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to: MILES MAXTED
from: DAVID WILLIAMS
date: 2005-07-18 16:56:46
subject: Re: Pnu 736

-> Excellent outcome ... and a prompt to go looking for the after-  
-> effects of laser light. 
 
-> Did you have any change in any prescribed glasses ? 
  
No. My prescriptions weren't changed. 
  
A while later, my ladyfriend suggested that I should have laser surgery 
to correct my vision, so I wouldn't need glasses - at least, for 
distance. I decided to consult the surgeon who had fixed the glaucoma, 
and his advice was strongly *not* to do it. He said that every laser 
procedure reduces the eye's sensitivity to low light, so it can see 
less well in dim conditions. People who have received several laser 
surgeries often have significantly reduced sensitivity. I have already 
had one, which was fully justified under the circumstances, and my 
low-light vision still seems to be pretty good. But the effect is 
cumulative, so having further laser surgeries, especially for 
non-essential reasons, might well cause a significant loss of acuity. 
  
So I still wear glasses. 
  
                       dow 
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