RE: [APML] LASIK

["Bob Simmons" <bsimmons2113@cox.net>]

Tim:

Dave does bring up a good point.  When I wore contacts, I did need to
use reading glasses.  After my Lasik I still need to use reading
glasses, but interestingly enough, under good light conditions I use
them less.  However, under dark conditions inside my observatory, I
really need my reading glasses and a good red light directly on the
reading material.  Most surgeons have a process (mono-vision)where they
cut one eye for distant focus and one for close up.  I discussed this at
length with my doctor. He agreed with me, the reading glasses are not
much of an inconvenience and mono-vision is a compromise that results in
mediocre vision.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org] On
Behalf Of David B. Toth
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 11:21 AM
To: astro-photo@seds.org
Subject: RE: [APML] LASIK


At 02:13 PM 10/28/2002 -0500, Otterbein, Gerald L. wrote:
>Mark, can your vision now be corrected to 20/20 with corrective lenses?

Well, if you are over 40 or so, you'll still need reading glasses ... 
presbyopia is a fact of life as you age. Even though your myopia is
fixed, 
your ability to accommodate is another mechanism.

Dave
  


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