Showing posts with label medical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medical. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

My eyeglass prescription

Here is all the info needed to order new glasses:

My original prescription:

The new baseline prescription by Professional Eye Care:

SPH CYL AXIS PRISM BASE
R -2.75 -1.00 007 xxx xxx
L -1.50 -1.00 0160 xxx xxx

The reading prescription: (target for either bifocals or progressive lenses)

SPH CYL AXIS PRISM BASE
R -1.00 -1.00 007 xxx xxx
L +0.25 -1.00 0160 xxx xxx

The above can also be stated as baseline prescription ADD:

R +1.75
L +1.75

The "Occupational" prescription is:

SPH CYL AXIS PRISM BASE
R -1.75 -1.00 007 xxx xxx
L -0.50 -1.00 0160 xxx xxx

to which the following ADD makes the reading prescription:

R +0.75
L +0.75

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Chigger Bites

Best links that I've found so far about chigger bites. The takeaway: These bastards are pure evil. The first thing to do is wash them off, as unlike ticks they wash off easily. They don't burrow contrary to folk wisdom. The bites are the itchiest, but just have to be treated like bites. Nail polish may work, not by fighting the chigger but by sealing the hole and preventing scratching.

Best link: http://www.medicinenet.com/chiggers_bites/article.htm

A cute children's link: http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/bugs/chigger.html

A dry article: http://www.wikihow.com/Treat-Chigger-Bites

A warning against scratching: http://animals.howstuffworks.com/arachnids/question488.htm