Posted by 371m3344 (108.167.163.86) on September 20, 2012 at 06:35:10:
In Reply to: xSGazSqUBQaGLTNBo posted by Onkmdfjv on March 15, 2009 at 21:28:18:
Now I put on glasses and can see that they are inconvenient at occasions. I attempted contacts years ago, before the newest generation of soft daily put on lenses were created. One particular day I will get around to attempting them once more. But I know nothing at all about laser eye surgery,...
My daughter has worn glasses given that getting eight years old. She switched to contact lenses at 16. She is 21 now and told me yesterday that she is considering making use of her cost savings from her part-time job to get laser eye surgery.
Now I wear glasses and can see that they are inconvenient at instances. I tried contacts years ago, just before the newest generation of soft daily put on lenses were developed. One particular day I will get around to trying them again. But I know absolutely nothing about dr simoni complaints laser eye surgery, so I told her I would discover out a lot more and then we could speak about it.
I have summarised what I located in the paragraphs below.
Laser eye surgery, or LASIK surgery (Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis ) is one answer for these folks who do not want to wear glasses all the time. The surgeon makes use of a laser to permanently modify the shape of the cornea, the hard part at the front of the eye. Since the shape is changed, the eye's own lens is much more capable to do all the focussing that's required, minimizing the need for glasses or contacts.
There are some hazards attached to the process, as there are to all surgical procedures, but most patients are pleased with the final results.
You do want to be conscious of the certain hazards and to weigh up how critical these unfavorable effects of Lasik surgery are to you.
Some individuals create extended blind spots, they can not see particular lines on a reading chart or when reading a book and have to move their heads to overcome this.
If you have very sturdy lenses, for either near sightedness, or long sightedness Lasik surgery could not be quite successful.
Some individuals develop glare, halos and double vision. All of these symptoms can make life unbearable. Other individuals lose vision in low contrast settings, like driving at dusk.
You might develop a extreme case of Dry Eye Syndrome. This is a permanent situation that causes discomfort and occasional blurring of vision.
These dangers place off a lot of possible patients from having laser eye surgery. They would definitely place me off, and I will do my best to persuade my daughter not to go ahead.