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<blockquote data-quote="992947x" data-source="post: 2418151" data-attributes="member: 291252"><p>I had my laser treatment a couple of weeks back. I was quite scared, but the process was painless. They did say I might experience permanent reduction in night vision (seeing things in poor light), and get permanent floaters (grey floating things in my eye).</p><p></p><p>I actually got both - when I look in the drawers or into corners, I see dark shadows rather than clear colours. All my underwear looks black in the drawer for example, and it is hard to make out which is black, red, blue. I also get big floaters, but apparently the brain adjusts to them and I will only see them when I look for them in due course. I had to do a eye test (reading the letters on the chart) at the hospital on Friday just gone, and I had a big grey blob the size of the eye chart next to the chart, so I could still see a lot of the letters. I guess it was to the right of the chart, as they laser around the sides of the eyes, rather than the centre. Examples at the minute are finding it difficult to work at my monitor when the screen is white (I can turn it to black in many instances, but not all) because the floaters obscure my vision, and make it difficult to concentrate, and also gives me headaches. I get disorientated too if I move my head too quickly, I think that is due to the floaters as well. I was supposed to have another session in the same eye today, but I couldn't get transport back from the hospital, so I have had to rearrange.</p><p></p><p>I kind of feel it is a horrid experience, but at the same time, am holding onto the idea that it is better than going blind completely! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="992947x, post: 2418151, member: 291252"] I had my laser treatment a couple of weeks back. I was quite scared, but the process was painless. They did say I might experience permanent reduction in night vision (seeing things in poor light), and get permanent floaters (grey floating things in my eye). I actually got both - when I look in the drawers or into corners, I see dark shadows rather than clear colours. All my underwear looks black in the drawer for example, and it is hard to make out which is black, red, blue. I also get big floaters, but apparently the brain adjusts to them and I will only see them when I look for them in due course. I had to do a eye test (reading the letters on the chart) at the hospital on Friday just gone, and I had a big grey blob the size of the eye chart next to the chart, so I could still see a lot of the letters. I guess it was to the right of the chart, as they laser around the sides of the eyes, rather than the centre. Examples at the minute are finding it difficult to work at my monitor when the screen is white (I can turn it to black in many instances, but not all) because the floaters obscure my vision, and make it difficult to concentrate, and also gives me headaches. I get disorientated too if I move my head too quickly, I think that is due to the floaters as well. I was supposed to have another session in the same eye today, but I couldn't get transport back from the hospital, so I have had to rearrange. I kind of feel it is a horrid experience, but at the same time, am holding onto the idea that it is better than going blind completely! :) [/QUOTE]
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