I did a surgury 8 days back in dubai and they did one eye for reading and other eye for vision and i see halos?

soran

And diminished night vision and no balance between two eyes, please help me what should i do?

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At eight days post-op, halos can be expected. Once healing is complete, halos can be the result of the monovision correction (one eye for far and one eye for near) . The near eye vision gives a blur image for far that surrounds the clear image for far from the opposite eye. Also,they can be the result of an optical aberration such as spherical aberration that can happen after lasik.
If you did not wear monovision contact lenses successfully before your lasik surgery, it is possible that you are one of the 40% of the population who is not suited for monovision.
On the other hand, just about 100% of successful monovision patients have trouble seeing for night vision. This is remedied by a pair of night driving glasses that bring up the near eye to see far. Of course the eyes are by definition, not balanced, since one is for far and the other, near.
If you are miserable and cannot tolerate this, then your option would be to have the near eye redone for distance. Naturally this will mean using reading glasses any time that you want to see close in the future...

Does anyone realize that IF Barry Bonds took steroids, it doesn't matter because they were LEGAL back then?

David B

If they make optional surgery against the rules, all the people who had eye surgery to enhance their vision would be cheaters too?

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Right on!

Lasik is performance enhancement. It's not natural. Just like Hank Aaron taking greenies. He was a cheater too by the Barry Hater's definition. Put an asterisk by the admitted cheaters record.

He admitted it in his book. Go and read up!

And below me, yes it's against federal law to possess it but not to use it. It's against the law to take your mother's pain pills but I bet you do that too. You are a cheater as well. Have you ever taken medication not prescribed for you but for someone else? CHEATER!

It's funny how people do illegal things in life but then try to judge others. Look at your own self before you start labeling people cheaters. If you have ever done the before mentioned you have no room to talk. It is against the law and you did it. Now shut up!

And to the last poster, I really do not care what you think or how you try to dissect what I said. I am not judging anyone. If you read what I wrote I am saying just what everybody who judges Barry says. It's called "reading between the lines", which you are not capable it seems. Taking unprescribed medication doesn't get you ridicule or hate from your co-workers. That caffeine you take to perform at work every morning doesn't get you so much ridicule, does it? The medication I mentioned in my post is against Federal Law but people do it and so it does supercede your job not testing for it. It's against the law right? The rules of baseball are not superceded by the federal government. Just because the federal government is investigating him does not mean he broke the rules of baseball. These are two separate issues. People need to understand that fact. Baseball did not have testing for it. Unwritten rules are not rules!

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am scheduled for my Wavefront Lasik surgery next week. I was told this is the most recent, top of the line procedure available to date. I want to achieve better than perfect vision (20/10 or 20/15); and although it is not guaranteed, Wavefront Lasik has a higher percentage of success compared to other procedures to achieve, what I like to call, "high definition vision". Does anyone have any testimonials or web site links to verify if this is statistically true?

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Nicole Sferra is a bright, enthusiastic business major at Chico State University in California. But three years ago she was a 16-year-old who feared sudden Eyes and Vision Disorders question: At what age is it recommended for corrective eye surgery to cure astigmatism and can children have this laser eye ...A child's eye is not fully developed until adulthood, or about age 18. Since children's eyes are constantly adjusting and changing shape, LASIK surgery

What are the pros and cons of getting laser-eye surgery?

Michael

I'm currently in high school, and I've been recently prescribed glasses after figuring out that I was nearsighted. Although my eyesight isn't completely horrible (I only need my glasses when I need to read something across the room), I don't want to be completely dependent on my specs every time I copy something down from the board in school or read a distant sign. I also sometimes forget them when I go to school, which disables me from copying down the notes that I need to study for next class's exam. Thus, causing me to bother other people to copy their notes. I even sometimes miss out on the spectacular events or spectacles that my family and friends come across, which I am unable to enjoy with full definition all because I don't have my glasses with me. As a result, I have considered getting laser eye-surgery when I become an adult. However, I've heard many draw backs in getting laser-eye surgery. My mother told me that laser-eye surgery won't be the same 20-20 vision that I had when I was younger. Furthermore, I heard that you can't be a pilot if you've had laser eye surgery and that there's a high risk of going blind during the operation. I also would like to know if there's any longterm adverse effects after getting laser-eye surgery. So if you happen to know anything bad or good about laser-eye surgery, please feel free to tell me about them, especially if you've had laser-eye surgery yourself.
I also feel nerdy wearing them

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It seems that your problem isn't your eyesight; it's your lack of responsibility. It's not that difficult to carry around your glasses in a case, you know.
Here's a recent article discussing the drawbacks to LASIK surgery: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/02/10/is-lasik-eye-surgery-safe-fda-scientist-regrets-saying-yes/

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Q. I am scheduled for my Wavefront Lasik surgery next week. I was told this is the most recent, top of the line procedure available to date. I want to achieve better than perfect vision (20/10 or 20/15); and although it is not guaranteed, Wavefront Lasik has a higher percentage of success compared to other procedures to achieve, what I like to call, "high definition vision". Does anyone have any testimonials or web site links to verify if this is statistically true?

