LASIK? - Page 2

08-03-2004, 01:16 PM

You might post your question sci.med.vision. They are a lot of comments
about the surgery there. To have the surgery just to wear regular sunglasses
does not seem like a good reason.

Tom
"GaryG" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> "Mike" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].cx> wrote in message
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> > I have no problems wearing glasses, though I don't like contacts,
> > but I'd like to wear the rudy/oakley style sunglasses when cycling.
> > Has anyone had the LASIK thing? How did it go?
> >
> > Mike
>
> I had it done 4 years ago, and wish I had had it sooner. I had worn
glasses
> or contacts for most of my life, and it is very liberating to be rid of
them
> (except for the %$#@! reading glasses now that I'm older!).
>
> Make sure you choose a competent doc, with lots of experience, and an
> up-to-date machine (the machine actually does most of the work). Note:
this
> will probably NOT be the guy advertising $500/eye.
>
> Also, make sure you are a good candidate - some people have thin corneas
> which can limit the effectiveness of the surgery, or make it impossible.
>
> ~_-*
> ...G/ \G
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>

08-03-2004, 01:48 PM

Mike wrote:

> I have no problems wearing glasses, though I don't like contacts,
> but I'd like to wear the rudy/oakley style sunglasses when cycling.
> Has anyone had the LASIK thing? How did it go?
>
> Mike

Don't know about Oakley, but Rudy Project does (well, did two years ago,
probably still does) sell models that support prescription inserts. I
suspect that they'd be much less expensive than LASIK. And probably
less risky, too (yes, I'm aware that that is a sentence fragment).

You might want to check into such products before subjecting yourself to
expensive minor surgery.

Definitions:

Minor surgery - surgery done to you.
Major surgery - surgery done to ME.

Good luck and let us know what you do and how it works.

Jeff

08-03-2004, 01:48 PM

Mike wrote:

> I have no problems wearing glasses, though I don't like contacts,
> but I'd like to wear the rudy/oakley style sunglasses when cycling.
> Has anyone had the LASIK thing? How did it go?
>
> Mike

Don't know about Oakley, but Rudy Project does (well, did two years ago,
probably still does) sell models that support prescription inserts. I
suspect that they'd be much less expensive than LASIK. And probably
less risky, too (yes, I'm aware that that is a sentence fragment).

You might want to check into such products before subjecting yourself to
expensive minor surgery.

Definitions:

Minor surgery - surgery done to you.
Major surgery - surgery done to ME.

Good luck and let us know what you do and how it works.

Jeff

08-03-2004, 01:48 PM

Mike wrote:

> I have no problems wearing glasses, though I don't like contacts,
> but I'd like to wear the rudy/oakley style sunglasses when cycling.
> Has anyone had the LASIK thing? How did it go?
>
> Mike

Don't know about Oakley, but Rudy Project does (well, did two years ago,
probably still does) sell models that support prescription inserts. I
suspect that they'd be much less expensive than LASIK. And probably
less risky, too (yes, I'm aware that that is a sentence fragment).

You might want to check into such products before subjecting yourself to
expensive minor surgery.

Definitions:

Minor surgery - surgery done to you.
Major surgery - surgery done to ME.

Good luck and let us know what you do and how it works.

Jeff

08-03-2004, 01:48 PM

Mike wrote:

> I have no problems wearing glasses, though I don't like contacts,
> but I'd like to wear the rudy/oakley style sunglasses when cycling.
> Has anyone had the LASIK thing? How did it go?
>
> Mike

Don't know about Oakley, but Rudy Project does (well, did two years ago,
probably still does) sell models that support prescription inserts. I
suspect that they'd be much less expensive than LASIK. And probably
less risky, too (yes, I'm aware that that is a sentence fragment).

You might want to check into such products before subjecting yourself to
expensive minor surgery.

Definitions:

Minor surgery - surgery done to you.
Major surgery - surgery done to ME.

Good luck and let us know what you do and how it works.

Jeff

08-03-2004, 01:48 PM

Mike wrote:

> I have no problems wearing glasses, though I don't like contacts,
> but I'd like to wear the rudy/oakley style sunglasses when cycling.
> Has anyone had the LASIK thing? How did it go?
>
> Mike

Don't know about Oakley, but Rudy Project does (well, did two years ago,
probably still does) sell models that support prescription inserts. I
suspect that they'd be much less expensive than LASIK. And probably
less risky, too (yes, I'm aware that that is a sentence fragment).

You might want to check into such products before subjecting yourself to
expensive minor surgery.

Definitions:

Minor surgery - surgery done to you.
Major surgery - surgery done to ME.

Good luck and let us know what you do and how it works.

Jeff

08-03-2004, 01:58 PM

On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 16:48:23 -0500, Jeff Williams
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Mike wrote:
>
>> I have no problems wearing glasses, though I don't like contacts,
>> but I'd like to wear the rudy/oakley style sunglasses when cycling.
>> Has anyone had the LASIK thing? How did it go?
>>
>> Mike
>
>Don't know about Oakley, but Rudy Project does (well, did two years ago,
>probably still does) sell models that support prescription inserts. I
>suspect that they'd be much less expensive than LASIK. And probably
>less risky, too (yes, I'm aware that that is a sentence fragment).

