I know this is a repost x 1000 but In some of the other posts I saw some people were asking about having LASIK when you had astigmatism...which I just did. So I figured this might help some. I know when I was researching it I couldn't get enough info.
All my life I've had bad eyes. The numbers I know are -3.75 in my left eye and -5.75 in my right, and I was told that I had moderate astigmatism. Overall they said I was 20/200 in my left and 20/400 in my right. Since I had moderate astigmatism I wasn't allowed to get the new Wavefront scanning technology. I wasn't too concerned about it.
I had my procedure done at Saddleback Eye Center in Laguna California by Dr. Manger. I had all Laser LASIK done, which means they cut the flap with a laser instead of a blade. That seemed like a better option for me as I didn't know if I could hack having someone slicing my eye with a blade. Either way it was not a comfortable procedure by any stretch of the imagination. I'm sure you've heard how the procedure goes. First you go get the flap cut. They lay you down, give you some numbing drops, and put the clamps in your eye to keep it open. They do this one eye at a time. The whole time I was fearing when I would "go blind" for a while, but surprisingly that was the most comfortable part. The whole time you just want to shut your eye, and when things go black that's what it feels like. I was so relieved to feel like my eyes were closed. After they do both your eyes they keep your eyes open and write little lines on them with markers. They then sit you down and let you relax for a couple minutes while you wait for your turn in the next operating room.
In the next room the doctor is there waiting for you. They give you the instructions to stare at the red light and to follow it if it moves. Which I did. Apparently I was moving my eyes a lot for the first eye because they kept telling me to watch the red light and to relax. It's a little hard to relax though when your eye is jammed open and all these lights are shining on you. But I got thru it and they said everything went fine.
On my follow up visit they said my left eye was 20/20 and my right was 20/25, for an overall vision of 20/20. How those two numbers make 20/20 I don't know. So my question for everyone who has had LASIK is how long did it take for your vision to become stable? I do have some halos and starbursts around lights, but not to bad. But I guess I'm hoping that my vision will get better over time. I had this done last friday. I've heard from friends that it gets better over time, but then my other friend said that his got worse over time. He had 20/15 the week after and now he has 20/20. I can tell that my vision isn't as clear as it was when I had my glasses on and I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me if their vision got noticeably better over time.
On a side note I paid $3500. I didn't get the Wavefront which would have added another $700. So I figured the average charge at this guys office was probably around $4000. He's supposed to be one of the top 1% of LASIK surgeons in the US. He's done over 40k in his career. I asked the nurse how many procedures he did the day I had mine done. She said he had done 31! That's $124k for one day! She told me on average they do about 25 a day. If I ever have kids I'm going to tell them to be LASIK surgeons.
All my life I've had bad eyes. The numbers I know are -3.75 in my left eye and -5.75 in my right, and I was told that I had moderate astigmatism. Overall they said I was 20/200 in my left and 20/400 in my right. Since I had moderate astigmatism I wasn't allowed to get the new Wavefront scanning technology. I wasn't too concerned about it.
I had my procedure done at Saddleback Eye Center in Laguna California by Dr. Manger. I had all Laser LASIK done, which means they cut the flap with a laser instead of a blade. That seemed like a better option for me as I didn't know if I could hack having someone slicing my eye with a blade. Either way it was not a comfortable procedure by any stretch of the imagination. I'm sure you've heard how the procedure goes. First you go get the flap cut. They lay you down, give you some numbing drops, and put the clamps in your eye to keep it open. They do this one eye at a time. The whole time I was fearing when I would "go blind" for a while, but surprisingly that was the most comfortable part. The whole time you just want to shut your eye, and when things go black that's what it feels like. I was so relieved to feel like my eyes were closed. After they do both your eyes they keep your eyes open and write little lines on them with markers. They then sit you down and let you relax for a couple minutes while you wait for your turn in the next operating room.
In the next room the doctor is there waiting for you. They give you the instructions to stare at the red light and to follow it if it moves. Which I did. Apparently I was moving my eyes a lot for the first eye because they kept telling me to watch the red light and to relax. It's a little hard to relax though when your eye is jammed open and all these lights are shining on you. But I got thru it and they said everything went fine.
On my follow up visit they said my left eye was 20/20 and my right was 20/25, for an overall vision of 20/20. How those two numbers make 20/20 I don't know. So my question for everyone who has had LASIK is how long did it take for your vision to become stable? I do have some halos and starbursts around lights, but not to bad. But I guess I'm hoping that my vision will get better over time. I had this done last friday. I've heard from friends that it gets better over time, but then my other friend said that his got worse over time. He had 20/15 the week after and now he has 20/20. I can tell that my vision isn't as clear as it was when I had my glasses on and I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me if their vision got noticeably better over time.
On a side note I paid $3500. I didn't get the Wavefront which would have added another $700. So I figured the average charge at this guys office was probably around $4000. He's supposed to be one of the top 1% of LASIK surgeons in the US. He's done over 40k in his career. I asked the nurse how many procedures he did the day I had mine done. She said he had done 31! That's $124k for one day! She told me on average they do about 25 a day. If I ever have kids I'm going to tell them to be LASIK surgeons.
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