ramrezz425
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Does it help? do you still wear glasses? any effects while riding? I've seen costs go way down and the selection of eyeglass frames for me look like Bus windshields. dr
Anyone get Lasik on their eyes lately?
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I thought about it seriously before I bought the FJR and started riding long distance...and now won't risk even the very small chance of messing up my night vision when correcting it with glasses or contacts still works just fine. Once you're cut...you can't uncut.
I think if Warchild could go back in time and not do have it done--I think he wouldn't. It screwed up his night vision horribly with halos.
However, each case is also unique with different success rates and risks.
I think if Warchild could go back in time and not do have it done--I think he wouldn't. It screwed up his night vision horribly with halos.
However, each case is also unique with different success rates and risks.
jmdaniel
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I'd still have to wear cheaters, so won't do it.
Patriot
Isabella is Lazarus
bought it for anniversary gift to wifey...+8 coke bottle bottom glasses with stigmatism -> 20/50 vision without glasses
went great...mono-vision (one eye skewed toward close focus for reading and the other made perfect for distance) and needs no glasses at 52yrs old
now it's a given that over time, the natural aging process of the eye's lense becoming less flexible and focusable, glasses's need with creep in
with stats even, chose to have the surgery at a "clinic for the masses" discounted practice that only does laser, all day for the masses: surgery at $600 per eye
most all optometry practices that do it on the side along with common eye practice, it's >$1000 per eye
now I've investigate these firms and their stats, and the best thing they've learned is to NOT attempt to get "perfect" results, especially with less than perfect candidates.
they try for 85-90% on the conservative side, and admit sometimes do two procedures to satisfy the patient and rarely, but might suggest a third
Wifey, all went very well and she's thrilled withe the result with two comments the next morning after the previous afternoon's procedure:
1) I can read the numbers on the alarm clock without fumbling for my glasses
2) Wow, our Oak tree has individual leaves on it
3) oh my gawd Mike, you really look like that !!!
went great...mono-vision (one eye skewed toward close focus for reading and the other made perfect for distance) and needs no glasses at 52yrs old
now it's a given that over time, the natural aging process of the eye's lense becoming less flexible and focusable, glasses's need with creep in
with stats even, chose to have the surgery at a "clinic for the masses" discounted practice that only does laser, all day for the masses: surgery at $600 per eye
most all optometry practices that do it on the side along with common eye practice, it's >$1000 per eye
now I've investigate these firms and their stats, and the best thing they've learned is to NOT attempt to get "perfect" results, especially with less than perfect candidates.
they try for 85-90% on the conservative side, and admit sometimes do two procedures to satisfy the patient and rarely, but might suggest a third
Wifey, all went very well and she's thrilled withe the result with two comments the next morning after the previous afternoon's procedure:
1) I can read the numbers on the alarm clock without fumbling for my glasses
2) Wow, our Oak tree has individual leaves on it
3) oh my gawd Mike, you really look like that !!!
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RaYzerman19
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I did it 12 years ago and don't regret it, however not sure if I would do it again. My halos are mild. The new procedures make larger flaps, therefore halos will be even less or almost eliminated (make sure you ask). If you are taking off your glasses to read, after lasik, you will be using reading glasses for sure. You will be anyway when you get older as reading vision usually deteriorates. Now 12 years my distance vision is slightly deteriorating, which it is likely to do.... I'm not having to wear corrective lenses quite yet.... if you go ahead with this, ask them to make you slightly far sighted and not target 20-20. There is absolutely no harm in being farsighted slightly and you may regress over time to 20-20.
However, since I now have to find sunglasses with bifocals, always carry readers, etc. Reading vision I am not sure that I just wouldn't have continued to wear glasses as my eyes weren't that bad to start with (-2.00 ish). If you are very nearsighted (-5 or worse), glasses get very heavy like coke bottles, so ???.......
The only real downside to not doing lasik is living with glasses, getting prescription sunglasses, and no matter what, eventually you will need bifocals or readers. If you are mildly near-sighted, like I was, in hindsight I probably wouldn't do it as I have to carry around glasses now anyway...... but, it's an individual choice. Lasik will give you a 10-15 year period of no glasses........ just my opinion.