Answer
Wavefront lasik will in most cases give better results compared to surgery without using wavefront.

However as you say yourself results are not guaranteed.

Of course with all laser eye surgery there is of course no permanent cure and at some stage later in life spectacles will again need to be worn.

Please read up as much as you can before considering surgery.

Good Luck

Dominic
Retired optometrist and husband of refractive eye surgery patient(now wearing spectacles 9yrs later!)

I did a surgury 8 days back in dubai and they did one eye for reading and other eye for vision and i see halos?

soran

And diminished night vision and no balance between two eyes, please help me what should i do?

Answer
At eight days post-op, halos can be expected. Once healing is complete, halos can be the result of the monovision correction (one eye for far and one eye for near) . The near eye vision gives a blur image for far that surrounds the clear image for far from the opposite eye. Also,they can be the result of an optical aberration such as spherical aberration that can happen after lasik.
If you did not wear monovision contact lenses successfully before your lasik surgery, it is possible that you are one of the 40% of the population who is not suited for monovision.
On the other hand, just about 100% of successful monovision patients have trouble seeing for night vision. This is remedied by a pair of night driving glasses that bring up the near eye to see far. Of course the eyes are by definition, not balanced, since one is for far and the other, near.
If you are miserable and cannot tolerate this, then your option would be to have the near eye redone for distance. Naturally this will mean using reading glasses any time that you want to see close in the future...

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Is Wavefront Lasik the best laser eye surgery to date?

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Q. I am scheduled for my Wavefront Lasik surgery next week. I was told this is the most recent, top of the line procedure available to date. I want to achieve better than perfect vision (20/10 or 20/15); and although it is not guaranteed, Wavefront Lasik has a higher percentage of success compared to other procedures to achieve, what I like to call, "high definition vision". Does anyone have any testimonials or web site links to verify if this is statistically true?

Answer
Wavefront lasik will in most cases give better results compared to surgery without using wavefront.

However as you say yourself results are not guaranteed.

Of course with all laser eye surgery there is of course no permanent cure and at some stage later in life spectacles will again need to be worn.

Please read up as much as you can before considering surgery.

Good Luck

Dominic
Retired optometrist and husband of refractive eye surgery patient(now wearing spectacles 9yrs later!)

I did a surgury 8 days back in dubai and they did one eye for reading and other eye for vision and i see halos?

soran

And diminished night vision and no balance between two eyes, please help me what should i do?

Answer
At eight days post-op, halos can be expected. Once healing is complete, halos can be the result of the monovision correction (one eye for far and one eye for near) . The near eye vision gives a blur image for far that surrounds the clear image for far from the opposite eye. Also,they can be the result of an optical aberration such as spherical aberration that can happen after lasik.
If you did not wear monovision contact lenses successfully before your lasik surgery, it is possible that you are one of the 40% of the population who is not suited for monovision.
On the other hand, just about 100% of successful monovision patients have trouble seeing for night vision. This is remedied by a pair of night driving glasses that bring up the near eye to see far. Of course the eyes are by definition, not balanced, since one is for far and the other, near.
If you are miserable and cannot tolerate this, then your option would be to have the near eye redone for distance. Naturally this will mean using reading glasses any time that you want to see close in the future...

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Is Wavefront Lasik the best laser eye surgery to date?

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Q. I am scheduled for my Wavefront Lasik surgery next week. I was told this is the most recent, top of the line procedure available to date. I want to achieve better than perfect vision (20/10 or 20/15); and although it is not guaranteed, Wavefront Lasik has a higher percentage of success compared to other procedures to achieve, what I like to call, "high definition vision". Does anyone have any testimonials or web site links to verify if this is statistically true?

Answer
Wavefront lasik will in most cases give better results compared to surgery without using wavefront.

However as you say yourself results are not guaranteed.

Of course with all laser eye surgery there is of course no permanent cure and at some stage later in life spectacles will again need to be worn.

Please read up as much as you can before considering surgery.

Good Luck

Dominic
Retired optometrist and husband of refractive eye surgery patient(now wearing spectacles 9yrs later!)

