Philip Schletter Od (Berkeley, CA 94611)

• How to protect my eyes when watching TV?

  The light contrast on TV screen should not be too strong or weak, otherwise your eyes can get tired easily. Also you should not turn off the room light when watching TV.

• Can rimless glasses be bifocal?

  Yes,you can make it bifocal but the lenses you choose should be higher than 33 mm. But there is a line in the bifocal lens and people can tell you are wearing bifocal glasses easily. If you don't like it, you can choose progressive lenses which are no line.

• Can I polish plastic lens to remove scratches on it?

  You'd better not. That would destroy the coatings on the lenses. You should get a new pair of glasses.

• How do old people determine if they have cataract?

  If old people find vision changing suddenly, for example, they get double vision or blurry vision suddenly, then they may get cataracts and need to see an doctor right away.

• What is the best age to treat amblyopia?

  The treatment for amblyopia usually has nothing to do with age. However, it is more difficult to treat amblyopia if you are over 15. The best time to treat amblyopia is when you are 5 or 6 years old.

• What are the differences between amblyopia and myopia?

  Amblyopia often occurs in younger children, which is cause by the disorder or delay of the development of visual function. People with amblyopia cannot see objects clearly for both distance and close. Amblyopia cannot be corrected to the normal vision with corrective glasses. However, people with myopia cannot see far objects clearly only. It can be corrected with corrective glasses or contacts.

• Would anti reflection coating on glasses make me look freaky?

  The anti-reflection coating won't make lenses disappear. It just give you a better appearance and better protection. So don't worry, it won't make you look freaky.

• Can the anti-reflection coating cover the entire lens including the edges?

  The edges on the lens are often cut into the frames, so the anti-reflection coating won't cover the edges. However, you can try not to get your edges polished.

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