次。第一次是女兒約三歲半驗出有近視，約50/100度。眼醫、視光師的結論都是佩足度數戴眼鏡，不要除下。我們還很無知的每3/4個月到理工大學的視光學診所（我無意貶低他們，他們也只是代表傳統的理所當然做法）覆診一次，每次都是不斷加深。

女兒小小年紀，便要經歷驗眼的各種痛苦（他們做得很全面的，也很專業，對孩子很有耐性），滴擴瞳水、驗眼壓（有個儀器向眼球噴氣的）。當然，我也多謝他們証實女兒是沒有其它眼疾。有的只是近視這個‘不治之症’。

結果，如所有近視個案一樣，女兒的近視以每年100至125的速度加深。傳統眼醫、視光師的判斷是遺傳吧、看電視/電腦太多囉！但激氣的是女兒看電視不多，電腦也是去年才開始間中使用；大家也知道真光幼稚園是完全沒有功課壓力。認識我們的朋友也知我們對學業成績全不緊。惟有認命的接受是遺傳。

四年後，即去年尾，女兒的近視已深到450/550。也是另一次心沉，為何不早遇到救星（一個力排眾議的視光師），明白到另一種理論；但也怕太遲了，惟求減慢增幅，已是賺了。

太深的光學理論我不懂解釋，如有興趣，可到文末的網站作進一步了解。以下是我的理解。
1. 近視的成因：長期近距離閱讀、寫字、工作。孩童處於成長期，眼球不斷成長，故此加深速度也快。
2. 近視鏡的作用：把遠的景象拉近。
3. 近視鏡的禍害：看遠的時候看得不夠遠，眼睛又適應了只看較近的東西。當近距離工作時，把近的景象拉得更近；於是造成一個惡性循環、返回 1. 看得更近。

我遇到的這一個視光師是有正式的執照，也是受一般傳統、正統的訓練。但他現在的理論與傳統智慧相反（注意：他不是這理論的始祖），被很多同行、利益集團群起而攻之（他被同行投訴到香港視光師管理委員會，兼收了警告信）。

試想想，近視可以‘醫好’，眼鏡業怎麼辦？
女兒接受的叫‘霧視治療法’，是針對近視成因而設計的。

（一） 平時戴一副近視鏡，但比所需度數淺100-125度（因此，初起近視可以不戴）。雖然會曚一點，但足以應付日常需要。只要不是坐得太後，看黑板不是問題。
（二） 近距離工作時（如閱讀、做功課），戴一副‘放大鏡’（像老花/遠視鏡。）
兩者均是同一目的，避免眼睛經常看得更近！事實是，一年下來女兒的度數完全沒有加深！！！（當然，我有另找視光師驗證；他的反應是：嘩！你女兒的眼鏡度數相差很遠喎！）

還是不信，再給大家二個問題思考。
(a) 試問我們在發育/成長期開始近視的，是否無一倖免的不斷加深下去，直至成年。有更好的治療方法嗎？（激光、角膜塑型【隱形眼鏡矯視】等入侵性的所謂治療不算，兼且持久性有疑問、副作用更加有傷害性。）
(b) 大家也聽過弱視吧。在兩眼相差較遠時，傳統療法是把好的眼睛完全遮蓋，讓弱的眼睛努力改進。這方法既是成功，為何不讓兩隻弱的眼睛一齊去改進呢？

現在女兒正準備開始試一種更新的‘近視回歸鏡’，是國內產品，口號是‘看近等於望遠，學習就是治療’。我也不知效果。有興趣的請看http://www.audar.net/.

我最近看見女兒的同學、朋友的兒女一個又一個的淪陷，開始戴眼鏡。實在不忍心，把我們的經驗分享。尤其是初起近視，將形勢扭轉的機會甚高。要注意的是，在轉換眼鏡時（即上述的一和二），要嚴格遵守、非常自律，談何容易？尤其是戴遠視鏡做近距離工作，初時是非常吃力的。女兒在校很難辦到經常換鏡，惟有在家做功課溫習時厲行。

如你真的百份百相信（最少認同戴近視鏡是無效的）兼有需要的話，請聯絡我(peterpclee@yahoo.com.hk)，我可以給你介紹這‘離經叛道’的視光師。

注意沒有人能保證這方法一定行得通，但我可以保證傳統近視鏡一定令近視日益加深，尤其是在成長期的兒童。也許有一天，「百萬富翁」的一百萬問題是近視應該戴凸透鏡還是凹透鏡，……

卓穎/朗摯爸Peter上

P.S. 其它參考網站 http://www.preventmyopia.org/, http://geocities.com/otisbrown17268/, http://www.myopia-manual.de/, http://www.chinamyopia.org/; http://www.myopia.org/
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讀者留言

From: "Mr LO , ( yahoo.com)"
To: steveleung@chinamyopia.org
Subject: 多月前有一單"近視"官司

Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 15:28:11 +0800 (CST)

>你好，
多月前有一單 "近視" 官司 未知是否對你有所影響？
>本人的兒子7歲了，小一升小二，兩年前到過你的中心配正鏡......
>到K-3 又加了約100度，只怪自己沒有恒心.
>但一320升到now 450了，輸了一年.用學業換了200度.....
>其實是令你失望，不過又想起了你的堅持.......
為了香港的小朋友和家長；請堅持
>>http://www.preventmyopia.org/fdapetition.html>
28 April 2005的.>>........>
我希望你能成功!>>
>你的讀者上
>盧 先生.>

Are you wearing wrong glasses?

Did you know nearsightedness is preventable?
Do you notice your vision is getting worse and worse with your glasses year by year?
WHAT? Can you show me the truth?

Yes, yes, nearsightedness deteriorates among young people especial in school age children.
For details, why not search through the net prior to be given nearsighted (concave) glasses?
Such as www.geocities.com.soonican see
or www.myopiafree.com