Re: [Leica] Beware laser surgery, was 35mm frame lines & the .85 M6

[Stephen Gandy <Stephen@CameraQuest.com>]

a friend volunteered to read for the blind.  she read college textbooks to a 22
year old woman, who became legally blind about a year after laser eye surgery.

Stephen

"Peter A. Klein" wrote:

> "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 have withdrawn this option because of the information about night vision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