From: "Rich Gauszka" 

I'm at the age where laser surgery might present more problem than it solves.

have you considered these 

http://www.timsportfolio.com/illustration%20html%20pages/wiperglasses.html


"Richard B."  wrote in message
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> On Wed, 30 May 2007 09:20:42 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
>  wrote:
>
>>about 5% seem to have problems with halos, dry eyes, near vision (
>>presbyopia ).  I read an article where some older patients due to the loss
>>of elasticity in the eye were settling for mono vision with the laser
>>surgery. One eye is adjusted for distance and the other for near vision
>>which supposedly compensates for the presbyopia problem.
>
> My dataset is certainly small but higher than that 5%.  I *wish* I
> felt more comfortable getting the procedure because glasses are a
> royal PITA much of the time.
>
> I recall one summer evening 5k where my glasses fogged up in the
> middle of the race...I couldn't see diddlysquat.  I had to take them
> off to see.  Fortunately, there was a women in dayglo orange shorts in
> front of me that I was forced, forced I tell you, to closely follow as
> my guide.  Honest officer, that is exactly what happened.
>
> - Richard
>
>
>

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