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PoetryIsLife

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since 2001-10-27

Posts 1763
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0 posted 2003-07-30 12:09 PM

Hello

Has anyone here had Laser Eye Surgery? I'm planning on having it done before I ship off to bootcamp in December, and I was looking for advice, best prices, if you were satisfied, etc. My vision is terrible, and has always been a hinderance, but the main reason is so that it is not a problem in BASIC Training. That, and I desire to be able to protect my family during the night with or without glasses.

Any thoughts you might have would be appreciated.

~Titus

The few. The proud. The Marines.

Skyfire

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since 2000-12-27

Posts 3381
Riding

1 posted 2003-07-30 12:38 PM

I don't know anything about it, but the best of luck to you *hugs*

KristieSue

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since 2003-01-31

Posts 1460
PA, US

2 posted 2003-07-30 09:35 AM

I've heard a lot of great thing about it as of late. It has been around long enough now that it is less harmful and usually a great success. Best of luck and let me know how it goes!

Failure isn't failure if a lesson from it is learned ~ KS

Child of the Stars

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since 2000-09-07

Posts 1658
Ann Arbor, MI

3 posted 2003-07-30 02:12 PM

Four of my teachers have had successful surgeries, and one of those was just a few months ago. The only negative response to the surgery I've heard about is a friend of my father's, and that was done about 3 years ago, but I'm sure everything's improved a bit since then eh?

I'm planning on getting it as soon as possible after I turn 18...but right now I don't have any of the specific information. If I find some, though, I'll let you know. Just make sure you've shopped around.

~Carly

"How inimitably graceful children are in general before they learn to dance!"
--Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Ringo

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since 2003-02-20

Posts 3684
Saluting with misty eyes

4 posted 2003-07-30 03:13 PM

Brother,
My biggest advice to you is the one thing you should ALWAYS do before making a decision at this point in your life... Check with your recruiter...He, or she, knows the ins and outs of joining, and if there is something that might hinder your enlistment, he or she will let you know.
Good Luck to you

We see the light of those
Who find the world has passed them by
Too late to save a dream from growing cold...

Paul Wilson

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since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

5 posted 2003-07-31 04:08 AM

Titus...My son had it done about 5 years ago and swears by it. Before the operation he had terrible eyesight and like 5 minutes after the operation he was reading things that he couldn't even see before.
Just make sure you get a doctor that has alot of experience and has had great success in the past. Check out some of his other patients and don't go on price alone, because they have some really cheap prices out there but this is your eyes, so give them the best.

"To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you"

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