Another story by a very unhappy lasik patient who even provides proof to why.
Ace
First there's the Emory University study showing that every post-LASIK
cornea has
pathology.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&...
CONCLUSIONS: Permanent pathologic changes were present in all
post-LASIK
corneas. These changes were most prevalent in the lamellar interface
wound.
These changes along with other pathologic alterations in post-LASIK
corneas
may change the functionality of the cornea after LASIK.
Then there's the fact that refractive surgery actually *induces*
distortions
in your cornea
that can't be fixed by glasses. That's why visual quality is sometimes
poor
after LASIK
and patients complain that they have lost their former 'crisp' vision
that
they once enjoyed
with glasses or contacts.
Think your eyes are sore and irritated now? Wait till you lose more
than 40%
of your corneal
nerve density, the nerves responsible for the comfortable wetting of
your
eye! Sore irritated
eyes BEFORE LASIK are a huge red flag for you NOT to have the surgery.
The Mayo Clinic studies show nerve loss greater than 40% at the 3 year
point. So much for
recovery at 6 months!
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&...
Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,
Rochester, MN
55905, USA.
CONCLUSIONS: Both subbasal and stromal corneal nerves in LASIK flaps
recover
slowly and do not return to preoperative densities by 3 years after
LASIK.
The numbers of subbasal nerves appear to decrease between 2 and 3 years
after LASIK. The orientation of the regenerated subbasal nerves remains
predominantly vertical.
Do you want to have a 'structurally compromised cornea'?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&...
I have had several LASIK patients tell me that they 'Just want their
old
life back' and would give anything to undo the surgery. You can't undo
refractive surgery, it's permanent, harmful to your eye and has
long-term
eye health consequences. For example, when you're older it will be
harder to
get a correct prescription for your cataract surgery implants.
Buy some really cool glasses and keep your cornea healthy. I wish I
had. I
have dry painful eyes and really horrible visual quality. I know guys
in
their twenties who are debilitated by refractive surgery. Don't do
this. The
chance to go without glasses isn't worth the risks of this oversold and
overhyped procedure.
Tom Lucas
news:1156154585.1...@74g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...
> Actually it's not OK. Refractive surgery harms every eye.
Is this your opinion or his - there's nothing to say that you are
quoting anyone?
> First there's the Emory University study showing that every post-LASIK
> cornea has
> pathology.
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&...
Broken.
<snip>
> The Mayo Clinic studies show nerve loss greater than 40% at the 3 year
> point. So much for
> recovery at 6 months!
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&...
Broken.
<snip>
> Do you want to have a 'structurally compromised cornea'?
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&...
Broken.
From this can I assume that you have not read the reports this post
links to? Which means you have not verified the correctness of what this
chap is saying yet you are presenting it 1) as fact and 2) as your
words. This is misinformation Ace and it is irresponsible to confuse
people in this group looking for real, valid and verifiable information.
They may also want wild speculation and personal opinion but I'm sure
most people would like to be told that it is first.
Tom Lucas
"Tom Lucas" <news@REMOVE_auto_THIS_flame_TO_REPLY.clara.co.uk> wrote in
message news:115615605...@iris.uk.clara.net...
<snip>
I logged into AIM a few times over the weekend but I didn't see you. I
guess you were busy with the OrthoK.
Ace
am commenting, I am sure to let people know this. This person with bad
lasik experience searched for facts to answer why his lasik went bad.
Tom Lucas
>I did not say any of this, I pasted that persons bad lasik story. If I
> am commenting, I am sure to let people know this. This person with bad
> lasik experience searched for facts to answer why his lasik went bad.
The usual method of using usenet is for people to assume that everything
said in your post are your words unless it is explicitly stated as being
quoted (and it is good manners to cite the source of the quotation).
This protects you from criticism in case what you quote later proves to
be inaccurate.