Spectacles in the Jungle
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Can soldiers fight in the jungle with spectacles?
Can Singapore soldiers fight with spectacles of 500+degrees? -
why not? Strap on ur specs properly and u're good to go. If u really kiasi ur specs shatter, wear another combat goggle over it, or can get some really good no-fog goggles from salomon as well.
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some times there isn't a choice. like as in singapore.
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cybernetic implants.
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hopefully lasik becomes more safe and cheaper in the future
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Speaking of which, any one here have went for LASIK before? I wish to go for LASIK too, which to hear some 1st hand accounts. ThanksOriginally posted by beavan:hopefully lasik becomes more safe and cheaper in the future
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Wife been to lasik. Not me. She had only 150 deg but wanted to look nice and be able to participate in active sports.
I accompanied her on the operation. There is some pain involved, like someone poking something into your eye and you feel really uncomfortable, and want to blink. But the good thing is that the operation was over in 10 mins.
The discomfort was over in 24 hours. By the 2nd day, she could see clearly. But bright lights at night will affect your vision. She claims that with bright lights , she sees a very prominent halo around the light source. And it interferes with night vision. -
Originally posted by specfore:
Thanks for your reply.
Wife been to lasik. Not me. She had only 150 deg but wanted to look nice and be able to participate in active sports.
I accompanied her on the operation. There is some pain involved, like someone poking something into your eye and you feel really uncomfortable, and want to blink. But the good thing is that the operation was over in 10 mins.
The discomfort was over in 24 hours. By the 2nd day, she could see clearly. But bright lights at night will affect your vision. She claims that with bright lights , she sees a very prominent halo around the light source. And it interferes with night vision.
This vision of halos around light sources at night is indeed worrying because i plan to ride bike in the near future. Is this part of the side effects as mentioned by the doctor before the LASIK? Or is it unexpected such as a result of a complication or botched job? Short term or long term?
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Depends on the individual really... Some people are perfectly fine but some are more affected.
I been to a talk abt Lasik and the risk do vary from person to person...
I am looking forward to doing Lasik juz that I don't have the money for this. -
hw much does t cost
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Around 2.3k per eye
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now that's not good very expensive
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anyone heard about those medical holiday package provided by those thailand private hospital?? how much har? standard good right?
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Agree... Lasik and a lot of new fangled solutions are not the real solutions...Originally posted by Shotgun:why not? Strap on ur specs properly and u're good to go. If u really kiasi ur specs shatter, wear another combat goggle over it, or can get some really good no-fog goggles from salomon as well.
The real solution is getting used to the fact that u have to wear glasses and taking proper care of yourself and your glasses while out field.
I had a cheapo black-rimmed plastic pair when i was in NS... but hi-index hard coated lenses... (lenses were twice the price of the frames i think...)
and always have the rubber band thingy to strap the specs to the back of your head.
worse case scenario is to always have a spare in the SBO...
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that sounds like the effects of astigmatism.Originally posted by specfore:Wife been to lasik. Not me. She had only 150 deg but wanted to look nice and be able to participate in active sports.
I accompanied her on the operation. There is some pain involved, like someone poking something into your eye and you feel really uncomfortable, and want to blink. But the good thing is that the operation was over in 10 mins.
The discomfort was over in 24 hours. By the 2nd day, she could see clearly. But bright lights at night will affect your vision. She claims that with bright lights , she sees a very prominent halo around the light source. And it interferes with night vision.
can lasik "cure" astigmatism, esp acute ones, as well? -
Goggles with wipers.
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Guys, another option is protective glasses that allow inserts like the ESS. These are worn by a lot of the boys in the sandbox. The glass set is not that expensive but the prescription inserts cost depends on where you get it done. A pair of ESS, with 3 different lenses, retails for less that US$40. It has an excellent high impact capacity; it was after all made for the military. A lot of us use it for shooting.
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Any idea where I can get a pair of ESS in Singapore?Originally posted by i-SHOT:Guys, another option is protective glasses that allow inserts like the ESS. These are worn by a lot of the boys in the sandbox. The glass set is not that expensive but the prescription inserts cost depends on where you get it done. A pair of ESS, with 3 different lenses, retails for less that US$40. It has an excellent high impact capacity; it was after all made for the military. A lot of us use it for shooting. -
Don't think she has astig.Originally posted by wuming78:that sounds like the effects of astigmatism.
can lasik "cure" astigmatism, esp acute ones, as well?
I think she is one of the few cases with some side effect. It has been a few years since she did Lasik and she still has this halo effect at night. She has got used to this.
She did Lasik in the UK and it costs the equivalent of SGD 1500 per eye at that time, which was cheap. -
Anyway, on the subject of specs, in my years in NS and the reserves, I never got my specs broken. Only once did I drop my glasses on the Pasir Laba parade square ( this was not because of training but rather I took them off to wipe them and drop them by accident ..hahaha careless me !). Even then, there was only a small chip to a corner of the lens.
I have been doing various things with the specs on... river crossing and swimming, heli- rappeling etc etc. Only a few times I have used one of those straps to secure the spectacles, e.g. during assualt boat training . Most of the time I carried a spare in my backpack.
The only time I never had specs on was sparring during unarmed combat training. But I still "beat" my buddy in the 5 minute sparring session !
The only time I was inconvenienced by specs was during very humid nights in the jungle and the lens fogged up everytime I took a deep breath. But that happen once in awhile.
For those going to train in Australia or Thailand , or where the environment is really dusty... the good practice is to clean your multi coated hi -index lens is to flush them with a bit of water first, then apply a very dilute soap mixture and wash them under a tap. Do not wipe dry with a tissue but use a tissue and just sponge off the water. Because if you don't, which I learnt by trial and error, you will get many tiny scratches on your multi coating. -
Training is different from real combat. Did you ever get blood, mud, debris, from hits and near misses from bullets , shrapnel & explosive detonation splattered on your glasses when you are sweating profusely, tearing ( from smoke and haze ) & deaf when your heart is racing at 100 mph in a shooting war ? I have not, but I guess it will have a marked effect on my glasses when in the combat zone.