Bad News on the LASIK front

[breakin8]

Hey U dont need those eyes to play check out hal's aiming system. Call TOM SIMPSON . Just breaking and runing from every where. My eyes are a -8.00 that is really bad.

 

[blackeee]

I had lens implants several years ago. I was wearing contacts at the time and had 20-20 with them. Don't know what possessed me to do that. A couple of years later I started having a bout of bad "floaters", so I go back to the Dr. and he tells me the aqueous fluid in my eyeball has moved around and there is a small possibilty that my retina could become detached if I got myself in too bad of a strain. my recommendation is not to have ANY kind of eye surgery unless it is absolutely necessary. I now have to wear glasses as my vision after the surgery was not corrected to 20-20. It was about 20-40, which was a heck of a lot better than the 20-460 it was before the surgery,but not worth the risk and the cost.

 

[Jack Madden]

I've been too depressed about it to post, but here goes...

I came back from Iraq on two weeks leave, and went to a LASIK clinic in St. Petersburg to see about getting LASIK surgery before I went back.

It turns out I am not even close to being a good candidate for LASIK, or any other type of eye surgery, including lense implants. I talked to the man himself, Stephen Updegraff, acknowledged by most as the best LASIK practicioner in Florida, and he said that by simply looking at my prescription, he knew I was not a candidate. He said maybe if the technology advances in the future, but no possibility exists now.

I am going to have to wear glasses or contacts for life, most probably.

The really disappointing thing about this was, I scheduled my whole leave around this. If the person who corresponded with me by email and took my appointment would have asked for my eyeglass or contact lense prescription, and then consulted with a doctor, I would most probably have been told immediately that I was not a candidate, and I would not have worn glasses for a month. Let's just say I wear REALLY thick glasses when not wearing contacts.

Anyways, I just thought I'd get it off my chest, and also make sure everyone realizes that certain prescriptions are not even touchable, and not to get your hopes up too much if you've never had a LASIK consultation.

Russ

Russ
I have found over the years that sometimes things we really want to happen don't. And in the long run, it was truly better. And with all the advances in medicine, there maybe something much better down the line that will work much better than LASIK for you.

 

[Master Shooter]

The Master Shooter Royal James Brewster...

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This Is The Master Shooter Royal James Brewster...



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Shades. I Understand, This Is Not, No Where Near,



What Everybody Is Saying Here...



I Do Know This, Having Any Type Of Vision Problems Does Suck!!!


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[SirBanksALot]

TheraTears Good Reps For Whitewolf...

I have been using Theratears gel capsules for a year now. They have fish oil, omega3 fatty acids, and other great things for your dry eyes. And I can see clearly now!


I am still waiting for someone to actually take my advice by trying Theratears (Walmart sell them) and give me a good rep.

Whitewolf - I went down to Walmart to buy the Theratears. They seemed a little pricey (though any amount would be worth it to help the vision) so I was curious as to what was in those things. I took out my reading glasses and the active ingredients are fish oil/Omega 3's and flax oil - and the amounts of those were actually fairly low compared to what you can get in supplemental form.

Rather than buy the Theratears, and being a Charter Member of the "If a little is good - a lot must be even better" club - I purchased those two items in supplement form.

Whether its my imagination or the placebo effect or trying to spend less time on the computer - my vision is definitely not getting as blurry as before. As far as I'm concerned-those things work! Thanks and good rep points to you.

However-if you do a Google search on flax oil - there is some research that flax oil is associated with higher incidences of prostrate cancer. I'm using the flax oil every third day and fish oil every day.

(My cats always liked me but now they real love me - The Fish Oil Effect)