At 04:13 PM 1/27/00 -0500, Ron Spolarich, in reply to Garth Wood, wrote:
>Funny you should mention the laser corrective surgery. Only recently have I
>actually even considered this alternative. I must admit I'm not sure I want
>to throw the dice on possibly forfeiting my eyesight at 49. However, it's
>very frustrating when I need to see closeup. For example, working inside
>the computer or under the dash of the car, etc. I find it amusing that your
>friend did it one eye at a time! Ha! Ha! I guess that's one approach.\
Actually, it's the standard approach of the two laser surgery clinics in
Edmonton. Such surgery is still more of an art than a science in some ways,
and nothing's 100 0uaranteed. Thus, do one eye, see how it goes, and if
everything's cool, then do the other. Of course, they have a number of tests
which they do before they even consider the surgery to see whether you're a
good candidate or not.
>BTW: What was the total cost of the surgery?
All-in cost in the early 1990s was $10,000.00 Canadian. Today, you can get the
same job done with better tech (*much* better tech) for about $4,000.00 -
$5,000.00 Canadian (both eyes, of course). That's about $2.98 U.S., if memory
serves. ;-) If I'd had that option twenty years ago, I would've applied for
the Canadian Armed Forces Air Force after University. As it was, non-20/20
vision need never apply to be a fighter pilot.
Garth
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