ur obviously a noob. or u have a poor command of english.
who ever said anything abt over-prescribing?? im talking abt giving ur patients a comfortable vision. how will adding -1.00 to their -2.00 make them see or feel comfortable? maybe u could try adding -1.00 to your current prescription and tell me if u feel comfortable
and ur examples are way off...if an electrician requires a lower degree, y wouldnt u prescribe the lower degree? im assuming an electrician does near work most of the time. by lowering their degree by a mere -0.25 or even -0.50 to -1.50 will most probably make his near work better, no? this is even more the case if ur electrician is presbyopic, right?
many eye-care practitioners (tats wat u guys are called right?) like urself only care abt long distance vision i.e 6/6 vision but how many pple here make use of tat 6/6 vision all day long? most of us are cooped up in cubicles facing computers all day long! and wat good does a 6/6 vision do for near work? u being TRAINED in healthcare should know better.
im not trained like u. but i read up a lot in this area cos i treasure my eyes. i visit my regular optical shop pretty often too as i like to collect spectacles and they share a lot of information with me and after speaking to u, its good to know tat i've been visiting the correct place all these years
which part of my reply do you not understand? We cannot give in to overboard requests. Patients comfort IS REQUIRED. Only if its not at the expense of his/her health.
There is indeed Patients who are more comfortable with -1.00 ADDDED to his prescription. In this cases we would treat them for other conditions like binocular vision. If its as simple as giving in to Patient's requests, we wouldn't even need to train optometrists or even opticians.
That is where our prescribing rights come in. We must take note of a patient's daily requirement of their visual ability. Blur vision even with a (-0.25>-0.50 FOR YOUR COMFORT) would result in a decrease clarity of the retinal image. the body reacts to this blur image and triggers the elongation of the eye ball leading again to MYOPIA PROGRESSION (most common in children to about ages of 18-20). THIS is where 6/6 is often the golden rule in CLEAR VISION.
Of course to Presbyopes that require a near addition. different prescription would be required. multifocals or even mono vision may be discussed BUT again NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF HIS COMFORT OR HEALTH
Read carefully before you doubt somebody's idea.
