Braves Catcher Brian McCann's Vision Problems are Back
by gondeee on May 7, 2010 4:38 PM EDT
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PrintHere we go again. Didn't I say this morning that the script for this year's Braves team is paralleling that of last year's team. As if on cue the Atlanta beat reporters are reporting the following:
Brian McCann will start wearing glasses again tomorrow. He has been battling vision problems in his right eye.
Wonderful. I guess now we know why he's been slumping.
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Haha, good lord…hasn’t he had two lasik surgeries?
Another uninnocent, elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults...
Why not?
I have had the procedure done 4 times in the past 14 years. His left eye (done last year) should be good for another 3-5 years, and if he gets his right eye fixed again after this season it will be good for 3- 5 years. Lasik is not a cure-all and does not last forever but I can say first hand that it is much better and actually cheaper in the long run than contacts or glasses.
Isn’t PRK better than Lasik?
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on May 7, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
My doc explained to me that PRK was a more painful and complicated procedure that is typically reserved for folks that have complications for LASIK, but LASIK is supposed to be the way to go if you qualify.
No.
Your doctor is absolutely wrong.
PRK is not “reserved” for anyone. Anyone who is a candidate for LASIK is a candidate for PRK generally.
(I work as an ophthalmic tech with 2 refractive surgery providers.)
When you've said Jason Heyward, you've said it all.........
I know that in the Air Force, we will not give our pilots (or anyone) lasik. We can only get PRK.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on May 7, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s funny, because when I was trying to sign up for the Navy, the thing they were pushing is wavefront-guided LASIK. They don’t recommend any other procedure for their personnel.
Of course the Navy would do that…
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on May 7, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
They pissed me off so badly over that. I applied for a degree completion program that would have paid me now to finish school then gone off to OCS after graduation- got selected by the board, processed at MEPS, passed all their tests and everything, and they said “everything checks out but your eyesight- you’re too nearsighted. Have an ophthalmologist check you out and we can get that waived, though, no big deal. And the Navy will pay for your LASIK once you’re in.” So I get the checkup, submit for the waiver, wait 6 weeks, and they come back and say “Um… no waiver for you. But if you ever get LASIK, call us back and we can pick up where we left off…” and I was all “I’m a STUDENT. I can’t afford LASIK. Why not just let me get it now in order to get INTO the program? What’s the difference, if you’re going to pay for it anyway?”
“It doesn’t work that way.” My fucking tax dollars at work.
It can work whatever way a recruiter wants it to work. Odds are, they were at their quarterly (or monthly) goal and couldn’t go over their quota.
You could have tried again (and still can), but I would go to a different recruiter and tell him what happened.
Or try another service – unless floating around the world with a bunch of other dudes is your thing.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on May 7, 2010 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
unless floating around the world with a bunch of other dudes is your thing.
Haha no not really. It was the first degree program like that I heard about and we have a family friend who’s a career Navy man that talked it up when my folks mentioned it, and I really needed the money. I’d never really considered the military until then because I always knew I wanted to go through school then go into law enforcement, but this wasn’t going to interfere with school and would’ve looked very good on an FBI app.
True that. I am thinking about FBI or CIA…depends on how much my job thrills me in a few years.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on May 7, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
My uncle works in the CIA, and his wife works in the FBI. There’s not many work related stories from them whenever I eat dinner over there.
Another uninnocent, elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults...
by Smoltz's Beard on May 7, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I bet they are freaking loaded.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on May 8, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
PRK is a little more painful and slightly longer recovery time, but does not remove as much eye tissue. If you need a quick recovery then you need Lasik, but if you can deal with slightly clouded vision for 7-10 days then PRK is better. I chose PRK.
Our (USAF) PRK operations are painless and you can see again in 1-2 days.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on May 7, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
It was not really painful, just felt kind of sandy for a couple days. I could see 20/15 the next day, but had a kind of haze for about 8 days.
Ah, gotcha.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on May 7, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Cheaper than glasses? So you get a 3 thousand dollar surgery every 5 years or just buy a 100 dollar pair of glasses every 10? How does that work?
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Its guaranteed for a lifetime as long as you continue to make your yearly visits, at least thats how mine is. Any touch ups I need done are free.
Cockchafer
Not how it works.
