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Shadowy Man · 02-06-2003, 08:39 AM

Does retinal re-attachment surgery count as "corrective eye surgery"??

Autonemesis · 02-06-2003, 08:45 AM

I do not anticipate ever having any kind of Lasik procedure. To me the calculus is simple:

Glasses/contacts: if there's a complication, remove them. Problem solved.

Lasik: if there's a complication, well, er, umm... Damn!

Ab_Normal · 02-06-2003, 10:54 AM

My response to eye surgery would be this:

"You want to do what to my what?!?!?" (puts in a 3-minute mile getting away)

Happy with my glasses, thank you muchly.

Ab_Normal · 02-06-2003, 10:56 AM

On a vaguely related note: I had my wisdom teeth removed in November. While the nurse was prepping me for the anesthesia, she asked if it's okay if they listened to Shania Twain during my surgery. My response was, "Heck, I'll be unconscious, listen to what you want."

Why did she even bother to ask? geez.

Shake · 02-06-2003, 11:01 AM

You mean everybody doesn't naturally have better than 20/20 vision???

*scurries quickly away*

Loren Pechtel · 02-06-2003, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shake
You mean everybody doesn't naturally have better than 20/20 vision???

*scurries quickly away*

Actually, I do about 20/15 uncorrected. However, I'm also wearing glasses!

Just for reading, however.

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02-06-2003, 08:39 AM	#11
Shadowy Man Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Shadowy Planet Posts: 7,585	Does retinal re-attachment surgery count as "corrective eye surgery"??

02-06-2003, 08:45 AM	#12
Autonemesis Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: I've left FRDB for good, due to new WI&P policy Posts: 12,048	I do not anticipate ever having any kind of Lasik procedure. To me the calculus is simple: Glasses/contacts: if there's a complication, remove them. Problem solved. Lasik: if there's a complication, well, er, umm... Damn!

02-06-2003, 10:54 AM	#13
Ab_Normal Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,842	My response to eye surgery would be this: "You want to do what to my what?!?!?" (puts in a 3-minute mile getting away) Happy with my glasses, thank you muchly.

02-06-2003, 10:56 AM	#14
Ab_Normal Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,842	On a vaguely related note: I had my wisdom teeth removed in November. While the nurse was prepping me for the anesthesia, she asked if it's okay if they listened to Shania Twain during my surgery. My response was, "Heck, I'll be unconscious, listen to what you want." Why did she even bother to ask? geez.

02-06-2003, 11:01 AM	#15
Shake Contributor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Folding@Home in upstate NY Posts: 14,394	You mean everybody doesn't naturally have better than 20/20 vision??? scurries quickly away

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