| Bassslapper 2006-10-15, 9:33 pm |
| I had my procedure back in June and so far have had no post-op
complications, not even dry eys. My vision is 20/15. Night vision is
fine. I can see/read/drive fine.
Ace, no offense, but ot insist that everyone will become
symptomatically presbyopic in their mid-40's to 50 is a little extreme.
And I do lots of reading and my profession requires acute, clear close
vision. And who the hell really needs to see to brush their teeth? What
are you looking for? Are your glasses so powerful that they allow you
to discern microscopic plaque build-up?
On those occasions that I lost one contact and had to go around with
one I hated it so I doubt monovision would have been a viable
alternative for me. Poking myself in the eye with my glasses was the
icing on the cake.
Since I found ortho-K to be an inconvenience and annoying, I would
hardly label it a success even though I could see during the day. Also,
by evening my cornea was already reverting back to it's natural myopic
form so I was having blurry distance vision by evening. And I may not
have been "blind" but my vision was poor enough that it affected my
life in an adverse and negative way.
The bottom line is after 23 years of visual prison, I can see close,
far, up, down, sideways, and at whatever distance without corrective
eyeware. Isn't that enough? This constant barrage of negativity is
getting old. This is why I have not logged onto this forum in a month.
I have been liberated, thrown away my visual crutches and embraced the
world with my newfound vision. My family and friends have noticed a
change in my attitude because I am not obsessing over my crappy vision
anymore. I am not throwing money away on glasses, contacts, solutions,
and optometrists anymore. I CAN SEE!!!! That which was taken away from
me at age 14 was returned to me at age 37.
When you can take your glasses and smash them under foot or with a
sledgehammer, it is the most exhilerating, liberating feeling out
there. Gotta go, football is on and I want to enjoy watching it clearly
from across the room ;)
Ace wrote:
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> That must have weighed in your decision for lasik.
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> That would be impossible because of presbyopia. Everyone who isnt
> myopic will need
> a device to enable them to see clear from near. Monovision itself is a
> tradeoff and I personally hate it. Myopia is both good and bad, good in
> you see from near, bad in you blur from distance.
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> You arent "blind" without glasses. Youll see less but enough that youll
> escape any disaster that doesnt require you to read tiny text or see
> tiny details from a mile away. Ive broke my glasses before, just fell
> back on my spare pair and ordered a new one. Ive even forgotten my
> glasses on rare occasions and I was able to get around fairly well.
> Perhaps I left my glasses at home when my dad drove us somewhere. I see
> far worse than you do and I could easily function in just about any
> emergency.
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> I can see my digital clock too without even squinting, granted its very
> blurry. I always wear glasses for TV and driving. I see fine for
> reading and eating without glasses(much better without than with!) If
> you tolerated contacts, they would not bother you one bit except the
> part of inserting/removing them. Ive tried contacts and they dry my
> eyes and give a general achiness to my eyes. I havent really noticed
> the increased field of vision. The thing I do notice is no minification
> and no weight on my ears and nose. You must not do much reading. Dont
> forget youll see everything blurry from near which will get worse as
> your presbyopia worsens. You may need readers for brushing your teeth,
> eating meals, using the computer, telling time on your watch, seeing
> someone's face clearly at closer range, everything within about 5 feet
> will be blurry. I have simulated this with my old -5.5 glasses(am now
> -4.5 due to NVI) and things to about 3 feet were blurry. I placed +1
> readers over -5.5 glasses and was amazed to see all the details in the
> table 3 feet away from me! Near vision may be less important than
> distance for you, but for me, near is much more important. When I get
> orthoK, I wont mind being -1 to -2 and probably, ill end up there
> anyway as my prescription is a little high for a full correction(will
> be getting an oversized zone) which I dont care in the least. Ill take
> glasses for driving/movies anyday over reading, eating, computers,
> everything nearby.
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> There was PRK, a popular alternative, especially for low(er) myopes
> like you. Even intacs would have worked and they are considerabily
> safer and also reversable via extraction. You may read about them, do a
> google search. There also will be other options in the future such as
> epithelial thinning, myopic CK, long lasting orthoK, etc. Only you can
> decide if the risks are worth it. From what I know about lasik, I
> consider it far too risky. I will be trying orthoK once I have the
> money for it(you were a success and gave up after losing a lens rather
> than buying another) OrthoK sounds simple enough and far less of a
> hassle than glasses. What would *you* have done if your lasik didnt go
> well? What if complications occur in the future? How would you deal
> with it?
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> This is a risk I refuse to take. I am much more tolerant of glasses
> than you are and there is orthoK for me to try. I will have a spare
> lens for each eye in case of breakage/losage. I can and will deal with
> the very slight hassles of inserting, sleeping and removing them every
> other night. If for some unlikley reason id rather wear glasses because
> orthoK didnt satisfy me, ill stick with glasses till something better
> and safer comes out in the future as an alternative or replacement to
> lasik.
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> How long ago exactly did you get lasik? Has it been 3 months yet? What
> was your exact prescription before lasik in each eye? You said about
> -2.5 but didnt know for sure. What is your prescription now and are you
> 20/20 or how close?
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> Thanks sir for your time reading and replying! Keep in touch on the
> progress of your lasik. Good luck!
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