The wide range of interocular adjustment (love that phrase) also enables her to see a merged image far better than in ast
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These were a present for my wife, a birder.  Her eye sockets are shallow so none of the other binoculars we've had over the years have ever worked with her wearing her glasses.  These do.  She is thrilled to see more clearly than ever before.  The wide range of interocular adjustment (love that phrase) also enables her to see a merged image far better than in ast.  They are a big success.
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Review of: "Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life," by Amy Herman.

I received a copy of this ARC in return for an honest review.  Author Amy Herman is an attorney with a background in art history.  She discovered a vital niche stemming from her ability to notice details usually overlooked while studying lesser and greater works of art.  In martial arts we know this as situational awareness.  She then created a system to train others in order to understand and facilitate the skill of detailed observation and more important understanding what they have observed.  The take away is to combine detailed observation of details with empathy so as to understand the perspective of others in order to understand their situation completely or as complete as possible within the relative time frame.  This is a valuable skill in many areas and can lead to many positive actions resulting from the strategic decisions based on the visual intelligence gleaned.  This is a wonderful book that has many applications from a broad spectrum of career uses from law enforcement to contract negotiation.  If the typos and syntax are corrected and the art plates are published in color as promised on the dust jacket (as opposed to the ARC black and white) this book will be a home run.  Well done at five stars without reservation.
4602381
Tough to focus, but once you do, view is excellent  Works well with eyeglasses too, though focus is hard to get used to if you get the shakes.
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I read quite a few books by William Bates or his followers (Quackenbush, Goodrich, Schneider..) and I successfully improved my vision myself (formerly a -4/-3,25 myope, I now play tennis, go to the cinema, work, ski... live, in short, without glasses) and I appreciated this short but dense book, with lots of new drills for the eyes and an interesting chapter on cinema and television, considering the long time one spend today on screens !

NB : Margaret Corbett was the Bates teacher who cured Aldous Huxley's near-blindness . In dedication, the famous author wrote "The Art of Seeing".
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It has a wider range and you can see a lot in your blind spot.
442567
Change your whole perception of being able to see, great light with plenty of distance and flood
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love it for all eye types but best for older eyes or those of us who need more light to read.
4719248
With fingers and eyes not functioning well, this tool is a great asset.
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They are a bit fragile and cheaply made, but if you know what its like to (try to) wear 3D glasses over your prescription glasses, believe me, it makes all the difference in the world.  Basically these 3D clip-ons disappear.  All the little reflections you're used to seeing, and reflections of reflections, etc. just go away.  All "that stuff" between you and the 3D movie, the stuff you may not even consciously notice but makes it harder to see, all that is virtually gone.  Its such a pleasure to see my 3D films so clearly it makes it all new again.  I think the optical quality of the plastic lenses is better than either the freebies from the movies or the ones that came with my Vizio TV.  Usually I'm turning my head a little bit this way or that trying to find that sweet spot where everything looks best.  With these everything looks smooth and even all across the lens.  And they weigh almost nothing.  Combine that with the clips being at the outside edges blocking none of your vision.  If the frames or lenses of your prescription glasses are particularly thick you may have some trouble getting them to click in place.  And the tiny little rivets on the backside that hold the lens and frame together, besides being fragile, might be a little sharp and could potentially scratch your frames or lenses depending on how the clip-ons fit.  (I put a tiny sliver of tape on them)  This product is not for kids - they'll destroy them.  But if you're willing to be gentle with them you'll be VERY happy with their performance.  Light is filtered correctly for each eye - no ghosting!  I even think colors come through a little more naturally.  Now if only someone would start making 3D contact lenses!
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Well, either the plastic lenses don't age well or I wasn't discerning enough when I first reviewed these.  The "optical quality" is not that great.  Acuity is NOT consistent across the lenses.  I'm still adjusting the placement of the clip-ons trying to find that sweet spot ... in both eyes at the same time.  Its difficult to get both eyes to see the entire screen sharply in focus at the same time.  I'm still very happy with their ability to eliminate all the bothersome reflections and still prefer them to wearing full 3D glasses over my prescription glasses.  Polarization is good and I see no "ghosting".  But the lenses are not manufactured to "optical quality" by any means.  It appears the lenses aren't perfectly smooth; like there's tiny surface/thickness imperfections.
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Amy has exposed the fears and challenges of losing vision in a sometimes hilarious manner.  Whether you interpret the title as Subject/Verb: Mobility Matters or Adjective/Noun: Mobility Matters, both are apt descriptions of her life journey dealing with progression vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa.  Even if you don't know someone in similar shoes, you will enjoy this delightful collection of anecdotes about her life. And you may find that someone comes into your life for which its insights will be relevant.  In addition, the story of her faith is the fulfillment of God's promise in Romans 8:28:  "For we know that all things work together for good to those who love Him, to those who are called according to His purposes."  RP, vision and hearing loss are not good, but our God who is good is weaving a lovely tapestry from Amy's trials; we get a glimpse into that lovely weaving in this book.  Don't miss it!
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This book, in combination with eye exercises and prism glasses reccomended by son's Behavioral Optometrist have dramatically improved his vision. After doing prescribed exercises in combination with those demonstrated in this book, my son commented that after 12 years post car accident brain injury, that he could finally, " see in 3-D" !  I even had him checked by a noted Nuero-Opthomologist to get a second opinion. He confirmed my son's statement.  Would I reccomended this book, very much so. Buy two, one for your family and one for a therapist or friend.  Thank you. (Also positive side effects experienced by son are; less headaches, no car sickness and he can read for extended periods of time). Sheldon Wieland
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Coraline is a great story about discovery and consequences, and the 3-D works quite well--with a caveat.

