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Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
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Re: Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
#32That'd be nice. I had LASIK a few years ago and the number of Windows Vista generic error sounds (BONG BONG) I heard during the procedure was a little unsettling. Ended up working out just fine though, so far at least. EDIT: Given some of the comments below, for reference: mine was done almost six years ago.
Anything to look out for for someone considering going for LASIK in the next few months?
best 3 grand i ever spent. my vision was so bad prior I couldn't see the largest letter in the test and afterwards i felt like i could have gone a few levels past the smallest on the test with no issue. after 7 years and my last exam showed I still had 20/20 vision. I can relate with the night driving halos but I had trouble driving at night prior to it too so ymmv. waking up the night of the procedure and walking the dog it was like a whole new world of clarity with the amount of detail I could see of the leaves on the trees backlit by streetlights. the first month is a pain because you can't touch your eyes and you gotta wear goggles to sleep. and being able to see in the shower is pretty cool too.
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#33I started buying safety glasses with side shields. Now I have less worry about something getting into my eye because "it was just one quick cut" accidents. Since my glasses never leave my face I get added protection for free. (it isn't perfect. I know someone who was wearing a face shield over safety glasses and still got something in his eyes - but the chances are greatly reduced)
Once I realized the above was an option I lost all interest in eye correction.
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#34I had PRK done at Stanford in 2007 or 2008. Now it's nearly 20 years later, and I just turned 48. My vision has deteriorated from "old age" enough now that I might have considered getting the procedure done again. Touch-ups are/were free at the Stanford clinic. My vision has not deteriorated in the past 5 years or so, I am farsighted enough now that it is more comfortable to hold fine print things at arms length to r…
What would be the reason to wear AR googles all day? I dont think we have a killer app yet.
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#35I had PRK done at Stanford in 2007 or 2008. Now it's nearly 20 years later, and I just turned 48. My vision has deteriorated from "old age" enough now that I might have considered getting the procedure done again. Touch-ups are/were free at the Stanford clinic. My vision has not deteriorated in the past 5 years or so, I am farsighted enough now that it is more comfortable to hold fine print things at arms length to r…
What would be the reason to wear AR googles all day? I dont think we have a killer app yet.
Advertising beamed directly into your face. Eye tracking to build a better psychological profile to better manipulate you.
The better question is do the major tech companies have enough power to force you to use smart glasses, like you can be forced to have a google or apple account to interact with certain banks? What can they break and make it so you need to use smart glasses to continue to use them?
With the matter protocol and smart IoT, maybe you'll need glasses to turn on lights, or some much clunkier interface with a phone. Maybe something more facebook like where you'll need them to communicate with your friends, leverage some network effects. I'm sure someone is figuring that out as we speak.
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There's a lot of legitimate use for a HUD too, but I doubt that is what will drive investment.
Re: Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
#36I had PRK done at Stanford in 2007 or 2008. Now it's nearly 20 years later, and I just turned 48. My vision has deteriorated from "old age" enough now that I might have considered getting the procedure done again. Touch-ups are/were free at the Stanford clinic. My vision has not deteriorated in the past 5 years or so, I am farsighted enough now that it is more comfortable to hold fine print things at arms length to r…
What would be the reason to wear AR googles all day? I dont think we have a killer app yet.
So you can reach the end-game of screen addiction.
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
It has some underappreciated side effects, such as reduced night vision. Even if everything else went perfectly, I don't think that's an acceptable side effect for me.
How exactly does it affect night vision? I already have mild cataracts which make night vision annoying. Definitely don’t need it getting any worse!
Starburst and halo artifacts are the keywords to get an idea.
The specifics are hard to estimate, since severity is fairly subjective, but it's pretty common for things like traffic lights at night to show them.
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
Anything to look out for for someone considering going for LASIK in the next few months?
Many acquaintances dating decades back to high school days have gone through LASIK. They were lucky enough to be happy at first (not everybody is). Long term, they all regretted it. The statistics agree. I would personally not consider LASIK.
I know only two people who've had LASIK and they both had not-so-great results.
One had severe "dry eye" feeling (described as "sand in my eyes") for a long time and needed to use drops.
The other had distorted vision and needed multiple follow-up "corrections."
I'm staying with contacts and glasses, personally.
Re: Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
#39That'd be nice. I had LASIK a few years ago and the number of Windows Vista generic error sounds (BONG BONG) I heard during the procedure was a little unsettling. Ended up working out just fine though, so far at least. EDIT: Given some of the comments below, for reference: mine was done almost six years ago.
Anything to look out for for someone considering going for LASIK in the next few months?
Get SMILE instead.