tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854776000429452681.post2760624898611500700..comments2023-03-27T01:57:49.196+01:00Comments on Sceptical Letter Writer: *Nexus Magazine - not exactly averse to promoting wooSceptical Letter Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02392110331198514909noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854776000429452681.post-66732445226447524372012-03-27T12:02:14.648+01:002012-03-27T12:02:14.648+01:00This is an old topic but I have only just found yo...This is an old topic but I have only just found your site. I do wear pinhole glasses and for me they are simply wonderful but this is because of my medical condition. I have no sight in my left eye and some years ago suffered a corneal ulcer in the right eye. The ulcer has healed but the resulting scar tissue remains and suffer from "corneal scattering". The result of this is that I am unable to form a clear image, a condition that cannot be rectified with glasses. <br />One of the eyetests carrid out in the hospital was to test my vision on a Snellen chart. Firstly unaided and then looking through a pinhole. The pinhole improved my sight in the same simple way that a pinhole camera works and most people would probably understand the science behind that. After some attempts at homemade pinhole viewers I found pinhole glasses on the internet. <br />With the correct lighting I am now able to use my computer, and am wearing my glasses as I type this to you, and can focus on close text. My consultant now resommends trying these glasses to patients with similar conditions.<br />They do not do a fraction of what is claimed in their advertisements and for that I would whole heartedly support your action against them. However, they do have a function for some people. Anyone can make a simple pinhole viewer using their curled fingers, so give it a go when you forget your glasses! it is better than squinting at something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854776000429452681.post-40052637945694344362010-10-27T09:53:34.308+01:002010-10-27T09:53:34.308+01:00Hi bkhl,
I like the glasses, too, and used to own...Hi bkhl,<br /><br />I like the glasses, too, and used to own a pair (just for the geek factor, since I've got good vision).<br /><br />That Wikipedia contains a few bogus claims (they're the ones not linked to references - rather easy to spot). I gave up editing Wikipedia a long time ago, though. It's even more soul-destroying than writing to OfQuack.Sceptical Letter Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392110331198514909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854776000429452681.post-67748047507108374642010-10-27T07:38:42.283+01:002010-10-27T07:38:42.283+01:00I agree theclaims seems ridiculous, but I plan to ...I agree theclaims seems ridiculous, but I plan to get a pair anyway, since they seem like cool-looking sunshades. Is there something wrong with me? ;-)<br /><br />By the way, since you have read up on this, does it seem to you that any of the claims on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinhole_glasses are bogus?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com