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[Bucket1]

3 hours ago, clochette said:

That's exciting and a bit scary. I've been wearing glasses since I was 7 and the idea of having something put in my eyes... but it could be life changing. 

Mostly scary, I don’t like the thought of it, brings tears to my eyes.

Now I have exposed my phobias, I haven’t heard of this before, laser is old news but this is a bit new... 

Don't let me put you off Clo, I am the same with contact lens 

Edited September 19, 2020 by Bucket1
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[Albert1434]

Aloha All 

[clochette]

30 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Mostly scary, I don’t like the thought of it, brings tears to my eyes.

Now I have exposed my phobias, I haven’t heard of this before, laser is old news but this is a bit new... 

Don't let me put you off Clo, I am the same with contact lens 

Anything touching the eyes is scary/gross. I don't really like the idea of having to have an eye surgery (not that I'm forced to) but I've got to think ahead and the kind of comfort of life I want. I've been wearing contacts for 5 years now or more - I'm don't remember - and they are causing micro damages. It's not a problem now but it could be someday. Plus at some point after years people don't tolerate contact anymore. It would mean back to glasses. They're not really a problem per say  it my sigh is so bad the glass need lot of treatments, especially thinning. And earlier when I meant comfort of life I meant like just for swimming... you can't really swim with glasses on, most sports aren't easy when you have heavy thick glasses. 

I've done some researches and this surgery is actually less "dangerous" with less after cares/effects than the laser one and it 20 years old and they're at the 6th generation. A special mini contact lens is created and that's what they insert in the eyes through a mini incision. No stitches. You can see 10/10 right away. It take a day or 2 for the eye/brain to get use to this new way of seeing, especially the lights. 

The downside is the price, obviously. About 1k per eye plus the surgery and pre and post OP appointments. But I think, doing some quick math on a 10 years scale, it'd still be cheaper than glasses and contact. 

I need to think about it more and talk about it with my dad. 

Edited September 19, 2020 by clochette

[Bucket1]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Anything touching the eyes is scary/gross

 

Sounds like you have done your homework...

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All 

Hi, Albert!    

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Anything touching the eyes is scary/gross. I don't really like the idea of having to have an eye surgery (not that I'm forced to) but I've got to think ahead and the kind of comfort of life I want. I've been wearing contacts for 5 years now or more - I'm don't remember - and they are causing micro damages. It's not a problem now but it could be someday. Plus at some point after years people don't tolerate contact anymore. It would mean back to glasses. They're not really a problem per say  it my sigh is so bad the glass need lot of treatments, especially thinning. And earlier when I meant comfort of life I meant like just for swimming... you can't really swim with glasses on, most sports aren't easy when you have heavy thick glasses. 

I've done some researches and this surgery is actually less "dangerous" with less after cares/effects than the laser one and it 20 years old and they're at the 6th generation. A special mini contact lens is created and that's what they insert in the eyes through a mini incision. No stitches. You can see 10/10 right away. It take a day or 2 for the eye/brain to get use to this new way of seeing, especially the lights. 

The downside is the price, obviously. About 1k per eye plus the surgery and pre and post OP appointments. But I think, doing some quick math on a 10 years scale, it'd still be cheaper than glasses and contact. 

I need to think about it more and talk about it with my dad. 

Hey, Tink!   First time I've heard of it, but it sounds effective. Take some time, though, and look up some testimonials from people who've had it twenty years ago. 

[Headstall]

17 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

 

Sounds like you have done your homework...

Hey, Brother B.    

[Headstall]

6 hours ago, Timothy M. said:

Back at ya, buddy.

Thanks, Tim. 

[Headstall]

7 hours ago, Marty said:

Hey, Gary!

Hi, Marty!  

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Firstly, gross

Secondly, how says it’s lucky, you just got crapped on

Thirdly, gross

  I made it sixty five years without getting bird crap on my face from eye to lip... c'est la vie...

[Headstall]

With the passing of RBG, what happens now?

 

Never take what you have for granted....

[dughlas]

19 hours ago, Marty said:

Hi, everyone!

Hope you're all having (or had) a great Friday. 

Apologies for my silence the past day or two. Just had a busy couple of days.

