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Oooo awesome! LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 24/06/2011 11:50:59 AM
1. Do you wear glasses or contacts?

Glasses. I used to wear contacts, but my eyelids developed a hypersensitivity so the moment my contacts got the slightest bit dirty (i.e. in about 5 minutes) I would start having massive problems
Should you?

Good heavens yes.
2. How bad/good is your eye sight?

I don't think I actually near the legal bounds of "visually impaired", but it's still pretty bad. +2.75 OD, +3.50 OS, along with a good dose of astigmatism in both eyes
3. Would you ever consider getting your eyes lasered?

I've actually been considering speaking about it with my optometrist in a couple weeks! Not in a "do it sometime soon" way, but more a "is this a feasible option for sometime in the next 10 years" view.
4. Have you had laser surgery? Are you happy with it?

I have not, obviously. However, my uncle had his eyes done relatively early on when it started becoming more commonplace. He's still had to get reading glasses as his eyesight aged, but he was quite happy with the results and continues to be.

5. Would you be able to survive without glasses or contacts?

SURVIVE? Probably. Would I have to undergo some major lifestyle changes and limitations? Definitely.

6. If you would get laser surgery, edgar would your reasons be?

...What? :confused: I'm not sure what the addition of "edgar" means, but I would get laser surgery so that I wouldn't have to wear glasses any more. I prefer them to not being able to see properly, but I hate having the limitations on my viewing field and seeing the frames. I actually have MORE of a problem with the latter since going frame less, strangely enough. For some reason the refraction of the light as it hits the edges of the lens is far more distracting than my simply wire frames were!


One of my main reasons for getting surgery is that my eye sight is rather poor. If I ever get into an emergency situation without my glasses or contacts, I'm unlikely to be doing well.
That sounds like a damned good reason. I've been in that situation a couple times (ex. after taking a soccer ball in the face and getting my glasses all bent up) and it's quite unpleasant... I'd hate to imagine what I'd have to go through if I was stranded some where and broke my glasses beyond repair!!
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So I'm getting my eyes checked today to see if eye can get laser surgery - 24/06/2011 11:22:11 AM 1192 Views
Oooo awesome! - 24/06/2011 11:50:59 AM 861 Views
My eyes are sedated and my pupils fully dilated. - 24/06/2011 11:59:03 AM 842 Views
ahhhh I see. Fair enough! *NM* - 24/06/2011 12:29:57 PM 409 Views
Well, sadly, I can only get the most painful procedure - 24/06/2011 06:11:29 PM 763 Views
No, I'm nearsighted. I may have written down the 'scrip wrong though - 25/06/2011 02:26:05 AM 982 Views
Re: So I'm getting my eyes checked today to see if eye can get laser surgery - 24/06/2011 12:07:25 PM 944 Views
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*shudder* *NM* - 24/06/2011 02:07:15 PM 385 Views
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That's creepy - 24/06/2011 02:14:26 PM 775 Views
Hmm. - 24/06/2011 02:48:03 PM 807 Views
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Are you sure the person didn't have cataract surgery? - 26/06/2011 07:04:16 AM 759 Views
Nobody mentioned a needle... - 24/06/2011 06:32:38 PM 679 Views
No needle. I've never heard of that. *NM* - 26/06/2011 07:02:24 AM 379 Views
OOoh. - 24/06/2011 12:57:06 PM 842 Views
that cheaper bit you mentioned is what I'm hoping for - 24/06/2011 01:07:54 PM 701 Views
I meant it as it will be cheaper in the long run... - 24/06/2011 01:09:54 PM 702 Views
This is something I need to look into. - 24/06/2011 02:01:01 PM 749 Views
I could have answered this better about a year ago - 24/06/2011 02:11:31 PM 950 Views
I want that. - 24/06/2011 02:13:50 PM 883 Views
*is jeleous* *NM* - 24/06/2011 03:55:02 PM 355 Views
my friend is going to get this done... - 24/06/2011 04:29:52 PM 749 Views
Got it done a few years back - 24/06/2011 06:06:45 PM 952 Views
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Ansermawers. - 24/06/2011 06:52:08 PM 798 Views
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Nifty. - 25/06/2011 06:51:40 AM 915 Views
My results - 24/06/2011 07:31:15 PM 653 Views
I've read it destroys your night vision. Do you need to drive at night? *NM* - 24/06/2011 08:53:36 PM 364 Views
It can impact it (create halos), but not necessarily destroy it... - 24/06/2011 09:05:42 PM 732 Views
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To be fair, I've had that same problem with contacts. - 24/06/2011 09:45:34 PM 822 Views
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices that... - 27/06/2011 05:02:14 PM 1142 Views
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This is my weak point - 26/06/2011 07:38:25 AM 698 Views
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Eye see what you did there. Nice pun - 24/06/2011 10:58:40 PM 790 Views
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<Groans> I hope that pun was deliberate... - 25/06/2011 07:38:28 PM 756 Views
I had laser eye surgery last October. - 25/06/2011 07:40:38 PM 680 Views
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