I did a surgury 8 days back in dubai and they did one eye for reading and other eye for vision and i see halos?

soran

And diminished night vision and no balance between two eyes, please help me what should i do?

Answer
At eight days post-op, halos can be expected. Once healing is complete, halos can be the result of the monovision correction (one eye for far and one eye for near) . The near eye vision gives a blur image for far that surrounds the clear image for far from the opposite eye. Also,they can be the result of an optical aberration such as spherical aberration that can happen after lasik.
If you did not wear monovision contact lenses successfully before your lasik surgery, it is possible that you are one of the 40% of the population who is not suited for monovision.
On the other hand, just about 100% of successful monovision patients have trouble seeing for night vision. This is remedied by a pair of night driving glasses that bring up the near eye to see far. Of course the eyes are by definition, not balanced, since one is for far and the other, near.
If you are miserable and cannot tolerate this, then your option would be to have the near eye redone for distance. Naturally this will mean using reading glasses any time that you want to see close in the future...

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I did a surgury 8 days back in dubai and they did one eye for reading and other eye for vision and i see halos?

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soran

And diminished night vision and no balance between two eyes, please help me what should i do?

Answer
At eight days post-op, halos can be expected. Once healing is complete, halos can be the result of the monovision correction (one eye for far and one eye for near) . The near eye vision gives a blur image for far that surrounds the clear image for far from the opposite eye. Also,they can be the result of an optical aberration such as spherical aberration that can happen after lasik.
If you did not wear monovision contact lenses successfully before your lasik surgery, it is possible that you are one of the 40% of the population who is not suited for monovision.
On the other hand, just about 100% of successful monovision patients have trouble seeing for night vision. This is remedied by a pair of night driving glasses that bring up the near eye to see far. Of course the eyes are by definition, not balanced, since one is for far and the other, near.
If you are miserable and cannot tolerate this, then your option would be to have the near eye redone for distance. Naturally this will mean using reading glasses any time that you want to see close in the future...

Can you get LASIK eye surgery for Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome?

KingKong

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No.

LASIK corrects myopia (nearsightedness) by removing a microscopic amount of tissue from the front of your eye. This works because myopia typically means your eye is slightly too long; therefore, if you remove some of the tissue in the front, it makes your eye the correct length to focus images clearly on the retina.

The term "Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome" and what it means doesn't exactly make sense (one of the reasons it is not recognized by the American Optometric Association). The term itself "scotopic" refer to night vision by the rod photoreceptors. In contrast, the term "photopic" refers to daytime vision by the cone photoreceptors that see color and fine detail. So if you would have a problem with your scotopic system, by definition, you would have trouble with night vision. But this isn't what Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome typically refers to.

But that point aside, LASIK cannot fix something that is wrong with the processing system of the photoreceptors in the eye or the neuropathways that lead to the occipital lobe.

Who diagnosed you with Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome? They should have been able to answer treatment questions for you.

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Michael

I'm currently in high school, and I've been recently prescribed glasses after figuring out that I was nearsighted. Although my eyesight isn't completely horrible (I only need my glasses when I need to read something across the room), I don't want to be completely dependent on my specs every time I copy something down from the board in school or read a distant sign. I also sometimes forget them when I go to school, which disables me from copying down the notes that I need to study for next class's exam. Thus, causing me to bother other people to copy their notes. I even sometimes miss out on the spectacular events or spectacles that my family and friends come across, which I am unable to enjoy with full definition all because I don't have my glasses with me. As a result, I have considered getting laser eye-surgery when I become an adult. However, I've heard many draw backs in getting laser-eye surgery. My mother told me that laser-eye surgery won't be the same 20-20 vision that I had when I was younger. Furthermore, I heard that you can't be a pilot if you've had laser eye surgery and that there's a high risk of going blind during the operation. I also would like to know if there's any longterm adverse effects after getting laser-eye surgery. So if you happen to know anything bad or good about laser-eye surgery, please feel free to tell me about them, especially if you've had laser-eye surgery yourself.
I also feel nerdy wearing them

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It seems that your problem isn't your eyesight; it's your lack of responsibility. It's not that difficult to carry around your glasses in a case, you know.
Here's a recent article discussing the drawbacks to LASIK surgery: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/02/10/is-lasik-eye-surgery-safe-fda-scientist-regrets-saying-yes/

Eye specialists, please answer my short questions. 10 ponts promised?

Q. 1. With glaucoma, is it always necessary to have an optic nerve damaged? Are there glaucoma cases which an optic nerve isn't damaged?

2. Can open-angle glaucoma grow into a close-angle?

3. If someone has -10 of shortsightedness (he is in higher risk of retinal detachment) will he no longer be in higher risk of retinal detachment once he gets LASIK or IOL?

