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This is something I need to look into. Kaldric Send a noteboard - 24/06/2011 02:01:01 PM
And the receptionist is wearing glasses. Somehow I don't think this is good pr.

I am not sure how I feel about laser treatment, and have decided not to explore my feelings on the subject either.

So instead, I'm posting a survey!

1. Do you wear glasses or contacts?

Glasses.

Should you?

Definitely

2. How bad/good is your eye sight?

Quite bad. My good eye can't read the words I am currently typing without my glasses (and I am near-sighted), and my bad eye is uncorrectable (a childhood viral infection severely scarred the retina of my right eye).

3. Would you ever consider getting your eyes lasered?

I would need to discuss this with an ophthalmologist. It is possible that my good eye is so bad because it has had to overcompensate for my bad eye. If this is the case, would corrective surgery actually fix the problem, or just start the cycle over?

A bonus is that it would only cost about half as much since I'd only get the one eye done. (-:,`

4. Have you had laser surgery? Are you happy with it?

My dad had radial keratotomy back when that was new, and he loved it. Of course, he died a few years later, so I don't know about his long-term satisfaction with the procedure. He did have to start wearing reading glasses shortly thereafter (probably age-related).


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

Survive? Yes. I'd probably get massive headaches from having to squint all the time, though.

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

So I could wear real sunglasses. My eyes are very light-sensitive (a by-product of my bad eye's problems) and the tinted lenses of my prescription glasses don't help as much as I'd like.

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.

Yeah, I'd have that problem, too. I lost the lens to my good eye one night (screw fell out and I couldn't find it) and had to either go blind or drive home with my sunglasses on. In the dark. On a street with no lighting. With one headlight out. And a new moon. Very dark.
Kaldric

P.S. The "NSSP" is implied.

Of course, [Quixote] carried it a bit too far. He thought that every windmill was a giant. That's insane. But, thinking that they might be...
--Justin Playfair, They Might Be Giants
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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 1189 Views
Oooo awesome! - 24/06/2011 11:50:59 AM 855 Views
My eyes are sedated and my pupils fully dilated. - 24/06/2011 11:59:03 AM 838 Views
ahhhh I see. Fair enough! *NM* - 24/06/2011 12:29:57 PM 407 Views
Well, sadly, I can only get the most painful procedure - 24/06/2011 06:11:29 PM 759 Views
No, I'm nearsighted. I may have written down the 'scrip wrong though - 25/06/2011 02:26:05 AM 978 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 936 Views
Re: So I'm getting my eyes checked today to see if eye can get laser surgery - 24/06/2011 02:05:58 PM 782 Views
*shudder* *NM* - 24/06/2011 02:07:15 PM 384 Views
No kidding. - 24/06/2011 02:11:14 PM 803 Views
That's creepy - 24/06/2011 02:14:26 PM 771 Views
Hmm. - 24/06/2011 02:48:03 PM 805 Views
Re: Hmm. - 24/06/2011 09:27:09 PM 803 Views
Re: Hmm. - 25/06/2011 12:11:22 AM 775 Views
Are you sure the person didn't have cataract surgery? - 26/06/2011 07:04:16 AM 756 Views
Nobody mentioned a needle... - 24/06/2011 06:32:38 PM 675 Views
No needle. I've never heard of that. *NM* - 26/06/2011 07:02:24 AM 377 Views
OOoh. - 24/06/2011 12:57:06 PM 838 Views
that cheaper bit you mentioned is what I'm hoping for - 24/06/2011 01:07:54 PM 697 Views
I meant it as it will be cheaper in the long run... - 24/06/2011 01:09:54 PM 699 Views
This is something I need to look into. - 24/06/2011 02:01:01 PM 745 Views
I could have answered this better about a year ago - 24/06/2011 02:11:31 PM 943 Views
I want that. - 24/06/2011 02:13:50 PM 881 Views
*is jeleous* *NM* - 24/06/2011 03:55:02 PM 352 Views
my friend is going to get this done... - 24/06/2011 04:29:52 PM 745 Views
Got it done a few years back - 24/06/2011 06:06:45 PM 947 Views
Re: Got it done a few years back - 26/06/2011 07:13:15 AM 981 Views
Ansermawers. - 24/06/2011 06:52:08 PM 794 Views
Good points - 24/06/2011 11:35:05 PM 1009 Views
Nifty. - 25/06/2011 06:51:40 AM 913 Views
My results - 24/06/2011 07:31:15 PM 649 Views
I've read it destroys your night vision. Do you need to drive at night? *NM* - 24/06/2011 08:53:36 PM 363 Views
It can impact it (create halos), but not necessarily destroy it... - 24/06/2011 09:05:42 PM 728 Views
I drive at night, but I do have a little trouble with halos... - 24/06/2011 09:33:28 PM 889 Views
To be fair, I've had that same problem with contacts. - 24/06/2011 09:45:34 PM 818 Views
Re: I drive at night, but I do have a little trouble with halos... - 26/06/2011 07:20:49 AM 780 Views
I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices that... - 27/06/2011 05:02:14 PM 1137 Views
My night vision is slightly different. - 26/06/2011 07:17:47 AM 781 Views
This is my weak point - 26/06/2011 07:38:25 AM 695 Views
Re: This is my weak point - 27/06/2011 03:19:39 AM 1079 Views
Eye see what you did there. Nice pun - 24/06/2011 10:58:40 PM 787 Views
I've considered it - 25/06/2011 09:30:16 AM 844 Views
<Groans> I hope that pun was deliberate... - 25/06/2011 07:38:28 PM 751 Views
I had laser eye surgery last October. - 25/06/2011 07:40:38 PM 675 Views
Had it last year. - 26/06/2011 06:58:26 AM 942 Views
Answers - 26/06/2011 05:04:57 PM 951 Views
My Dad had it done, - 26/06/2011 06:05:08 PM 931 Views

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