Prescription inserts are just not an option for those of us who need
major correction.

I'm something like -5.50/ -6.00, and astigmatic (both eyes, different
axes!) There are *no* prescription inserts that would serve me, to my
knowledge. Wraparound style shades are not even remote possibilities.

I have regular (non wraparound) prescription sunglasses--polarized
lenses. They suit me well for everything I need to wear sunglasses
for (which ranges from Blues Brothers impressions to afternoon rides).
Stylish? Not in a strictly cycling/sporty sense, no. But they do me
all right.

I'd do contacts, but I'm just too damn squeamish. I don't like
sticking things into my eye & the additional hassle of caring for
them. Glasses are cheap & cheerful, for me anyway.

-Luigi

two wheels; four eyes.

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08-03-2004, 01:58 PM

On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 16:48:23 -0500, Jeff Williams
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Mike wrote:
>
>> I have no problems wearing glasses, though I don't like contacts,
>> but I'd like to wear the rudy/oakley style sunglasses when cycling.
>> Has anyone had the LASIK thing? How did it go?
>>
>> Mike
>
>Don't know about Oakley, but Rudy Project does (well, did two years ago,
>probably still does) sell models that support prescription inserts. I
>suspect that they'd be much less expensive than LASIK. And probably
>less risky, too (yes, I'm aware that that is a sentence fragment).

Prescription inserts are just not an option for those of us who need
major correction.

I'm something like -5.50/ -6.00, and astigmatic (both eyes, different
axes!) There are *no* prescription inserts that would serve me, to my
knowledge. Wraparound style shades are not even remote possibilities.

I have regular (non wraparound) prescription sunglasses--polarized
lenses. They suit me well for everything I need to wear sunglasses
for (which ranges from Blues Brothers impressions to afternoon rides).
Stylish? Not in a strictly cycling/sporty sense, no. But they do me
all right.

I'd do contacts, but I'm just too damn squeamish. I don't like
sticking things into my eye & the additional hassle of caring for
them. Glasses are cheap & cheerful, for me anyway.

-Luigi

two wheels; four eyes.

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08-03-2004, 01:58 PM

On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 16:48:23 -0500, Jeff Williams
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Mike wrote:
>
>> I have no problems wearing glasses, though I don't like contacts,
>> but I'd like to wear the rudy/oakley style sunglasses when cycling.
>> Has anyone had the LASIK thing? How did it go?
>>
>> Mike
>
>Don't know about Oakley, but Rudy Project does (well, did two years ago,
>probably still does) sell models that support prescription inserts. I
>suspect that they'd be much less expensive than LASIK. And probably
>less risky, too (yes, I'm aware that that is a sentence fragment).

Prescription inserts are just not an option for those of us who need
major correction.

I'm something like -5.50/ -6.00, and astigmatic (both eyes, different
axes!) There are *no* prescription inserts that would serve me, to my
knowledge. Wraparound style shades are not even remote possibilities.

I have regular (non wraparound) prescription sunglasses--polarized
lenses. They suit me well for everything I need to wear sunglasses
for (which ranges from Blues Brothers impressions to afternoon rides).
Stylish? Not in a strictly cycling/sporty sense, no. But they do me
all right.

I'd do contacts, but I'm just too damn squeamish. I don't like
sticking things into my eye & the additional hassle of caring for
them. Glasses are cheap & cheerful, for me anyway.

-Luigi

two wheels; four eyes.

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08-03-2004, 01:58 PM

On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 16:48:23 -0500, Jeff Williams
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Mike wrote:
>
>> I have no problems wearing glasses, though I don't like contacts,
>> but I'd like to wear the rudy/oakley style sunglasses when cycling.
>> Has anyone had the LASIK thing? How did it go?
>>
>> Mike
>
>Don't know about Oakley, but Rudy Project does (well, did two years ago,
>probably still does) sell models that support prescription inserts. I
>suspect that they'd be much less expensive than LASIK. And probably
>less risky, too (yes, I'm aware that that is a sentence fragment).

Prescription inserts are just not an option for those of us who need
major correction.

I'm something like -5.50/ -6.00, and astigmatic (both eyes, different
axes!) There are *no* prescription inserts that would serve me, to my
knowledge. Wraparound style shades are not even remote possibilities.

I have regular (non wraparound) prescription sunglasses--polarized
lenses. They suit me well for everything I need to wear sunglasses
for (which ranges from Blues Brothers impressions to afternoon rides).
Stylish? Not in a strictly cycling/sporty sense, no. But they do me
all right.

I'd do contacts, but I'm just too damn squeamish. I don't like
sticking things into my eye & the additional hassle of caring for
them. Glasses are cheap & cheerful, for me anyway.

-Luigi

two wheels; four eyes.

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