Eyeglasses

whitetailfan · October 05, 2007, 12:36:01 PM

I picked up some new specs yesterday, as I had not checked my eyes for a few years now, and my old glasses are scratched etc.

Out of this experience I realized that buying new glasses is perhaps one of life's great ironies.....

You really don't know how you look in your new glasses, until they are paid for and your prescription lenses are installed. :D :D :D

Oldman · October 09, 2007, 05:17:05 PM

How true...

Mr Walleye · October 09, 2007, 06:55:06 PM

Yup... I can relate WTF.

About 3 weeks ago I went through the same thing. Then last week while I was at the office I thought I could see a chip in the corner of my new glasses. So I take them off and..... sure enough.... I can't see the dam things! I finally had to get one of my secretaries to look at them for a chip and sure enough there was one.

Sometimes it sucks getting old... well not that old... at least we're looking at the right side of the grass! ::)

Mike

car54 · October 10, 2007, 02:59:15 AM

I had Lasik surgery 4 years ago and what a blessing. I only need cheep reading glasses. I have been set free!

Brad

Wildcat · October 10, 2007, 05:22:58 AM

Quote from: car54 on October 10, 2007, 02:59:15 AM
I had Lasik surgery 4 years ago and what a blessing. I only need cheep reading glasses. I have been set free!

Brad

Same here only it was about 6 years ago now.

begolf25 · October 10, 2007, 05:38:54 AM

Brad and Wildcat,

I am blind as a bat and hate having to get up every morning and put in my contacts. Will you have to go back and have the surgery done again or is this permanent? Were there any side effects? I have always wanted to get this done but am nervous about it. I only have one set of eyes and they aren't very good ones...LOL

Tiny Tim · October 10, 2007, 07:27:11 AM

I've been looking into that too (pun kinda intended), but my 2 reasons for not doing it are cost, and I really don't like anything getting near my eyes...totally freaks me out. I've worn glasses for 30 years now, and they're kinda part of who I am.

HCT · October 10, 2007, 09:10:32 AM

Just came from the eye doc yesterday. $700+ for lens and frame, $200+ after insurance. Ya gotta see. ;)

Wildcat · October 10, 2007, 01:30:22 PM

Begolf25, there was absolutely no pain involved. Pre-surgery my vision uncorrected was around 20/200 and corrected to 20/25. I wore coke bottle glasses. I also had "dry eye syndrom". After surgery my eyesight was and still is 20/25 uncorrected. The draw back is that at my age I now have to wear over the counter reading glasses. For about 3 months after the surgery my "dry eye syndrom" got a lot worse, but finally went back to its normal self. About 2 weeks after surgery I rubbed one of my eyes in my sleep. I was awake instantly from the pain (which lasted about 5 minutes). You will do that only once. It takes a year or two before you will rub your eyes much. Immediately after surgery my vision was about 20/35. After a couple of days it went to 20/25. When I selected a doctor to do the surgery, I checked around and found one that teaches other doctors how to do it. As it turned out, he was also the doctor that other doctors went to for the procedure. If I had to do it again now - I would.

car54 · October 10, 2007, 03:14:56 PM

I bought my with a guarantee that after a yearly exam, I would get a free lasik if my eyes changed. This is good for life just as long as I get the yearly exam. Lasik has improved since I had it done.

Before if I put My glasses down I could not see them and I could not read the alarm clock even if it were 6 inches in front of me.

I would definitely do it again.

Brad

IKnowWood · October 10, 2007, 07:30:51 PM

All, I also chime us as a Lasik patient. Its been 2 or 3 years now. I had others around me do it and have varied results (due to selected Dr). I did some research and also went with highly qualified Teacher and Surgeon at local Hospitals and researcher in the technology. Note that the actual surgeon doing your case may and most likely me a different person, just someone else in the practice, research them also before final commitment.

and if at all possible, do NOT look at the procedure done before you get yours. If your anything like me, you will over-analyize and see in your mind as its hapening. And you don't want that.

My surgery was fine, I swear today I felt the blade (before all laser procedure) on one eye and I made it hurt in my mind.

Before procedure I was 20/420 in one eye and 20/600 in the other. The week after I was 20/20 in both.

A month after 20/15 in one and 20/20 in the other.
A year later I am 20/20 and 20/25 with net of both in 20/20. and still holding.

I know in the future I may need reading glasses but thats in the future, and I don't read much.... (on computer I can raise font size)

Course I do and suggest you do the yearly exam with affiliated Dr in case it needs to be done again. My Brother needed it done a year after his due to compliations.

the only other side affect I got is annoying night time brightness pain. I did not have it before as my glasses block a lot of headlight glare and intensity. Post surgery it was pretty bad and had to have my better half drive (and I used to get motion sick easy when I did not drive, so this was a stretch), at least for first year. Not I just need to get used to it early on season changes and its ok, I still get tearing from it but its workable.

And the whole motion sick issue is much much better.

and yes, I will and might do it again.

begolf25 · October 11, 2007, 07:43:30 AM

These replies make me feel a lot better about maybe having it done. I might have to look into this a little deeper now. Thanks for the replies.

car54 · October 11, 2007, 10:08:30 AM

I am rather sure that in lasik all the Dr. does is cut the cornea and the rest is done by the computer.

Brad