There are two settings: "real world" and "other world" and when Coraline enters "other world" the 3-D can get a little overdone such that it is hard to adjust. But in some parts, even the true color (not the green and magenta images) doesn't track and can cause double images.

At the beginning, there is a doll that floats in from far away, and the 3-D is "wide" enough that the two images balk being resolved into 3-D. This happens regularly throughout the movie. Sometimes a tunnel that is stretching away will also stretch your eyes as you resolve the picture. It can be done if you are practiced with seeing "Magic Eye" images (this is a good site: [...]), but it can be a strain. I have had to stop and rewind or just pause and look at the scene again.

I am very practiced at the 3-D technique, as I have used 3-D machines to make contour maps from overlapping aerial photography pictures. My job required regular use of the 3-D technique employed in Magic Eye and 3-D movies.

Take the time to get acclimated to the 3-D vision by suffering through the ads. Also, if you can refrain from looking away from the screen--or obscuring your vision in either eye by up-ending a drink-- it will help preserve the 3-D effects. Stick a straw in your drink.

Fortunately, there is a 2-D version on the disk as well, and if you either can't see the 3-D or are tired of trying to resolve it, the movie is just as good in the 2-D version.

Coraline is very curious and brave in a movie that takes a bored and frustrated young girl on a journey into a fantasy world that entices--perhaps a little too much. Coraline is savvy and confident.  She uses her wits and pluck well to confront new situations and face danger head on. She stays true to herself and takes responsibility for her own actions and experiences. She's a great role model for children in my opinion.
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After about 3 weeks, I wanted to review the screen.  I absolutely love it.  I'm a tax accountnant and use to use a 23 inch monitor.  I like placing the current year info for taxes and last year's tax return on the same screen to review and see if anything does not appear to be correct.  With the 23 inch monitor, both returns were able to be shown , however at a magnification of 70%.  This drove my eyes crazy.  With the new monitor, both can be place on the screen and have a magnification for both at 95%.  Much easier on the eyes.
One of my customers noticed the larger monitor and asked where I bought it.  He wanted one too.
I do have a little concern about clicking.  The monitor sometimes picks up sounds and then creates a clickiing sound.  However, it's not too bothersome to outweight the benefits of clear sight.
Someone was complaining about the colors.  Colors come thru clear and sharp.
For $239, how could you ask for more.
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We are really enjoying the monocular.  I was concerned about  shaking, because Ihad heard that higher  magnification meant more hand shake, but it hasn't been a problem.  It came very quickly and was a pleasure to use right out of the box.
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I like this very much. As my sight is changing, I find it extremely clear and appreciate all the technology that went into it!
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The last book like this that I reviewed was Magic Eye II ;which I reviewed on May 25,2004. That book was published in 1994 ,several years after we first became familiar with these 3-D or Stereograms. This book was published in 2004 and we can see that there has been considerable advances in this artform. The one characteristic of these pictures has been that thay are easy to identify because of the repeatibility of about 6 panels or bands. This has always been a dead giveway.

 The thing most noticeable is that the bands are much less obvious. The picture on page 11 is so good that one would hardly suspect as having floating beans within it. The picture on page 33 is very obviously a 3-D picture but at the same time is an excellent "floater".Of all the pictures,the one of the gravel on page 39 was the most interesting to me. It is so good,that one would likely not even suspect it to be a 3-D picture,unless it was in a book like this. I guess the ultimate would be when a picture is created that shows no signs of repeatibility at all. At that point you would have the perfect "hidden picture".

 By far the biggest difference with this book in in the claims of how these images can be used to improve vision and all other sorts of things. The book is sprinkled with many testimonials from people who have experienced great things. I have considerable problem with accepting  this stuff without the research and science to back it up. Otherwise;it has to remain in the area of "alternative medicine".It does not surprise me that there is a Disclaimer to the claims on page 2.

  Nonetheless this is a good book showing how much 3-D pictures have improved since the early 90's.
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I love being able to see what gets pulled out of my face.