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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
I don't think so, lasering would only fix the shortsightedness, not the other stuff (Google translate says presbyopia, is that right? It sounds weird). But anyway, I'm not letting anyone near my eyes with a laser, not unless I have to choose between that and being blind. I've been happy with contact lenses for more than 20 years, but I guess I can wear glasses again if I have to... it doesn't sound as bad now as it did before, mostly because I haven't seen "right" for several years now, because of that darn presbyopia. Getting old sucks  |
[QUOTE=zelda_pinwheel;664420]. my ophthalmologist said that in a few years i will start getting presbyopia (?? that *does* sound weird, it's "presbytie" right QUOTE]
NEARSIGHTED! it's funny to watch y'all struggle with that! we don't even bother!
I had laser done about 10 years ago (it was only $2000, I thought that was pretty damn reasonable!). I had been in glasses since I was 9, and was getting to the point where I was damn near legally blind without correction. I went through 2 incidents of losing my glasses at home, one was in a pasture with an EXTREMELY ill tempered horse, and the hubby said do it!!! losing a contact or glasses simply wasn't an option for me! I can't imagine going back to life with corrective lenses! I don't need reading glasses at the moment and have no idea if the laser corrected that need or not. my Dad, whose vision irregularities are closest to mine was into bifocals in his 40s, so who knows?