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  • L Lost User

    bryce wrote:

    yeah i had it done and got similar better than 20/20 results
     
    best money i ever spent on myself. Including a large section of the stupid papers they make you do at university

    Did you have it done here? What does it cost, roughly?

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    Chris Maunder
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    They advertise it here in Canada for around $500 an eye. I don't think I'd be cutting corners when it comes to your eyes, though. I'd be going for the Lamborghini version should I ever need to get it done.

    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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      They advertise it here in Canada for around $500 an eye. I don't think I'd be cutting corners when it comes to your eyes, though. I'd be going for the Lamborghini version should I ever need to get it done.

      cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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      Lost User
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      I can see just fine, this is for the Mrs. As long as she can read the dial on the oven we'll be right!

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        I can see just fine, this is for the Mrs. As long as she can read the dial on the oven we'll be right!

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        Chris Maunder
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        I'm so not going there...

        cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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          I'm so not going there...

          cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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          Lost User
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          Where? She's fine at finding big things in the dark :)

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          • L lewax00

            So after about 15 years of wearing glasses, I decided to get Lasik, which took place Friday. I am happy to report that I now have 20/15 vision without glasses :-D The whole thing was surprisingly painless (felt a little like I was being abducted by aliens though...dark room, lots of equipment, strange objects getting waved in front of my eyes...). Now for the long, difficult process of getting my brain to stop going "I should put my glasses back on" every 5 minutes... :doh:

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            hairy_hats
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            If the procedure is so wonderful and risk-free, why do you still see people who work at laser eye places wearing glasses? :suss:

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              If the procedure is so wonderful and risk-free, why do you still see people who work at laser eye places wearing glasses? :suss:

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              Chris Meech
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              First, it's not risk-free. Second, it will not correct for all eye conditions that require glasses to correct. In a nutshell, if you need glasses just for short distances, then the procedure can not correct for that. But if your glasses are necessary for longer distances, then there is a good chance the surgery will be able to correct for that. :)

              Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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              • L lewax00

                So after about 15 years of wearing glasses, I decided to get Lasik, which took place Friday. I am happy to report that I now have 20/15 vision without glasses :-D The whole thing was surprisingly painless (felt a little like I was being abducted by aliens though...dark room, lots of equipment, strange objects getting waved in front of my eyes...). Now for the long, difficult process of getting my brain to stop going "I should put my glasses back on" every 5 minutes... :doh:

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                bwhittington
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                Good for you! I've looked into doing this several times and have opinions of many different eye doctors and they all told me that I am not a good fit for it. My prescription strength is so strong, the only thing they could do is knock it down a few notches but I would still have to wear glasses and not be able to wear contacts. Since glasses at my prescription are so heavy, contacts are a must for me. I wish they could transplant eyeballs so I could have good vision again.

                Brett A. Whittington Application Developer

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                  Good for you! I've looked into doing this several times and have opinions of many different eye doctors and they all told me that I am not a good fit for it. My prescription strength is so strong, the only thing they could do is knock it down a few notches but I would still have to wear glasses and not be able to wear contacts. Since glasses at my prescription are so heavy, contacts are a must for me. I wish they could transplant eyeballs so I could have good vision again.

                  Brett A. Whittington Application Developer

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                  lewax00
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                  They told me most people at my prescription aren't able to get it, but I have abnormally thick corneas so I got lucky there.

                  bwhittington wrote:

                  I wish they could transplant eyeballs so I could have good vision again.

                  Well they can transplant some parts like corneas...maybe you can get some thick enough for the surgery...or just stack a few on top of each other :laugh:

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                  • L Lost User

                    Where? She's fine at finding big things in the dark :)

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                    Chris Maunder
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                    Biting my tongue. Biting my tongue.

                    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                    • H hairy_hats

                      If the procedure is so wonderful and risk-free, why do you still see people who work at laser eye places wearing glasses? :suss:

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                      lewax00
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                      I can't think of any at the place I went actually. But probably half of them mentioned that they had it done some number of years ago.

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                      • L lewax00

                        I don't fully understand the visual acuity scale, but like Daniel said 20/15 is better than 20/20. According to this page[^]:

                        However, 20/15 vision is better than 20/20. A person with 20/15 vision can see objects at 20 feet that a person with 20/20 vision can only see at 15 feet.

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                        Casey Sheridan
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                        Thanks for the explanation! :thumbsup:

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