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Old 20th Nov 2016, 13:58
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vapilot2004
 
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For life in general, yes. That's what our guy with LASIK claims.

I've tried a prescription that gives me 20/30 vision and am able to safely drive (road signs, potential hazards in the distance etc all visible) as well as read the smallest of text like a teenager and go on extended gadabouts and operate heavy machinery (weed whacker etc) with no trouble at all.

For work, knocking a quarter or a half a diopter value off my 20/10 lens prescription allows me to have around 20/20 and be able to read up close. It's a great compromise and many people are unaware you can ask your optometrist to go up or down a quarter or more in power and be in perfect compliance with either your regulator or the company rules.
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