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<blockquote data-quote="Cougar" data-source="post: 3035743" data-attributes="member: 3179"><p>Can you see with your glasses/contacts? Do you have any current eye discomfort? Are you willing to risk something as precious as your vision and health to ditch your glasses? Do you realize that they only treat a "window" on your cornea, and not the entire cornea? This window can cause vision problems when light enters your eye through the untreated area (usually a problem at night when your pupils are open). Oh, and because part of the eye is corrected, and part of it isn't, it isn't possible to correct these night time problems with glasses. Also, one of the reasons people get dry eyes is because of nerve damage. Nerve damage will occur, period. Whether this nerve damage mitigates itself depends on the person.</p><p></p><p>I know there are a lot of people that are very happy with the results, but I personally can't bring myself to take the risk. If you decide to do it, you should discuss the possibility of doing PRK instead of Lasik. My understanding is that PRK is more painful, with a longer recovery time, and you will be blind for a few weeks after surgery, but that PRK is actually the better and safer route in the long run. (Google Lasik Flap Dislocation)</p><p></p><p>Plus, when you get old(er) you're going to need reading glasses anyway.</p><p></p><p>Whatever you decide to do, make sure you have a long conversation with a trusted optometrist or ophthalmologist that isn't associated with whatever group is trying to sell you the surgery.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cougar, post: 3035743, member: 3179"] Can you see with your glasses/contacts? Do you have any current eye discomfort? Are you willing to risk something as precious as your vision and health to ditch your glasses? Do you realize that they only treat a "window" on your cornea, and not the entire cornea? This window can cause vision problems when light enters your eye through the untreated area (usually a problem at night when your pupils are open). Oh, and because part of the eye is corrected, and part of it isn't, it isn't possible to correct these night time problems with glasses. Also, one of the reasons people get dry eyes is because of nerve damage. Nerve damage will occur, period. Whether this nerve damage mitigates itself depends on the person. I know there are a lot of people that are very happy with the results, but I personally can't bring myself to take the risk. If you decide to do it, you should discuss the possibility of doing PRK instead of Lasik. My understanding is that PRK is more painful, with a longer recovery time, and you will be blind for a few weeks after surgery, but that PRK is actually the better and safer route in the long run. (Google Lasik Flap Dislocation) Plus, when you get old(er) you're going to need reading glasses anyway. Whatever you decide to do, make sure you have a long conversation with a trusted optometrist or ophthalmologist that isn't associated with whatever group is trying to sell you the surgery. [/QUOTE]
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