Wow! 100% satisfaction out of 10 people
Better yet, more people love the American Ninja, Dudikoff, than love LASIK!!!
Better yet, more people love the American Ninja, Dudikoff, than love LASIK!!!
whats the point of peeling it back?
that little flap of clear tissue messes things up that much?
and they don't really scrap away tissue and its gone for good?
(i was told that they slice off a layer and it was done, so if its done too many times you have no tissue left) i guess i was wrong
They peel back a thin layer of cornea & then use the laser to re-shape your cornea. Once they drop the layer back down it heals very quickly. It's probably much less painful that way.
And yes, having your cornea tissue vaporized can cause problems. They won't do it if your corneas are already thin, & there is a risk of developing corneal thinning diseases (ie keratoconus, what I have).
Speaking from personal experience, you do NOT want to have to replace a cornea. I would kill to have vision correctable by contacts/glasses, you guys are nuts for risking that.
Viper GTS
And yes, having your cornea tissue vaporized can cause problems. They won't do it if your corneas are already thin, & there is a risk of developing corneal thinning diseases (ie keratoconus, what I have).
Speaking from personal experience, you do NOT want to have to replace a cornea. I would kill to have vision correctable by contacts/glasses, you guys are nuts for risking that.
Viper GTS
thats one of the things i would be worried about
if my vision goes, i have no idea what else i would do
This is scary cuz thin cornea stuff.. yeaaa VIper said it right.
I'm using correction contacts for now. I plan on doing Lasik sometime later in my life. Maybe when I hit 30. 25 seems too soon and I don't know if any new tech will come then, but maybe when I'm 30...
I'm using correction contacts for now. I plan on doing Lasik sometime later in my life. Maybe when I hit 30. 25 seems too soon and I don't know if any new tech will come then, but maybe when I'm 30...
BTW can anyone explain the different types of Lasik/ laser eye surgery. I know it's changed a lot, but what has changed specifically?
Ya, I worry about the horror stories. I'm just deciding if the risk/reward is worth it. But the simple fact is, I really can't wear contacts any more either. I kept getting infections and red eyes, so I'm stuck with glasses. I don't like how I look in glasses and they are a pain in the butt for any activities.
Edit: If things go well I'd pay $3k-$4K for lifetime touchup and ideally never need glasses/contacts again except maybe reading glasses in the future.
i thought there was a new way to do it that they didnt have to slice off the cornea and its just done straight through the cornea??
I always thought it was better to reach the age where we stop growing. That's what my eye doctor advises although she's against it (cuz she does ortho-k.. the correctional contact lenses, and she feels ortho-k will rival laser surgery soon enough). But still, wouldn't it be risky at 18 because you still have a good 6 - 7 years for your eyes to change/grow?
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Had it a few months back at the age of 23. Although I didn't have lasik, I had PRK. Similar, but with a much longer recovery period.
Not wearing glasses rocks. I get the occasional dry eyes or am sometimes still prone to brightness outside, but it might decrease over time. Still worth it though.
Especially since it was free
Not wearing glasses rocks. I get the occasional dry eyes or am sometimes still prone to brightness outside, but it might decrease over time. Still worth it though.
Especially since it was free
ortho-k is the thing where you wear contacts overnight to flatten your cornea, so you can see normally during the daytime right? Basically just temporarily reshaping your eye.
Still 19-0
Ya, most people I've talked to are extremely happy. I'm worried about 3 things.
1. going blind
2. dry eyes
3. halos/stars with night vision
Ya, most people I've talked to are extremely happy. I'm worried about 3 things.
1. going blind
2. dry eyes
3. halos/stars with night vision
I'll probably get it this summer, after I turn 18. My eyes haven't changed for the past year and a half, so the eye doctor said it would be fine as long as they haven't changed by the summer.
Did it about 3 years ago. Zero problems other than the typical 30-ish days of dry eyes (use lots of eye drops during that time). Would recommend it FTW!
I had it done in late August. I now see perfectly 20/15 in both eyes, so my vision is now better then normal with the surgery. You have a better chance of getting hit by lightning then having your vision screwed up with LASIK nowadays, the technology behind the newest generation laser is astounding.
Interestingly enough, I chose to do this despite absolutly not being able to put on contacts where something touches the eye.
Interestingly enough, I chose to do this despite absolutly not being able to put on contacts where something touches the eye.
For any of you that have had this done, was there ever any mention of it affecting your eyes under varying amounts of pressure? Specifically, with regard to SCUBA diving or mountaineering (20k+ feet).
Not really. Overnight is typically what a lot of people do because their vision is good enough. I started with -5 vision and I went ortho, but I could only get down to -3 or so. There's no way I can only do night therapy. I now use the 3rd gen lenses (forgot their name) which do a FAR better job, but still there's no way I can get perfect vision. I can probably go like 2 hours doing normal stuff with my lenses out (after 18 hrs of wear or so). People with pretty good vision can do night therapy only and walk around without lenses during the day (like school or something, but I assume they would have to put it on after they get back home). Vision deteriorates, and ortho-k is not permanent. Take my lenses out and I maybe -2, -3, but when I wait a week, I'll be back to -5 (perhaps my vision has even gotten worse.. I wouldnt know.. never gone a week w/o lenses)
Yes it reshapes your eye, and some people say its bad because it puts pressure on your cornea (what hard lens doesn't?). But who knows. I've been to multiple doctors (even the ones that don't do ortho-k) and so far they say my cornea is fine even with the ortho-k lenses..
The only thing I'm worried about with Lasik is:
1) night vision
2) thinning of the cornea
I don't think I'll go blind, and I'd have a higher chance of fvcking up my eyes with contacts (say I get hit in the face) than wit Lasik.
I plan to get lasik when my vision stops changing. In a 1 year period my left eye jumped from not bad -1.50 to -2.00, this might not seem significant until you realize that 3 years ago I had 20/30 vision.
Yeah, that is the only thing my doctor was worried about. My perscription had pretty much stopped changing, so he figured that it would be alright.
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