  The rare $\pi^0 \to e^+e^-$ and $\eta \to \mu^+\mu^-$ decays are calculated
in different schemes, which are seen to be essentially equivalent to and
produce the same results as conventional Vector-Meson Dominance. We obtain the
theoretical predictions $B(\pi^0 \to e^+e^-) = (6.41 \pm 0.19)\times 10^{-8}$
and $B(\eta \to \mu^+\mu^-) = (1.14 +0.06 -0.03) \times 10^{-5}$ in agreement
with recent experimental data.
