Never understood the one eye for near, one eye for far stuff with Lasik, either. It would seem like that would really mess you up.
Had a former business partner who popped for Lasik, did it with one of the best guys around, and one of his eyes was bad, in that the surgery did not cure his eyesight or correct his astigmatism. Made him legally blind. With Lasik, they won’t go back in and make corrections until your eyesight is stable for at least 30 days. Since you have to wait for everything to heal, he was unable to drive or work for some time. To be honest, I don’t know if it ever got corrected because I got bought out before it was over. That turned me off of Lasik right away. -D > On Jun 4, 2020, at 2:15 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Sounds good! I still don't understand how one implanted lens can correct > for both far and near vision - will have to dig deeper. I was never > interested in the one eye for one, the other for the other idea - gives me > a headache just thinking about it. > > I like your choice, just don't understand how it works (the old manual > focus photographer in me want's to understand the optics of it). > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 1:00 PM G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> Both eyes are corrected with implant lens for both near and far vision, as >> well as individual correction for astigmatism [according to my eye surgeon, >> everyone has astigmatism, how much is individual]. >> >> FAA will not approve you for flight physical if you have one eye corrected >> for near vision and one eye for far vision, so your choice would likely b >> same as mine.. >> After years of Arizona sun, UV light at altitude, and welding... cataracts >> were "well developed" and I am now amazed at how bright everything is... my >> first purchase was a really good set of sunglasses. ha.. >> Because I went for the full boat ride, it wasn't cheap. But, IMHO, worth >> it. >> >> If you wish to see the procedure being done... call it up on a youtube >> search... several video are available to view. Procedure takes about 20 >> minutes... 3 days for the eye to clear up as the meds and lubrication >> clears... then, vision becomes more intense by the day.... Dr. only does >> one eye at a time... with 2 wks to a month between, so you have time to do >> the necessary brain adjustment to get used to seeing clearly. >> The Dr. I chose has been doing it for 28 years, so he has done thousands of >> eyes. Staff have all worked with him for years, so they made everything go >> smoothly... all in all, successful experience. >> >> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 10:43 AM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com >>> >> wrote: >> >>> OK - cataract surgery is in my near future, but haven't done the research >>> into the options yet. Are you saying that the implanted lenses are like >> bi >>> or tri focals? Or do you have one eye for far and one for close? >>> How do your lenses work? >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 10:31 AM G Mann via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com >>>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Personal viewpoint on progressive lens. >>>> I tried them, with careful fitting by skilled eye specialist, and then >>> went >>>> through 3 different sets of glasses, trying to get a fit I could live >>> with. >>>> Total failure. Because of the lack of definition between near and mid >> and >>>> far they were a personal danger. >>>> Working with precision machinery was a disaster. Rather than being able >>> to >>>> shift eye position to adjust for distance, it required continual head >>>> reposition in a "hunt and peck" system of trying to find usable >>>> magnification.... >>>> The interim fix was to switch to lined bifocals, with desired focal >>> length >>>> set to my useful length. That provided a nice crisp shift horizon >> between >>>> near and far magnification that "progressive lens" never gave.. >>>> Also, the focal area of the lined bifocals was much wider which gave >> side >>>> vision improvements. >>>> >>>> In December, last year, had cataract removal, both eyes, and fitted >> lens >>>> implants which corrected far and near vision, as well as astigmatism. >>> After >>>> about 2 weeks, I now do not need to wear glasses at all... total >>> success... >>>> although not cheap... I now have 20/20 in each eye and my wallet is >> much >>>> lighter. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 5:58 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Mine have 3 distances. Close, medium & distance. I have no idea,what >>>> they >>>>> cost as i got them through insurance at work. I have had them for >>> years. >>>>> Only issue i have ever had is driving a,lawn tractor & look back to >>>> side >>>>> to check mowing swath. I do know people who have trouble with them >>> but >>>>> until this thread never thought about them i have corneal disease in >>> my >>>>> right eye so i get MD level eye care. >>>>> >>>>> Dwight Giles Jr. >>>>> Wickford RI >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020, 8:13 PM Craig via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com >>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 15:53:48 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> From what the doctor told me, progressives is just another name >> for >>>> no >>>>>>> like bifocals. >>>>>> >>>>>> "No like", huh? Does that really describe your feelings toward >> them? >>>> :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I was looking briefly on the Internet for a picture showing the >>>>>> distribution of focal lengths across the typical "progressive" lens >>>>>> which I had seen before, but I couldn't find it. >>>>>> >>>>>> I had thought the focal length was continuously variable from the >>>>>> top-middle of the lens to the bottom, but such is not the case. >> There >>>> are >>>>>> typically three central "zones" with progressively shorter focal >>>> lengths >>>>>> as one goes from the middle-top to the bottom of the lens. There >> are >>>> also >>>>>> two "zones" to the sides of the central "zones" which have a >>> different >>>>>> focal length for peripheral vision. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Craig >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> OK Don >>> >>> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >>> pause and reflect." Mark Twain >>> >>> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” >>> Wernher >>> Von Braun >>> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >>> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
