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Lasik - Anyone had it done?
jfunk:
Just make sure you're comfortable with the place and understand all of the risks. There definitely ARE risks.
I'll just add these last statements. I woke up the morning following surgery and was able to read my alarm clock without squinting, getting up, putting on my glasses, etc. That may not sound like much, but it was definitely a great moment in my life :)
And then, several weeks later, I went to Jamaica with my wife and was able to see her while swimming in the ocean WITHOUT glasses.
And don't forget being able to buy non-prescription sunglasses!!! Any style you want!
Jdurg:
I'm a Type I Diabetic and have my eyes checked every year. Thankfully, there are ZERO diabetic related vision problems. I have, however, developed a form of nearsightedness most likely related to the fact that I work in front of a computer screen for 10+ hours a day. My ophthamologist said that I was pretty well near sighted, but correction wasn't needed. I could get Lasik if my insurance would pay for it, but if not, I didn't really need it.
I haven't gone with the Lasik yet since i have no real "need" to, but the only advice I would give is that if you can live just fine without it, why take the risk?
zaphod:
--- Quote from: Jdurg on February 11, 2008, 12:46:44 pm ---I haven't gone with the Lasik yet since i have no real "need" to, but the only advice I would give is that if you can live just fine without it, why take the risk?
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I did it because I was having to wear glasses more and more (read: five days a week), and I felt the risk was worth it. I could only read my clock by the bed if I was within 12-18" of it, and squinted. If I were in public and somehow lost/broke my glasses (however unrealistic that is), I literally would have been helpless. It improved the quality of my life immensely. I agree with jfunk- it was so nice to be able to wear sunglasses anytime I wanted.
The rule of thumb I suggest to people that if they can see a person just fine at five feet with no correction, eye surgery might not be for them.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: zaphod on February 11, 2008, 02:29:34 pm ---The rule of thumb I suggest to people that if they can see a person just fine at five feet with no correction, eye surgery might not be for them.
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A friend of mine got Lasik because he was just a little bit worse than this, but hadn't been wearing glasses at all, for years. One of the first things he said the next day to his wife was "damn, when did you get so old?"
He spent the rest of his recovery time sleeping on the basement couch. :laugh2:
AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: zaphod on February 11, 2008, 02:29:34 pm ---The rule of thumb I suggest to people that if they can see a person just fine at five feet with no correction, eye surgery might not be for them.
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Heh, someone 5 feet away from me with no correction just looks like a multicolored blob. I've worn glasses since I was 7 or 8 and contacts since I was 14, and while I would like to get the surgery to correct my vision, I just don't feel its worth the risk. My friend that I mentioned before and had bad results from lasik wasn't able to drive a car for a couple months after he got the surgery because it screwed up his vision so bad that not even glasses would work, and if that happened to me I would be out of work during those months. Even if it's a small risk of that happening, it's too much of a risk for me to do it. They did do lasik on my friend a couple more times and was able to get his vision pretty much back to where it was before the surgery, except he now has the night vision side effects.
For me, contacts are fine for now. I'll reconsider eye surgery if they ever improve the odds of success and reduce odds of permanent side effects.
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