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re: From the LASIK thread (are reading glasses req'd later?)
Posted on 7/3/17 at 8:22 pm to BamaMan45
Posted on 7/3/17 at 8:22 pm to BamaMan45
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So would you say it's more beneficial to get the surgery done before 40 or after 40
Definitely before 40. When people over 40 come in looking to get LASIK, and I tell them they'll very likely need reading glasses afterwards, most of them just forget it. Most people are trying to get rid of glasses all together, not just switch the times they'll need them.
And nearsighted people don't really understand how much they use their nearsightedness until it's gone. Of course, it completely depends on how nearsighted you are too. Some of the happiest people after LASIK are the ones who are thrilled to be able to read the clock in the middle of the night without having to reach for glasses first.
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Posted on 7/3/17 at 8:30 pm to medtiger
No, the surgeon explained it to him (LSU graduate surgeon). Just didn't think it would be that bad, I guess. Doctor was great. Mr. CT just likes to bitch about something.
Posted on 7/3/17 at 8:41 pm to Lacour
Bad candidates get bad results. Know your refraction, pupil size, and corneal thickness. If you understand this and do a little research, you will know whether you're a good candidate. Had mine done in Canada 15 years ago because wavefront tech not yet available in US. Did lots of research. Spoke with MD about changing blades, thickness of flap, and superior vs. nasal hinge. Got a great result, and MD appreciated the research I did. He had no problem with working around my concerns.
Posted on 7/3/17 at 9:08 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
43 yrs old. Had Lasik last year. Went from bifocals to 20/20, but the doc told me to expect to eventually need reading glasses as I age.
Wish I had done it years ago.
Wish I had done it years ago.
This post was edited on 7/3/17 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 7/3/17 at 9:24 pm to SG_Geaux
Yeah I'm 44 (45 next month). My current prescription is -3.5 in both eyes. I can read things up close to a degree with my contacts in or glasses on...but it can be a bitch sometimes (like trying to pass the electronic inspection test at work where you have to read really small fonts (Jaeger test)). That test can be passed with or without corrective lenses so my Snellen Chart test I did with my glasses and the Jaeger I did without. I knew then I really needed bifocals. But if I can get the Lasik done and only need reading glasses...I can handle that.
Posted on 7/3/17 at 9:25 pm to SG_Geaux
I know someone who had LASIK last year, still needs reading glasses.
This post was edited on 1/11/21 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 7/3/17 at 9:26 pm to Twenty 49
quote:How do you CORRECT nearsightedness? Nearsightedness means you CAN see "near."
My LASIK consent form made a big deal that if you are over 40 and have nearsightedness corrected, you WILL need reading glasses afterward. You are going to need readers eventually if you live long enough, but the LASIK apparently accelerates it whennearsightedness is corrected.
Posted on 7/3/17 at 9:37 pm to Geauxtiga
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How do you CORRECT nearsightedness? Nearsightedness means you CAN see "near."
For Nearsighted people, objects in the distance are fuzzy. LASIK fixes that. (It also fixed some astigmatism I had). All was 20/20 or better after, until a year or two later when readers were needed, as I had been told would happen.
Posted on 7/3/17 at 9:55 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
Singer told me it would happen, and it did, but it was not too bad until I turned 50. I was 44/45 when I had the lasik.
Posted on 7/3/17 at 9:59 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
Here is how I understand it.
1. At some point in your life you will need some form of correction for reading regardless if you have LASIK or not.
2. People who are nearsighted can often increase the age at which they can read without correction due to the nearsightedness enabling them to focus on material very close to the eye.
3. If a nearsighted person has LASIK and is old enough that they have would have already lost the ability to focus up close if it were not for the nearsightedness then having LASIK will likely require them to need correction for reading immediately after the LASIK
1. At some point in your life you will need some form of correction for reading regardless if you have LASIK or not.
2. People who are nearsighted can often increase the age at which they can read without correction due to the nearsightedness enabling them to focus on material very close to the eye.
