Lasik

[bsee]

I think about it from time to time as well.  I generally wear glasses for severe astigmatism, but use contacts when I play baseball.  It's only for sports that I really wish I could get my eyes fixed.  One is much worse than the other, so I would consider getting just the one eye done.  That would sort of split the difference in terms of the risk.  If things were stable a year or two later, than the other could be done.
 
I don't know.  There's always a risk, no matter how small, that bad things could result.

[davr35]

Val, I have borderline diabetes.. diet controlled..And I don't have any problems healing so my doctors are not worried.Jbybj was right about a good screening. My Lasix work up was 3 1/2 hours long. An insane amount of tests.

[bob]

(Bob/bsee) A guy I used to work with had one eye done. Supposedly the best of both worlds, risk one, fix the bad one, and your brain will eventually adjust and use whichever is appropriate.
 
The problem he had was that, when driving at night with raindrops on the windshield, he ended up focusing on the raindrops.
 
I haven't been in touch with him for a few years, so perhaps he's gotten over this (I think I would have heard if he hadn't). But it seems it was quite difficult, and disturbing.

[keurosix]

I am a scuba diver and am scared stiff thinking about what might happen to my eyes under pressure. I was told by my optometrist that he could not guarantee what the greater pressures would do to the altered tissues of my eyes post -Lasik when diving. Since I dive recreationally, I try to stay within the safe diving limits of 130 feet. But the problem isn't in the depth (although every atmosphere or ~ 33 ft, the pressure doubles), it's in the shallows after the dive where the greatest change of pressure occurs. I've felt a sinus squeeze, and seen divers surface with nose bleeds. Bleeding eyes blinding me in the ocean is about the scarist thing I could imagine. Nope not for me.
Kris
 
(Message edited by Keurosix on January 23, 2007)

[olieoliver]

I had lasik surgery about 2 years ago, and am also a diver. I have suffered no ill effects from the surgery at all. No halo vision  at night and no problems diving at all.  
My wife in the other hand has halo vision at night with on coming traffic and street lights.
 
My reason for having the surgery was convenience not vanity. I needed glasses frist thing in the morning (severely near sighted and astigmatism), needed RX sun glasses for outside, RX goggles for riding my MC at night and contacts or RX mask for diving.  
Then as I approached my mid 40's started to need reading glasses.
 
So I opted for lasik and a $10 paid of reading glasses which I only need for small-text books, mainly my bible.  
 
I do understand your caution Kris and understand your reason for not having lasik. Lasik was great for me but it's not for everyone.
 
(Message edited by olieoliver on January 23, 2007)

[davr35]

Two day out from the surgery 20/15 vision but it feels very strange without my glasses

[jbybj]

Congratulations David. I am two weeks out and I am still grabbing glasses that don't exist anymore. Good luck with your healing. Peace, James