Gonna Do the LASIK thang' - HELP ME GOD

[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 :-))