3. If a nearsighted person has LASIK and is old enough that they have would have already lost the ability to focus up close if it were not for the nearsightedness then having LASIK will likely require them to need correction for reading immediately after the LASIK
Posted on 7/3/17 at 10:59 pm to Lacour
quote:nope, had a great result, walk out of the office that day seeing great, just light sensitive.
What the EFF happened? You get a bad surgeon?
had both eyes done in 93, after 10 years (2003) my eyesight got worse, figured no big deal, just go have a "tune up" so to speak. that's when they informed me the didn't allow repeat procedures because the laser thins the lens or something and there was a high risk they could cause damage with a repeat procedure. in 2005 my right eye had started to get pretty blurry so I went try again and was told the same thing, I went to the doctor in 2007 and 2009 and was told each time "nope" they still wont allow doing it if you already had it done. so I gave up and haven't went back again.
there is a 1 in 10 chance you end up like me but they don't want to talk about that, they just want to make money doing it. when I had mine done they made it sound like only 2% had bad results and needed glasses again, in reality its more like 10%. had I known the odds I wouldn't have risked having it done it even if it had worked and I could still see good today. eyes and your eyesight are not something to gamble with
This post was edited on 7/3/17 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 7/4/17 at 12:03 am to NASA_ISS_Tiger
I had it done 15 years ago. Distance recently started failing again. Now I can not see up close with my new glasses on. I only use the glasses to drive.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 7:01 am to labratz
There is a somewhat new procedure called PreLex or something like that. Basically, cataracts surgery with bionic lenses. Will have perfect vision the rest of your life supposedly. But, you need to be over 50.
I am considering it - know 3 people who have had it done in the past year and that all love it.
I am considering it - know 3 people who have had it done in the past year and that all love it.
This post was edited on 7/4/17 at 7:02 am
Posted on 7/4/17 at 7:18 am to LeroyBrown
Had lasik in my early 30s. At 61 I am starting to see some fuzz at distance. I really do not need reading glasses unless my eyes are tired, or the room is dark, or it's really fine print. I have been very satisfied.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 8:21 am to NASA_ISS_Tiger
I had the Wavefront LASIK procedure about 15yr ago. I have not had any problems with it. I am 45 now and don't use reading glasses but I am starting to notice I can't focus on things super close to my face. If I were to put my phone say 6" from my face I could not focus on it.
I know two different people that had one eye corrected for nearsightedness and one for farsightedness. They both said after about week they got used to it and didn't even notice.
If you haven't already you should go to a consultation with Dr. William Mitchell in Huntsville. If I remember correctly you work in Huntsville. Good luck I do not think you will regret the surgery.
I know two different people that had one eye corrected for nearsightedness and one for farsightedness. They both said after about week they got used to it and didn't even notice.
If you haven't already you should go to a consultation with Dr. William Mitchell in Huntsville. If I remember correctly you work in Huntsville. Good luck I do not think you will regret the surgery.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 8:22 am to NASA_ISS_Tiger
How are the rainbows and hallos?
Posted on 7/4/17 at 11:37 am to LeroyBrown
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There is a somewhat new procedure called PreLex or something like that. Basically, cataracts surgery with bionic lenses. Will have perfect vision the rest of your life supposedly. But, you need to be over 50.
I am considering it - know 3 people who have had it done in the past year and that all love it.
link and what sort of price per eye does that cost?
as I said earlier my right eye is legally blind now so there is nothing to lose with doing it on that eye at this point
This post was edited on 7/4/17 at 11:39 am
Posted on 7/4/17 at 11:47 am to keakar
I believe it is about 8-10k for both eyes. And you can use fsa type dollars if you want to offset some of the costs.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 11:49 am to NASA_ISS_Tiger
Nope. One of my corrected eyes became far sighted and the other near sighted. I went in to get a "touch up" correction and the dr said if he "fixed" it I would have to get reading glasses. As it is now my brain switches between dominant eyes automagically depending on what I'm looking at.
:science:
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