Exposing the secrets of fringe eye care: what you can tell your patients about complementary and alternative eye care, including Bates' exercises, homeopathy and iridology.(Patient Care)

Review of Optometry, September, 2004 by Chou, Brian

Seven years ago, I was visiting my mother when a book on her coffee table caught my attention. The book was titled Hidden Secrets for Better Vision (Fischer Publishing, 1995). Among the book's claims: You can cure glaucoma with herbal eyewashes, and laser photocoagulation is always useless for diabetic retinopathy.

I asked my mother how she got this book. She explained that she received a direct mail solicitation several months earlier that contained testimonials about the book and touted the author's credentials.

That's how I became interested in complementary and ...