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Jun. 24th, 2008

06:56 pm - cranky cat is cranky

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For those who knew my plans:

No eye surgery next month.

I won't go into all the details, but short form is, I am not a good candidate for LASIK. Too much correction, not enough cornea. I am a good candidate for a lens implant, but my left eye needs a toric lens, which hasn't yet been approved by the FDA.

So no eye surgery this year, probably.

Frustrated. Cranky. But it's the right choice.

I suppose this will make getting the novel done easier.

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From:mmegaera
Date:June 24th, 2008 11:59 pm (UTC)
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That's the reason I'm still wearing glasses, too. 20/1200 plus astigmatism in my right eye (left eye would be fine -- it's only 20/600), means not anywhere near enough cornea, alas.

My sympathies.
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From:swan_tower
Date:June 25th, 2008 01:46 am (UTC)
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I don't know where I am in 20/X, but I'm over eleven diopters in my left eye. But apparently the lens implant produces fantastic results; I just need the toric. (Or else an implant plus some minor lasik, but that's dumb; I'm better off waiting.)
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From:mmegaera
Date:June 25th, 2008 02:09 am (UTC)
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Yeah, your left eye is about where my right eye is. I would love to be able to see without glasses, but given that both my parents wound up having cataracts removed and lens implants done, and given that I'm well into middle age, I figure I'll get there eventually [g].
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From:swan_tower
Date:June 25th, 2008 04:07 am (UTC)
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You're probably the kind of person they consider a candidate for the crystalens implant.
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From:sapphohestia
Date:June 25th, 2008 12:54 am (UTC)
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Aww. It's OK, we're bespectacled people can form a club.
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From:swan_tower
Date:June 25th, 2008 01:45 am (UTC)
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I've been in that club since I was seven. I'm tired of it.
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From:kendokamel
Date:June 25th, 2008 01:21 am (UTC)
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Aw, I'm sorry to hear that. ):

(I'm in the same boat - so blind I can't even see the end of my nose, but still unable to get the surgery for the same reasons you've mentioned.)
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From:swan_tower
Date:June 25th, 2008 01:45 am (UTC)
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You might think about the lens implant, then. ICL, which I think is "intra-corneal lens." That apparently returns much better results for people in our range, with less recovery time. I'd be making an appointment for it right now, if they had the toric lens yet.
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From:kendokamel
Date:June 25th, 2008 01:51 am (UTC)
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Still a little out of my price range - especially with the lack of insurance.

Well, that and the fact that I freak out when they do the puff-test for glaucoma... it'd take awhile to psych myself up for something like this. (;
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From:swan_tower
Date:June 25th, 2008 04:06 am (UTC)
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True, it's more expensive.

I spent two years getting over a rampaging phobia so I could do this. It used to take three or four tries per eye to successfully puff-test me.
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From:gollumgollum
Date:June 25th, 2008 06:02 am (UTC)
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Suck, dude. I give you a confused Dean in sympathy.
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From:d_c_m
Date:June 25th, 2008 12:29 pm (UTC)
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*sympathetic pat on the back* I so understand your frustration. I am thinking of the surgery myself.
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