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Originally Posted by redlemon
I'd love to have laser surgery, since my eyes are at about -13, but I'm not a candidate; my opthamologist told me that my retinas are too thin, and might rupture during the surgery (they have to increase the pressure in your eyeball to keep it from moving).
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I'm thinking you mean your
corneas are too thin--I have the same problem.
In fact, my corneas are even thinner than whatever the ridiculously low number of people who actually have this issue--like the 1% of 1% (lol, my vision is worse and my corneas are thinner,
top that!)
nah, there is hope, though:
evidently, they can fit us with
cornea transplants, at a cost of ~$5K per eye (or was it both?). Unfortunately, their bifocal corrections leave too much to be desired so it'd put us in reading glasses. Of course, depending on how old you are, you may need them soon anyway (I think like 40+-50s is average).
Good news:
This technique has been used for approx. 20 years on cataract patients. So at least you know the tech is secure and relatively safe. Just wanted to drop you a line in case your doc didn't give you the options.
I figure by the time I'm done with grad school and have enough funds, I'll either not be reading as much or the bifocal corneas will be better.