[Conservababe]

I am hoping my Freepers can give me some info.

In my youth, I shunned sunglasses, as I did not like them on my nose. And it seemed a botheration to my face.

But, here I am, in middle age (so to speak) having to go from reading glasses to progressive lenses. And now, I find I have to wear them all the time to keep from stumbling into the furniture. LOL

I am wondering if anyone has had any luck with any medical procedure that would enable a person to see without glasses.

Oh, I could just go see my local optical surgeon, who was trained in France, for his opinion. But, I would rather have your opinion first.

[Darksheare]

Up Down Lasic works.
But for some eye problems, like mine, it is not recommended.
I have a 'mild' stigmatism, and mine is a rippled retina as well as rippled cornea.
I'm also very near-sighted.
So for me, an inter-somal ring would be better for correcting the corneal deformation, but it wouldn't do anything for the retinal deformity.
I'm stuck wearing glasses, so I grabbed lightweight Flexon frames.

[Servant of the 9]

I am wondering if anyone has had any luck with any medical procedure that would enable a person to see without glasses.

Nully has had Lasic surgery for nearsightedness and is very happy with it.
I don't think there is anything that will help you focus at all distances.

I suggest buying expensive frames with adjustable silicone nosepieces and spring loaded hinges. The tight spring loaded earpieces keep part of the weight from resting on the nose.

If you find anything that works, I want it too.

SO9

[null and void]

Lasik is good. I can recommend an excellent Dr. in Tijuana.

I had severe astigmatism. So bad I couldn't wear progressives, I had a very narrow keyhole of good correction and the rest of the world was a blurred fishbowl.

Unfortunately, it doesn't do anything for presbyopia - loss of accommodation. So even though I have 20/20 vision, I need glasses for close work. I chose distance correction because normally all my close work is handling chemicals and such, where I'd need safety glasses anyway.

People are working on fixes for presbyopia, but I don't think there is anything near ready to go yet.

[.38sw]

But, here I am, in middle age (so to speak) having to go from reading glasses to progressive lenses. And now, I find I have to wear them all the time to keep from stumbling into the furniture. LOL

Well, I'm not able to have any medical procedures to improve my vision, since my doctor tells me my corneas are too thin to have any of that work done, so I'm stuck with corrective lenses. I'm very very nearsighted with significant astigmatism. My optometrist has fitted me with front-torique contact lenses to correct the astigmatism and they have also have presbyopia correction - yes, bifocal contact lenses. They work great. I would love not to have to wear corrective lenses, but I have little choice. My sight is so bad that I can't get out of bed without grabbing my glasses.