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The Future of the LASIKed eye
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| In article <1124075621.253179.149540@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
"Linda" <djken@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> Cathy, no one doubts that the eye has been altered. It is whether or
> not these alterations are dangerous, etc that is in dispute. I have
> gladly traded my severe myopia (not a normal condition of the eye) for
> Lasik, which has changed my eyes in such a way that I can now see
> unaided.
> Linda
The thing is with RS, no one can guarantee what will happen in the
future with your eyes. The current data only extends a few decades.
Even the FDA website says that a good candidate is one who is willing to
take risks. What happens to my eyes in the future is definitely a
concern. But I can't play Chicken Little and expend energy on something
that may or may not happen based on studies of a dozen or so cadavers
who more likely than not had excellent vision as a result of LASIK when
they died.
TRUISM: LASIK is for people willing to take a risk on a procedure that
is not guaranteed. If you are not willing to take that risk DO NOT HAVE
LASIK. No one is forcing you to.
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~RT
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| In article <RTMD24-9ECF4C.09235915082005@newsclstr01.news.prodigy.com>,
RT <RTMD24@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
> TRUISM: LASIK is for people willing to take a risk on a procedure that
> is not guaranteed. If you are not willing to take that risk DO NOT HAVE
> LASIK. No one is forcing you to.
P.S. On the other hand, it is GREAT when you have a good outcome. I had
LASIK about 2.5 years ago. Last night, after a 6 hour tiring drive in
the dark and rain, I got ready for bed and reached to take out my
contacts! Old habits die hard, but my vision is so good, it's hard to
believe I'm not wearing corrective lenses.
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~RT
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| EyesRBAD 2005-08-16, 10:56 pm |
| You don't need to play chicken little. The findings that all corneas have
pathology
are striking, and sigificant. The cells in the corea are sick. The cornea
itself is deranged.
Granules of dense material grow more the farther out you are from surgery.
Talk about
junk under the flap! It increases over time! As the nerve density decreases!
"RT" <RTMD24@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:RTMD24-9ECF4C.09235915082005@newsclstr01.news.prodigy.com...
> In article <1124075621.253179.149540@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
> "Linda" <djken@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
>
> The thing is with RS, no one can guarantee what will happen in the
> future with your eyes. The current data only extends a few decades.
> Even the FDA website says that a good candidate is one who is willing to
> take risks. What happens to my eyes in the future is definitely a
> concern. But I can't play Chicken Little and expend energy on something
> that may or may not happen based on studies of a dozen or so cadavers
> who more likely than not had excellent vision as a result of LASIK when
> they died.
>
> TRUISM: LASIK is for people willing to take a risk on a procedure that
> is not guaranteed. If you are not willing to take that risk DO NOT HAVE
> LASIK. No one is forcing you to.
>
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> ~RT
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| Glenn - USAEyes.org 2005-08-16, 10:56 pm |
| "all corneas have pathology" = all corneas were altered surgically
That IS the intent of refractive surgery.
Glenn Hagele
Executive Director
USAEyes.org
"Consider and Choose With Confidence"
Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org
http://www.USAEyes.org
http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
I am not a doctor.
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