| nunayabizinez@yahoo.com 2006-01-03, 6:04 pm |
| "Eye" is "the teacher and knows all there is about LASIK and its
complications?
You really need to learn how to discern fact from fiction, child.
First of all, "Eye" is a woman, as she has established in her [earlier]
posts. She says she is not Brent Hanson, but he's the lump who sits at
her computer when she's not there. The proximity would indicate that
they are "an item."
Second, by what standard could you, a naive child who believes
everything he reads, possibly be qualified to judge what someone else
does or does not know about LASIK or anything else for that matter?
Talking to people online is no more a valid information-gathering tool
in this context than pulling the paper fortune out of an origami
cookie.
Go get real world eye exam with a real world optometrist who can get
you some real world answers to your real world obsession with your
eyes. And then, get a hobby, Ace. You're spending WAAAAAAAAY too much
time in the very unreal cyber world.
Ace wrote:
> "All FDA clinical trials include both rates of complications and rates
> of patient satisfaction."
>
> The complication rate gets under-reported because what constitutes as a
> complication for one person may be perfectly acceptable for another.
> Sometimes unsculpious surgeons withold most of the complications.
>
> "3% of all refractive
> surgery patients have unresolved complications at six months postop,
> with about 0.5% being serious complications requiring extensive
> maintenance or invasive intervention"
>
> Again depends on what you define complication. I will agree with the 3%
> of were talking about significent, unresolvable complications.
>
>
> "This is true, and this is reflected in patient satisfaction studies."
>
>
> The lower your expectations, the more likley youll be "happy" despite
> not everything going perfect.
>
>
> "Patients with clinical complications may consider the complication to
> be less disruptive than the requirement of corrective lenses."
>
> Again this depends on how "picky" you are. Even those who arent very
> picky complain if things dont go "perfect" but then they rationalize
> its a small price to pay for the elimination of glasses.
>
>
> "Well call the press. I'll let you take credit for the scoop. Of
> course,
> "Eye" is the expert on how I see."
>
> You will have to discuss this with Eye yourself. Hes the teacher and
> knows all there is about lasik and its complications.
>
> "Will wonders never cease."
>
> Yup, I am smiling at my confirmed 3/4 diopter vision improvement 
>
>
> "Extraordinary. You know thousands of people with LASIK problems? That
> truly amazing!"
>
>
> Everyday I meet new people online with lasik complications. Some of
> them werent even good candidates anyway!
>
>
> "Really, that's an amazing figure. Where's that published? That's great
>
> you have access to such definitive figures."
>
>
> While unfortunate, the handful of unusual adverse effects cited by the
> media are isolated cases that are not representative of the thousands
> of patients in North America and Canada that achieve successful results
> from ortho-k and traditional contact lens wear.
>
>
> "Your fantasy life is so rich. Have you ever worn contacts? RGPs? Have
> you ever slept away from your parents' house and have to travel with
> all
> your supplies? Have you ever peeled contacts off your eyeballs? You
> know
> you have to go for multiple fitting visits for OK. Can you really
> manage
> that, esp. since you don't like listening to eye care professionals?"
>
>
> Yes, soft contacts and they suck! Ive slept away from parents house and
> traveled. Peeling contacts takes 10 seconds per eye to do, big deal! It
> takes longer to clean my glasses!
> orthoK takes a bit of comittment but its worth it for a clear, glasses
> free vision
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