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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 1299 Views
Oooo awesome! - 24/06/2011 11:50:59 AM 957 Views
My eyes are sedated and my pupils fully dilated. - 24/06/2011 11:59:03 AM 921 Views
ahhhh I see. Fair enough! *NM* - 24/06/2011 12:29:57 PM 453 Views
Well, sadly, I can only get the most painful procedure - 24/06/2011 06:11:29 PM 872 Views
No, I'm nearsighted. I may have written down the 'scrip wrong though - 25/06/2011 02:26:05 AM 1095 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 1052 Views
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*shudder* *NM* - 24/06/2011 02:07:15 PM 428 Views
No kidding. - 24/06/2011 02:11:14 PM 921 Views
That's creepy - 24/06/2011 02:14:26 PM 881 Views
Hmm. - 24/06/2011 02:48:03 PM 928 Views
Re: Hmm. - 24/06/2011 09:27:09 PM 926 Views
Re: Hmm. - 25/06/2011 12:11:22 AM 888 Views
Are you sure the person didn't have cataract surgery? - 26/06/2011 07:04:16 AM 888 Views
Nobody mentioned a needle... - 24/06/2011 06:32:38 PM 796 Views
No needle. I've never heard of that. *NM* - 26/06/2011 07:02:24 AM 425 Views
OOoh. - 24/06/2011 12:57:06 PM 969 Views
that cheaper bit you mentioned is what I'm hoping for - 24/06/2011 01:07:54 PM 811 Views
I meant it as it will be cheaper in the long run... - 24/06/2011 01:09:54 PM 812 Views
This is something I need to look into. - 24/06/2011 02:01:01 PM 853 Views
I could have answered this better about a year ago - 24/06/2011 02:11:31 PM 1070 Views
I want that. - 24/06/2011 02:13:50 PM 996 Views
*is jeleous* *NM* - 24/06/2011 03:55:02 PM 398 Views
my friend is going to get this done... - 24/06/2011 04:29:52 PM 853 Views
Got it done a few years back - 24/06/2011 06:06:45 PM 1071 Views
Re: Got it done a few years back - 26/06/2011 07:13:15 AM 1096 Views
Ansermawers. - 24/06/2011 06:52:08 PM 922 Views
Good points - 24/06/2011 11:35:05 PM 1121 Views
Nifty. - 25/06/2011 06:51:40 AM 1030 Views
My results - 24/06/2011 07:31:15 PM 730 Views
I've read it destroys your night vision. Do you need to drive at night? *NM* - 24/06/2011 08:53:36 PM 412 Views
It can impact it (create halos), but not necessarily destroy it... - 24/06/2011 09:05:42 PM 834 Views
I drive at night, but I do have a little trouble with halos... - 24/06/2011 09:33:28 PM 1024 Views
To be fair, I've had that same problem with contacts. - 24/06/2011 09:45:34 PM 929 Views
Re: I drive at night, but I do have a little trouble with halos... - 26/06/2011 07:20:49 AM 898 Views
I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices that... - 27/06/2011 05:02:14 PM 1263 Views
My night vision is slightly different. - 26/06/2011 07:17:47 AM 896 Views
This is my weak point - 26/06/2011 07:38:25 AM 795 Views
Re: This is my weak point - 27/06/2011 03:19:39 AM 1211 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 917 Views
Eye see what you did there. Nice pun - 24/06/2011 10:58:40 PM 893 Views
I've considered it - 25/06/2011 09:30:16 AM 953 Views
<Groans> I hope that pun was deliberate... - 25/06/2011 07:38:28 PM 876 Views
I had laser eye surgery last October. - 25/06/2011 07:40:38 PM 782 Views
Had it last year. - 26/06/2011 06:58:26 AM 1056 Views
Answers - 26/06/2011 05:04:57 PM 1087 Views
My Dad had it done, - 26/06/2011 06:05:08 PM 1108 Views

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