Yeah. Make sure you get enough for us. :) Also, remember the words of Jay Sherman: "Repeat after me, 'I cannot survive without my Lithium.'" On Jan 27, 2011 9:15 AM, "Kim Longenbaugh" <[email protected]> wrote: > Stop in the pharmacy while you're there to refill your anti-psychotic meds too, since you're already there.. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 8:11 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Way OT - Anyone here had Lasik? How has it impacted your daily work (looking at screens, keyboards, etc) > > You might check Eye-Mart and pick up a pair of ruby quartz glasses. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 5:44 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Way OT - Anyone here had Lasik? How has it impacted your daily work (looking at screens, keyboards, etc) > > Only issue I had was when a direct light bounced off my cornea, a > steady, heated beam would pierce through solid objects (including > screens and keyboards). They'll teach you about non-direct looking. I > learned quickly after the family dog took a hit. > > On 1/26/2011 6:38 PM, James Kerr wrote: >> I need to have this done in my right eye before its starts doing its >> own thing from not really getting used. Last time I tried to wear >> glasses it made me VERY sick and I decided not to wear them anymore. >> At least with glasses I could take them off and the sickness would >> wear off in a few hours. I guess if I do lasic I'm going to need an >> eye patch the relieve my brain from the stress of seeing normally. I'm >> thinking it will be a rough ride. >> >> James >> >> >> On 1/26/2011 8:35 AM, Garcia-Moran, Carlos wrote: >>> I just got it done in December best money I've ever spent, after >>> looking into prices and tech, I ended up going to Canada, it was >>> $3500 minus $400 for being a US citizen, I got the Custom Wavefront >>> bladeless which was the current best surgery and I can get it done a >>> 2nd time if needed, The place I went LasikMD was recommended by two >>> coworkers who had gotten it done there before. It guarantees 20/20 >>> and the surgery I got covers all checkup's and 2nd surgery's if >>> needed for life. Also I submitted to my bill for FSA reimbursement no >>> problem since it's an approved expense even though it's outside of >>> the country. >>> >>> I actively Kick box 3 times a week and do some swimming. You can't >>> have direct trauma to the eyes for 3 months, outside of some dryness >>> on my left eye, I can read at night with no issues. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 8:41 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: Way OT - Anyone here had Lasik? How has it impacted your >>> daily work (looking at screens, keyboards, etc) >>> >>> Not athletically active, but had mine done with assistance from my >>> FSA account 12 years ago. My eyesight beforehand was 20/400 in one >>> eye, and 20/425 in the other. It cost $2k/eye. I gulped hard and did it. >>> >>> Afterward, it was 20/20 both eyes. >>> >>> I am so very glad I did it. >>> >>> Of course, I instantly needed reading glasses, (I was over 40 at that >>> point) but being able to see the road signs while being driven home >>> from the operation brought more tears to my eyes than could be >>> accounted for by the operation. >>> >>> I got it done on a Friday, and by Monday was good to go, and have >>> always told folks who ask that I would do it again in a heartbeat. >>> >>> I was a "practice" patient - the surgeon who performed it was at the >>> time the president of the board of ophthalmology for WA STate, but >>> was being proctored for this procedure by someone. He is/was an >>> amazing doctor, who performed RK on my then-wife a few years earlier >>> and worked a near miracle for her as well. >>> >>> I say, ask a couple of ophthalmologists who don't perform this >>> particular procedure who they would choose if they had to get it >>> done, and see what they have to say. >>> >>> >>> Kurt >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:34, Raper, Jonathan - >>> Eagle<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I'm considering Lasik for my left eye (my right eye is 20/12 >>>> uncorrected - I have an astigmatism in my left eye). I've heard >>>> great stories, and I've read about not so great experiences. >>>> >>>> One of my co-workers had Lasik (by the same surgeon who would do my >>>> procedure) 8 years ago and claims zero regrets and no long term ill >>>> effects. 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