Return-Path: Received: from COBOL.FOX.CS.CMU.EDU by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa04548; 25 Sep 93 20:43:05 EDT From: Nick Thompson Date: Sat, 25 Sep 93 20:42:12 EDT To: bovik@COBOL.FOX.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: optometrist and optician recommendation I broke my 8-year old pair of glasses recently and needed a new pair. I had also been reading about vision therapy using exercises rather than corrective lenses. I got a referral from the Optometric Extension Foundation which trains optometrists in these techniques: and the nearest doctor was Z.S. Rudavsky on Murray Ave. in Greenfield (across from the Giant Eagle). I'm very happy with Dr. Rudavsky: he is friendly and happy to discuss the tests he is performing. He said that after 15 years of wearing glasses constantly the visual exercises probably wouldn't do much good but loaned me an IBM PC program to try if I wanted to explore further. If your vision is deteriorating or you have children about to get fitted for glasses you might want to somebody about correcting eye usage habits rather than just putting your eyes on crutches. You can get a referral from: Optometric Extension Program | Dr. Robert A. Williams | 2912 S. Daimler St. Santa Ana CA 92705 | 714-250-8070 The exam cost $45. I got the prescription made at the 20/20 opticians in the same building - they were friendly and I got lenses and frames for $132 (including a 20% first time discount). They also did a fairly tricky repair on my old frames for free. Nick