Thanks, I am interested in other types of vision improvement also, Just not familiar with that procedure. These doctors tend to stick with what they specialize in, "which is normal" but not always the best for the patient.
They also tend to stick to what they are familiar with.
When in my 40's I had cosmetic surgery for "bags" under my eyes, as it ran in my family, and I had decided early on, that I would fix this as soon as it became noticeable enough.
I was friendly with the, then, head of research at Manhattan Eye and Ear. A well known and highly respected doctor in his field. He said it would be no problem, due to my age and good genetics etc.
It ended up that he had to re-do the left eye 3 times. And that was working with a perfectly good subject to start out with.
The space from the edges of the lens were different on the left eye, leaving white above and below the lens. It looked weird. He kept telling me it would go away just take time, but nothing happened in 6-12 months, until he did 2 more surgeries. So I always tell people that nothing is routine. Finally he got it right, after we were no longer friends. He actually was annoyed that he had to fix it. and told me that these things are never perfect, to which I responded that's not what you said before we did this, you said it would be perfect. So I have first hand knowledge of what can go wrong in what starts out as a simple procedure.
I always tell people that you never want to go and have anything done, unless you really have to, so I am looking at this the same way, I waited until I am 66, and if I am going to enhance my vision, now would be the time to do it.
On a side note, he lost his license to practice due to a tragedy in one of his surgery's. I just pulled him up and it showed 27 lawsuits that have been settled or still in court, but the thing that bothers me, is that he was on Good Morning America, and Opera, among others as one of the tops in his field. There was no internet back then, and why would you question the chief of Research of Manhattan eye and ear? You never know what can happen until they actually do the procedure. I have seen too many screw ups with what was supposed to be a simple procedure that went awry. That is really the main thing that has stopped me from going forward.
If I hadn't have persisted, he would have left me the way I was, cross-eyed. I literally had to throw the Skeleton's head he was using to show me, across the room through a bookcase. He got the point right away, and stopped the bull.
Each time I had to loose a month from work, as My eyes are a very important part of what I do for a living.
Last year I had a "Floater" in my left eye, that drove me nuts for months, with flashing lights, and of and on vision problems, after every test possible, they saw nothing. A year later I still get flashes on occasion, at night, but have been told that this is common, I also wonder if this would fix that problem. All I want to do is be able to see the target and the sights at the same time, instead of moving my eye in all sorts of positions with bifocals,to make a shot. I also have asked a few guys about red dots on pistols, but they cost almost as much as the surgery if you have several guns that you use.
But it sounds like most guys still have to wear glasses, which I was hoping to get rid of.
There is a Doctor O'Brien near me, who is well known and took care of my floater. I get the feeling and have also heard, that he is excellent. But he only does the one type,