European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 7, 1986 the stars and stripes a atlatl have varying degree of Weeti with bifocal Contact Lanm bifocal Contact lenses mixed reviews by Nadin Brozan new York times in theory Batocal Contact lenses would seem Tobe the Perlecy solution Lor people whose vision has changed with the years but whose vision of themselves does not include bifocals or for lha matter spectacles of any sort. In really tha hard to detect bifocal Conraot lenses Are receiving mixed reviews rom the specialists who work with them. A bifocal combines two prescriptions and sometimes More in a single Lens so the wearer can see clearly at close and Distant ranges. Some ophthalmologists and optometrists say that bifocal Contact lenses properly chosen and fitted can Correct vision As Well As Standard bifocal glasses can. Others say that they entail giving up some measure of acuity for appearance s Sake. And still othere say that much improvement needs to be made before they can be worn by More than a Lew carefully selected patients. Neither the bifocal nor the Contact Lens is a new idea. The bifocal is said to have been the creation of Benjamin Franklin Contact lenses Are believed to have been the idea of Leonardo a Vinci but tha first pair was not made until 1b87. Ii was not until the early1950s that Contact lenses were made in bifocal form. Although commonly known As bifocal Contact lenses in some cases they might More precisely recalled Multi ocal because they include a variety of strengths. The tenses Are available through ophthalmologists and optometrists. And ii is crucial that they be filled by an expert. Generally the Cost in the United slates is Between $400 and s500. A fee thai should also cover examinations. Or Harold e. Davis the immediate past chairman of the american optometric association s Contact tens Section said that if the tenses Don t work out there ought to be a partial  presbyopia the farm of farsightedness occurring in Middle Ege or later and caused by a diminished elasticity of the Eye s Lens necessitates the use of bifocals or of using different pairs of glasses Lor Reading and  Arons a consultant to the optical Industry estimated that the number of people wearing bifocal Contact lenses is probably one million if that Many but 40 to 50 million americans Are potential wearers like other types of Contact lenses the bifocals Are available in three different Lorms of plastic soft hard and Gas permeable hard which permits the passage of oxygen through the Lens. With bifocal Contact tenses two Basic systems for the transmission o images into the Eye have been devised. In the first called simultaneous the eyes receive images from near and far together and the brain selects which is to be viewed. The other called alternating has separate segments Lor close and distance vision and the movement of the Eye forces the tens up or Down depending on what is to be viewed. Numerous configurations have been produced in each system. They differ in curvature shape and thickness. Some have a design similar to that of. Standard bifocal eyeglasses others have a prescription of one strength encircling that of another strength and still others change their strengths in gradual Steps. Dale incarceration was limited to Home address. Any repercussions or discussions should be referred to custodial Parent name of Parenton or before Date. I can just see the Challenge of Reading these notes and without punching up the occupation of the Parent on the computer try to figure out where the Parent is coming from. Stomach.",.h dear miss we Emble i m not a doctor but i play i told them when i Learned How to spell diarrhoea i d one on teen son. That s Why when Ritchie came Down get a Little More creative than they wanted me to a so a a Ever a by \ Bave him extra strength . Ham Medol. For his sniffling sneezing snuffing whining whimpering snivelling and excessive. Complaining. In jus 24 hours he was his old sail again. Rotten and demanding. Let him Back in class. Teasel or How about this one dear or Stalwart the most dreamed of spots on Earth actually exist. Beachfront hideaways no clocks for a period of about 15 years the Only really creative writing i did were notes to school regarding my kids  a period of 16 years they complained that i never showed any imagination. No matter Why they were absent every note read the same please excuse name of sickle from classes on Date As he she had an upset stomach.1 Ito Lathi get a Little i a. The now a women Are out into the labor marketplace and holding Down proles clonal pos trans i suspect the Quality of notes irom Home has improved. A High school guidance Counselor from Ohio bears me out. She offered a sampling from a Mother attorney. Subject in question name of student was Ohms locally and mentally incapacitated and unable to perform any academic or recreational activities on said because of problems in lilting bifocal lenses alternative ways of correcting presbyopia have been developed. The most popular is a system called Mono vision. Explaining that one Eye is always dominant or. G. Peter Halberg said once we know which is the nondominant Eye. We lit that one Lor Reading and the dominant Lor distance. Many people will be Happy with that and it is the easiest to fit. The last three american presidents Ford Carter and Reagan have Cornmon Olsion  Halberg is chairman of the International Contact Lens Council of ophthalmology and professor of clinical ophthalmology at new York. Medical College. A variation on this arrangement called modified Mono Islon uses a bifocal Lens in one Eye for Reading and a single strength tens in the other for distance. For the most Par optometrists and ophthalmologists agree that the bifocal lenses Are exceedingly difficult to fit. They also agree that. In general hard lenses Olfer greater acuity but soft lenses lend to be More comfortable at least initially. But on related matters they tend to disagree. For example Halberg said. They give you very Good vision As Good As spectacles would. If they Are fitted  or. Irwin Slegel professor of research ophthalmology at new York University medical Center said i have tried them on myself and on patients and i try to stay As far away from them As possible.". Or. Maurice poster professor of optometry an research at the College of optometry of the stale University of new York in Manhattan said All the lenses work to some degree but you must find the right patient and that varies with tha  and a spol on Earth that is timeless. Our daughter. Debbie was experiencing it All with her parents last week for under $596, gratuities not included at a up Elehu Hawaii. The seven Day package included car rental at $20 e Day with no mileage added on. Ii you can Alford to Tutor dabble for the seven Days of school she missed you too can afford Paradise. Call me at the escape travel Bureau Between 9-5 and ask Lor Debbie s  can t you just see the ambiguous notes irom politicians deals from car dealers totally illegible scratches from doctors and cassettes irom Anchor persons that look you right in the Eye and Are accompanied by visuals it s a shame my kids Are grown. I be got seven books and so years of columns under my Belt. With that kind of creativity i d be willing to bet that my kids would t risk missing a Day of school if their life depended upon