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Given to...Given to... Wyoming Posts: 4,997
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Who has had it? Horror stories, rants / raves... please discuss and inform
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    Yes i would really like to know as well. I went through glasses when i was younger, which totally sucked for sport and shit. So i got monthly lenses, but they were annoying as i couldn't really wear them like all day, so now i have nightly monthly ones so i can wear em 24/7 but sometimes they still feel uncomfortable and dry. Also sometimes a lense may fall out in my sleep :S

    Here its £395 per eye, but i really dont know about any of the long term effects.. so yes please share your stories!
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    I know several people who have had it, but the thing that keeps me from doing it is the fact that my prescription changes slightly every year. I don't want to have surgery and be wearing contacts again in 2-3 years.
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    know1 wrote:
    I know several people who have had it, but the thing that keeps me from doing it is the fact that my prescription changes slightly every year. I don't want to have surgery and be wearing contacts again in 2-3 years.

    yeh but how old are you?

    I thought people's eyes stop changing in like their early 20s?
  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    I had it. Everything is okay now, but About two weeks after I had it done, i had a case of Optic Neuritis(sp?) where my left eye was super blurry for nearly three weeks. They claim that it wasn't due to the Lasik, and swore that it was just a coincidence that it happened that close to having it done. But who knows really, they may have just been saying that to cover their asses. I'm fine now though, and glad I did it.
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    Indian Summer wrote:
    I had it. Everything is okay now, but About two weeks after I had it done, i had a case of Optic Neuritis(sp?) where my left eye was super blurry for nearly three weeks. They claim that it wasn't due to the Lasik, and swore that it was just a coincidence that it happened that close to having it done. But who knows really, they may have just been saying that to cover their asses. I'm fine now though, and glad I did it.

    cool.

    Does you go through any pain? How long does the process take? Then healing time?
  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    I haven't had it but was considering it for a while. I spoke to a collegue who had it done 3 years ago. It worked for a while but now she's back to wearing glasses for close work (she's a nurse). So I guess it's down to luck as to how long it lasts.
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    I BrisK I wrote:
    cool.

    Does you go through any pain? How long does the process take? Then healing time?

    I was in and out, both eyes, in about 45 minutes. It doesn't hurt, just a little awkward. The staff is good about talking you through it and explaining exactly what you're going to feel. If I could go back, I'd do it again.
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    urbanhippie wrote:
    I haven't had it but was considering it for a while. I spoke to a collegue who had it done 3 years ago. It worked for a while but now she's back to wearing glasses for close work (she's a nurse). So I guess it's down to luck as to how long it lasts.

    You know they said that to me when I had it done. In your mid forties something in your eye becomes less elastic, and you may have to get reading glasses for up close work. So ppl who have the Lasik done in their 40's may have to use reading glasses immediately following the procedure. I'm 28 however, and they said I should expect to be glasses free for at least 15 - 20 years.
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  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    Indian Summer wrote:
    You know they said that to me when I had it done. In your mid forties something in your eye becomes less elastic, and you may have to get reading glasses for up close work. So ppl who have the Lasik done in their 40's may have to use reading glasses immediately following the procedure. I'm 28 however, and they said I should expect to be glasses free for at least 15 - 20 years.
    She's nowhere near her 40's. Late twenties, early thirties at most. But, like I said, she could just be unlucky.
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    urbanhippie wrote:
    She's nowhere near her 40's. Late twenties, early thirties at most. But, like I said, she could just be unlucky.

    I don't know where she had it done obviously, but the place I went to has this deal where if my eyesight ever gets worse than 20/30 they go back in and touch it up at no cost to me.
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  • MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,672
    Had it done about 4 years ago..But 1 year after it I noticed a blur at times from the side of my eye. I went to a specialist and he said that the 'flap' was not put on straight over the eye after the lasik....I was like ooook. He also said that it wont heal.

