[TheForge] See small stuff (Was: rust redux)OT

Fri Nov 14 13:16:05 2003

I think the lasik proceedure sculpts the surface of the cornea to compensate
for the lens's inability to focus the immage on the retina when looking at
close objects.
I believe they are now also able to correct a host of other vision problems
including astignatism.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] See small stuff (Was: rust redux)OT


> I'm confused ( again?):
> I thought that presbiopia(SP?..short arm syndrome) was due to growing
> inflexability of the eyeball with age.
> How does lasik's trimming the cornea help that?  Pete f
>
> G.Watts wrote:
>
> >Yeah, Andy...my wife had the Lasik-thing done a couple of years ago and
she,
> >along with the other 10 or so people I know that have had it are glad
that
> >they did.  Most are spectacles-free, though a couple need them at night.
> >Lasik's a booming business here in San Diego...I've heard a recent ad for
a
> >newer technique that is supposedly 100% computer controlled that comes
with
> >a guaranty of success.  Find a Doc that has lots of refs. and check them,
> >then see if your condition is treatable.
> >Good luck,
> >
> >George.
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [email protected]
> >[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Andy Vida
> >Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 9:06 PM
> >To: [email protected]
> >Subject: Re: [TheForge] See small stuff (Was: rust redux)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Mike Spencer wrote:
> >
> >
> >>>      It's annoying as hell to pick up the menu, which is printed
> >>>      in 2 point type, and find you ahve no glasses.  Then Seshat
> >>>      has to read to me.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>You *do* know about the pinhole effect?  Curl your forefinger up as
> >>tight as possible.  Put you finger right against your orbital ridge,
> >>try to peer through the "hole" and open your finger a tiny bit until
> >>you can see a glimmer of light.  Fiddle with the size of the hole
> >>(small as possible) and the distance to the menu until it comes into
> >>focus.  In a good light I can read the fine print on a matchbook that
> >>way -- about 4pt -- without glasses.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > yes, I know about this.  the same happens when you look THROUGH
> > your eyebrows.  The hairs act as a diffraction grate.
> >
> > I don't do this because people think I'm insane as it is.  All
> > I need is to have the waitress notifying the manager of this
> > guy that's got a hand glued to his eye... next thing you know
> > it's the nice men in white coats coming to take you away for a
> > talk with another nice man (or woman) in that posh hotel with
> > the tufted walls.  Who'd feed the dogs?
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