I remember a while ago someone saying theres a way to get better eyesight without surgery. I have glasses and I want to know if this is true.

N0help4u

Eating fruits and vegetables with antioxidents such as green tea, carrots, pomegranates, bilberry, lutein and lycopene are suppose to help eyesight, at best they can help from further deterioration. I know the healthier I eat the better my vision is and other days when I don't eat healthy enough I scare myself that I feel like my vision is way worse.
A couple years ago somebody was selling a book on exercise for your eyes and he said that looking through pinhole size glasses forces your eyes to focus which strenghens the muscles.

Da Bigchamp

Thank you I'll guess I'll do a little research.

ChihuahuaMomma

Eye Therapy is crap, it doesn't work. There is nothing wrong with having Lasik or PRK if it is needed to correct your vision.

Da Bigchamp

Yeah, tell me that when the doctor makes a mistake and I'm blind.

ChihuahuaMomma

I wouldn't have to. Do you know how many times that's happened? NEVER. You are just uneducated on the subject.

Da Bigchamp

That is not true, look at the many possible things that could happen after the corrective precedure. Although not all of these happen due to a mistake, they are still things someone wouldn't want to happen. This is quoted from Munley.com.

Some patients lose vision. Some patients lose lines of vision on the vision chart that cannot be corrected with glasses, contact lenses, or surgery as a result of treatment.

Some patients develop debilitating visual symptoms. Some patients develop glare, halos, and/or double vision that can seriously affect nighttime vision. Even with good vision on the vision chart, some patients do not see as well in situations of low contrast, such as at night or in fog, after treatment as compared to before treatment.

You may be under treated or over treated. Only a certain percent of patients achieve 20/20 vision without glasses or contacts. You may require additional treatment, but additional treatment may not be possible. You may still need glasses or contact lenses after surgery. This may be true even if you only required a very weak prescription before surgery. If you used reading glasses before surgery, you may still need reading glasses after surgery.

Some patients may develop severe dry eye syndrome. As a result of surgery, your eye may not be able to produce enough tears to keep the eye moist and comfortable. Dry eye not only causes discomfort, but can reduce visual quality due to intermittent blurring and other visual symptoms. This condition may be permanent. Intensive drop therapy and use of plugs or other procedures may be required.

Results are generally not as good in patients with very large refractive errors of any type. You should discuss your expectations with your doctor and realize that you may still require glasses or contacts after the surgery.




You should also take a look at this. Laser Eye Surgery: LASIK complications, LASIK performed incorrectly

J_9

It looks as though you are uneducated on the subject.


I guess you haven't seen this report from the FDA
US FDA/CDRH: LASIK - What are the risks and how can I find the right doctor for me?

Da Bigchamp

I still need to know any alternatives to laser eye surgery.

J_9

I don't know that there are any tried and true alternatives that are as effective as Lasik. While there are people who have had bad outcomes with the surgery, that number is significantly lower than those who have good outcomes.

Diet and possibly eye exercise may help, but they are not guaranteed either.