ðə ɹɪˈækʃən fɹʌm kɹˈɪɾɪks wʌz lˈɑːɹdʒli hˈɑːstəl; wˈʌn ɡˌoʊɪŋ sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz tʊ ɐdvˈaɪz hˌɪm tə sˈiː ɐn ˈɑːptoʊmˌɛtɹɪst.
The reaction from critics was largely hostile; one going so far as to advise him to see an optometrist.