Gonna Do the LASIK thang' - HELP ME GOD

[Peaches]

Good luck Lee! It was great seeing you too - glasses or no glasses

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by LeeNoga

I am getting the "monvision" done where one eye is for distance and one eye is for reading, and I have a chance I will not need any glasses afterwards.

Lee, I heard about that when I looked (no pun) into it a couple years ago. The one sales rep at the eyelens center had that done, and explained how that worked. Even though it made sense (sorta) it just seems so weird.

For instance what if you're driving a car, and a spec of something, an eyelash, whatever gets temporarily into your "long distance" eye, couldn't keep driving with the "short distance" eye with the monvision. Anyway that would be my personal fear.

Good luck with the procedure and do let us know how it goes! Just don't make that mistake and start reading and typing too soon after.

[LeeNoga]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

For instance what if you're driving a car, and a spec of something, an eyelash, whatever gets temporarily into your "long distance" eye, couldn't keep driving with the "short distance" eye with the monvision. Anyway that would be my personal fear..

Good question, but I know people who without Lasik have naturally born monovision, one eye for distance and one for reading....and I asked them what happens if the good eye gets wrecked for the moment.

Their response was, if the eye gets irritated it tears and the other eye gets sympathy tears and is distracted by the drama in the other eye, so the incapacititation would be the same whether LASIK or born that way...

I could have had both eyes done for distance, but then I would need readers, it is a choice you can make tho before surg.

But, to get the monovision it does kinda take away from the distance vision, and is really only a compromise to get a tolerant best of both worlds.

They tricked me in a test, and did something with the lenses I was viewing thru and had me read something up close and at distance..and it was perfectly clear, and then told me that is what monovision gives you.

Most folks over 45+ opt for the monovision according to them.

My attitude is, I will welcome debris in my eyes every now and then for a lifetime of being able to see the clock in the morning without glasses..and be in the water and see those sharks of course....LOL.

Your correct to be hestitant Drav, LASIK is not for everyone...and unless your vision is wrecked beyond it should never be a vanity consideration.

In my case, I am blind without glasses and that alone is a handicap that out weighs any risks or nuisances for having done the LASIK...I have nothing really to lose....there is no life for me unless I have glasses on, and I spend way to much time on the water to be bothered by them :-))

[LeeNoga]

Oh, speaking of water...

Did you all know that KK and Aly sail tournament? KK sails daily if I heard her correct, and they are competing in the Nationals.

Aly fell off the boat once and got her legs caught in the lines, er something like that and I am sure she got a quick lesson that sailing the course with speed out weighs the need to get her ass up off the deck in a hurry :-))

Congrats KK and Aly!