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Medical Forum / General / Vision / October 2005Astigmatism Glasses Distortion
I have recenlty had Lasik surgery to correct the following percription +2.50 -4.00 75 +2.50 -4.00 105 The result has been superb with a perfect left eye and a little residual distortion in the right. My vision is brighter, more colourful,I am more alert, my eyes naturally focuses to the horizon, my eyes can now focus and move quickly and fluidly. Compare this to wearing glasses where the image was dull, flat, two dimentional (all the image was in focus, no sense of depth) and there was no central point (sweet spot)to the vision (I saw everything at once).Even though technically had 20/20 vision, compared to what I have now I could bearly see at all. Wearing glasses seemed to restricted the movement of the eye and this made me rather dopey. What I would like to know has anyone else had a similar experience with glasses? I have worn glasses since the age of seven and am now thirty four, why won't opticians tell you that glasses do not give you anywhere near normal vision? I'm glad to hear you had a good result. Hopefully it will remain stable for many years. I think you got bad glasses. I wore astigmatic correction (not as bad as yours, but 2.5 in one eye and 1.75 in the other) With glasses, I saw perfect 20/15 from age 18 to 58. Then I got cataracts and had my myopia and my astigmatism corrected, and I now see better without glasses than I did at 18 without glasses, but I still wear glasses to correct that little bit of residual, so with glasses I see the same, perfect 20/15 I had when wearing glasses at age 18 and all the intervening years. Don't know why you had a problem, for sure it's not a typical complaint, but whatever it was it's good that you're apparently fixed. w.stacy, o.d. >I have recenlty had Lasik surgery to correct the following percription > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > I had exactly the opposite experience as you. Up to age 40 I had 20/10 vision, uncorrected. Then I needed glasses for a lot of reading. Then I needed glasses for any reading. Now I need bifocals for everything. It sure isn't the same. Geez I miss my eyesight. Sadly surgery will only give temporary results for me. > I had exactly the opposite experience as you. > Up to age 40 I had 20/10 vision, uncorrected. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Geez I miss my eyesight. Sadly surgery will only give temporary results for > me. Not sure if you're replying to me or the original poster of this thread. When you don't include ANY of the post you're replying to, it's impossible to tell (hint). Anyway, your last couple of sentences caught my eye. What do you mean, you LOST YOUR EYESIGHT???? Somehow I doubt that (did you actually go blind?). Maybe you lost a little focusing ability... And what's that about surgery only temporary? What surgery for what problem? Maybe you don't have the whole scoop. Post a few details... w.stacy, o.d. > What I would like to know has anyone else had a similar experience with > glasses? I have worn glasses since the age of seven and am now thirty > four, why won't opticians tell you that glasses do not give you > anywhere near normal vision? What LASIK shop did you say you work for? :-( Hasn't been my experience at all. I wore glasses for 35 years and now am rid of them (mostly). They did cause problems, but nothing like you've described. I didn't have all that much astigmatism, though. For people who don't like glasses, I highly recommend considering contacts. They are a lot more hassle, but eliminate some of the disadvantages of glasses. For some people, they don't work so well for astigmatism correction.  SignatureDan Abel dabel@sonic.net Petaluma, California, USA > What LASIK shop did you say you work for? > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > dabel@sonic.net > Petaluma, California, USA Wore toric lenses for a while, though better than glasses, still no where as good as now. Besides, contacts were heavy, dried the eyes out and made the eyes very sore. I was very prone to eye infections and cysts because the lenses would twist off the meridian and the only way to adjust was by using a finger (not very hygenic). In the end I could no longer tolerate lenses (not uncommon) and surgery was the only real option.
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