[amphibian]

Briar King, on 24 April 2019 - 05:43 PM, said:

Random question: who wears glasses and has had lasik? Have the glasses gone away for good?

I had a -8.5 prescription for my glasses and contacts. I got LASIK and it's the best thing I did (with family financial assistance) that wasn't school.

The surgery takes approximately twenty seconds per eye and it doesn't hurt much. They stood me up out of the chair and immediately I could see the letter chart across the room in perfect detail. I had 20/20 vision and that's stayed intact in the five years since.

The surgeon told me that I would need reading glasses later than most people due to the surgery, but that it would eventually happen. I had zero complications and the extent of the discomfort was a night of feeling itchy eyes and sleeping in sunglasses/putting in eye drops for a week.

I love that I do not have to wear contacts or glasses anymore. The time, the money, the effort, and the brainspace all went elsewhere to better things.

I strongly recommend it to people and can honestly say that my life is considerably better because I did this.

[Abyss]

amphibian, on 24 April 2019 - 06:30 PM, said:

Briar King, on 24 April 2019 - 05:43 PM, said:

Random question: who wears glasses and has had lasik? Have the glasses gone away for good?

My optical units have been upgraded.
My machine overlords are generous.
All hail Skynet.

ftfy.

[Aptorian]

Where the Malazan Empire is going we won't need eyes.

[worry]

Abyss, on 24 April 2019 - 06:28 PM, said:

worry, on 24 April 2019 - 06:18 PM, said:

My grandma had Lasik surgery and now she's dead.

Wrong thread dude.



...this belongs on 'No Gifts, WANT SCIENCE'.

Nah, she died of old age.

[Abyss]

worry, on 24 April 2019 - 08:20 PM, said:

Abyss, on 24 April 2019 - 06:28 PM, said:

worry, on 24 April 2019 - 06:18 PM, said:

My grandma had Lasik surgery and now she's dead.

Wrong thread dude.



...this belongs on 'No Gifts, WANT SCIENCE'.

Nah, she died of old age.

Oh.




...'Political comedy' thread then.

[worry]

Yah maybe...she did have hair like George Washington.

[Nicodimas]

Aptorian, on 24 April 2019 - 07:08 AM, said:

Why does Nico need to lose weight for Comic Con?

Nico are you doing a sexy lady cosplay?

Glad you asked! Plan on going as a Nudist beach member from Kill la Kill

Tell me if want pics BROOO


@ Briar: I did LASIK 11 years ago..going strong. Harder to adjust when I turn off all the lights...just takes awhile.
< I was really bad too like 20/575> Best thing i ever did

This post has been edited by Nicodimas: 25 April 2019 - 01:51 AM

[Tsundoku]

I'm a +6 or so and because I'm so long-sighted (note that's not far-sighted) the surgery is a lot more complicated, involving going into the eye not just shaving the cornea, which of course freaks he shit out of me.
Being more complicated there's a much lower chance of outright success, and I'd probably have to wear glasses to read and drive anyway, so I figured what's the point of that?

I've worn them since I was nine months old, so I'm kinda used to them. Still hate them though.

Probably should check out where the technology is up to now, but I doubt it's made sufficient strides since I last checked as to make it an attractive option.

Glad it's worked for some people anyway.

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 25 April 2019 - 05:13 AM

[Aptorian]

Just looked up the price of Lasik. Iiii think I'll just stick to lenses and glasses and let you Rockefeller people enjoy your luxury eyeballs.

Edit: A mod should make a Lasik thread to dump this talk into.

This post has been edited by Aptorian: 25 April 2019 - 05:54 AM

[Tiste Simeon]

I think laser eye surgery is one of the biggest let downs of the century. Why would they call it that if they're not going to give you laser eyes?

[Abyss]

Tiste Simeon, on 25 April 2019 - 07:18 AM, said:

I think laser eye surgery is one of the biggest let downs of the century. Why would they call it that if they're not going to give you laser eyes?

Actually, they do.


It's just that the specific frequency of laser is invisible and nobody who's had it wants to admit they can reheat coffee just by looking at it for a minute.



If you want the whole visual spectrum laser eyes with infra-red, UV, HUD interface, and variable x-ray perv options, it costs a whole lot more. Costco sometimes has 2-4-1 sales tho'.

[Aptorian]

Briar King, on 25 April 2019 - 06:19 AM, said:

I ll have to pay out of pocket. Saw an ad for $250 per eye.

I don't think eye surgery performed out of the back of a van is great idea.

[Nicodimas]

Aptorian, on 25 April 2019 - 05:52 AM, said:

Just looked up the price of Lasik. Iiii think I'll just stick to lenses and glasses and let you Rockefeller people enjoy your luxury eyeballs.

Edit: A mod should make a Lasik thread to dump this talk into.

I paid 4K with my eyes and I will say it’s well worth it. I went to the nicer than average place .. cause eyes. I also think it’s well worth it if their is a crash of society glasses are going to be tough to find if that helps throw it over the top.

[Aptorian]

Eh, suicide is always an option.

[Maark Abbott]

Tsundoku, on 25 April 2019 - 05:11 AM, said:

I'm a +6 or so and because I'm so long-sighted (note that's not far-sighted) the surgery is a lot more complicated, involving going into the eye not just shaving the cornea, which of course freaks he shit out of me.
Being more complicated there's a much lower chance of outright success, and I'd probably have to wear glasses to read and drive anyway, so I figured what's the point of that?

I've worn them since I was nine months old, so I'm kinda used to them. Still hate them though.

Probably should check out where the technology is up to now, but I doubt it's made sufficient strides since I last checked as to make it an attractive option.

Glad it's worked for some people anyway.

If you wear glasses does that give you +1 and thus constitute them as a Magic Item?

[Tsundoku]

Maark Abbott, on 26 April 2019 - 07:58 AM, said:

Tsundoku, on 25 April 2019 - 05:11 AM, said:

I'm a +6 or so and because I'm so long-sighted (note that's not far-sighted) the surgery is a lot more complicated, involving going into the eye not just shaving the cornea, which of course freaks he shit out of me.
Being more complicated there's a much lower chance of outright success, and I'd probably have to wear glasses to read and drive anyway, so I figured what's the point of that?

I've worn them since I was nine months old, so I'm kinda used to them. Still hate them though.

Probably should check out where the technology is up to now, but I doubt it's made sufficient strides since I last checked as to make it an attractive option.

Glad it's worked for some people anyway.

If you wear glasses does that give you +1 and thus constitute them as a Magic Item?

Well, they do make my eyes look bigger and as multifocals they have a small section in the middle of the bottom half that gives me 1.25 magnification ... does that count?

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 26 April 2019 - 09:52 AM

[Tiste Simeon]

Tsundoku is actually a huge eyed waifu?

[Macros]

Home time.
12 weeks left. Thank god

[Maark Abbott]

Tiste Simeon, on 26 April 2019 - 10:22 AM, said:

Tsundoku is actually a huge eyed waifu?

:erikson: :sopwao:

[Mezla PigDog]

Had a 2 day UK IT outage. I assume some colleagues in the IT department have had a terrible couple of days but I am enjoying being back in the pre-email dark ages. Had a few phone calls, cancelled all my online meetings, can't open a single internet page or network drive and can't open Outlook. I have written a document I've been putting off for weeks and now that is finished I can't do anything. I can live with getting paid to do that! It will be a shit storm when I'm back online next week but that's no different from usual so I don't care.