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Has anyone had it, and has it affected your photography at all?

I'm getting the operation done on Friday and just wondered if anyone else had the experience.

Note: LASIK = laser eye surgery to correct vision problems (in my case I can't see things far away [nearsighted]
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I almost had the surgery done a few years ago. I don't need glasses for reading, just distance. I found that the surgery would give me long diistance 20/20 vision, awesome! BUT I would need reading glasses. So I would be trading the type of glasses.
I hope you have checked on that.
 
Well, if you are at an age where you would naturally need reading glasses anyway, then, yes, you would need them. But the surgery doesn't automatically make you wear reading glasses.

Those of us who can't see far away are less-likely to need reading glasses as we age. Getting LASIK takes away this "gift." It is like a tradeoff... you are able to see far away now but when you get older, you'll be like everyone else.
Erich said:
I almost had the surgery done a few years ago. I don't need glasses
for reading, just distance. I found that the surgery would give me
long diistance 20/20 vision, awesome! BUT I would need reading
glasses. So I would be trading the type of glasses.
I hope you have checked on that.
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Next month I will pass my 10 year mark of having my eyes done. I was told in 5-7 years after the procedure I would probably need reading glasses. Well I still don't need reading glasses. My eyes are great - the freedom from glasses is just wonderful. I found it made photography much more enjoyable.

As for having the procedure done, just make sure you have good references on the person performing the procedure. I had mine done by someone who has been an eye surgeon for many years and was very experienced in the procedure. I went from close to walking into walls without my glasses to 20/15 in one eye and 20/20 in the other. But I have also known people who have horror stories from going to low cost hacks.

Also, take the recovery instructions very seriously. You have to be careful after the procedure. Listen and follow carefully the Docs post care instructions. Very bad problems can result if you don't follow the instructions.

Ed
 
I'm short-sighted and 53 years old. My friends have to put on their glasses to operate the camera. They have presbyopia... difficulty focusing on things close up and in the case of presbyopia it's an age related condition. Everybody gets it as they age, but if you're short sighted it can mitigate the condition. I, and my short-sighted friends, don't need reading glasses... well, in my case, I do need them for tiny tiny print but not for normal print.

Another condition is astigmatism. I don't think laser surgery corrects astigmatism yet, and you might find, if you have significant astigmatism, they may annoy you because your spectacles have always corrected them.

You need to consult an independent optometrist who has no financial interest in the operation who can look at your prescription and your needs and advise you.

I wouldn't have my short-sightedness corrected myself. I can easily read all the controls of the camera without glasses, I can manually focus macro shots very well as the vision in my right eye is almost perfect when it comes to looking through the viewfinder, and although I wouldn't drive without my glasses -- and I'm not legally allowed to drive without my glasses -- my vision is perfectly adequate for framing and composing distance shots.

So I would be very p*ssed off if I naively paid out for laser surgery and I found, although my short-sightedness was indeed corrected, I was worse off!
 
heard many good things but here in OZ it is expensive.
I am very short sighted with an astigmatism.

i am petrafied of spending all that money only to find i would only need a lower prescription glasses
glasses are glasses
 
bugzie said:
Another condition is astigmatism. I don't think laser surgery
corrects astigmatism yet, and you might find, if you have significant
astigmatism, they may annoy you because your spectacles have always
corrected them.
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Yes it can. I had the surgery about3 years ago to correct for astigmatism. I still need reading glasses for reasons unrelated to the surgery, but it is awfully nice to be able to put my eye to the viewfinder without glasses.

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With a wavefront analysis, also the higher order abberations are corrected to and you may end up with 20/15 or even 20/10 vision
Still, I would check if LASEK is applicable to your case

LASIK causes a lifelong weakening in your cornea against impact trauma because the FLAP NEVER HEALS completely (yes you read that right) only the edges somewhat reattach themselves.

If you DO want or need LASIK, then go for the intralase variant: the flap edge reaatachment is significantly better than with keratome LASIK (thoug you may be more sensitive to light the first couple of months)

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My only really big issue has been night vision and dry eye.

I have a huge blog posting on facebook....
if you are interested (I think this is open to the world):
http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/notes.php?id=770160098

Good luck whichever way you choose!
Getmoresoon
Lul2x said:
Has anyone had it, and has it affected your photography at all?

I'm getting the operation done on Friday and just wondered if anyone
else had the experience.

Note: LASIK = laser eye surgery to correct vision problems (in my
case I can't see things far away [nearsighted]
--
Blog and Photos - http://pbriscoe.com
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Rich Little (aka Getmoresoon)
 
My wife and several friends ahave had this done, they are now back to needing glasses. Worked like a charm for several years, but......

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Thanks for all the replies! I got the procedure done on Friday and am now 20/20. So far everything is going according to plan. I have slight dryness, but this should go away over the next few months. It sure will be nice not having to put my glasses up to the viewfinder.
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I have no experience with this. Those I know about are people who are deeply into visual astronomy, which might be more challenging even than this hobby. These folks stare at objects for several minutes at a time, using critically-focused eyepieces in near-total darkness to see very faint details in our universe. The ones I've heard from have had great success. [Of course, I can't say if any have had bad results because they haven't been talking.]

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I am planning a trip to Colombia to have it done myself. I cannot wait to have it done.
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My eyes were just like the OP's, couldn't see distance starting about 3 feet in front of my face. I had LASIK in 2001 and it corrected my vision perfectly with no degradation in these past seven years. With this type of correction, it often comes at the expense of ones close vision, necessitating reading glasses. I did not need them and still don't, though at 52 years old, most of my contemporaries need them. In short, the LASIK was one of the best decisions I have ever made and I'm only sorry I didn't do it sooner.
 
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