However, since I now have to find sunglasses with bifocals, always carry readers, etc. Reading vision I am not sure that I just wouldn't have continued to wear glasses as my eyes weren't that bad to start with (-2.00 ish). If you are very nearsighted (-5 or worse), glasses get very heavy like coke bottles, so ???.......
The only real downside to not doing lasik is living with glasses, getting prescription sunglasses, and no matter what, eventually you will need bifocals or readers. If you are mildly near-sighted, like I was, in hindsight I probably wouldn't do it as I have to carry around glasses now anyway...... but, it's an individual choice. Lasik will give you a 10-15 year period of no glasses........ just my opinion.
jmdaniel
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BikerGeek99
Yeah, it's a concrete corn cob. So?
Had my peepers zapped in February 2001.
Would I do it again?
Hell, yes!
I was blind as a damn bat, which royally sucked. I wore contacts when I was in high school and college, but as I aged my eyes kinda dried out, which made wearing contacts very uncomfortable. Plus, I could only tolerate soft contacts, and the last pair that I got only existed due to a manufacturing screw-up - they normally wouldn't make any with that heavy of a correction.
After wearing glasses since the third grade, with vision that was getting worse as the years wore on, my vision went from 20/some_huge_f'n_number to 20/15. The distortion my glasses caused elicited a funny reaction from my buddie's girlfriend-at-the-time-now-wife: She kinda looked at me and kept on kind of looking from eye to eye; I said, "Yeah, I know... I look different without glasses." Her response: "Well, yeah, but I thought you had one eye that looked in one direction and the other eye going in another direction."
Yes, I have mild halos at night. It's worse at night in the rain, and worser if I'm tired at night in the rain. You learn to deal with it.
Will I need glasses again? Yes. I was told that going in, but when I do need glasses again they won't be anywhere near the correction that I used to require. I'm OK with that. I'm just now getting to the point, after 10 years, where I think I may need some correction, but it's not bad at all, and being glasses-free for the last 10 years has been worth it.
No, it's not for everyone. I was really squeamish for years even thinking about someone cutting into my eyes. As the technology has evolved, and after talking with friends who took the plunge before I did, I made the decision and had it done.
No, it's not a 100% success rate, either. A co-worker had his done and, well, let's just say his results weren't the same as mine.
As the saying goes, YMMV.
Would I do it again?
Hell, yes!
I was blind as a damn bat, which royally sucked. I wore contacts when I was in high school and college, but as I aged my eyes kinda dried out, which made wearing contacts very uncomfortable. Plus, I could only tolerate soft contacts, and the last pair that I got only existed due to a manufacturing screw-up - they normally wouldn't make any with that heavy of a correction.
After wearing glasses since the third grade, with vision that was getting worse as the years wore on, my vision went from 20/some_huge_f'n_number to 20/15. The distortion my glasses caused elicited a funny reaction from my buddie's girlfriend-at-the-time-now-wife: She kinda looked at me and kept on kind of looking from eye to eye; I said, "Yeah, I know... I look different without glasses." Her response: "Well, yeah, but I thought you had one eye that looked in one direction and the other eye going in another direction."
Yes, I have mild halos at night. It's worse at night in the rain, and worser if I'm tired at night in the rain. You learn to deal with it.
Will I need glasses again? Yes. I was told that going in, but when I do need glasses again they won't be anywhere near the correction that I used to require. I'm OK with that. I'm just now getting to the point, after 10 years, where I think I may need some correction, but it's not bad at all, and being glasses-free for the last 10 years has been worth it.
No, it's not for everyone. I was really squeamish for years even thinking about someone cutting into my eyes. As the technology has evolved, and after talking with friends who took the plunge before I did, I made the decision and had it done.
No, it's not a 100% success rate, either. A co-worker had his done and, well, let's just say his results weren't the same as mine.
As the saying goes, YMMV.
RadioHowie
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No chance in hell I'd do it. I'm blind in one eye...piss-poor vision in the other. No way I'd risk screwing up my one "good" eye.
The wife had it done about 5 years ago, but still needs glasses for reading, painting, etc.
The wife had it done about 5 years ago, but still needs glasses for reading, painting, etc.
+1 I was evaluated many years ago but because my cornea is oddly shaped due to the nearsightedness (-11 prescription here), there was very little chance of getting even close to 20/20 and a higher chance of complications. No thanks... I'll stick with what I got rather than take the chance of losing it all.
