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lasic - I was minus 8 diopeters

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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 07:58 AM
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Did you get the built-in Bluetooth option with infrared for low light conditions?
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by JonBoy,Jan 16 2007, 11:58 AM
Did you get the built-in Bluetooth option with infrared for low light conditions?


Eventually I'd like to get it done as well. I'm not nearly as bad though, like 2 diopters in one eye and 3.5 in the other.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by vader1,Jan 16 2007, 07:13 AM
My wife had it, and while she is happy she still has to put drops in a few times a day because she developed dry eyes afterward. The doc said, "It happens to some people."

That would be annoying but she finds it less annoying than the hard contacts she had to wear.
Same thing with me. I use moisturizing drops everyday; still better than wearing contacts. Oh, I had it done 7 years ago.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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Ya.... i have been putting some kind of drops in my eyes "REFRESH PLUS" (sounds like a Dueche or something) drops.......

I think there is some vinigar and water in them???
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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Sweet... I gotta get this done sometime.
My eyes are -6.00 and -7.00
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Monkei,Jan 16 2007, 05:20 PM
Sweet... I gotta get this done sometime.
My eyes are -6.00 and -7.00
i could not find anyone with anything close to how horrible my vision was.... yours sounds similar.... i wore -7.0 contacts but they said at the lasic place that they were actually -8..??

anyway.... i am pretty happy so far.... hopefully within the next few months everything completely clears up.... right now my eyes get tired looking at the stupid computer so when I drive home things are not perfect..... so I just drive faster so I am not on the roads as long.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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I was -7. After getting it done, it became 20/10. That's awesome, much better than normal or 20/20. Few years have passed, I think I'm at 20/30, slightly worse than normal.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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how'd you guys find your eye doctors?
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 03:35 AM
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Originally Posted by chuhsi,Jan 17 2007, 01:49 AM
how'd you guys find your eye doctors?
friends / friends of friends who used the same doctor with good results....

maybe call your health insurance / vision insurance provider and ask them who they recomend.... I could have gotten mine alittle cheaper if I had taken a referal from Health America... they had 1 local doctor who they worked out some deal with.... but I had already talked to the guy who did mine, so i stuck with him.
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 06:58 AM
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I'm minus 12.5 and 11.5. contacs correct me to minus 6 and 5

I'm debating if lasik is worth it, dont want the dry eyes.
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