| Bassslapper 2006-09-27, 4:30 pm |
| Ace,
As I said earlier, I felt I went as far as I could with NVT and made a
decision after weighing the risks vs. rewards.
When I poked myself in the eye with the glasses, it was with the part
of the arm that goes over the ear. I got so mad I threw them across the
room and left them on the floor. The next day my wife accidently
stepped on them and broke them. I did not care. I was tired of being a
visual cripple. IMO, there is no therapy better or worse when it comes
to soft contacts, glasses, ortho-K, hard contacts, or any form other
form of corrective removeable device. I wanted to not rely on any
artificial removeable means to correct my vision.
I have been in situations where I lost or tore a contact or broke
glasses and the gamut of emotions felt (angst, anger, anxiety) was
something I refused to continue delaing with. I remember saying to you
before that if the world ended tomorrow, I did not want to worry about
where to get fluids for my contacts. A more realistic reference would
be if a disaster such as hurricane Katrina hit, I do not want to worry
about being able to see. If you drop your glasses into 8 feet of
contaminated water, forget it. They're gone.
Now I can see the TV, see the clock in the mroning, and see my 20 month
old son's faces from across the room. I can drive without correction.
No more dry eyes or scratches from contacts or limited visual field
from glasses. If I need readers in a few years then that is a trade off
I am willing to accept. Better to need readers occasionaly then
distance correction all the time.
The bottom line is I had a profound aversion to any form of removeable
visual corrective device so my options were whittled down to Lasik if I
wanted to see without the use of visual aids. I felt the short and long
term reisks were worth it. I do not dwell on my vision anymore or
obscess like I did when I had glasses and contacts. My quality of life
has improved, both physically (I can see) and mentally (I am not
obscessed/depressed/angry anymore).
My Lasik experience went over without any complications but I made sure
to thoroughly research and review all the pros and cons. I also made
sure to find a surgeon I felt comfortable with. No one can predict with
certainty how a procedure will turn out but by taking it upon yourself
to be thoroughly versed in your case, the likelihood of a successful
outcome is increased.
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