    Now a year after that i notice that the blur is fully gone, so I go to another specialist and she's like "Your eyes are perfect, can't even notice you had lasik and your are seeing 20/20"

    Right now I love the results, I guess I had a weird start to it but....I'm really happy with it now, I can see really well. Sports,surfing and whatever else I can do with even more freedom.

    If you have the means, get it done.

    and the Valium they gave me just before the surgery was sweet.
  • mattcozeamattcozea Posts: 377
    I'm pretty much blind without my glasses, and my experience with contacts is that they always were really uncomfortable by the end of the day. I really want to do this, but I'm really weird about anything to do with my eyes, so the idea of cutting them freaks me out.
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  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    I BrisK I wrote:
    yeh but how old are you?

    I thought people's eyes stop changing in like their early 20s?

    That's not been my experience. Haven't you ever noticed how many people start wearing glasses in their 40's and 50's? I think your eyes change your whole life.
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  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    Indian Summer wrote:
    I don't know where she had it done obviously, but the place I went to has this deal where if my eyesight ever gets worse than 20/30 they go back in and touch it up at no cost to me.
    Tbh I don't know where she had it done either. But it sounds like you got a good deal :)
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    know1 wrote:
    That's not been my experience. Haven't you ever noticed how many people start wearing glasses in their 40's and 50's? I think your eyes change your whole life.
    Your eyes change in your 40s, usually. It's called presbyopia. That's when people start to need reading glasses or bifocals. That's the most dramatic change, once you've grown up. Your vision will change somewhat after that but nothing as drastic.

    Trivia for the day: Presbyopia is Greek for "old eyes" :p
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  • GraySaturdayGraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    Ooh!! I had it done in March. It was the best thing I have ever done. For the first week, I had a lot of trouble because all of the eye drops left my eyes blurry and just feeling really bad. But as soon as I stopped the drops, I was seeing everything so clearly.

    I now test at 20/15!!! yay!
  • Given to...Given to... Wyoming Posts: 4,997
    Thats exactly where I am at. My asked my wife, while driving home the other day, when we should start thinking about it. She said "you first". My brother just had it done and his sight was worse than mine and my mother just had both of her lenses replaced, which is just mind boggling. My dad had 5 by passes and just had his carotid artery cleaned out, so I am continually being impressed by medicine. I am just chicken shit to have my own eyes cut.

    mattcoz wrote:
    I'm pretty much blind without my glasses, and my experience with contacts is that they always were really uncomfortable by the end of the day. I really want to do this, but I'm really weird about anything to do with my eyes, so the idea of cutting them freaks me out.
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Best money I ever spent!
  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    jaamfaan wrote:
    Thats exactly where I am at. My asked my wife, while driving home the other day, when we should start thinking about it. She said "you first". My brother just had it done and his sight was worse than mine and my mother just had both of her lenses replaced, which is just mind boggling. My dad had 5 by passes and just had his carotid artery cleaned out, so I am continually being impressed by medicine. I am just chicken shit to have my own eyes cut.
    I'm also real weird about anybody messing with my eyes and with surgery in general. But my eyes in particular--it's not like you can get new ones. :eek:

    It doesn't help that I've known 2 people who had lasik and had problems afterwards so that the surgery didn't help them. Then I read an article in the NY Times a few months ago about all the people who have complications. So I will stick with glasses. I think I'm too old to do the surgery anyway.

    But props to anybody who's done it successfully. You're a lot braver than I am. :)
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  • JordyWordyJordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    ive been considering it for about 2 years now, my prescription is finally stable, and i can afford it. My sight is like -5.5 down on scale of 20, so i cant see a thing without glasses or lenses, except for huge blurs of colour!!

    would be great to not have the strain of dry eyes / continuously focusing & refocusing all the time (im short sighted, but because its so bad, i find my eyes working overtime to adjust when i look at something close / then far away).

    Very irritating feature of daily life.

    2 of my friends had it done in last few months, and they'd dry eyes for a few days, but no problems since!
  • meisteredermeistereder Posts: 1,577
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Best money I ever spent!


    Me too. I always tell people it is the best thing I have ever done for myself. I had it done 9 years ago, and no problems at all. I am 34 now.

