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Re: So I'm getting my eyes checked today to see if eye can get laser surgery Joel Send a noteboard - 24/06/2011 09:40:30 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?

Yes.
Should you?

Only if I want to see. The TX Dept. of Public Safety seems to feel it advisable when I drive. ;)
2. How bad/good is your eye sight?

Remember in RotJ when Han's trying to shoot the Sarlacc off Lando while blind and he tells him "instead of a big dark blur I see a big bright blur"? :[
3. Would you ever consider getting your eyes lasered?

Only if I still thought I could be a fighter pilot. As it is, wearing glasses and/or contacts seems preferable than someone BURNING MY EYES WITH A LASER (using a procedure developed in Yeltsins Russia.... (8 )
4. Have you had laser surgery? Are you happy with it?

No, and yes.
5. Would you be able to survive without glasses or contacts?

Maybe with a service dog. Seriously, a thousand years ago I'd probably be standing on a street corner with a bowl and a picture of a face with no eyes. A picture I couldn't see, of course.
6. If you would get laser surgery, what would your reasons be?

Asked and answered.
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's reasonable, and I know the odds of problems with laser eye surgery are also reasonably low now, but if those dice come up snake eyes (so to speak) the consequences are fairly catastrophic. I think the odds of being in an emergency situation where my eyesight would be vital but my glasses or contacts weren't available are lower than the odds of being in such a situation COMBINED with those of successful eye surgery (and from a purely statistical standpoint you have to consider all the cases where you'd need your eyes but wouldn't have your glasses BUT the laser surgery was botched and you're screwed even if you DO have glasses handy). Judgement call, and it's yours; I can't say any decision you make here is "wrong" or "bad" and would have no right to say either anyway, so best wishes with it. I tend to focus on the worst case scenario, and still wonder what the multi-decade complications of laser eye surgery might be, but the odds say you'll probably be much happier after the surgery, particularly if glasses and contacts have become a major imposition.
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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 1197 Views
Oooo awesome! - 24/06/2011 11:50:59 AM 866 Views
My eyes are sedated and my pupils fully dilated. - 24/06/2011 11:59:03 AM 846 Views
ahhhh I see. Fair enough! *NM* - 24/06/2011 12:29:57 PM 411 Views
Well, sadly, I can only get the most painful procedure - 24/06/2011 06:11:29 PM 768 Views
No, I'm nearsighted. I may have written down the 'scrip wrong though - 25/06/2011 02:26:05 AM 986 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 947 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 793 Views
*shudder* *NM* - 24/06/2011 02:07:15 PM 386 Views
No kidding. - 24/06/2011 02:11:14 PM 812 Views
That's creepy - 24/06/2011 02:14:26 PM 780 Views
Hmm. - 24/06/2011 02:48:03 PM 813 Views
Re: Hmm. - 24/06/2011 09:27:09 PM 812 Views
Re: Hmm. - 25/06/2011 12:11:22 AM 785 Views
Are you sure the person didn't have cataract surgery? - 26/06/2011 07:04:16 AM 763 Views
Nobody mentioned a needle... - 24/06/2011 06:32:38 PM 683 Views
No needle. I've never heard of that. *NM* - 26/06/2011 07:02:24 AM 380 Views
OOoh. - 24/06/2011 12:57:06 PM 847 Views
that cheaper bit you mentioned is what I'm hoping for - 24/06/2011 01:07:54 PM 706 Views
I meant it as it will be cheaper in the long run... - 24/06/2011 01:09:54 PM 708 Views
This is something I need to look into. - 24/06/2011 02:01:01 PM 753 Views
I could have answered this better about a year ago - 24/06/2011 02:11:31 PM 955 Views
I want that. - 24/06/2011 02:13:50 PM 889 Views
*is jeleous* *NM* - 24/06/2011 03:55:02 PM 357 Views
my friend is going to get this done... - 24/06/2011 04:29:52 PM 754 Views
Got it done a few years back - 24/06/2011 06:06:45 PM 957 Views
Re: Got it done a few years back - 26/06/2011 07:13:15 AM 991 Views
Ansermawers. - 24/06/2011 06:52:08 PM 803 Views
Good points - 24/06/2011 11:35:05 PM 1020 Views
Nifty. - 25/06/2011 06:51:40 AM 921 Views
My results - 24/06/2011 07:31:15 PM 657 Views
I've read it destroys your night vision. Do you need to drive at night? *NM* - 24/06/2011 08:53:36 PM 366 Views
It can impact it (create halos), but not necessarily destroy it... - 24/06/2011 09:05:42 PM 738 Views
I drive at night, but I do have a little trouble with halos... - 24/06/2011 09:33:28 PM 898 Views
To be fair, I've had that same problem with contacts. - 24/06/2011 09:45:34 PM 827 Views
Re: I drive at night, but I do have a little trouble with halos... - 26/06/2011 07:20:49 AM 792 Views
I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices that... - 27/06/2011 05:02:14 PM 1147 Views
My night vision is slightly different. - 26/06/2011 07:17:47 AM 788 Views
This is my weak point - 26/06/2011 07:38:25 AM 702 Views
Re: This is my weak point - 27/06/2011 03:19:39 AM 1087 Views
Re: So I'm getting my eyes checked today to see if eye can get laser surgery - 24/06/2011 09:40:30 PM 816 Views
Eye see what you did there. Nice pun - 24/06/2011 10:58:40 PM 795 Views
I've considered it - 25/06/2011 09:30:16 AM 852 Views
<Groans> I hope that pun was deliberate... - 25/06/2011 07:38:28 PM 761 Views
I had laser eye surgery last October. - 25/06/2011 07:40:38 PM 684 Views
Had it last year. - 26/06/2011 06:58:26 AM 950 Views
Answers - 26/06/2011 05:04:57 PM 962 Views
My Dad had it done, - 26/06/2011 06:05:08 PM 939 Views

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