Re: [APML] LASIK

[Mark Bohrer <lurchl@ix.netcom.com>]

My attitude towards surgery has always been: "If you don't absolutely need 
it, DON'T CUT!!" Before any medical procedure, you either sign a release or 
your rights are taken care of by your insurance agreement. This is an 
acknowledgement that things occasionally do go wrong with any procedure. 
Beck Weathers' "Left for Dead" chronicles his experience at high altitude 
with vision failure due to weakened eye structure from laser surgery. 
Granted, most of us won't observe or take astrophotos at 27,000 feet, and 
laser eye procedures have improved since 1996. I just don't feel like 
rolling the dice.


>This is a very interesting argument! I've asked my oculist about lasik &C 
>and he said me that they go to correct only 3-4mm of the cornea, so only a 
>central part of the eye. This
>is not a problem in normal use, but for an amatour astronomer this is 
>important, we'd like to use 7-8mm of aperture! A further consideration is 
>that after such a correction it's
>nearly impossible to correct only a part of the eye with glasses!
>
>But I'd like to hear more from some doctor that is also amatour 
>astronomer! Maybe there are other factors.
>
>Lorenzo
>
>
>
>Tim Hart wrote:
>
> > This is not exactly AstoPhoto....but very relevant...
> >
> > I have been cursed with bad eyesight....as I'm sure a few of you have 
> been too.  Nearsighted mainly.  I've heard nothing but success stories 
> with Lasik laser eye sugary.
> >
> > But none of them have been astronomers.  Have any of you personally 
> been though the procedure?  Does it cause any astronomy issues?  I've 
> heard of issues with driving at night?
> >
> > And last but not least....adaptive optics for humans!  Maybe I should 
> wait? (money will force a wait either way :)
> > http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/06/000612084400.htm
> >
> > http://www.popsci.com/popsci/bown/medical_52_zyop.html
> >
> > http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/williamslab/research/option11.html
> >
> > And I find it odd the professor who leads the research is wearing 
> glasses too...!!  Is he holding out till this is finished?
> > http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/people/d_williams/d_williams.html
> >
> > Anyway....any comments or feedback?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Tim

Mark Bohrer
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