The doctor's opinion
11 04 09 - 16:48 Category: .
Doctor One (the best priced doctor):
My corneas are too thin and I am too young. Combined with my extreme nearsightedness means my corneas would have to be thinned too much. There would be no cornea left for corrections as my eyes get worse.
The danger is that my night vision would suffer halos and glare, and I'd just get worse and need glasses anyway.
Doctor Two (the leading tech doctor):
My corneas are not too thin and I am not too young. There is room for correction now and down the road if necessary. At almost 24, my eyes have stopped changing drastically, and that any changes at this point are minimal. Apparently my eyes have changed by about 0.25-0.50 diapoters, and I don't even notice. The risk of long-term halos and glare is probably somewhere around 2%.
If my eyes ever regressed to 20/40 or worse, corrections are covered with my initial purchase.
Doctor Three (another leading tech doctor):
I have a consultation with them later today. UPDATE: I saw them today, they gave me the same opinion as the second doctor and were willing to do the procedure for $600 more. Same technology, nothing different. They did say that I would most likely have halos and glare at night, but nothing much beyond what I have already.
The Questions:
Who to believe? Is it worth the risk? Is even seven to ten years free of glasses worth the cost? Down the road I'd still be paying for glasses at worst, but they would be significantly thinner.
Already it feels like getting it done would make me infinitely happy. I've got a surgery lined up for this Thursday, unless I change my mind.
I’m glad you got that third opinion! I told david you needed a tiebreak vote. :p
Good to get the all clear, tho i had the feeling you were going through with it already anyways ;). Since i’ll still be vacationing thurs, i’ll go ahead and wish you well now. Everything will be just fine, i’m sure.
Buy a little bell or whistle and make David come running to you whenever you use it, start tonight, practice makes perfect!
He um, he so totally told me he’d love to wait on you hand and foot for the next week too, just to make sure you’re all good. So yea, he totally wants to like, bring you glasses of water whenever you ask, and bring you the remote when it’s 2 feet away, and also play WoW for you if you can’t, 12 hours a day with 1 bathroom break. Yep, he told me. :p
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