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Thought some of you may be interested...if not, oh well. Last week I had my eyes lazik'ed (is that a verb ? ) Due to the nastiness of my glasses prescription (8.5 and a 9), they ended doing a PRK procedure instead of the usual Lazik. I am back to work less than a week later; my vision is blurry, but not to the point where I can't see the screen (thank God!). Been told it takes at least 1-2 weeks before things start to settle, then up to 6 months more before my vision will remain decent. After wearing glasses and/or contacts all of my life, this is like a miracle.

If anyone has been thinking about this, I'd be happy to share my fuzzy experiences.

Cheers.

I had a different experience. I wore glasses for near-sightedness since age 12 until about 10 years ago, I was having trouble seeing with my glasses, both near and far. After a brief eye exam, the eye doctor took the glasses off me and I could read the chart perfectly. In fact better than perfectly. My eyes had completely reversed themselves and I could see distance like an eagle. Unfortunately I now need reading glasses.

Forum Monk wrote:I had a different experience. I wore glasses for near-sightedness since age 12 until about 10 years ago, I was having trouble seeing with my glasses, both near and far. After a brief eye exam, the eye doctor took the glasses off me and I could read the chart perfectly. In fact better than perfectly. My eyes had completely reversed themselves and I could see distance like an eagle. Unfortunately I now need reading glasses.

As one who grew up with coke bottle glasses, I have eye ball envy. I'm turning green!

My wife had Lasik done about 6 years ago. Her distance vision had been abysmal ever since I knew her. She reported that when they checked her after the procedure her vision was 20/20 and, after a few days when she went back for a follow up 20/15.

It has dropped off a bit but she does not need glasses for distance. Reading, of course, is another matter.

Minimalist wrote:My wife had Lasik done about 6 years ago. Her distance vision had been abysmal ever since I knew her. She reported that when they checked her after the procedure her vision was 20/20 and, after a few days when she went back for a follow up 20/15.

It has dropped off a bit but she does not need glasses for distance. Reading, of course, is another matter.

Had mine tested today, a week ago was the surgery: right eye is already 20/30, left is not as good yet. This feels like I won the lottery.

I am following Monk's example.
One lens in my glasses is now plain glass. No prescription.
Remember all the old jokes of old people reading the newspaper with their arms stretched.
You do get more far sighted as you age.

kbs2244 wrote:I am following Monk's example.
One lens in my glasses is now plain glass. No prescription.
Remember all the old jokes of old people reading the newspaper with their arms stretched.
You do get more far sighted as you age.

Tell me about it! I call it 'trombone'ing'. Got so bad about a year ago had to break down and start wearing reading glasses at work...nowTHAT really makes you feel 'old'

Yeah...I finally broke down and got reading glasses when my arms got too short.

I had to laugh at your comment Min. The laser treatment I had to my left eye has left me with littelt depth perception, which of course gets to be less of a problem the greater the distance, so when I was no longer able to work the Government decided that retraining was the answer.
My answer was the same as yours, if my arm were six feet long I'd be laughing.
They pensioned me off!

Digit wrote:I had to laugh at your comment Min. The laser treatment I had to my left eye has left me with littelt depth perception, which of course gets to be less of a problem the greater the distance, so when I was no longer able to work the Government decided that retraining was the answer.
My answer was the same as yours, if my arm were six feet long I'd be laughing.
They pensioned me off!

Wish someone would pension me off! Sigh...less than 5 years to go.
BTW, eyes getting clearer every day. Still a little fuzzy, but less than 10 days ago I could not see my hand without my glasses or contacts. Like I said earlier; feels like a miracle.

Congrats, Cshark.

Don't tell your bosses and maybe you can get on the pension gravy train along with Dig and me.

glad that it has worked out for everyone here,
I use to work for a medical laser company,
and I will never use laser eye fixes, as it permanently messes up some people so that they can never see clear again, even with glasses.
the percentage is small, but with my luck, it would be me.
by the way, all the investors had glasses, you would think that if they trusted it, they would have it done to themselves ?

The macular hole that I have is minute, the area distorted as a result of the laser treatment is vastly larger, rendering that eye useless close up, in fact to read I normally close that eye.

spacecase0 wrote:glad that it has worked out for everyone here,
I use to work for a medical laser company,
and I will never use laser eye fixes, as it permanently messes up some people so that they can never see clear again, even with glasses.
the percentage is small, but with my luck, it would be me.
by the way, all the investors had glasses, you would think that if they trusted it, they would have it done to themselves ?

Thanks for that kbs...