Hi Chuck:
I read somewhere that the standard laser procedure corrects only the central
5 mm of the cornea. Since dark adaptation includes maximum pupil dilation, a
younger person may actually use 7 mm or a bit more when fully dilated.
Bottom line: if your pupils are capable of dilating much beyond 5 mm, you
might have problems after the laser correction, so discuss your astronomy
habit with your ophthalmologist before you have the procedure.
Bert

-----Original Message-----
Date: Wednesday, 29 December, 1999 8:16 PM
Subject: [M]: [OT] Laser surgery


>Have any of you had any experience with laser surgery to correct vision?
>I'm thinking it may be a good solution to the observing with eyeglasses
>problem, but I'd like to know if there are negatives that impact
>telescope use. I'm pretty well advised on the general risks and expected
>results, but would like to hear from astronomers with real life
>experiences.
>
>If you prefer not to post to MAPUG, reply directly to
>
>Thanks,
>
>Chuck
>
>

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