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Mr. Mopery · 07-03-2005, 04:44 AM

I had LASIK done about 9 years ago (depressing though that is to admit) in Dallas. I had no complications, my recovery took about a month in total--meaning that I could see the next day but my focusing went up and down for the month.

Before the surgery I had pretty bad vision--don't remember what but I needed glasses to see anything that wasn't naturally a fuzzy smudge. And I have astigmatism in one eye. After the surgery my vision wasn't perfect, but good enough. 20/25 or so and much better than I had before.

The downside: my nightvision isn't wonderful. I get some slight halos, but nothing I even notice anymore. No problems with colours or anything. And about 5 years after the surgery my vision started to get a bit worse--I now use glasses for using a computer or driving, but that's it.

Then again, my vision started getting worse at the same time I stopped eating meat, so maybe I'm missing some vitamins as well or something.

To sum up: I couldn't recommend or dissuade anyone from getting it done. It's great to be able to see the clock in the morning, to not bother about contacts or cleaning glasses etc. But losing detail when the sun goes down ain't great.

It has to be a person's own decision, made after weighing the facts, because there is some price to be paid. But that's true of practically any surgery isn't it?

07-03-2005, 04:44 AM	#17
Mr. Mopery Zhentarim Guard Join Date: December 13, 2001 Location: Warsaw Age: 49 Posts: 328	I had LASIK done about 9 years ago (depressing though that is to admit) in Dallas. I had no complications, my recovery took about a month in total--meaning that I could see the next day but my focusing went up and down for the month. Before the surgery I had pretty bad vision--don't remember what but I needed glasses to see anything that wasn't naturally a fuzzy smudge. And I have astigmatism in one eye. After the surgery my vision wasn't perfect, but good enough. 20/25 or so and much better than I had before. The downside: my nightvision isn't wonderful. I get some slight halos, but nothing I even notice anymore. No problems with colours or anything. And about 5 years after the surgery my vision started to get a bit worse--I now use glasses for using a computer or driving, but that's it. Then again, my vision started getting worse at the same time I stopped eating meat, so maybe I'm missing some vitamins as well or something. To sum up: I couldn't recommend or dissuade anyone from getting it done. It's great to be able to see the clock in the morning, to not bother about contacts or cleaning glasses etc. But losing detail when the sun goes down ain't great. It has to be a person's own decision, made after weighing the facts, because there is some price to be paid. But that's true of practically any surgery isn't it? __________________ Never argue with a woman who\'s holding your schmeckle...