Laser Surgery - what do you think?

[vonnagy]

I've recently had laser surgery for my eyes- what do you think about it?

 

[Not Neve]

How bout "haven't had it, I'm afraid of surgery". That's me!

 

[oriecat]

I can see the benefits of surgery and not having to wear glasses, etc, but then I really like how i look in my glasses, so what's a girl to do?! Dilemmas I tell ya!

 

[MDowdey]

I can see the benefits of surgery and not having to wear glasses, etc, but then I really like how i look in my glasses, so what's a girl to do?! Dilemmas I tell ya!

i really like chicks in glasses too!! maybe you should come to SC???



md

 

[photogoddess]

Matt, are you on a roll tonight? :twisted:

 

[MDowdey]

everynight!!

ive got alot of beads here and no one to throw them too...


md


p.s. goddess, i give beads for self portraits...

 

[photogoddess]

Don't tempt me. :bigangel:

 

[Chase]

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

:camera: :camera: :camera: :camera: :camera:

 

[Osmer_Toby]

well, it's kinda hard to put into words how wonderful it is to see the individual stones in the pavement whenever i am stopped or moving slowly in my car. at stop lights, i can see the individual circles that make up the larger red, green, and yellow circles. i can see the clock clearly at night- i can even see the little circles that make up this light.

when i look at the horizon, i can see individual tree silhouttes in sharp contrast. i look at trees close up and can see the twigs making up the canopy above me. i can see people at the other end of my hallway at school and i can see who they are. i can see into someone else's eyes without blinking mine every 2.7 seconds.

i can see the birdie my little girl points at as i carry her across the store parking lot.

i used to be 20/450(or something ridiculous like that. i wore COKEBOTTLES)
my vision is now 20/15. i quite literally see the world in a whole new way, ever day, every waking minute.

 

[Osmer_Toby]

took so long writing that last post that several were posted while i wrote- must look kinda funny, the sudden serious response from me right there.

Go MD!!

(i'll shut up now)

 

[drlynn]

I've known people who ahd it and loved it, people who had it and were not satisfied, and everywhere in between. My opinion is that it's a good idea if your vision steadily worsens over time. Giving yourself a new baseline to deteriorate from may give you a few extra years of vision.

Other than that, you have to really weigh the benefits and risks.

 

[havoc]

I understand why some people get it. But i could never. I wear glasses and i don''t care for them all that much. Trying to look thru a viewfinder with glasses is a pain in the arse to me. Using the diopter on my camera works, but i always forget its set, and try to focus with glasses on, thereby screwing up my photo's.
However, i would gladly keep those minor nuisences instead of have somone slice my cornia's fold back the layers and zap me with lasers. I hear the skin flap they laz open never really heals so they can flip it back during future surguries without recutting. Then there is the fact that its like $5000 US and it only last for 3-5 yrs. Thats way too expensive for 3-5 yrs of decent vision. Thats my opinion anyways LOL

 

[Osmer_Toby]

ah, no, actually the benefits are supposed to be lifetime. what the surgery does not correct is the natural deterioration of the focusing muscle, which leads to gradual far-sightedness with the onset of middle age.

 

[ceno2000]

my godmother has had it done--- two months later her prescription changed again (as most peoples does with age) and she was back in glasses--thats why i dont want to get it
and i am a big scardy cat :cry:

 

[MDowdey]

i can see so well that i see the future. and let me tell you friends...this whole internet thing???? its gonna take off one day... i can see it comin...


md