X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:39:13 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m28.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1001426 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:00:23 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.9; envelope-from=RWolf99@aol.com Received: from RWolf99@aol.com by imo-m28.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.3.) id q.205.11a3ca5b (62952) for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:59:27 -0500 (EST) From: RWolf99@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <205.11a3ca5b.3136059e@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:59:26 EST Subject: Lasik X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1141156766" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5022 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1141156766 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For once, I agree with Hamid. (Okay, to be fair, it has happened before, too. And even when I disagree with him, I still know that he's a smart guy and respect his opinion.) A 1% risk of giving up my flying is more than I am willing to take. Contacts serve me well. I'll stick with them. I have avoided Lasik because it's not 100% guaranteed and it is irreversible. I do just fine with contact lenses and I take really good care of them. (They do tend to dislodge at 4G and above, but since I haven't done that since I was a first lieutenant flight test engineer 25 years ago, it's not a problem.) Reading glasses are a pain in the butt -- I am just starting to deal with them. Lasik won't help. Sure, I know a lot of pilots who have done Lasik with good results. Good for them. But it's not for me. - Rob Wolf p.s. Greyhawk is right -- Laser sights are the way to go when you need reading glasses. However, I am continually embarrassed when I wife shoots better without them than I do with them. And I'm pretty good... (Just another reason to keep the wife happy) -------------------------------1141156766 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

For once, I agree with Hamid. (Okay, to be fair, it has happ= ened=20 before, too. And even when I disagree with him, I still know that he's= a=20 smart guy and respect his opinion.) A 1% risk of giving up my flying i= s=20 more than I am willing to take. Contacts serve me well. I'll sti= ck=20 with them.

I have avoided Lasik because it's not 100% guaranteed and it is=20 irreversible. I do just fine with contact lenses and I take really goo= d=20 care of them. (They do tend to dislodge at 4G and above, but since I=20 haven't done that since I was a first lieutenant flight test engineer 25 yea= rs=20 ago, it's not a problem.) Reading glasses are a pain in the butt -- I=20= am=20 just starting to deal with them. Lasik won't help.

Sure, I know a lot of pilots who have done Lasik with good results.&nbs= p;=20 Good for them. But it's not for me.

- Rob Wolf

p.s. Greyhawk is right -- Laser sights are the way to go when you= =20 need reading glasses. However, I am continually embarrassed when I wif= e=20 shoots better without them than I do with them. And I'm pretty=20 good... (Just another reason to keep the wife happy)

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