progressive lens

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Well, that is not quite true....lasik can help.

There have been poeple who have one eye Lasik'd for reading distances and one eye Lasik'd for longer distances. The person just uses one eye for each type of task. I don't know how well it works but it has been done.

LASIK can't do jack for loss of accommodation. It may be possible to reshape the cornea to compensate, but the lens is just going to get worse as the patient ages.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

LASIK can't do jack for loss of accommodation. It may be possible to reshape the cornea to compensate, but the lens is just going to get worse as the patient ages.

... and he can spell 'accommodation'! ..sigh...

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

... and he can spell 'accommodation'! ..sigh...

Yes - but a performance-enhancing substance (my browser's spell-check) helped.

[refnrev]

Rita,
If by progressive you mean the no line bi-focals, I tried them and HATED THEM WITH A PASSION! You have to point your nose directly at what you're looking at. I had no peripheral vision, and was half dizzy most of the time. I almost had three wrecks while driving over by St. Louis. I had the eye doctor put half moon bifocals in. In recent years I've gotten to where I only need glasses for reading or occasionally driving late at night so I don't wear glasses to referee. But I don't see how you could ever referee in progressive lenses. Seems to me that they would drive you absolutely crazy on the court! RR

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

LASIK can't do jack for loss of accommodation. It may be possible to reshape the cornea to compensate, but the lens is just going to get worse as the patient ages.

You missed my point. They don't do it with a single eye. They focus one eye for reading and one eye for distance. It can be very annoying for many but it is done. I'm guessing they make you try it out with contact/glasses with a similar arrangement before doing the surgery.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

You missed my point. They don't do it with a single eye. They focus one eye for reading and one eye for distance. It can be very annoying for many but it is done. I'm guessing they make you try it out with contact/glasses with a similar arrangement before doing the surgery.

AAARRRRGGGGH, Matey!

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

AAARRRRGGGGH, Matey!

What do sailors use to keep their parrots from falling off their shoulders?

Polygrip.


AARRR, AARRR, AARRR!

[26 Year Gap]

I might get a similar response from my stepson who is playing in Pirates of Penzance if I asked him "What's the Pinafore?"

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

You missed my point. They don't do it with a single eye. They focus one eye for reading and one eye for distance. It can be very annoying for many but it is done. I'm guessing they make you try it out with contact/glasses with a similar arrangement before doing the surgery.

We understood what you're saying, Cam. But the point was they still can't do anything about accommodation. They're just over correcting the one eye. I can see wheree they would have to be very cautious about doing that.