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Lasik eye surgery

scedd

scedd

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Has anyone here had laser correction surgery?
What did you think about it?
Horror stories are welcome.
I am trying to decide whether to pay the 6k and get it done.
I would love to be rid of glasses after 20 years of hating them.
 
Another option:

After 20+ years of wearing glasses, I recently started wearing contacts. Lasik surgery = one shot to get it right. Contacts = you can try different prescriptions until you get the best fit and vision possible. I had four visits to the eye doctor before the prescription was just right.

Other notes about lasik from my eye doctor:
* Does a good job of correcting your ability to see far away. So, if you do a lot of outdoors work, are a truck driver, or anything like that, it corrects it beautifully. If you do a lot of close work or enjoy reading, you're still going to need reading glasses.

* The eyes degenerate anyhow and the effect of lasik will likely be lost by time you're in your 50s. You'll need corrective glasses anyway.

I never thought I'd be able to wear contacts, based on my prior experience with them. I have been pleasantly surprised with my experience thus far.

Hope this helps. :vic
 
I had Lasik surgery done about 5 years ago. I'm VERY happy with the outcome. No complications in my case. It's true that after about age 40 you'll start to need reading glasses, although it's not that bad for me...yet (46 years old). I had the option of doing the standard Lasik or the enhanced version. There are a few situations where you may want to do the enhanced, but in my case none of those situations applied so I did the cheaper standard version.

I was never able to wear contacts year-round, even the disposable ones, because of terrible allergies.

I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Frank
 
The wife had it done prob 6 or more years ago, she could not even drive without glasses, she had to put them next to the bed at night so she could grab them first in the morning, she now uses reading glasses some--she prob could go have the touchup done and not need them--she is near 49---she has had no regrets.
 
One of my friends recently had laser eye surgery. Until then, he was legally blind without glasses. Now he doesn't need them at all. He's very happy with the results.
 
I was nearsighted and had pretty bad astigmatism. Soft contacts would not work for me - had to wear hard ones. They were generally comfortable, but heaven forbid you get any speck of anything in your eye!

I got lasik done about five years ago, too. Turned out quite well. I'm pushing 50 and still only need reading glasses in dimly lit situations. No problem whatsoever at work. I think my nearsightedness is slowly returning which is further postponing the need for reading glasses on a regular basis.

I theorize that with at least the astigmatism gone, I could start wearing soft or extended-wear contacts if I wanted to in order to get my distance vision perfect, again. I don't know if I would want to pony up for another surgery, though.

Technology may eventually cure both problems in the not too distant future, I hope.
 
I use spectacles as my vision is marginal - I pass the DMV tests without them (yikes!).

A friend of SWMBO has had to go back for several 'fixes' due to a botch job (lasik). It also doesn't last real long (7-10 years iirc).

Another option you may consider is Ortho-K (no it's not a bug spray). My son had this done and he has 20-15 vision every day and puts contacts in at night. He loves it!
 
Well i bit the bullet and got the enhanced Lasik done yesterday.
Drove home from Brisbane today without glasses for the first time in 20 years.
Cost 6.5k OZ which was a bit painful but the difference is phenomenal.
I got the monovision done as i drive long distances at night.
I definately recommend it to anyone who wants to get rid of glasses
 
I thought about it as I have HORRIBLE vision. If I remember correctly, the Dr said I was almost legally blind. I've been wearing contacts since early 90's, and at times they do get annoying and keep thinking how nice it would be not have to deal with contacts anymore. My husband had PRK surgery (free, courtesy of the Marine Corps) about 4yrs ago. His vision is still ok, but it's not like it was after he got it done. Oh and the pain he was in after he got it done, sitting in the dark house eyes covered for a day or two. I couldn't deal with that. Having 2 kids, pain med free I can handle. Mess with my eyes while I'm awake and can see???? No thank you!! I'll suffer with contacts.
 
I've been thinking about getting it done. I'm blind in one eye and there's nothing they can do to fix it really. I wear a contact in the other. Without it, I'm legally blind.
 
My wife and I both had this done back in 2004. We opted for the custom wave front method that custom maps the surface of the eye for the perfect cut flap.

She was fitted for monovision. I wasnt a candidate because in testing I didnt favor either eye. I was near sighted and started wearing glasses in 3rd grade. They were huge plate glass windows on my little head. As I got older these weren't too cool and I tried contacts but never were 100% comfortable with them.

My surgery was performed before a live audience on an orientation night where prospective candidates were invited to watch the entire procedure. (got a mild discount for that) It was AMAZING. For the first time in years I was able to see signs (and read them) without contacts or glasses. Driving home I nearly cried. I was 44 at the time and for the first year or so was the best of both worlds. Both near and far vision was perfect. Then sometime in 2006 I noticed my near vision wasnt as crisp as it was and I had to distance the material further away to read it.

Within 6 mos I was carrying readers with me. I had gone from being nearsighted, to perfect vision, and now to farsightedness. I contacted the eye clinic and after some testing determined this was the onslaught of old age and I would have experienced this with or without the surgery.

For anyone still considering the surgery, I'm still a fan. Im writing this now with my readers on which I have to have to read just about anything. But I would not change a thing. I only regret I waited so long to do it.
 
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