Anyone get this done, I am thinking about it. Wondering what I should expect before I discuss it with my eye doctor.
Laser Eye Surgery
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If you're already going to discuss it with your eye doctor, shouldn't he be the one answering your questions?
In any case, the worse your vision is, the greater the likelihood of complications IIRC.
The complication rate is getting lower over time though so it's almost - but not quite - a moot point.
Make sure the doctor administering the operation has new equipment (others here have stated specific machines, I don't know them) and LOTS of experience with the process. There are eye centers in Los Angeles claiming 17,000+ patients under their belt. I'd look for a similar level of qualification.
You might want to see if your doctor knows anything about "waveform lasik" -- a relatively new procedure recently approved by the FDA. I don't know how widespread it is but it's a lot safer than normal lasik.
In any case, the worse your vision is, the greater the likelihood of complications IIRC.
The complication rate is getting lower over time though so it's almost - but not quite - a moot point.
Make sure the doctor administering the operation has new equipment (others here have stated specific machines, I don't know them) and LOTS of experience with the process. There are eye centers in Los Angeles claiming 17,000+ patients under their belt. I'd look for a similar level of qualification.
You might want to see if your doctor knows anything about "waveform lasik" -- a relatively new procedure recently approved by the FDA. I don't know how widespread it is but it's a lot safer than normal lasik.
fwiw..
my cousin has worked in the eye industry for quite some time... when i mentioned to him that i wanted to get the surgery done,... he told me to wait a few more year..
even thought you hear of success stories, the long term risks have not been determined yet.
my cousin has worked in the eye industry for quite some time... when i mentioned to him that i wanted to get the surgery done,... he told me to wait a few more year..
even thought you hear of success stories, the long term risks have not been determined yet.
ok, 1. no1 has ever become blind because of it
2. i went to a guy in Beverly Hills. SUPER Expensive, but this guy knew what he was doing. Used to be head of UCLA Medical
I think being comfortable with ur doctor is the most important thing, cuz it's a FREAKY SURGERY. you have to be awake the whole time. Very trippy when ur blinded for like 10 seconds. But again, that's where the confidence thing lies. I wouldn't have been nearly as confident had i gone to one of those $800 per eye doctors.
as for the actual results, it's absolutely amazing. i think i take it for granted how i can actually see better than perfect now. its amazing. worth every penny (even though im in debt cuz of it). To be able to wake up & see the alarm clock is such a little thing you'll get excited about now. i get less headaches now & i don't even need the eyedrops anymore.
i say, if you can afford it, and your eyes have stabilized, and you REALLY Wanna do it! I had wanted to do it for years, so for me, i had no hesitation (which is good, cuz it can be scary).
***oh yeh, MAKE sure u checkup on ur doctor. Personnal references are the best way to go IMHO***
2. i went to a guy in Beverly Hills. SUPER Expensive, but this guy knew what he was doing. Used to be head of UCLA Medical
I think being comfortable with ur doctor is the most important thing, cuz it's a FREAKY SURGERY. you have to be awake the whole time. Very trippy when ur blinded for like 10 seconds. But again, that's where the confidence thing lies. I wouldn't have been nearly as confident had i gone to one of those $800 per eye doctors.
as for the actual results, it's absolutely amazing. i think i take it for granted how i can actually see better than perfect now. its amazing. worth every penny (even though im in debt cuz of it). To be able to wake up & see the alarm clock is such a little thing you'll get excited about now. i get less headaches now & i don't even need the eyedrops anymore.
i say, if you can afford it, and your eyes have stabilized, and you REALLY Wanna do it! I had wanted to do it for years, so for me, i had no hesitation (which is good, cuz it can be scary).
***oh yeh, MAKE sure u checkup on ur doctor. Personnal references are the best way to go IMHO***
if you get my driftMy Biology teacher had it done (2-3 years ago). He said beforehand he had terrible vision, but afterwards it was like night and day. He saw clearly w/o glasses for the first time in his life.
He even had the precedure taped and we watched it inclass. It looked pretty quick and painless...
He even had the precedure taped and we watched it inclass. It looked pretty quick and painless...
Muse
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I wouldn't consider it. I'm nearsighted, but even if I had laser surgery, I'd still have to wear glasses - to see things up close. So what's the payoff? I read part of an article in the S.F. Eastbay Express the other day - it was the cover article - about a person (at least partly) who had the surgery and it went wrong. The doctor cut too deeply and the person is just having a nightmare experience. They can't reverse it. The article said that 97% of the time it works perfectly, but what about the other 3%? And like someone said, they don't know enough about the long term consequences that are possible. I'm happy enough with the way I am. When I take my glasses off, I can focus up close. If I need to see further, I put on glasses.
As you get older you lose your ability to change the focal distance of your eyes. It's a gradual process. So everybody needs glasses eventually - either to see close or see far. I have glasses for driving and stuff, but the ones I wear 90+% of the time are sort of an in between prescription. They used to be my distance glasses but as my eyes got worse (too much computers, I guess), they weren't strong enough for seeing distant objects sharply, but for everyday they work great. If I got laser surgery, I'd still have to wear glasses - just different glasses for different things at different times.
As you get older you lose your ability to change the focal distance of your eyes. It's a gradual process. So everybody needs glasses eventually - either to see close or see far. I have glasses for driving and stuff, but the ones I wear 90+% of the time are sort of an in between prescription. They used to be my distance glasses but as my eyes got worse (too much computers, I guess), they weren't strong enough for seeing distant objects sharply, but for everyday they work great. If I got laser surgery, I'd still have to wear glasses - just different glasses for different things at different times.
i believe the compliation rate is still around 3% which is very significant in clinical terms.
my father had it done and he has extreme problems now with night vision (the dreaded halo effect) which is irreversible.
my father had it done and he has extreme problems now with night vision (the dreaded halo effect) which is irreversible.
jlarsson
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My mom had it done. She went to Montreal where the doctors have performed 10's of thousands of these operations. She had been wearing glasses/contacts for most of her life, now she has 20/20 vision. It didn't correct her vision up close, so she still has to use reading glasses. She couldn't be happier with it.
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