[quote-flu] Have you considered cornea reshaping? I know of a few folks that had good results with them. I think it’s called Orthokeratology or something like that. [/quote]
Sorry, forgot to mention that I am optometrist, so I have all this stuff at my disposal, usually at little to no cost. I fit ortho K lenses (aka CRT- Corneal Refractive Therapy) up to around -4.00. The higher the prescription, the more flattening of the cornea is necessary and it gets beat up a bit. So my -9.00 and -7.75 eyes probably wouldn’t like it. I have a a lot of kids in ortho K because some studies say that it slows down the progression of nearsightedness. Hong Kong Polytechnic University is currently conducting another study.
I really don’t bother doing anything different because I don’t have problems wearing soft contact lenses (of course I fit myself with the best ones). I hiked 24 miles through the grand canyon, was awake for 19 hours, and didn’t have any ocular symptoms. I even saw other people on our trail switch to glasses around mile 18.
The other thing is, I like being myopic. I can stream netflix on my iphone at 12.9cm (5in) away from my face. I can remove ANY splinter. I can see the print on a medicine bottle with very little light. And will probably still be able to do so when I’m 85 years old and have macular degeneration. It’s sort of comforting.
Believe me, having been offered free refractive surgery, I’ve thought about all of my risks and benefits, and am happy with my current modality. In 7 years when I turn 40 and start needing reading glasses, I may change my mind. And then there will be all kinds of new technology that my reps from Gordon-Weiss and NVision will certainly brag about.