PRK is generally a better procedure than LASIK but with less immediate results. Both PRK and LASIK patients can regress as the years go along. Not uncommon an occurance, in fact I’ve had LASIK and am beginning to regress.
Not all places offer free lifetime enhancements. Some do, some don’t.
When you've said Jason Heyward, you've said it all.........
Another uninnocent, elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults...
by Smoltz's Beard on May 7, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Winner...
around the time Sabo was a big name, I was a little leaguer and found out I had bad vision. I also played 3rd. Yeah, I wanted some Sabo style goggles to play in.
I GOT some Sabo style goggles to play in.
Wore them for about 3 days and then hated them so much I broke them. Got contacts in the 4th grade, been wearin em ever since…
I used to rock those. Hated them. Except when some idiot would start popping off and calling me Mr. Magoo, then I’d grab a rebound, elbow him in the chest and pass upcourt for an assist. Mr. Magoo that mo fo!
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I can see you doing it too.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on May 7, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Green.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
by Scott Coleman on May 7, 2010 5:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I did my part.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on May 7, 2010 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
thata boy!
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
by Scott Coleman on May 7, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
This looks like the intro to “You Can’t Do That On Television”.
When you've said Jason Heyward, you've said it all.........
You’d have to see the show to know what I’m talking about.
When you've said Jason Heyward, you've said it all.........
Stupid burnout memory...
I meant, “I don’t know”. I don’t know why I was thinking people got slimed for saying why.
You do remember it then.
Loved Barth’s burgers.
When you've said Jason Heyward, you've said it all.........
duh nuh nuh, nuh nuh, nuh.
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on May 7, 2010 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
I knew it had to be something! He was hitting so well in the spring and for him to start the season out so poorly was shocking. I pray that the docs can find out what’s wrong not just for baseball reasons but for Mac’s long-term vision health.
I’ve lost all faith in the LASIK procedure. Contacts are just too easy once you adjust to them.
"Make the most of the Indian Hemp seed and sow it everywhere." - George Washington, 1794
Everything made from oil and wood can be made from HEMP. It's the earth's number one bio-mass resource.
Nobody knows what will happen with these surgeries 30 years down the road. There’s scar tissue. Be safe and wear glasses.
No. There’s not.
And we do know that LASIK patients who go on to develop cataracts will be more of a challenge to measure for intraocular lens implants. But otherwise, there’s enough known about the procedure to know that while it is not risk-free, and in some cases needs to be repeated, it is a procedure that is not only safe but very beneficial to those who have it.
That being said, there is no sure thing when it comes to any procedure.
When you've said Jason Heyward, you've said it all.........
ATTN: Someone smarter than me
Oh, dear. I’m worried about this, and I don’t mean from a run production angle. If the improvements gained in surgery always regress, wouldn’t that indicate Brian has a long-term degenerative condition? Is there a risk he’s going to lose his eyesight, period, or will it degrade to a certain point and level off?
I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing Matt Cain.
The only way for permanent vision loss would be infection-related. That’s not the case here. Regression simply means people can become more nearsighted again over time. It’s not uncommon, and something that can be corrected with glasses, contacts or an enhancement.
Bottom line, Mac will be fine.
And FWIW, improvements don’t always regress.
When you've said Jason Heyward, you've said it all.........
he did this last year as everyone knows
but’ hasn’t anyone noticed he did better with those glasses?
...in dixie land i'll take my stand: rooting for Atlanta
Why not just wear contacts?
though that pic looks like he just won the Georgia Lottery without even knowing he entered lol
...in dixie land i'll take my stand: rooting for Atlanta
He tried contacts, had lots of trouble with them. Didn’t fit right for some reason is what I’m remembering, but I could be wrong.
Heyward is pretty good
i believe he had problems with contacts because of the lasik – his eyes are too dry, etc
"Dum spiro spero"
by Bravely going forward on May 8, 2010 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions
or maybe it was because of the shape of his eyes after having lasik…either way
"Dum spiro spero"
by Bravely going forward on May 8, 2010 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions
For Some Reason...
I had a feeling this would come up at some point. I remember thinking to myself the other day, I wonder if his eyesight is bothering him again? Sure enough, here’s this news info.
Awesome…..I hope it works out quick.
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