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Bassslapper wrote:
> I stopped posting here and visiting all these internet forums becuase I
> got tired of trying to read through all the garbage to find useful
> information. All the repetitive, factless doom and gloom was getting
> old.
>
> Six years of natural vision therapy (NVI) improved my myopia, mostly
> because it helped my strabismus and helped my eyes learn to work more
> efficiently in tandem. At the end of the day I was still myopic and the
> fact there was nothig else that could be done for it. It's like wanting
> to be taller. You can stand straight and stretch but a 5'6" adult will
> never be 6' just by correcting their posture.
>
> I know oodles of people that have gotten Lasik and not one, be it
> family, friends, or patients that come through my practice, and not one
> has had any complications and all have been pleased with the results.
> These results were more valid to me then the negative vitreole spewed
> forth by many on the internet.
>
> One day back in June I went to put my glasses on to see something and
> somehow stuck myself in the eye with them. When the litany of curses
> subsided, I felt enough was enough. Within 2 weeks I had Lasik
> performed by a surgeon that came highly recommended by several of my
> friends and colleagues who had the procedure done himself 8 years ago.
> I had no complications, not even dry eyes. I can see clearly and my
> up-close vision is still sharp If I end up needing reading glasses then
> that isthe preferable trade off to not being able to see my infant son
> make faces from across the room.
>
> I was the biggest proponent for NVI and passionate that I would cure my
> defective eyesight through hard work. Soemtimes you just have to
> understand that certain things cannot be changed regardless of the
> effort put forth and then a decision has to be made if the options to
> correct the defect are worth the risks and potential long and short
> term complcations.
Wow we didnt know you got lasik about 3 months ago! I was wondering why
you didnt post here anymore and one of my friends said maybe you got
lasik with bad results and was too ashamed to discuss it. He was right
about the lasik, but wrong about the results. Do tell us about your
lasik! What was your prescription in each eye just prior to lasik and
how long has that prescription been stable(must be at least a year)
Its highly unusual you dont know one person in real life with bad
lasik. I know a handful in real life and they *all* have some sort of
problem. I know hundreds on the internet and at least 25% of those have
problems(that they admit) Did you get specific and ask about their
night vision, their dry eyes, if they saw a clear, crisp 20/20?
You must have poked your eye with the tip of the frame. Im sure it
happens to all, just gotta be careful  Could you have just stuck with
contacts? You didnt seem to have any problems with them except losing
them, cheap to replace anyway. What about keep doing NVI to get closer
to plano? Did you "max" out and stop seeing improvement at some point?
I know you used to be around -4!
You will need readers if you are plano in both eyes around the age 40.
Your near vision may have decreased after lasik and you find that you
cant focus so close anymore. You chose distance over near.
NVI *did* work for you, it didnt get you to plano, but got you a long
way. We have talked about this months ago and you were on the fence,
unsure about lasik, not convinced of the long term complications. What
changed your mind 3 months ago? Were you worried about the risks? How
would you have dealt with any complications?
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