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OriginalGriff wrote: which in the UK require you to be able to read a number plate at 20m
In Texas you must be able to shoot it at 100m, and they are angry that they set the bar so low.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Welcome to the "dilated pupils" club! Interestingly, last Thursday I had to drive my wife to/from an I exam where we knew this would be done. No need to explain why!
I first experienced this in real life (i.e., when I was a doing chemistry). Those of us that worked with LASERS had to have an annual exam to see what, if any, damage had been done. The company wanted us to go after work. We (led by me) said - no way - we need someone to drive us to/from the doctor during work hours. Made into a safety issue, they had to concede. This was necessary even after the 'antidote' to the dilation is given - it just makes it impossible to see in the light.
Note: the dilation is done with curare - that famous ingredient in deadly poison darts.
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No. You have no idea... Take those drops twice a day for 30 years and we will talk about it...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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My brain started screaming when I read that.
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agreed, i just got a small idea of it.
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I just got to the point when started to playing with the idea of surgery... But the doctor told to push it as much as I can, so I may not need to repeat it at older age... But after all theses years both glasses and contact lenses are barely bearable...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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I thoght it to be permanent?
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Yes, it is permanent in concern of the shape correction...
Not, it does not fixes your eyesight for all time... The result and the exact effect (time, quality) very depends on the reason of why your eyesight gone wrong... and also there is the aging factor...
So after the surgery your eye may lost the shape once more because of the very same reasons it did in the first place and because of softening of muscles with aging...
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Everyday we learn something new, thanks for the explanation.
And good luck with your decision making 
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I looked into that, once upon a time. Being who I am, I had some logical questions which always seemed to be ducked when I asked around (or saw the TV commercials or read the sales literature).
Your eye vs. cornea-lens are not the correct length. If like me, nearsighted, the eyeball is just too long. Sure - you can have this corrected via corneal abrasion via a laser, but now that it all fits so nicely with the elongated eyeball, the begged question comes into play: What about my near-vision? That's what they like to omit. That you went from near-sighted to far-sighted (or vis-versa).
Then, of course, there's the problems with the not-quite-right procedures, such as flaring around bright objects that never goes away and basic total failures. These, it turns out, were in non-trivial amounts. And, of course, as mentioned elsewhere, you eyes keep changing size and shape with age - how many replays do you get?
So - much as I'd love to go without glasses - I'd rather hedge my bets on the side of non-permanent solutions (like varilux). Besides - I look so very intellectual and cool in glasses.
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The worst bit is when you wake up and can't find your glasses. And realise you need your glasses to find your glasses ... 
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That's one point when I go berserk on the kids - touching the glasses is punishable by death... 
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As if you could find them without your glasses...
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Shhh... They do not know yet... 
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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Fixed:
cataracts out
lenses in
bionic eyes= the better to see you with 
one distance, one close. Rarely need glasses.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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When the deserved social segregation of being cursed with glasses hits you, then you'll know.
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You underestimate the power of the new forms to express yourself you gain with glasses. You can slowly turn towards someone, take off the glasses (let him figure out if you want to see better or are getting ready for a fight), look him over from head to toe, sadly shake your head, put the glasses back on and leave, all without saying a word.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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7 months for an appointment? Surely there were other doctors available? 
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3 Months, i first had checks at the fam doc, then neurologist and then i was sent to the ophthalmologist.
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CodeWraith wrote: like every monday
FTFY
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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Try not to arrive at work while still levitating in your blanket.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Port hashed a conspiracy at codeproject for example? (9)
Guess it was a sh*t clue as I only had 60 seconds to put it together but thought the fact the word was staring you in the face (highlighted tab at top of page) it would be gotten.
port = com
conspiracy = mutiny
hashed = munity
codeproject = community
modified 16-Jul-18 9:47am.
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Possibly Com is a bit outdated for port these days ( I was thinking Calais, Dover ) 😉
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