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| Lurking in alt.lasik-eyes I read the term "over-minused". The reason
for it is over my head but sounds like what was done with my contacts.
One eye sees well for distance but not for reading. The other eye
sees well for reading but not for distance. My reason for RGP
contacts is a poor LASIK outcome. I can't see well enough to drive
after dark unless I'm wearing the contacts. The problem is large
starbursts emanating from every headlight, reflecting off chrome or
even off water in the street. The over-minus contact controls the
starbursts better than the "under-minused" lens. Since I have two
pairs of contacts I wear the over-minused in each eye. That makes
driving easier but means I need reading glasses to follow a map.
I've been told the reason is the lasered area is smaller than the
nighttime pupil. If that is so, why would contacts help? The pupil
is the same regardless of which contacts I wear. The contacts are
11.5mm diameter.
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