4. Is getting laser surgery for "normal" floaters really worths it?

5. I know that even cheap sunglasses from chinese store have UV protection. So what is the reason for me to buy real glasses from optical store rather than from chinese store? What are actually the main differences between chinese sunglasses and real optical sunglasses.

Thank you! 5* and 10 points for you!

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1. With glaucoma, is it always necessary to have an optic nerve damaged? Are there glaucoma cases which an optic nerve isn't damaged?
By definition, glaucoma is an optic neuropathy. It is often accompanied by increased pressure. So to have glaucoma, there must be at least some optic nerve damage.

2. Can open-angle glaucoma grow into a close-angle?
It is possible that open angle can go on and develop narrow angle.(close angle)

3. If someone has -10 of shortsightedness (he is in higher risk of retinal detachment) will he no longer be in higher risk of retinal detachment once he gets LASIK or IOL?
Lasik has no effect on the risk of retinal detachment. IOL actually slightly increases the risk.

4. Is getting laser surgery for "normal" floaters really worths it?
Laser surgery should not be done for "normal" floaters. There are too many risks.

5. I know that even cheap sunglasses from chinese store have UV protection. So what is the reason for me to buy real glasses from optical store rather than from chinese store? What are actually the main differences between chinese sunglasses and real optical sunglasses.
The main differences are construction quality, appearance, longevity and the wearing comfort.

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Can you get LASIK eye surgery for Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome?

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KingKong

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No.

LASIK corrects myopia (nearsightedness) by removing a microscopic amount of tissue from the front of your eye. This works because myopia typically means your eye is slightly too long; therefore, if you remove some of the tissue in the front, it makes your eye the correct length to focus images clearly on the retina.

The term "Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome" and what it means doesn't exactly make sense (one of the reasons it is not recognized by the American Optometric Association). The term itself "scotopic" refer to night vision by the rod photoreceptors. In contrast, the term "photopic" refers to daytime vision by the cone photoreceptors that see color and fine detail. So if you would have a problem with your scotopic system, by definition, you would have trouble with night vision. But this isn't what Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome typically refers to.

But that point aside, LASIK cannot fix something that is wrong with the processing system of the photoreceptors in the eye or the neuropathways that lead to the occipital lobe.

Who diagnosed you with Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome? They should have been able to answer treatment questions for you.

LASIK and insurance coverage?

Lily Potte

Last year I went to an eye doctor and was told I was legally blind (without corrective lenses) in my left eye and have poor vision in my right eye. I am considering getting LASIK eye surgery and I am going to see a new eye doctor (I recently moved) in two weeks for an eye exam and consultation. I am under my dad's health insurance and it's through his job at a hospital. Normally, we have very good coverage. under his plan. If I am considered legally blind (without corrective lenses), would the insurance be able to cover some if not all of the procedure? I know it's considered a 'cosmetic' procedure but would the fact that I'm 'legally' blind make any difference in the coverage? Also, how much are most people with insurance 'expected' to per each eye?

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nope. almost certainly not. virtually no insurance plan pays anything towards lasik. a *few* do but they are VERY rare and they're the ones with the SUPER HIGH premiums. the absolute "full" coverage plans that almost nobody has. probably not what your father has working at a hospital.

so, no. even if someone told you that you're "legally blind w/o correction". BTW I hate that term. there is no such entity. "legally blind", by definition, involves wearing the best possible correction.

lasik is cosmetic. it is. even if you think your vision is bad. the insurance company sees it as cosmetic.

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Q. I'm currently in high school, and I've been recently prescribed glasses after figuring out that I was nearsighted. Although my eyesight isn't completely horrible (I only need my glasses when I need to read something across the room), I don't want to be completely dependent on my specs every time I copy something down from the board in school or read a distant sign. I also sometimes forget them when I go to school, which disables me from copying down the notes that I need to study for next class's exam. Thus, causing me to bother other people to copy their notes. I even sometimes miss out on the spectacular events or spectacles that my family and friends come across, which I am unable to enjoy with full definition all because I don't have my glasses with me. As a result, I have considered getting laser eye-surgery when I become an adult. However, I've heard many draw backs in getting laser-eye surgery. My mother told me that laser-eye surgery won't be the same 20-20 vision that I had when I was younger. Furthermore, I heard that you can't be a pilot if you've had laser eye surgery and that there's a high risk of going blind during the operation. I also would like to know if there's any longterm adverse effects after getting laser-eye surgery. So if you happen to know anything bad or good about laser-eye surgery, please feel free to tell me about them, especially if you've had laser-eye surgery yourself.
I also feel nerdy wearing them

A. It seems that your problem isn't your eyesight; it's your lack of responsibility. It's not that difficult to carry around your glasses in a case, you know.
Here's a recent article discussing the drawbacks to LASIK surgery: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/02/10/is-lasik-eye-surgery-safe-fda-scientist-regrets-saying-yes/

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I did a surgury 8 days back in dubai and they did one eye for reading and other eye for vision and i see halos?

