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Laser Eye Surgery, Revisited 10 Years Later
gunner_von_diamond (3461783) happened upon Ask Slashdot: Experiences with Laser Eye Surgery from ten years ago, and asks: I was just reading a story on /. from 10 years ago about Lasik Eye Surgery. Personally, I've had Lasik done and loved every single part of the surgery. I went from wearing contacts/glasses every day to having 20/15 vision! In the older post, everyone seemed to be cautious about it, waiting for technical advances before having the surgery. Today, the surgery is fairly inexpensive [even for a programmer :) ], takes about 10-15 minutes, and I recovered from the surgery that same day. So my question is: what is holding everyone else back from freeing themselves from contacts and glasses?
Yeah, that probably explains the vast majority of the cases.
Mostly because as a general technical rule I don't trust my balls with private institutions unless they're highly regulated
If you go in for Lasik but they end up operating on your balls, I think there's a real problem there.
Also, having worn glasses for so long I've gotten used to the built in "objects flying at my eye" protection they offer.
You can still wear glasses. You'll just be doing it ironically.
-- Thou hast strayed far from the path of the Avatar.
It was weird for me after the surgery when in the winter I was all like, "what the hell is this shit pelting me in the eyeballs?"
Yes it's an anecdote! Were you expecting original research in a Slashdot comment?
I actually fainted during the initial exam, prior to surgery. My doctor was using a little yellow tool to poke my eye, and every time he poked it my vision went blurry and a machine went "BING!" I don't know why, maybe I was just holding my breath, but I went right out. Woke up to my doctor laughing.
The surgery itself was no problem, I was more interested than nervous. I could see the laser getting closer and shooting a purple beam. They sucked my eye out and I could see the vision slowly fade to black as the blood drained, and then watch it return then they were done. It was an interesting experience, I wasn't scared at all by it.
That little yellow thing though, that thing got me. Another in the list of amusing times when I've fainted.
"Our two-party system is like a bowl of shit looking at itself in a mirror." - Lewis Black
I'm waiting for the 4D revision so I'll be able to see through time.
"am a bit of a armature photographer"
What's the biggest motor you've taken a picture of?
I believe the 4D revision has been available since the 50's and 60's... it's called Lysergic Acid. It just doesn't last as long (usually) as the lesser D's.