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Undercorrection and Enhanment Questions, David - Rochester, MI, 3/25/2005
why wont he correct both eyes?, ace - wpb, FL, 4/06/2005, (#1)

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"Undercorrection and Enhanment Questions"
Posted by David - Rochester, MI on 12:37:46 3/25/2005
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Am a bit upset about this, what he told me was going to correct for and what he did are two different things... While in the Operating room I heardnumbers being ratlled off -3.825 and -3.62, He orginally said the correction factor was to be -4.25 and -4... I asked at the time of surgury, the response "trust me" it will be fine...

threee months later, I am left with a good clean flap and well healed, just a -1.25 off on the left eye and -1 off on the right. At leaset this is what my surgen sez. I want an enhancement, As I still require glasses and contacts. A month after the surgery he said -.75 for each eye. Now he sez he will only do one eye, the right one at a -1.

I don't want monovision, and do not have an issue wth farsitgthness or don not mind wearing reading glasses in the future. I told him this... orginally and yet again... Additionally, he did not dialate my eyes to ensure the most accurate reading possible... I questioned this... the response, I am the doctor you are the paitent..."trust me' . Well, I don't and surgery is scheduled for a week from now...

I went home and tried my contact lenses in just the right eye... making a .75 difference between the two... Can't stand it ! Can not even imagine a full -1.25 difference between both eyes...

Now what and advice, recomendations?

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1. "why wont he correct both eyes?"
Posted by ace - wpb, FL on 06:10:29 4/06/2005
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Does his clinic guarantee enhancements? How well do you see with either eye right now? How long has it been? Make sure to wait at least 3 months before enhancement. If you are approaching 40, then you may not even want the enhancement, your residual myopia will delay the need for reading glasses. In my opinion, I belive its better to leave the residual myopia, you shouldnt need glasses period if you are only .75 diopters!
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