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Post by Al Alven on Jun 7, 2005 15:04:13 GMT -5
Has anyone here undergone a laser eye correction surgery, or know anyone who has?
I've been wanting to have such a procedure done for a while now. My wife and I figured that we could work it into our budget this year, but I think I'm going to hold off until September or October, just to get some other priorities in order.
That means, hopefully, this will be the last season that I'll have to worry about wearing glasses in the Wildwoods. I'm sure there are other visually-challenged folks out there. Isn't it terribly annoying to have to remove your glasses when you ride amusements or go for a swim?
I can't stand wearing glasses on an everyday basis as it is, but they are necessary for me. Soon, I will finally be able to discard them and enjoy 20/20 vision (so says my surgeon, at least).
Just wondering if anyone else has had any experience with any type of laser eye surgery...
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Post by JIMD on Jun 7, 2005 16:07:24 GMT -5
They say if you're a good candidate for surgery it's fairly safe. If you vision is 20/200 that's another story. My brother and another guy I work with had it and they both had problems with the "starburst effect" after surgery. Starburst is when you walk or drive down a street and all the street lights blend together. Both seemed to get better over time.
I'll stick with my contacts but I don't need them to read or watch TV so I might consider the surgery if my vision was not as good
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Post by FlyinGN on Jun 8, 2005 9:31:51 GMT -5
Im with Jimd. Ill stick with my contacts.. Too afraid of long term effects from laser eye surgery..
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Post by Al Alven on Jun 8, 2005 15:20:51 GMT -5
I tried contacts for a while, but just couldn't get comfortable with sticking something in eyes like that.
Plus, I play a lot of sports, and, on multiple occasions, I lost my contacts while in the midst of the action. Not a fun situation.
I've taken to wearing perscribtion sports goggles. They are qutie stylish, actually, when you are playing basketball, but don't fit over a hockey goaltender's helmet very comfortably.
At any rate, I've done a ton of research on laser eye surgery, talked to a lot of doctors and people who have undergone various procedures. So, I'm pretty confident in both the effectiveness and longterm safety of the surgery I plan on having.
I guess you never know for sure, though. They've only been performing these procedures for, at best, 20 years now, so there is always a fear of what can potentially happen down the line...
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Post by Doowopper on Jun 8, 2005 16:31:42 GMT -5
I'll stick with my glasses. Considering I have 20/40 vision I can get the real thin and light ones. Iv'e gotten used to wearing them.
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Post by wildwanderer on Jun 8, 2005 18:21:55 GMT -5
My aunt and she said there was nothing like seeing without glasses. She tells people to go ahead get it done. She had it several years ago and hasn't had a problem yet.
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Post by tm74 on Jul 13, 2005 11:20:15 GMT -5
I had lasik performed last year for a relatively minor prescription. My vision during the day is great, but my night vision is no where near as good as glasses. Most lights have starbursts and sometimes even double vision. (When watching movie credits, I can see a faint, ghosted image above each credit.) These problems also cause signs to be blurry. Glasses do not fix the problem. I need to take eye drops to constrict my pupil to help (but not cure) the problem. FYI, I had my surgery done by the best surgeon in the area.
For most people the results are good, but if there is a healing issue (such as my case) or a surgery complication, you may really regret it.
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Post by Al Alven on Jul 13, 2005 14:31:56 GMT -5
I had lasik performed last year for a relatively minor prescription. My vision during the day is great, but my night vision is no where near as good as glasses. Most lights have starbursts and sometimes even double vision. (When watching movie credits, I can see a faint, ghosted image above each credit.) These problems also cause signs to be blurry. Glasses do not fix the problem. I need to take eye drops to constrict my pupil to help (but not cure) the problem. FYI, I had my surgery done by the best surgeon in the area. For most people the results are good, but if there is a healing issue (such as my case) or a surgery complication, you may really regret it. Thanks for the info, tm74. It's much appreciated. So, now that all is said and done (and considering the problems you have had), was it all worth it? Do the positives outweigh the negatives, and knowing what you know now, would you do it all over again?
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Post by bikerchik on Jul 13, 2005 22:11:44 GMT -5
Jessica Simpson had it done on Newlyweds.
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Post by FlyinGN on Jul 14, 2005 7:08:18 GMT -5
for me it would not be worth the chance.. This is what I am talking about.. I had lasik performed last year for a relatively minor prescription. My vision during the day is great, but my night vision is no where near as good as glasses. Most lights have starbursts and sometimes even double vision. (When watching movie credits, I can see a faint, ghosted image above each credit.) These problems also cause signs to be blurry. Glasses do not fix the problem. I need to take eye drops to constrict my pupil to help (but not cure) the problem. FYI, I had my surgery done by the best surgeon in the area. For most people the results are good, but if there is a healing issue (such as my case) or a surgery complication, you may really regret it.
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Post by tm74 on Jul 14, 2005 7:17:17 GMT -5
As nice as it is to be without glasses, I would so no I would not do it again (although I may have to soon so that they can try to improve the situation right now. That is really freaking me out. I was very calm the first time around). I have occasional anxiety problems at night and am a little too aware of everything now (I automatically look for the problems instead of just looking around). I made sure to take the drops before I went to the WW boardwalk last weekend otherwise the pier lights would have been a mess.
Like I said, most people will end up fine, but its bad if you are in the % when it doesn't go so great.
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Post by Al Alven on Jul 14, 2005 11:54:13 GMT -5
Jessica Simpson had it done on Newlyweds. I wrote here a nice, long letter, but she never responded. I'm done watching her show and buying her stupid CDs.
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Post by Al Alven on Jul 14, 2005 11:55:31 GMT -5
As nice as it is to be without glasses, I would so no I would not do it again (although I may have to soon so that they can try to improve the situation right now. That is really freaking me out. I was very calm the first time around). I have occasional anxiety problems at night and am a little too aware of everything now (I automatically look for the problems instead of just looking around). I made sure to take the drops before I went to the WW boardwalk last weekend otherwise the pier lights would have been a mess. Like I said, most people will end up fine, but its bad if you are in the % when it doesn't go so great. Again, I really, really appreciate you sharing your experience with me, tm74. And I sincerely hope that your problem can be corrected and that it all works out for you. This is one hell of a touch decision.
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Post by bikerchik on Jul 14, 2005 13:38:58 GMT -5
Jessica Simpson had it done on Newlyweds. I wrote here a nice, long letter, but she never responded. I'm done watching her show and buying her stupid CDs. Does that surprise you? She's too busy washing the General Lee while half naked.
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Post by Al Alven on Jul 14, 2005 14:10:24 GMT -5
I wrote here a nice, long letter, but she never responded. I'm done watching her show and buying her stupid CDs. Does that surprise you? She's too busy washing the General Lee while half naked. Uncle Jessie is one lucky man.
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