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Iris’s Perspective: Some Wear Their Sunglasses at Night

When I think of how difficult it is for me to see at night, this does make me think of laser eye surgery.

My vision is so bad at night that sometimes I do not even go out. When I am sitting in my backyard and have seen raccoons passing by around garbage and recycling days, once in awhile I have mistaken them for cats. My vision is really bad at night.

Laser eye surgery could be something that would correct this. I have heard some people say that they find when they do the surgery their night vision looks a little like a cable TV when the connection is not as strong. I know other people where their vision with laser eye surgery is so good it is like looking at HDTV. This must be really great.

During the day when I can see better, I once saw the brothers from Lasik and Lasik Eye Surgery bicycling down the street close to where I live. This is something else that would be great with eye surgery too. There would be an ability to bicycle without worrying about wearing eyeglasses that can restrict the range of sight.

This is also true of driving. I cannot stand wearing my glasses when I drive. Sometimes I really think they affect my effectiveness as a driver. I am legislated by law from the time I took my road test at 16 to wear my glasses when I drive – or at least my contacts or to have surgery. All these things help me to understand why someone would choose laser eye surgery.

There was a time when I was driving at one of the intersections in downtown Toronto and I was turning left. The sign said you could not turn left from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Due to my vision with my glasses, I thought it read 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. I was also driving at night.

I made the turn and got a ticket. To this day two points are off my license because I could not see the sign correctly. Yes, laser eye surgery can be a splendid thing.

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