laser eye surgery
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- johnnnnyh0
Well I have to say it was one of the most terrifying things that I've every experienced. I was completely freaked and as I've said the results are good at the moment (though not perfect) but it is early days I would certainly not want to go through it again. People I spoke to has said it was no more troubling than going to the dentist. But I found it way worse than that. No pain, but lots of trauma. Having your vision removed is so scary, the sense in which you have no control as your eye is clamped completely did my head in.
I can now see across the room - so that is an amazing thing in itself having not been able to see without specs for so many years. But I'd like to get my close vision a little better. I'm only three days post surgery so by all accounts a lot can change.
I found that glasses and contact lenses were becoming a real pain. I don't mind if I need glasses for close up work though - I could live with that!
- vitamins0
I wear glasses and i'm thinking of getting contact lenses
- duckofrubber0
I'll give it another 10 to 20 years to see how people are doing long-term and technology advances before I consider it.
- OBBTKN0
I´ve got a intraocular lens on my left eye (i was partially blind from this eye before surgery) now i´ve got corrected vision on my two eyes but my brain still is doing all the hard work with my right eye...
I´m not going to do LASIK on my right eye never, i prefer to wear contacts or glasses and mantain a perfect vision for close ups (i usually do illustration jobs, with glasses off)
- spork0
It took me a couple of days but what really helped was using the eye drops to keep the eyes moist. When it got dry I noticed it got a little blurry.
But since I'm not a dr., I suggest calling your doctor :).
- kezza_20
I will say that I have vision which is about -0.5 in each eye. So not perfect but driving legal and all that. One thing I've noticed (I had it done ~ 6 years ago) is that I dont find driving at night especially great.
- Sandman_19820
I'd love to have perfect vision again but it took me a very long time just to be comfortable touching my eyes for inserting and removing contact lenses. The thought of being awake and seeing this being done to my eyes would probably give me heart failure.
- monospaced0
I have terrible eyesight. I've been wearing contacts (and glasses once in awhile) for over 15 years. Subsequently, I have been seriously considering corrective surgery.
I asked my very professional and very respectabl eye doctor if I should do it. He lifted up his glasses, looked me in the eyes and said (not his exact words, but close), "I'm still wearing these. What do you think?"
- did you kiss afterward??
sounds romanticGeorgesII - shut upmonospaced
- I have heard the same from EVERY opthalmic professional I have askedcomicsans
- did you kiss afterward??
- kezza_20
- So they clamp your eyeball so it doesn't move? Jesus.monospaced
- clearlykezza_2
- stoplying0
Lasers in my eyes scare me.
- Stugoo0
my old flat mate had it done, he experienced slight discomfort for a while but kept routinley washing the eyes as instructed and it was ok.
he did have a complication of when they swabbed his eye, a fiber of the cotton stayed on his retina, and they had to 'open him up' again....
jsut sayin
- e-pill0
what does it smell like when the lazer is burning off your eye??
how long is the surgury? is it seconds or minutes?
- kezza_20
PS as a creative, its been great. No colour issues, they do both eyes at once. I must say I did mine at Moorfields eye hospital. It costs more, but then again I guess you dont gamble with your eyes.
PS it is the best couple of grand I ever spent
- kezza_20
I had it done, Was minus 5 in each eye. 1st op took me down to minus one, then I had a 2nd tweak operation.
Ist time took 3 days for vision to stabilize and then 2nd took merely hours
- isakosmo0
a guy at my work had it, said it was the best thing he'd ever done and would 100% recommend it
- Bargels0
I had a friend a couple years ago ask about it. They told him not to do it, since he's an art director, and they aren't completely sure how it affects colors, etc down the line, and his job depends on his vision.
Has anyone else ever heard that? Or were they just not very good at their job? I'd love to do it, but now I'm too iffy to try...
- Fanco0
depends the type of eye surgery.
the 24-48h recovery (considered light)
and the longer and more expensive one. my brother got that one. they cut his retina or whatever, then shot lasers at his eyes. followed by a pair of contact lens he has to keep on for almost a week. my brother became a basement dweller. any light would hurt like a bitch. not to mention the contacts that irritated him for the whole week.
- auejim0
I had it done 2 years ago, be patient, my eyes were not stable for at least 2 months. best thing i ever did though.
- comicsans0
Both eyes? I thought they did one at a time