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Re: To See or Not to See

Dave — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:05:41 -0000

I have no opinion either way regarding the two eye clinics, but I do know that you should live-blog the surgery.

Re: To See or Not to See

joeyconnick — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:28:09 -0000

Oh okay, I looked it up: it's only considered legal blindness if you can't be corrected to better than 20/200. What 20/200 is if you would have to be 20 feet away from something to see it properly that someone with 20/20 vision (perfect) could see at 200 feet.

But yeah, if you look it up on wikipedia (no I'm not posting the link, do your own faux research) the huge E at the top of the chart is the 20/200 limit.

Re: To See or Not to See

Beth — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:52:01 -0000

@Kalev - 8 is legally blind, eh? Do you have a reference for this allegation?? And does it mean that if I close my left eye (the -8.5), then I'm not longer legally blind?

@dan - Ya, I'm thinking I'll err on the side of caution. I'll keep all y'all posted on my research!

Re: To See or Not to See

Raul — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:30:03 -0000

I have also considered eye surgery. We should chat about this sometime. Although I don't have 8, I think my eye is considered technically blind in Mexico.

Re: To See or Not to See

dan — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:25:41 -0000

After your research, if you are still unsure of the justification for cost, my small advice is to go big. Definitely don't go cheap on your peepers. Maybe you should start a "fund raiser for Dr. Beth's Peepers". After all, you have been entertaining many of us in the internets for a while now. Plus, if you can't see how are you supposed to blog? So really, it's not about your eyes so much as it is about our entertainment. Anyway, I'd definitely donate to such a worthy cause.

Re: To See or Not to See

joeyconnick — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:13:07 -0000

It's worth mentioning that anything beyond 8 is legally blind, so you are legally blind in one eye.