Surgical procedures for far-sightedness to take photos more easily?

<p>I've been wearing glasses for two years and I still can't get used to using them when using a DSLR. I'm farsighted. I searched the internet to see whether Lasik surgery can be used to correct farsightedness. I looked at the Johns Hopkins Medical Center website to hopefully get an unbiased view. The site states that they do perform this surgery for farsightedness. Do you know anyone that had corrective surgery on the eye with the primary reason to take photographs more easily? I've tried everything. I have considered using my extra pair of glasses and knocking the 'dominant eye lens out', and using the adjustment on the Nikon. Any helpful experiences?</p>

<p>Having done the progression from near-sighted to far-sighted, I had my lenses replaced for cataracts and they did everything at the same time. Now my vision is ca. 20/20, no astigmatism, and it's been stable for more than 5 years.<br>

I have the lens replacements that let you read as well as see in the distance. They work better the longer I've had them. Apparently the mind accommodates over time, or so my doctor tells me. At first the "starry night" (van Gogh) effect around street lights was a little disconcerting, but I don't notice it any more.</p>

<p>If you can rely on the diopter adjustment, as you suggested you might have to resort to, your doctor/optometrist can put in a neutral lens instead of having no lens. <br>

What about a bifocal lens for that eye, so you'd still be good for reading, but have a neutral (or even dialed-in for the camera) lens for the dominant eye? <br /><br /><br /><br /></p>

<p>I've worn glasses, worn contacts, and ultimately had Lasik to correct my near-sightedness. I can tell you the contacts were wonderful, but I got to the point my eyes couldn't tolerate them. Lasik was a godsend, but I have continued to lose my near focus over the years, and now I have to wear reading glasses. If I could have tolerated contacts, I would have kept wearing them, and I would view that as the best solution overall.</p>

<p>I can't speak to correction of far-sightedness, of course. I can only comment as to Lasik, which is a long-lasting, but not permanent solution.</p>

<p>I'm no expert. A friend did no longer cope with contacts, hated her +10ish glasses and told Lasik wouldn't be usable to fix that entirely - but she was willing to go for even "as far as possible". She ended having lens replacements done and is content although not overwhelmed with the result.<br>

Lasik works for a while unfortunately the human eye loses the ability to accommodate with growing age and the darn Docs believe it shall be lasiked to infinity focus. - Here I am slightly nearsighted on one and too near sighted on the other eye and obviously behind a PC screen which I am watching way too long each day. - I wouldn't mind getting Lasik done for "office range" and wearing glasses for the 20minutes of riding to work or back...<br>

I believe Lasik docs don't care where and when your glasses annoy you; they know you consult them because you are annoyed by glasses.<br>

Quoting a near sighted friend with medical background: "As long as there are eye doctors sticking to glasses I won't ponder Lasik"<br>

From my own experience - I'm wearing contacts now - SLRs and glasses never were a big issue for me, while RFs are an entirely different cup of tea... - Have you tried to get a more dedicated to photography pair made? - I am noticing that the current fashion trend gores towards giant lenses which can be worn rather distant from the eye and cover more face than protective goggles... I would try to get hold of a pair with rather tiny lenses worn pretty close to the eye. - 90s' fashion?<br>

My Pentax DSLRs all appear rather glasses friendly, since there is less to see than in a full frame viewfinder at the same eye relief.</p>

<p>I'd be reluctant to get surgery after age 50 or so because the main problem with aging eyes is presbyopia, a decreased ability to shift near-far focus as easily. It gets worse with age, so surgery seems like a temporary fix. I'd rather make do with reading glasses and viewfinder diopters.</p>

<p>Have you tried contacts? I keep renewing my contact lens prescription expressly for photography. I use one of the AccuVue daily wear brands (wear them for a day, then toss them), and they are very comfortable, to the point I barely notice them all day.</p>

<p>My only problem is I then need readers to chimp the photos!</p>

<p>I concur with Larry on Acuvue. I have been wearing the Acuvue one-day contacts for close to a year now and they are great. Wear them for one day and toss them, then put in a new pair the next day. They are not very expensive but they are much more comfortable than the traditional reusable soft contacts, and a whole lot less trouble. I get 20/20 for my over age 50 eyes for everything except the up-close focus issue (presbyopia) and I use reading glasses from Target or the supermarket for reading and close work. <br>

Only problem with the contacts and the camera that I have encountered is that I need the readers sometimes to operate the small print menus. But, if you memorize the menus on the camera, you may not need the readers. <br>

I also play tennis and need contacts for that, and so long as the wind is not blowing in my face, the Acuvue one-time wear types work fine there too. <br>

Lasik scares me. Even the very small risk (as calculated over a large population of patients) of a bad complication becomes a big risk if you happen to be the person that gets the complication. </p>

 

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<p>I use one of the AccuVue daily wear brands (wear them for a day, then toss them), and they are very comfortable, to the point I barely notice them all day.<br>

My only problem is I then need readers to chimp the photos!</p>

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<p>Same problem here (except that I don't do chimping). I changed from glasses to one day contacts last year only to find I now need reading glasses.<br /><br />Previously with glasses I could just take them off for good close up vision such as small print or focusing on a ground glass screen. Not any more!</p>