Between a Circuit Cellar Zigbee contest and my senior project for mechanical engineering at Cal Poly, I designed and built a radio controller that operates a fun little boat that shoots 1/4" ball bearing in an attempt to sink other ships . Of course, the other boats are also firing back, but that's the fun of being in a Big Gun Club (and yes, they really do sink). I'm currently getting the next rev of the boards ready to be made, and I hope to have a new boat ready for next April.
I got new glasses just a couple of months ago and asked the optometrist about Lasik or alternatives. He said that with my prescription (-6.0) Lasik could have some problems with opening up a large enough flap. He had a patient with a -12 that started to have it done, and they had to abort. He told the patient about a trial of a new form of contact lens that she would be ideal for.
This is a contact lens that goes UNDER the cornea, but over the iris. The lens is larger than the iris ever opens, and it stays put. This also takes care of the halo problems, and there is no external contact lens to take care of. The patient did go for the trial and the results were good. The doctor estimated that it would be about a year before the procedure becomes accepted and generally available, and that I should wait for this.
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Between a Circuit Cellar Zigbee contest and my senior project for mechanical engineering at Cal Poly, I designed and built a radio controller that operates a fun little boat that shoots 1/4" ball bearing in an attempt to sink other ships . Of course, the other boats are also firing back, but that's the fun of being in a Big Gun Club (and yes, they really do sink). I'm currently getting the next rev of the boards ready to be made, and I hope to have a new boat ready for next April.
I got new glasses just a couple of months ago and asked the optometrist about Lasik or alternatives. He said that with my prescription (-6.0) Lasik could have some problems with opening up a large enough flap. He had a patient with a -12 that started to have it done, and they had to abort. He told the patient about a trial of a new form of contact lens that she would be ideal for. This is a contact lens that goes UNDER the cornea, but over the iris. The lens is larger than the iris ever opens, and it stays put. This also takes care of the halo problems, and there is no external contact lens to take care of. The patient did go for the trial and the results were good. The doctor estimated that it would be about a year before the procedure becomes accepted and generally available, and that I should wait for this.