Hi everyone, I've rarely posted here, but follow the discussions pretty regularly. This site has been very interesting, and it's good to know there are people...
... ### That is encouraging to know. I'm only 3 months in from my surgery, so I'm still hoping for some improvement from the halos. ... ### Now that's...
It doesn't matter if the average person isn't going to know what's "too big" for pupil size. The average person shouldn't have to become an amateur optometrist...
... surgery, ... Nancy: Give it more time to improve than the doctors tell you. Everyone is different, and I am just now starting to really feel comfortable...
Having just gone through all the posts on this board (most of which were written before I got here), there are some old issues that I want to resurrect,...
I've now been off allergy medicine for 6 days and I can tell a difference in the halos. They're not gone, but they are less intense indoors and I can also see...
Nancy, Your experience sounds so similar to mine it is amazing. I can completely relate to the "glow" around dark screens on the tv, white lettering, etc....
... ### I have the double image on occasion and at some times it's even a quadruple image. But I know that those are due to my YAG holes, because if I...
If the YAG holes "tighten up" over time, your doctor is almost certainly going to want to "untighten" them again with another couple of blasts of the PI laser....
Well, *a* hole is critical for glaucoma mitigation. The reason they punch two is in case one heals over or gets clogged. I imagine inspecting the PI sites...
My experience has been similar. Staar appears to have taken the position that their partner physicians are going to be a firewall between them and the patient....
Hi, I am 31, I have been wearing glasses since I was 3 and contacts since I was 16. I recently found out that my vision has degraded further since my last ...
... That was part of the reasoning in my decision: Even if my surgery didn't bring me 20/20 vision, I would at least be good enough to see my alarm clock. I...
Well just out from my consultation with pupils dialated and the outcome is that I will go ahead with the surgery (post a retina examination next week). I...
... The halos are different, though. For me, at least, contacts caused soft donuts of light. With the Visian, they are crisp circles or arcs with rays...
Hello Giovanna: Me. I have nearly the same prescription as you but with fairly high astigmatism on top. I know just what you mean about glasses and I could no...
... I can verify this since I had my first retinal detachment on July 2 unfortunately. I urgently returned from holiday on Gran Canaria the day before because...
While my prescription was not quite as bad as yours, one of the technicians in my doctor's office (who had the surgery only weeks before me) had a prescription...
... I will keep this in mind. I think knowing about the Halos before going ahead has allowed me to 1) ask more questions & 2) think about whether it is a...
It's also critical to know what can be done to mitigate halos if they do occur ..... Can special-prescription glasses "un-halo" your vision? What topical or...
I don't think this message made it to the group. I'm reposting it! Sorry if I send it twice! ... Subject: Re: Glare after iridectomy Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008...
...and now I'm responding to it! I was wearing soft, disposable contacts very similar to yours. -9 and -9.5 Biocompatibles. When they heard that I had been...
Joe, You need to take your contacts out for about a week prior to the appointment where your eyes are measured, as Michael mentions. Contacts of all types...
My surgeon wanted me to be out of my contacts for 3 weeks before each surgery (one Visian ICL and one Verisyse). Jen ... and ... them out ... made ... the ... ...
As others said, the need for having the contacts out for >= 7 days before the "final measurments" exam (not the initial consult, and not the PIOL surgery...
Hi All, A quick update, I had the YAG on Friday 08.08.08 (hoping this brings me luck!). So far so good. I haven't noticed too much of a difference apart from ...
... This is going to be a strange question for a text-based medium, but what do the holes look like? I've never been able to find mine. I have no idea what...
Hello, PIOL group members! I've been lurking here for a few weeks since my Lasik journey turned into a PIOL journey. Won't bore you with my story since it's...