Q. And diminished night vision and no balance between two eyes, please help me what should i do?

A. At eight days post-op, halos can be expected. Once healing is complete, halos can be the result of the monovision correction (one eye for far and one eye for near) . The near eye vision gives a blur image for far that surrounds the clear image for far from the opposite eye. Also,they can be the result of an optical aberration such as spherical aberration that can happen after lasik.
If you did not wear monovision contact lenses successfully before your lasik surgery, it is possible that you are one of the 40% of the population who is not suited for monovision.
On the other hand, just about 100% of successful monovision patients have trouble seeing for night vision. This is remedied by a pair of night driving glasses that bring up the near eye to see far. Of course the eyes are by definition, not balanced, since one is for far and the other, near.
If you are miserable and cannot tolerate this, then your option would be to have the near eye redone for distance. Naturally this will mean using reading glasses any time that you want to see close in the future...

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Is Wavefront Lasik the best laser eye surgery to date?

Q. I am scheduled for my Wavefront Lasik surgery next week. I was told this is the most recent, top of the line procedure available to date. I want to achieve better than perfect vision (20/10 or 20/15); and although it is not guaranteed, Wavefront Lasik has a higher percentage of success compared to other procedures to achieve, what I like to call, "high definition vision". Does anyone have any testimonials or web site links to verify if this is statistically true?

A. Wavefront lasik will in most cases give better results compared to surgery without using wavefront.

However as you say yourself results are not guaranteed.

Of course with all laser eye surgery there is of course no permanent cure and at some stage later in life spectacles will again need to be worn.

Please read up as much as you can before considering surgery.

Good Luck

Dominic
Retired optometrist and husband of refractive eye surgery patient(now wearing spectacles 9yrs later!)

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Is Wavefront Lasik the best laser eye surgery to date?

Q. I am scheduled for my Wavefront Lasik surgery next week. I was told this is the most recent, top of the line procedure available to date. I want to achieve better than perfect vision (20/10 or 20/15); and although it is not guaranteed, Wavefront Lasik has a higher percentage of success compared to other procedures to achieve, what I like to call, "high definition vision". Does anyone have any testimonials or web site links to verify if this is statistically true?

A. Wavefront lasik will in most cases give better results compared to surgery without using wavefront.

However as you say yourself results are not guaranteed.

Of course with all laser eye surgery there is of course no permanent cure and at some stage later in life spectacles will again need to be worn.

Please read up as much as you can before considering surgery.

Good Luck

Dominic
Retired optometrist and husband of refractive eye surgery patient(now wearing spectacles 9yrs later!)

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what are the requirments for laser eye surgery that is covered with aetna insurance?

Q. i wear my contacts 24/7 only because i cant take them out or my eyes hurt or i get really sick from wearing glasses. what requirments would i need to have my insurance which is Aetna HMO

A. There is a cute little toll free number on the back of your insurance card. this is the number that you can call to get your specific information for your specific plan. Most HMOs have specific plans for their groups and all are individual. Most HMO's that I have seen cover NOTHING toward lasik as it is not considered a necessity. It is elective and by some definitions considered cosmetic. You should call them and ask them what your plan covers, if anything at all. I work with several aetna plans,k both PPS and HMO and they are all different.

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I did a surgury 8 days back in dubai and they did one eye for reading and other eye for vision and i see halos?

Q. And diminished night vision and no balance between two eyes, please help me what should i do?

A. At eight days post-op, halos can be expected. Once healing is complete, halos can be the result of the monovision correction (one eye for far and one eye for near) . The near eye vision gives a blur image for far that surrounds the clear image for far from the opposite eye. Also,they can be the result of an optical aberration such as spherical aberration that can happen after lasik.
If you did not wear monovision contact lenses successfully before your lasik surgery, it is possible that you are one of the 40% of the population who is not suited for monovision.
On the other hand, just about 100% of successful monovision patients have trouble seeing for night vision. This is remedied by a pair of night driving glasses that bring up the near eye to see far. Of course the eyes are by definition, not balanced, since one is for far and the other, near.
If you are miserable and cannot tolerate this, then your option would be to have the near eye redone for distance. Naturally this will mean using reading glasses any time that you want to see close in the future...

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