Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Lee, Ken" <ken.lee@hbc.com> on the LEG, writes: > I am ashamed to admit (anywhere but here) that the main reason I had laser > eye surgery was to allow me to see more of my Leica view finder. Anyone considering laser surgery might want to think twice. Yesterday I read some material on the Olympus list about it (Olympus is my other camera). Evidently there is a pretty high rate of substantial loss of night vision in laser surgery patients. If I remember correctly, the RCMP (Canadian Mounties) used to pay for the operation for Mounties who needed it to pass the RCMP's stringent vision requirements. But they have withdrawn this option because of the information about night vision loss. Other police departments and/or unions are warning their people about these problems. (as I said, I'm writing this from memory, so check further for the exact facts) No camera, not even a Leica, is worth impairing your vision for. Guess I'll just continue mashing my glasses to my face. My boss has different contacts in each eye--one for reading, one for distance. He says the brain adjusts and it works well. Somehow, I've never been comfortable with the idea of sticking something in my eye. - --Peter Klein Seattle, WA