=========OTIS BROWN WARNING=========

Neil Brooks · medicine forum Guru Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1148

Dear Reader,

Before you consider paying attention to anything that Otis Brown
writes, I invite you to review all of his previous posts.

If you can find a shred of evidence or scientifically accepted proof
of the efficacy of using plus lens therapy to prevent the progression
of myopia in humans then, by all means, follow his advice, but do so
only under the care of a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist.

"Scientifically accepted proof" results from experiments conducted
within the "scientific method" explained here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method

Otis's posts can be reviewed at:

http://snipurl.com/e77s
http://snipurl.com/fe3d

Until then, please view him as an (exceptionally vocal) advocate of an
unproven hypothesis.

otisbrown@pa.net · medicine forum Guru Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1447

Dear Reader,

Please note:

Neil's statements are posted against:

A scientist, Dr. Stirling Colgate

An optometrist, Steve Leug, OD

The scientifc data itself proving that
the natural eye is a sophisticated
system that necessarly controls
its refractive STATE to its
average visual enviroment.

Your are free to jump to the
oppsite conclusion and
follow Neil's warnings
against objective scientific
facts.

Your call -- my friends.

If in the future, a prevention minded
optometrist offers you a
choice i.e., prevention with the
plus, consider that alternative
seriously.

Neil expresses his desired belief
about the behavior of the eye -- but
is is not verified in science.

It it true that it is the "majority opinion",
but it is certainly not the opnion
of all ODs.

Keep an open mind about
this issue.

Best,

Otis

LarryDoc · medicine forum Guru Wannabe Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Posts: 262

In article <1118068259.369601.150650@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"otisbrown@pa.net" <otisbrown@pa.net> wrote: his usual rubbish

Not only is there no scientific data on humans to support his fantasy,
but there IS plenty that proves him wrong.

Dear readers, Otis gets the basis of his warped, disproved ideas from
concepts written a century ago and one study done on CHICKENS!

Any of you folks chickens ?

Otis Brown is more than simply bizarre. He's wrong. See the weekly
(Mondays) "welcome to sci.med.vision for information on how to block
his ramblings.

(Neil: feel free to use this. Yours: good idea!)

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