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axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
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From: Londinium
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To hear the commercials tell it Laser surgery can work for anyone. Guess you can’t trust advertising, since those with severe myopia are out of luck as far as getting their eyes cut up with lasers is concerned. Now, with the invention of STAAR, a permanent contact lens implant, they too can join the party. The lenses are made of a collagen/polyhema blend and are currently in the last stages of FDA approval. Oh, and if something goes wrong; the lenses can be removed or changed. (Good call on that one.) The process is expected to cost about 20% more than Laser.
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whizkidd
Joined: May 14, 2004
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From: India
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But LASIK is good isn't it?
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axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
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From: Londinium
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Lasik is not that good to be honest!...They is only like a 70% success rate!...and it varys from person to person,To cut a long story short show me one eye specialist or Opthamologist who's had laser correction surgery?...You will see a vast majority of them all wear glasses!...Now does'nt that make u think?
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whizkidd
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From: India
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I am shortsighted. thats why this could be of potential importance to me. I was considering LASIK. But now i am having second thoughts.
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axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
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I am short sighted aswell and would seriously consider this new option,but i i think it will be a good while before this becomes commercial...I would avoid lasik if i were you.
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Jim
Joined: Jan 20, 2002
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From: Belgium
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Me too, I'm sick of wearing glasses and be totally lost when I'm swimming or anything that requires them to be taken off. I can't read a book above 20 cm of distance !
I'm actually scared of that laser surgery but I think I'm gonna do it or maybe that new thingy but I need more informations about that "technique".
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Superluminova
Joined: Feb 24, 2002
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From: ...Mummies Tummy!
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yup i'll get laser surgery do one day as glasses are a pain sometimes like when it rains or when you wanna take part in sports etc...but once i do get it done i'll still wear glasses with just clear glass as a like them
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Posted: 2004-09-03 14:45