Anyway, I'm nearly half way through my challenge to post a new black and white photo every week for 52 weeks. Here's week 25:

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I've called this one Caterpillar Damage to Swede Leaves.

(And I received a notification that Val mentioned me in a post as I was preparing this post. She was probably reminding me it is Friday...)

I suppose the Caterpillar needs sustenance too. Makes for a stark photo. I like it.

[dughlas]

17 hours ago, Headstall said:

My daughter brought my groceries tonight because she has to work tomorrow... and while we were talking, a bird in the tree above me crapped on my face. OMG... it was gross... black. Ugh. My daughter says don't worry, Dad, it's good luck.  

And... she bought me a jigsaw puzzle to help with my blood pressure.     She is so sweet....

Who's good fortune? I've noticed the folks who say a bird capping on your head is good luck are always the ones the bird didn't target ...

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Headstall said:

With the passing of RBG, what happens now?

I hoping that there are enough senators up for reelection who will put the brakes on a rush to replace her. Four years ago we waited until after the election so the people could have a voice. I think the same holds true today.

[Albert1434]

Aloha Dughlas how your well today

[Headstall]

7 minutes ago, dughlas said:

I hoping that there are enough senators up for reelection who will put the brakes on a rush to replace her. Four years ago we waited until after the election so the people could have a voice. I think the same holds true today.

I hope that's true... LGBTQ rights are precarious enough as it is....  

[Albert1434]

I don't think anything is safe

[Page Scrawler]

5 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Firstly, gross

Hey, Tea Bat.  What's brewing in the kettle? 

[Albert1434]

Aloha Page

[Page Scrawler]

5 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All 

Hey, Bertie. 

[Marty]

4 hours ago, dughlas said:

I suppose the Caterpillar needs sustenance too. Makes for a stark photo. I like it.

It does.

And I almost feel guilty about spending ten minutes or so several times a day picking them off the leaves of the brassica plants (cabbages, kale and swedes) and dropping them as far away as possible from them. That means they'll possibly starve to death, as they will probably have no host plant to feed on.

I could just kill them but (a) I just don't like killing things, and (b) there's a possibility they may provide food for birds, hedgehogs, or other predators when left in the grass.

What I certainly have no intention of doing is spraying insecticides of any sort on the brassicas to kill the caterpillars.

The most important reason for not doing that is that the chemicals would kill all insect species, many of which are beneficial (even the butterflies and/or moths the caterpillars themselves will eventually turn into are pollinators).

Also, I don't want to be eating crops from my garden that have been sprayed with chemicals. And I certainly don't trust any claims the manufacturers may make about them being natural, short lasting, or non-toxic.  

Edited September 19, 2020 by Marty
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[Marty]

9 hours ago, clochette said:

I've done some researches and this surgery is actually less "dangerous" with less after cares/effects than the laser one and it 20 years old and they're at the 6th generation. A special mini contact lens is created and that's what they insert in the eyes through a mini incision. No stitches.

This almost sounds similar to what happened with my granddad around 50 years back. He was in his mid eighties at the time and his eyesight was failing due to cataracts on his lenses. At the time they would normally just remove the lenses, to allow the light to pass to the retina again, and then provide different spectacles for close (reading) and distant vision. With my grandfather, they fitted plastic lenses inside the eyeballs which allowed him to focus on distant objects, and then he used reading glasses for reading books (one of the things he loved, but had been unable to do for years due to the cataracts).

About ten years later my mam needed cataract operations, and she was a bit upset when the surgeon told her she couldn't have plastic lenses inserted because she was only in her early sixties. Apparently the plastic that was being used to make the lenses at the time would slowly deteriorate, and only had a life expectancy of around ten years. The only reason they had been used for her father (my granddad) was due to his advanced age.

Maybe they've improved the plastic technology in the meantime..?

9 hours ago, clochette said:

The downside is the price, obviously. About 1k per eye plus the surgery and pre and post OP appointments.

My mam and granddad lived in England. The operations were done free under the NHS. There was a waiting list of several years, however, and had they been able to afford to go private, they could have got them done much more quickly. I haven't a clue what it might have cost, though.

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