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Anyone thinking of having Laser Eye surgery, or had it done, there is an interesting article in the Daily Mail today!
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Although the MMR jabs have been re-checked and looked at again and found to have no adverse affect - their scare campaign has dropped the uptake of the vaccine significantly. To an extent where children are at serious risk. Good work Daily Mail.
Had no big problems (except eyes are a bit drier than usual and it isn't permanent)
I have read articles that say it is permanent. It isn't. I know of a few people who are back on specs. Not a big problem, I had a good few years free of my bits of glass and plastic.
Could be my job that aggravates things (am a computer code monkey type). Would still recommend it to people...
I'd recommend it to anyone. Need reading glasses but that's inevitable with the onset of old age anyway!
I haven't read the article yet - but I will now, I was aiming to have it done next year, although I'm reconsidering now ... I always thought it was permanent.
decisions decisions!!
Personal preference would have been to never worry about specs until I had to read because most things I enjoy doing are activities where I need help in spotting objects further away from me. If I run without lenses I wave and grin at everyone who hoots in case they are mates of mine seeing me out running...but sometimes I think I am just waving at half blind truckies!
Its brilliant to wake in the morning and not have to find your glasses..
I had my first run without glasses in the rain this week, was pure luxury!!!
Don't know where that stands now, I have my 3 month check up in a couple of weeks, so guess all will be revealed then.
I am still very happy with the treatment that I received, the staff were excellent, and my vision is now better than 20/20. Previously I was -3.25 and -2.75.
Time will tell if the long term results are OK....
Does need very careful research and consideration though - to get the treatment that's right for you.
from -5.25 both eyes to better than 20/20 both eyes, still going strong. no dryness. only problem for first few months was problems driving in the dark due to haloes, but even that is better now. i can thoroughly recommend it from my point of view. i was 25 when i had it done, so accept that i will get more longsighted with age - but if that means a few years of mist-free running, not to mention scuba diving, then its got to be worth it!
i paid £2000, both eyes at the same time, lasik. pain free, interest free credit, all paid up!
BUT...
it sounds horrendous: flaps being cut in your eyes while you're awake? It's not the lasering bit that worries me, just the thought of someone cutting my eyes with a knife.
How did you folks manage to hold yourself still? It's bad enough having the optician drop a contact lens into your eye or do that puff of air thing in the eye test. But knives and eyes?
So how do you prepare yourself for that?
at my clinic they drugged me up and had 2 handsome male nurses holding my hands. then basically put local anaesthetic into my eyes, told me to look at a light for 20 secs, and, well, that was that! no pain, no nothing. no awareness of any cutting.
the major trauma was having to go out onto the main shopping street at 3pm on a saturday afternoon with 2 enormous plastic plates stuck to my face... the humiliation!
Hmm, maybe not so bad. (My eyes are something like -7.0 each. Does eyesight get any worse than that?)
My prob is I've had "minor" surgery under a local before (a vasectomy - but that's a whole other story: I must write a thread on it one day) and it was THE most hideous experience of my life.
ps - watch out, some illegal immigrants are probably making the value of YOUR house go down right now!!
No tranquilisers, and just anesthetic drops during the procedure. Seemed OK at the time, but I have to say once the local wears off the next 24 hours are VERY uncomfortable.
But even only 10 days later I would go through it all again.
Don't get me started on my vasectomy, its worthy of a thread of its own. Attractive female doctor fondling my nether regions. It seemed OK til she couldn't find a tube to snip.......
+4.75 and +6.25 with double astigmatism. Accuvision in London. Bloody good place and very thorough. Due to complicated prescription had to have Wavefront Technology but i'm proof that it works on longsighted too.
There are two types of treatment:
Lasik: more expensive, involves eyeball slicing
Lasek: cheaper, no cutting involved
Does the slicing method get better/more long lasting results? (Otherwise can't imagine why anyone would have it done.)
So don't be nervous or worried....just do it. (Hope Nike don't sue me for using their slogan)