Scope
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I had it done 10+ years ago-great from the very start- halos are almost not there- reading glasses -one of my better moves in life. Check out the providers.
Bustanut joker
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Ya think? What was yer first clue?
Actually I believe correction isn't what you need, more like discipline.
SacramentoMike
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It's good to get lots of input before you make big decisions, but please also talk to your own eye doc or optometrist and get his or her input too, including a referral to someone with lots of experience doing lasik. There are also better and worse candidates for lasik, and they'll tell you where you stand.
For one thing, the procedure has continued to evolve and improve. Costs go down, results get better.
For my two cents, I had lasik 9 or 10 years ago. I was already wearing bifocals, but my correction for nearsightedness had always been extreme. I literally had to get up out of the chair and walk halfway across the room to read the big "E" on the eye chart. I'd wake up in the morning and have to feel around for my glasses, and god help me if they'd been knocked on the floor during the night. I was really helpless without them. (On the other hand, I was the "go-to" guy if you had a splinter you needed tweezed out.)
So here's how it was in my case: Correction was dramatic. I didn't need glasses anymore except for reading. Yep, that was a downside, as previously I was already wearing the glasses I needed to read with, and to do everything else with, since I never took them off. It's kind of a PITA to have to carry glasses in a pocket or somewhere. But for many activities, it was a wonderful relief not to have glasses on. Try swimming, for example. Or most any outdoor activity. Or coming into a warm room from the cold. Or walking in the rain or snow, or if it's humid and you're sweating. And on and on.
I learned to carry a small magnifying glass for emergency label reading while shopping, menus in restaurants, etc. I also learned that the damn readers are never anywhere nearby when you want them. Solved that by discovering "Dollar Tree" and places like that all have racks of perfectly good $1 readers. I must own 25 pairs. All my cars, trucks, saddlebags, every room in the house, drawers all over, each hold a pair or two.
I never had any problem with the halo effect, and I think with the latest techniques, few do. The procedure was easy, but there was some discomfort--very tolerable, but there--for several weeks. A fairly mild but annoying stinging sensation. I'd still absolutely do it again, though, and wish I could have done it WAY earlier in my life. Just be sure you get a reliable referral to a good practitioner. This isn't something that you'd want to have done by some joker based on a low price from a radio ad. Good luck.
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It's good to get lots of input before you make big decisions, but please also talk to your own eye doc or optometrist and get his or her input too, including a referral to someone with lots of experience doing lasik. There are also better and worse candidates for lasik, and they'll tell you where you stand.
For one thing, the procedure has continued to evolve and improve. Costs go down, results get better.
For my two cents, I had lasik 9 or 10 years ago. I was already wearing bifocals, but my correction for nearsightedness had always been extreme. I literally had to get up out of the chair and walk halfway across the room to read the big "E" on the eye chart. I'd wake up in the morning and have to feel around for my glasses, and god help me if they'd been knocked on the floor during the night. I was really helpless without them. (On the other hand, I was the "go-to" guy if you had a splinter you needed tweezed out.)
So here's how it was in my case: Correction was dramatic. I didn't need glasses anymore except for reading. Yep, that was a downside, as previously I was already wearing the glasses I needed to read with, and to do everything else with, since I never took them off. It's kind of a PITA to have to carry glasses in a pocket or somewhere. But for many activities, it was a wonderful relief not to have glasses on. Try swimming, for example. Or most any outdoor activity. Or coming into a warm room from the cold. Or walking in the rain or snow, or if it's humid and you're sweating. And on and on.
I learned to carry a small magnifying glass for emergency label reading while shopping, menus in restaurants, etc. I also learned that the damn readers are never anywhere nearby when you want them. Solved that by discovering "Dollar Tree" and places like that all have racks of perfectly good $1 readers. I must own 25 pairs. All my cars, trucks, saddlebags, every room in the house, drawers all over, each hold a pair or two.
I never had any problem with the halo effect, and I think with the latest techniques, few do. The procedure was easy, but there was some discomfort--very tolerable, but there--for several weeks. A fairly mild but annoying stinging sensation. I'd still absolutely do it again, though, and wish I could have done it WAY earlier in my life. Just be sure you get a reliable referral to a good practitioner. This isn't something that you'd want to have done by some joker based on a low price from a radio ad. Good luck.
