Here 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?
Smoltz's Beard - May 7, 2010
I'd assume...
he won’t be doing that again.
mdhenshaw - May 7, 2010
Or at least, ...
go to a new doctor for the procedure.
Mr. Sanchez - May 7, 2010
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.
homerlanding - May 7, 2010
Isn’t PRK better than Lasik?
justincredubil02 - May 7, 2010
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.
J-Freak - May 7, 2010
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.)
UMDBHIK - May 7, 2010
Not what I meant by the word “reserved.” His point being that, as you said, anyone that’s a candidate for LASIK is a candidate for PRK, but not necessarily the other way around, meaning he recommended LASIK for anyone that checked out for it, and PRK for those that didn’t.
J-Freak - May 7, 2010
I know that in the Air Force, we will not give our pilots (or anyone) lasik. We can only get PRK.
justincredubil02 - May 7, 2010
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.
J-Freak - May 7, 2010
Of course the Navy would do that…
justincredubil02 - May 7, 2010
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.
J-Freak - May 7, 2010
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.
justincredubil02 - May 7, 2010
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.
J-Freak - May 7, 2010
True that. I am thinking about FBI or CIA…depends on how much my job thrills me in a few years.
justincredubil02 - May 7, 2010
A wise man once told me “I could have worked for the CIA, but I opted not to because I want to have a marked grave when I die.”
J-Freak - May 7, 2010
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.
Smoltz's Beard - May 7, 2010
Haha I’ll bet. They could tell you, but then they’d have to kill you.
J-Freak - May 7, 2010
I bet they are freaking loaded.
justincredubil02 - May 8, 2010
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.
homerlanding - May 7, 2010
Our (USAF) PRK operations are painless and you can see again in 1-2 days.
justincredubil02 - May 7, 2010
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.
homerlanding - May 7, 2010
Ah, gotcha.
justincredubil02 - May 7, 2010
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?
cbwilk - May 7, 2010
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.
bpk228480 - May 7, 2010
but you pay at the yearly visits right?
Mr. Sanchez - May 7, 2010
The first year was free, then whatever my copay is for annual eye doctors visits are, I don’t think its more than 20.
bpk228480 - May 7, 2010
The cheaper part was really referring to contacts, it is much better than having to wear glasses.
homerlanding - May 7, 2010
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.
UMDBHIK - May 7, 2010
Not a surprise...
LASIK does not undo degenerative processes.
sdp - May 7, 2010
what kind of degenerative processes? those sound serious
atl192485 - May 7, 2010
and they'd make such a significant impact
in such a short time?
Mr. Sanchez - May 7, 2010
royhobbs - May 7, 2010
Smoltz's Beard - May 7, 2010
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.
Mr. Sanchez - May 7, 2010
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…
kreese555 - May 7, 2010
I wonder
If they sold him rubber balls in bulk, too?
Sam Jethroe - May 7, 2010
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!
cbwilk - May 7, 2010
I can see you doing it too.
justincredubil02 - May 7, 2010
Dude, I was a dirty basketball player. I should have been on the Pistons’ Bad Boy teams.
cbwilk - May 8, 2010
That’s Horace Grant behind those Foster-Grants!
John Holton - May 7, 2010
Ugh….this freaking team….I hope this will fix his problems at the plate and get us back to being respectable again…..I mean he is our 4 spot hitter we kinda need him.
romone_braves91 - May 7, 2010
It’s his right eye now, last year it was his left.
ATLandKC - May 7, 2010
this team is fucked
jerryclore - May 7, 2010
Green.
Scott Coleman - May 7, 2010 via mobile
I did my part.
justincredubil02 - May 7, 2010
thata boy!
Scott Coleman - May 7, 2010
we're turning into the damn Mets from last year...
schnikes.
Mr. Sanchez - May 7, 2010
Or us from 2 years ago.
J-Freak - May 7, 2010
As are your posts, fair weather fan.
UMDBHIK - May 7, 2010
This looks like the intro to “You Can’t Do That On Television”.
UMDBHIK - May 7, 2010
Why?
Mr. Sanchez - May 7, 2010
You’d have to see the show to know what I’m talking about.
UMDBHIK - May 7, 2010
Stupid burnout memory...
I meant, “I don’t know”. I don’t know why I was thinking people got slimed for saying why.
Mr. Sanchez - May 7, 2010
You do remember it then.
Loved Barth’s burgers.
UMDBHIK - May 7, 2010
Oh yeah...
the locker scenes always got me.
Mr. Sanchez - May 7, 2010
duh nuh nuh, nuh nuh, nuh.
Chief Noc-A-Homa - May 7, 2010
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.
Jay212033 - May 7, 2010
This news actually makes me kinda happy.
I mean, at least it EXPLAINS what’s been wrong with him…
kreese555 - May 7, 2010
he needs me
to start hitting again
MacsGlasses - May 7, 2010
I’ve lost all faith in the LASIK procedure. Contacts are just too easy once you adjust to them.
timmy3 - May 7, 2010
not if you have an astygmatism. Soon as I have an extra 3 grand available on a credit card or something, I’m going to get my eyes lazered!
Rhyno18 - May 7, 2010
Nobody knows what will happen with these surgeries 30 years down the road. There’s scar tissue. Be safe and wear glasses.
BravesFTW - May 7, 2010
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.
UMDBHIK - May 7, 2010
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?
TheLetter2 - May 7, 2010
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.
UMDBHIK - May 7, 2010
Okay. That makes me feel better. This is one of those instances in which a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Thanks for the clarification.
TheLetter2 - May 7, 2010
This is horrible news. Hope the glasses work. I new something had to be up with him.
FitzFan - May 7, 2010
he did this last year as everyone knows
but’ hasn’t anyone noticed he did better with those glasses?
southman - May 7, 2010
Why not just wear contacts?
though that pic looks like he just won the Georgia Lottery without even knowing he entered lol
southman - May 7, 2010
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.
bighop - May 7, 2010
i believe he had problems with contacts because of the lasik – his eyes are too dry, etc
Bravely going forward - May 8, 2010
or maybe it was because of the shape of his eyes after having lasik…either way
Bravely going forward - May 8, 2010
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.
XBEARDX - May 8, 2010
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