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high_jinx · 03-25-2008, 11:27 AM

I happen to be blessed with 13/20 vision and I have a horribly near-sighted friend that wears thick glasses. i've been trying to convince him to go for laser surgery. my argument is that his life will be better with that good of sight fused to his head compared to his yearly-thickening glasses between the extra peripheral vision granted by the glasses being on your eye and without the worries of glasses (scratches, bent frames, fog, etc...)

he, however is the type of guy that won't stand by the edge of a cliff with a gorgeous view at the end of a hike... not because he's afraid of heights, but because he's worried an earthquake will happen right that second... in other words, he's so hung up on the .00001% fail rate that he's not willing to risk it for the greater benefit.

first off, i'd like to hear from people about whether i should even be meddling with something personal like this to my friend, even though i'm doing it with the goal of improving his life. second, i'd like to hear any arguments you might have that might help sway him toward making the leap.

thanks.

03-25-2008, 11:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
high_jinx Psycho Location: venice beach, ca	I want to convince a friend to get lasik.... I happen to be blessed with 13/20 vision and I have a horribly near-sighted friend that wears thick glasses. i've been trying to convince him to go for laser surgery. my argument is that his life will be better with that good of sight fused to his head compared to his yearly-thickening glasses between the extra peripheral vision granted by the glasses being on your eye and without the worries of glasses (scratches, bent frames, fog, etc...) he, however is the type of guy that won't stand by the edge of a cliff with a gorgeous view at the end of a hike... not because he's afraid of heights, but because he's worried an earthquake will happen right that second... in other words, he's so hung up on the .00001% fail rate that he's not willing to risk it for the greater benefit. first off, i'd like to hear from people about whether i should even be meddling with something personal like this to my friend, even though i'm doing it with the goal of improving his life. second, i'd like to hear any arguments you might have that might help sway him toward making the leap. thanks. __________________ -my phobia drowned while i was gettin down.