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My vote on Lasik: The eyes have it
I’ve always liked my glasses. They are my smart-girl armor.
I liked them, that is, until a thunderstorm blew through our neighborhood recently and knocked out the power. I got up in the middle of night, blind as a bat, grasping around for my lifeline. After several moments of panicky fumbling, I woke my sleeping husband.
“Help me find my glasses,” I said, making a request he has heard more times than I would like to admit.
//In that helpless moment I decided to revisit the research I had done months earlier on Lasik, a laser-assisted surgery that reshapes the cornea, allowing many to see without corrective lenses. (click here to read the full story)
NBA Star Enjoys “Remarkable” Results from LASIK
“I never wore glasses or contacts,” Matt Carroll of the Dallas Mavericks said. “And last year, my vision just wasn’t as good. I just noticed little things, like when I was driving and seeing signs and numbers and letters. So I thought when the season’s over, I got to get it checked out.
“The doctor told me ‘yeah, you definitely need something, either wearing contacts or you’re a candidate for Lasik if you want to do it.’
“So I said I’m going to do it and get it corrected.”
Two and a half weeks ago, Carroll had the surgery and the results of the procedure have been remarkable, he said. (Click here for full story)
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A Candid Look at LASIK
“I woke up the next morning and saw clear numbers on my alarm clock. I reached for my glasses, but when I snapped out of my half-asleep stupor, I shot up in bed and gazed around my room in awe. I didn’t have to look around for my glasses and I didn’t have to decide if I wanted to wear contacts for the day either.”
