Hi Lionness: I really do not think the doctors have the time to care especially because when I am waiting for my turn to be seen it becomes apparent: They are seeing about twenty or more patients an hour and in between this the interruptions, calls, etc. I might be wrong but my interpretation as to the quality of the doctors knowledge is only as good as their training (as well as their experience and attitude). And is their training as good as it should be? And is there any kind of enough experimental research going on in this area? What about the many persons who are slowly going blind. Also quite important: The hospitals here do not have an attending opthamalogists or on call. (Example: A patient arrives at the emergency room on a Saturday with a slashed eyeball in great pain and the hospital sends the patient away (without doing a thing for the patient) to see their opthamologist on Monday. (I know this is true as I was there). I wonder, is this the way it is handled all over the country? I meet with other elder's and as we talk together they talk of their problems with their eyes and not having the problems attended to. Waiting many months or more to remove cataracts, etc. I do care for myself and the other persons in need but when I see how really bad it is in other countries I sort of slow down and stop. Thinking of you, Peach