tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post4529887250663627239..comments2024-02-20T07:06:56.933+00:00Comments on THE SKINNER: Cyborg AsherNeal Asherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-19028454112780476612012-12-02T15:17:42.646+00:002012-12-02T15:17:42.646+00:00like your mrs i'm very short-sighted, but unli...like your mrs i'm very short-sighted, but unlike her i am squeamish about laser surgery to correct my vision. Living with glasses is a pain sometimes, but hell i kid myself they suit my "mad scientist" look...Jebel Kronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268376841818116214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-11513333285545446832012-11-27T14:32:11.959+00:002012-11-27T14:32:11.959+00:00Dan, it's the 'stunningly expensive' b...Dan, it's the 'stunningly expensive' bit that puts me off. Then again, as they say: 'There aren't any pockets in a shroud'.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-60645173240488576172012-11-26T11:41:10.867+00:002012-11-26T11:41:10.867+00:00This all sounds very interesting, but since I have...This all sounds very interesting, but since I have fairly bad astigmatism in both eyes, contacts won't work at all for me. Basically, I'm stuck with glasses all the time.<br /><br />So, I either look at eye surgery, carrying two pairs of glasses around all the time, or I look at the two variable-focus systems available now.<br /><br />The TruFocus design is a twin-lens one; the front lens is a corrective one, the back a mechanically-variable flexible lens which lets you tune the system to near or far focus.<br /><br />The Pixel Optics one is electronic in nature, and uses a layer of liquid crystal on a solid lens to give an area of "reading focus lens" that can be turned on or off.<br /><br />The major problem with both is that they are both stunningly expensive.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618328278732100203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-56468111269242668752012-11-25T11:58:01.948+00:002012-11-25T11:58:01.948+00:00Johan, I will always be back ... until nailed in a...Johan, I will always be back ... until nailed in a coffin.<br /><br />My problem, with deciding on this, Sean and Alibaba, is that the kind of dual vision you're talking about is what I already have. Of course, people who have had really bad vision (usually cataracts) will always see a vast improvement once they get these implant lenses, but I wonder if the same applies for me. I also have to wonder how much of the suggestion that I have them is based on what's best for me, or based on how much money can be made out of me.<br /><br />Vaude, 3D movies leave me cross-eyed.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-81916967629975576862012-11-25T08:18:11.465+00:002012-11-25T08:18:11.465+00:00My father had the nultifocus IOLs inserted when he...My father had the nultifocus IOLs inserted when he had his cataracts done last year. He went from 75+ years of wearing thick specs to nothing at all, plus he got back all the blue end of the spectrum in his vision. (Not unlike Claude Monet, I believe.) <br /><br />I had the Lasek surgery in one eye to give me monovision, similar to Sean's. My left eye (the lasered one) dominates for distance vision and I read with my right eye. It took a few months to get used to and can be awkward at certain distance where neither eye works well, but it certainly beats having to wear glasses.alibabahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260294829364944386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-58614837898539571512012-11-24T20:13:21.304+00:002012-11-24T20:13:21.304+00:00Cool!
Cool!<br />Chrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748747971477198309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-54283782913401077462012-11-23T20:09:46.263+00:002012-11-23T20:09:46.263+00:00can you write a dystopia that allows people to hav...can you write a dystopia that allows people to have good eyesight? like the neocons who read 1984, & made it part of the US policy, they at least were letting people live thru Room 101. if all goes well in your book, they can have perfect vision.<br /><br />how do you do in 3D movies? vaudeviewgalor raandisisraisinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045187732283895410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-49988861063182318272012-11-23T18:08:25.566+00:002012-11-23T18:08:25.566+00:00I'm about the same age as you, and have run in...I'm about the same age as you, and have run into the same eye problems. For me, I have perfect 20/20 distance vision, but need 2.5+ reading glasses. After visiting an eye doctor, I decided to go with monovison. <br>You can google it for more info, but basically you just put a "reading" contact in your non-dominant eye. When you look at things far away, your dominate eye takes over and you see normally. When you read or need to do other close-up work, your non-dominant eye takes over and you get the effect of the reading glasses. <br> It takes a little getting used to, and you tend to lose a little depth perception, but all in all...it was one of the best decisions I made. <br><br />I go with the "daily" (disposable) contacts, and if I buy a year's supply it costs me around ~.25 cents US a day. I've toyed with the idea of getting Lasik on one eye so I would not have to use a contact but as my eyes age I would have to get it redone every few years. Might still do it though. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01573545353756118046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-34776861043619179822012-11-23T17:59:15.759+00:002012-11-23T17:59:15.759+00:00Will you be signing your books with "I'll...Will you be signing your books with "I'll be back" as well?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629708667006688181noreply@blogger.com