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I am a HUGE fan... The best money I have ever paid for myself... hands down.. My surgery was 20 years ago.. and I still have great vision... mine was when they used blades.. vs now it's laser and very computer-driven

I am such an advocate that I made it one of my daughters college grad presents... and will do so for my youngest when he graduates... life with contacts is unnecessary.. the expense, the hassle, the infections... treat yourself for life.. open your eyes in the morning with perfect vision instead of groping for your glasses

Rule of thumb when selecting a doctor... find the one that does the most procedures... not the ones that do the most advertising

PS Having to go back for an adjustment is not a bad thing... in the initial procedure they tend to undercorrect rather than overcorrect... I am convinced they can dial you into xray vision with the sophistication they have today.. you'll finally understand the baseball teammates who said "you can tell it's a curve by picking up the spin of the threads".. I always thought that was BS until I had mine done... dang
 
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MililaniBuckeye;1950191; said:
Ho. Lee. [censored].
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My prescriptions are for -9.5 and -10.5 diopters... -6.0 diopters is equivalent to about 20/500 on the Snellen scale: there is really no reliable 20/x equivalent for a prescription as high as mine, but it's surely in the 4-digit range. Interestingly, though, my eyes are perfectly healthy physically and correctable to 20/20 with contacts, but I often get kind of a "wow" response from eye-doctors at my checkups.
 
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BayBuck said:
My prescriptions are for -9.5 and -10.5 diopters... -6.0 diopters is equivalent to about 20/500 on the Snellen scale: there is really no reliable 20/x equivalent for a prescription as high as mine, but it's surely in the 4-digit range. Interestingly, though, my eyes are perfectly healthy physically and correctable to 20/20 with contacts, but I often get kind of a "wow" response from eye-doctors at my checkups.
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I'm at -8.5 and -9.0. Glad to know mine would cost a few Pryor autographs. :smash:
 
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jimotis4heisman;1951863; said:
i got mine done also, looks and feels great!! frozen vulcanized rubber at its best!!!!1!!!!!1!eleventy!!!


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Yet you still can't see how awesome mandatory visors and no touch icing would be? :shake:
 
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Had the evaluation. They said due to the fact that my eyes were so bad, they reccomended AST. Advanced Surface Treatment. Similar procedure, only real difference is that with LASIK they create a flap and remove tissue under it. AST they are removing tissue straight off the front of the eye with no flap. Recoveriy time is longer (4-6 days), but AST allows for better chance for tweaks to be performed if needed. I am having it done on Thursday. Hope to be ready to go by Monday.
 
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Yeah, it's not un-common to go back for a 2nd or even 3rd surgery. They test for thickness of your cornea to see if you can handle the additional removal of tissue. For me, I had "mono-vision" done. One eye is better for far vision and the other is best for near. As my eyes get worse for near vision as I get older, I may have to get the near one re-done. The advantage is no reading glasses will ever be needed.
 
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I wore glasses (never contacts) until I was almost 50 years old (about 11 years ago). Vision was about 20-200 so I was pretty blind without them. Had lasik, took a nap, and woke up to great vision about two hours later. Haven't worn glasses since (although I occasionally still tried to push them up off my nose for several years).

I only had one eye done and thus have natural "bifocals". I see distance with one eye and read with the other. I wear a single contact in the non-lasiked (?) eye for golf or events where distance vision is really important and night driving (halos in the non-corrected eye). But for general day to day living I am corrective-lens free.

Only problem I have is that I get a teeny bit better distance vision if I close my non-corrected eye. This is rarely an issue unless I see a hot babe coming my way and want a good look. The combo of an old man looking at a young chick and winking is not always well received - particularly if my wife is in tow.

I also did one eye because I was nervous about the procedure. It is certainly not an option for everyone depending on your vision parameters. For me it has been great and I have never considered doing the other eye. If it is an option for you it is worth considering.

Next to that time this drunk Chinese chick mistook me for Richard Gere Lasik is the best thing that ever happened to me.
 
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