Yes, they're working on it. They are piloting new flexible implant lenses in Mexico, and we should see results in a couple of years.
If they work out, presbyopia will be a much-diminished problem, and if they're cheap enough, I'll probably get them. Kurt On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:20, <[email protected]> wrote: > > I knew between my age and the severity of my poor vision, I would not > qualify for LASIK... > > My final pair of tri-focals cost over $400. In 6 months, they were no > good... Each eye was seeing triple! > > Cataracts replaced with implants, and I now can read that bottom line on the > charts. In fact, my distance vision is better than I can remember it being > for most of the past 50 years - even with new prescriptions. > > I can't read much of anything closer than 4' without readers. Then again, > at $6 a pop (Dollar Tree has readers for $1, if I don't mind thick pink > plastic frames!), I can have a pretty good supply of cheap readers for that > $400 I'd spent. > > Ophthamology is a wonderful thing! Perhaps some day, they can find a good > solution for you as well. > -- > richard > > "Todd Lemmiksoo" <[email protected]> wrote on 09/18/2009 02:10:03 PM: > >> Good for you Sherry! I have tried three times, by three different >> doctors, to qualify for the surgery. Not happening for me, stuck >> with toric contacts and bi-focal glasses. Plus I need cheater >> glasses for reading with the contacts. >> >> From: paul chinnery [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 2:53 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: OT: Follow-Up to OT Discussion > >> That's super news, Sherry! I've been thinking about it myself but >> cost has always been the limiting factor for me. >> >> Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:51:10 -0500 >> Subject: OT: Follow-Up to OT Discussion >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> Several weeks an OT discussion occurred regarding vision correction >> surgery, in which I stated that I was going to an evaluation appt. >> to see if I would benefit from LASIK. >> >> Well, I'm really happy to report that yes I was a good candidate and >> that last Friday, 9/11 I had the LASIK eye surgery done. I actually >> had what is called monovision correction, this is where one eye is >> corrected for distance and the other is corrected for reading. 7 >> hours after the surgery I was seeing 20/15 for distance and could >> read the smallest line on the reading test. I had absolutely no >> adjustment time needed for the monovision. >> >> Sorry for the OT, but several people wanted to know how it worked >> out for me on this, so there ya go. >> >> Have a great Friday!! >> >> -- >> Sherry Abercrombie >> >> "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." >> Arthur C. Clarke >> Sent from Newark, TX, United States > >> >> >> >> Bing™ brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it >> now. >> >> >> >> > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