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Bustanut joker
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johnny80s
Turtle Gears
I had it done about 10 years ago and was concerned with the halos before having the procedure. I talked with a number of friends that had it done and they reassured me not to worry. I also noticed that I saw halos around lights with my glasses already. I finally talked with my eye doctor and he explain that the halos were from t cutting small flaps and that they now cut larger flaps. When I looks at lights I do have slight halos but they are just like the ones when I wore glasses. I had great results and would do it again. I had dry eyes before the procedure and that got a little worse after wards.
Good luck.
Good luck.
phroenips
Pronounced "Free-nips"...it's just a
This month marks my 8 year anniversary of having LASIK, and I don't regret it one bit. I did have a little bit of halo-ing the first few months, but it got better. Nearly got rid of all my astigmatism (still have a touch of it left in my right eye). Most importantly, NO MORE GLASSES!!! WOOHOO!!!
My partner had PRK one year ago this month (he wasn't a candidate for LASIK...something about the shape of his cornea). It took a longer recovery and this winter he's had dry eyes, but overall, he's still very satisfied.
If you do decide to do it, under most plans, it's an eligible flex spending expense so you can use pre-tax dollars.
My partner had PRK one year ago this month (he wasn't a candidate for LASIK...something about the shape of his cornea). It took a longer recovery and this winter he's had dry eyes, but overall, he's still very satisfied.
If you do decide to do it, under most plans, it's an eligible flex spending expense so you can use pre-tax dollars.
TomInPA
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I also had the procedure about 10 years ago. I assume it has improved, but having the last 10 years without glasses has been priceless. Glasses and ski goggles or motorcycle helmets are a mess. I have near perfect vision near and far, and don't use reading glasses.
juniorfjr
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13 years here and would do it again. I couldn't wear contact lenses comfortably and wanted to get rid of the coke bottles. I still wear glasses most days. Hell, I sell them. Have now for 32 years. So I went in to this with a "professional" perspective. Some of the Ophthamologists I worked with thought I was crazy, others have had it done. I've seen the problems associated with the old hard contacts, Radial Keratometry, and early lasik. For me it worked out great. I went for the best distance vision and knew that I would need help at near. The difference is that I can find my way home without my glasses, couldn't before. If I could have worn contacts without the problems, I may have made a different choice. I was lucky and didn't have to pay for it, but would have.
Each of us have different needs and perspectives. If you decide to do it. Don't look for cheap, check out the Dr. How many has he done? How long has he been doing it? Going rate for a established MD is $2000 to $3200 for both eyes.
Good luck.
Each of us have different needs and perspectives. If you decide to do it. Don't look for cheap, check out the Dr. How many has he done? How long has he been doing it? Going rate for a established MD is $2000 to $3200 for both eyes.
Good luck.
Crash Cash
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So what's the deal with getting older after you've had LASIK? Do you go back to needing glasses again? I ask because I'm at that spot (45) where my eyesight is going downhill again after a long plateau.
rfulcher
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I had Lasik about 10 years ago. I could read without glasses but had to wear glasses for anything more than 4-5 foot away. I was doing a lot of white water boating and surf kayaking. I missed a lot of good waves at the beach and hit a lot of rocks in the rivers. I tried contacts and they were better than being blind but were a major pain when I got hit in the face by waves. After getting a contact washed out I found out that I could function fine with just one eye corrected; and I could read a menu. Great, I could surf and eat. I had my vision corrected with one eye, mono vision. It worked great for years. For the last 2 years I have needed glasses to read but my distance vision continues to be good. I wear glasses all of the time now because after many long years of wearing glasses it is easier to wear glasses all of the time instead of always looking for reading glasses.
I am considering getting the uncorrected eye adjusted for reading.
I have heard there is an age limit for Lasik. Anyone heard anything about this limitation.
Mono vision is worth considering. Try correcting vision in one eye with a contact. You can see up close and at a distance without glasses. With good bifocals you can do both really well but don't have to use glasses.
I am considering getting the uncorrected eye adjusted for reading.
I have heard there is an age limit for Lasik. Anyone heard anything about this limitation.
Mono vision is worth considering. Try correcting vision in one eye with a contact. You can see up close and at a distance without glasses. With good bifocals you can do both really well but don't have to use glasses.
