Would like to hear from those that have had the surgery and their thoughts post- surgery. Only want to hear from actual patients. Post anything that you would feel beneficial.

 

June 3 2004. That was the day that my life was forever changed in a good way.(we won't mention the day I married my EX) Was I scared...No I had been anticipating this for nearly 4 years, just never had the money. I had no complications, during or after the surgery. I have a slight problem with dry eyes but I work in printmail facility so there is a lot of paper dust.

When I got home after surgery I took a nap. When I woke up I changed the channel on cable and the box pops up telling you the station info/time..... all of a sudden it hit me I could read and see what was on the tv with no glasses. I hadn't even realized the glasses were not on. The next day for the follow up I tested out as 20/10 left and 20/20 right. my last check was20/15,20/20 I LOVE IT. IF you want to ask any detailled questions just pm or email me, I would be more than happy to discuss any concerns you may have.

 

I knew this had come up before; this may help. http://fordtrucks.com/forums/showthr...ghlight=lasik+

 

I know a guy at work that had this done and he said it was great.....I then asked him whose glasses those were sitting on his desk, he said they were his for up close......hummmm......he said yea sometimes I need glasses for driving too, so he pulled out another set of glasses...hummmm.....he still incouraged me to have it done.....hummmmm.
The bottom line is he had three sets of glasses he still had to use.....you be the judge.

Lasik and ANY eye procedure is still in it's infancy. Each year they come up with a better procedure then the last but if you hear them talk the previous procedure was the cure all. I still don't trust it.

 

That guy is probably older. Once you have the surgery done it will make your vision 'Normal'. This means that you will probably need bifocals later on in life like many older americans. This is normal. When you are near sighted and get older you usually don't need bifocals cause of your near-sightedness.

Some people have star effects at night. I didn't get this and none of my friends that have had it done did either. I get the dry eyes too but mine started from before the surgery and I think cause of my poor care of my contacts. My friends surgery included him getting tear-duct inserts. That may help the dry-eye syndrome. You may ask the doctor you consult about this.

Best money ever spent. I had mine done when it first came into town here, think about 10 years ago?? And it's been great. There have been a few mishaps with some people and this surgery but with any surgery there is always risks.

How bad is your vision? I know mine was bad enough it was not safe for me to drive without my glasses even during the day.

 

Ghost, I ahad Lasik on my left eye and the flap tore, a week later they did PRK on right eye. My flap tore because I had a thin epithelium(splg?) layer, at least that is what the Doc said.
Well after 26 return visits to the Doc for Corneal abrasions etc, I'm fine.

I would turn over at night and rub my eye across the pillow and scratch my Cornea, or get a spec of sand at the beach, etc. After 1 1/2 years of being very carefull, and putting grease in my eyes at night I am OK.

My vision wasn't that bad to start with, about 20/50- 20/60. But my insurance covered it and I was tired of wearing glasses.

Iv'e regressed a little due to all the Corneal abrasions I had, the Doc would put me on mild doses of Prednisone for a week or two to try to slow the cornea from healing to fast and causing scar tissue(?) to reduce the effects of surgery.
Don't let this scare you though, I guess I am the minority, every body that I have talked to before and after has had good results. The only advice I guess I can offer is; see if they can test your epithelium layer, as you don't want it to tear.
As some one said earlier the technology is changing fast, this was about 3 years ago that I had mine done.

Get some of that grease in a tube for your eyes and put that in before you go to sleep. Your eyes are not lubbricated when you sleep, only when you blink. I would get small chunks ripped off my eye just from opening them in the morning, before I started using that lube. Don't need it now though.

Good luck, remember they are just "practicing" medicine.

 

I had LASIK surgery about 4 years ago (age 38)…went from 20/400 to 20/30 in literally the blink of an eye. I personally knew 6 people that had the procedure done before I committed to it. They all had good results without any complications so I made the jump with the same doctor. About the only “mild” complaint I can comment on is my night vision seems to be not as good as before the surgery, and a slight halo around lights at night but not anything I can’t easily live with. Bottom line, it was the best $988 (yes, that’s right) I ever spent. I just wish I could have had it done 20 years earlier There are several procedures out there now…LASIK, LASEK, RPK…not everybody is a good candidate for each, and each has its own benefits and risk. Do your own research, get a pre-screening, most times it’s free. Shoot, get a screening by a couple/three different doctors. You need to be comfortable and confident with your choice. And don’t necessarily go with the cheapest…you only get one set of eyes. Oh yeah, and my doctor told me right up front that I still may need bifocals later down the road…the surgery, any surgery out today will not prevent that. Good luck with whatever you choose to do.

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I did it years ago for $3000 and it was the best $3000 I ever spent. I had no problems and went from -9/-9.5 diopters (basically unable to see anything without glasses) to 20/20 and 20/15. A lot depends on the surgeon that does it. There is plenty of skill involved. I would only use a surgeon that has been doing it for a very long time. The guy I used was doing it before they used lasers.

It does not solve the need for reading glasses, however. If you have bifocals or need bifocals you will need reading glasses.

For me it was all about not having to depend on my glasses. If I had better eye sight I wouldn't have bothered. I didn't really mind wearing glasses, but I didn't want to be totally handicapped if they break or get lost or whatever.