Laser eye correction

[Mark T]

I was wondering if anyone had undergone this? My wife?s glasses are getting a bit like bottle tops and although we do tend to go for the thinner and lighter materials they can still be a bit heavy.

This has been suggested before, but my understanding was that you lost some of your night vision if you had it done. This wouldn?t be a good thing since our favoured way of travelling by car is to go in the evening/night.

So, does it really ruin your night vision?

 

[redrevis]

Looking on Google it appears that loss of night vision can occur for about half of people who have laser eye surgery, but that this can improve after 3-6 months.

Night vision problems following laser eye surgery is one of the most commonly reported side effects, but just how big of an issue is it? The vast majority of people have little or no night vision problems following the procedure and even for those that do, it rarely causes any major problems. Most people who develop night vision problems following surgery, will normally find they disappear over the 3-6 months following the procedure. Night vision problems are caused by something called higher order aberrations and you will be assessed for these during a laser eye surgery consultation. Lasik and Lasek are types of laser eye surgery and both can cause night vision problems.

http://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=laser+eye+surgery+night+vision

*sorry no first hand experience here.

 

[imtrying]

Hi Mark,

Both of my in-laws have had their eyes lasered (not diabetics though) and both have been successful. One has a few problems, but this will be fixed free of charge. Both now don't need to wear glasses, apart from one who needs some just to read up close.

hope that helps a little.