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Originally posted by Rolando
I'm definitely getting one. I don't have that much though (1.5 and 1.75), and the effects of the surgery are said to be permanent. You've to realize there's different doctors. I don't see how a person could possibly have worse vision after the surgery than before... could be personal reaction, or a bad doctor.
It is recommended you get the surgery at age 24 though since that's when the eye stops changing.. you can get the surgery starting at 18, but my optometrist said it'll be better if I wait till 24, which is why I haven't had it done yet.
Ahhh, still about five more years for you, good luck
. I know about the 18 part but never knew about the 24 part. So, do the results mainly depend on the doctor?
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Originally posted by Adeptus
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Originally posted by Moh
Yes, wearing contacts is a sensible solution indeed. I know alot of people who do wear contacts and are very relieved about it. Problem is, I am always wearing glasses and still my eyesight is getting worse as time passes.
If your prescription is already bad enough (what we here call "coke bottles") that it can't be corrected with the convenient, disposable kind of contacts and you need custom-made hard gas-permeable type, the cost and the hassle of handling them correctly might be a problem. However, that would also make you a poor candidate for LASIC.
No, it's not that bad. But, I dont want it to get worse than it is now.
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Originally posted by Adeptus
Something else that hasn't been mentioned in this thread so far is orthokeratology -- special contact lenses that you wear only while sleeping, which have a lasting effect of reshaping the cornea. You'd put them in before going to bed and I assume they probably make your vision (while wearing them) worse than it already is. However, the reshaping effect should last for the day after, and over time, the strength you need actually goes down, not up. This is actually a good non-surgical alternative to LASIC for some people.
Never really heard of it, so I dont know anything about it.
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Originally posted by Adeptus
Anyway, just get what you need. About 20% of the population require some sort of vision correction, so this is not anything to feel bad or handicapped about. Contrary to the beliefs of my moron parents, I've never seen a boy with glasses who didn't look fine with them -- if that is the only option for you, don't worry about it, just pick some good frames.
I totally agree with you there.
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Originally posted by Eddie
I don't see whats so bad with glasses / contacts, its a part of life? Why does everything always have to be corrected by surgery, i know i definately never plan to have the surgery unless i become very tired of glasses in the future and it would vastly improve my eye site. As long as i can still see without my glasses as well i probably don't see the point in getting it. But as someone said, its all personal choice.
I dont have anything against glasses or contacts but as I have mentioned before, the part that I hate is that I barely take off my glasses and my eyesight still gets worse after a year or so but it
does get worse. And, I think it would be the same using lenses. That's all.
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