| Wizkid 2004-10-04, 7:11 pm |
| You are more than welcomed. Good luck. The Artisan lens has a very
long clinical history so it is well characterized. The company which
developed and launched the lens in Europe, in the mid-80's, was
founded by one of the pioneers in IOLs. He is a gem and is fully
patient centered. As a result, the company has set very high standards
for itself. If I were a high myope (>-6.0 diopters), it would be the
refactive surgery procedure of choice for me. WK
go_smalltalk@yahoo.com wrote in message news:<3a267b2f.0410040541.4a772284@posting.google.com>...[vbcol=seagreen]
> My thanks to the original poster, Wizkid.
>
> I was told about 4 years ago that I was not a good candidate for lasik
> due to my high correction factor (-14D or so). The doctor told me to
> wait for implanted contact lenses. About two years ago, my eyes
> rejected contact lenses of all sorts as I'm approaching 50 years of
> age. Since then, I've had to deal with thick glasses (of highest
> refractivity materials). One of the major problems is that the lenses
> distort the appearance of my eyes which has caused a considerable
> decline in my ability to communicate with people and dogs. My glasses
> distort the appearance of my eyes so much that people who don't know
> me actually look away and will not make eye contact with me. I've
> been watching the media for announcements of the approval of this
> procedure by the FDA but somehow I missed this. I'm very glad to find
> this information today. I will contact my doctor again and explore
> this new option. My thanks again to the original poster.
>
> Bill
>
> Ragnar Suomi <ragnarsuomi@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<s20kk05bdkfggrobvlm7ggrchl99enmddp@4ax.com>...
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