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Esther, 

I've had several friends who've had
Laser eye correction surgery. As I understand, the risks include "starring"
in your night vision, clouds, scarring (if you get an infection, especially),
etc.  The more severe the necessary correction, the greater the risk.
 Since it's still your own eyes, if they are changing with age, even
if lasik corrects you to "bifocal" normal for now, your eyes
will keep changing and you'll still have to wear reading glasses at some
point. I think it gets "sold" as a miracle cure, but the reality
isn't so miraculous. Something like 20% of people get some kind of side
effect from the surgery, and plenty of people still have to wear glasses
afterward. 

All said, I'm staying with glasses.
Isn't it hip to be a geekgirl with glasses?
Paula


internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote on
10/13/2010 10:14:11 PM:

> From:
> 
> Esther Lumsdon <estherlist AT gmail.com>
> 
> I am thinking about LASIK procedure. Currently, the surgeon can edit
> the cornea to basically do a bifocal correction.
> 
> I wear bifocals.  I have -4.0 nearsightedness and astignatism.
 If
> you've had LASIK, and your vision was like this before, I would like
> to hear about your experience.
> 
> In particular, I'm worried that I don't know what the risk factors
are
> for the poor outcomes, other than thin cornea.
> thanks, Esther Lumsdon
> --