Re: [Leica] Tired eyes - Lasik, etc

[Bob Haight <rhaightjr@yahoo.com>]

I am 52 and find my left eye is cloudy and blurred.
Turned out to be cacteract. I see the surgeon this
month. Hopefully, it is as easy and the results will
be excellent. Too much computer use, I guess. Bob H
- --- Phil Leeson <pjleeson@mchsi.com> wrote:
> While I would generally echo the views previously
> mentioned, perhaps a
> note of caution is in order.
> I have a number of patients who are most pleased
> (I'm an Internist) with
> their results, though a few of them have some flare
> at night.
> Also, one of my ophthalmologist friends has some
> concern about possible
> long term corneal deterioration, perhaps eventually
> necessitating
> transplant.  I'm sure there's no data on this yet,
> but one never knows
> what 20-30 years may bring.  That said,  the results
> so far are
> generally excellent, and as mentioned earlier,
> practice makes perfect,
> so an experienced team is best.
> Now, regarding cataract surgery - a different story.
>  The technology is
> mature, results usually excellent.  But here,
> they're removing/replacing
> a cloudy lens, not peeling back the outer layer of
> the cornea.
> Phil
> 
> 
> > James Harrison wrote:
> >
> > >Mark mentioned about a photographer with possible
> tired eyes.  I turn
> 52
> > >this month, and among the other excitements of
> growing old is my
> eyesight
> > >getting worse.  Has anyone on the LUG had
> corrective surgery for
> vision?  jh
> > >
> > >James Harrison
> > >http://home.earthlink.net/~leicajh/
> 
> --
> To unsubscribe, see
http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html


__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software
http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html