    It's even better now than it was back then. Now they do all laser lasik.
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    The shoot laser beams into your eyes...

    mmm.... toasty goodness...

    pass the Valium
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    The shoot laser beams into your eyes...

    mmm.... toasty goodness...

    pass the Valium
    I'd rather have 10 lasik surgeries done than one trip to the dentist for a cleaning, besides a very slight aching in one of my eyes for a few hours after the surgery, it was painless!
  • Given to...Given to... Wyoming Posts: 4,997
    I BrisK I wrote:
    Yes i would really like to know as well. I went through glasses when i was younger, which totally sucked for sport and shit. So i got monthly lenses, but they were annoying as i couldn't really wear them like all day, so now i have nightly monthly ones so i can wear em 24/7 but sometimes they still feel uncomfortable and dry. Also sometimes a lense may fall out in my sleep :S

    Here its £395 per eye, but i really dont know about any of the long term effects.. so yes please share your stories!


    It STARTS at $1500 US per eye here! I might be able to see London with new eyes and still be able to afford the fish and chips!
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  • kittykat416kittykat416 Posts: 180
    My brother had it done a few years ago; his eye sight wasn't too bad before the surgery, but he just didn't want to deal with glasses/contacts anymore. He has had nothing but praise for the procedure and keeps telling me to get it. It cost him $4,000 (CDN) for the procedure; I would say that the price is the biggest obstacle stopping me. I mean, I know I could come up with $4,000, but I can't help but think there are a lot of other things I'd rather do with that much money than have surgery (say, follow PJ on their next summer European tour? :) ). And I don't mind wearing glasses that much (what can I say, I don't put much effort into my appearance).

    I also know someone else who had laser eye surgery a few years ago (not sure if it was Lasik), and had a terrible time with dry eyes afterwards.....
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  • TravelarTravelar Kalamazoo, USA Posts: 3,410
    I had it last summer, and it's pretty much the best thing I ever did for myself. I have 20/20 vision now, or better some days.

    Aside form an occasional dry eye, there has been no issues. If you're on the fence, do it. If you can't afford it, put it on credit. It's that good! :)
  • NOCODE#1NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    jaamfaan wrote:
    Who has had it? Horror stories, rants / raves... please discuss and inform
    well lets put it this way, its ELECTIVE eye surgery. anything that happens to someone who has ELECTIVE surgery at all, deserves what they get.

    Thats why i didnt care when Kayne's mom died.
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  • Given to...Given to... Wyoming Posts: 4,997
    Hmmmm, I can almost feel the love that emanates from your pores.
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  • jeffwmartinjeffwmartin Posts: 71
    I had it done over a year ago and NOW I say it is the best thing I've ever done. I was going to have lasik, but after the examination, the doctor told me that they would have to take so much off my cornea that they wouldn't be able to do any "touch ups" in the future in case I needed them. He recommended PRK, which is an older type of surgery and takes much less off the cornea. He said the recovery time was "a little longer, maybe 3 days compared to 1 day for lasik and there might be a little more pain." That was the understatement of the century. Immediately after the surgery, I could see a little better, but things were still fuzzy, that evening the pain started. The next morning, my vision was worse. He said that was normal because everything had to heal. I was basically legally blind for a week, I had to have people drive me places, when I was at work, I had to change the font on my computer to about 36pt in order to see anything. It finally healed and I've had 20/20 vision since. I guess the pain and blindness was worth it in the long run because I don't have to poke myself in the eyes putting contacts in anymore.
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    jaamfaan wrote:
    It STARTS at $1500 US per eye here! I might be able to see London with new eyes and still be able to afford the fish and chips!

    hahaha

    well, i dont know if you know how jonathen edwards is? but he is english and the best i thnk triple jumper ever, still has the world records etc. He does the advert for it so its pretty convincing. I know its just clever marketing using "celebrities " etc but he is more of an athelete and he got it done with that company so maybe i'll get it. Dont know if im just getting sucked in though ;p
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