Thinking of having this done like real soon I'm sick of wearing contacts. Anyone have this procedure done? Thoughts? Price? Thanks in advance.
Lasik anyone?
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I had it done in Jan. of 2000 and it was the best $$$ I have ever spent. I just love not wearing glasses. However, I am becoming near sighted again only 6 yrs. after but we think it is for someother reasons but just make sure you have a good surgeon doing the procedure as you can not be too careful w/ your eyes as they are your only pair. :wink:
The procedure was easy as pie and recovery is nothing. Just some drops and be careful not to rub your eyes for a while.
Good luck............:smile:
The procedure was easy as pie and recovery is nothing. Just some drops and be careful not to rub your eyes for a while.
Good luck............:smile:
I had mine done 8 years ago here in Dallas
I opted for monovision, so I see distance with my left eye and I read with my right and the brain just adapts.
I was truely a life changing experience for me and scary to think what I would have paid for it, knowing what I now know.
Find yourself a surgeon who has done a lot of these procedures and then enjoy life w/o contacts
Good luck to you
I opted for monovision, so I see distance with my left eye and I read with my right and the brain just adapts.
I was truely a life changing experience for me and scary to think what I would have paid for it, knowing what I now know.
Find yourself a surgeon who has done a lot of these procedures and then enjoy life w/o contacts
Good luck to you
Had it done, had some complications (severe bruising of one eye), would do it again without hesitation.
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SMYLDOC said:
w/out contacts...
that's be nice
i wear then for days at a time because like this last week, I didn't sleep for 65 straight hours. I just hate glasses and don't actually own any... eye irritation sucks,
how does one go about findind a 'good' surgeon in their area?
I am an optometrist x 9 years. I perform the pre and post operative care for the surgeons. Of course, the outcome of the Lakik procedure begins with the proper measurements...what the optometrists do best. In addition, discussion the many options and what to expect based on your age and prescription. The procedure is not ideal for everyone. Ask your local optometrist for a recommendation. I recommend my patients to the same surgeon that performed the surgery for my wife, sister, uncle, and best friend.
Remember, the goal for Lasik is to REDUCE the dependency on glasses/contact lenses. In many cases, it eliminates both but for a limited amount of time. The time is very much determined by visual demands, initial prescription, occupation, surgeon/optometrist's accuracy, and patient expectation levels. Choose the optometrist/surgeon carefully!!
Jeff
Remember, the goal for Lasik is to REDUCE the dependency on glasses/contact lenses. In many cases, it eliminates both but for a limited amount of time. The time is very much determined by visual demands, initial prescription, occupation, surgeon/optometrist's accuracy, and patient expectation levels. Choose the optometrist/surgeon carefully!!
Jeff
SMYLDOC said:
I did the same - when my right eye finally gets too "old" for un-assisted reading, I will probably have that one corrected for distance too.
Just do the research on what it can do & can't do - for example, most basic condition is you can't correct both long & short sight in same eye.
You should be aware that correcting for distance will likely inhibit your reading ability in that eye (hence the monovision approach)
Your age will be a factor on what procedure you might choose.
Also, get a referral if possible from someone who can recommend a surgeon they were pleased with & don't be afraid to interview several until you find the one with whom you're most comfortable. The first place I went, which was very close to home, was literally like an assembly line - I was shuttled from person to person for various tests and parked in a room to watch a video before, I swear, less than 1 minute with the actual surgeon, followed by the "closer", the sales person for the business. Major turn-off!
Complete contrast to the surgery I finally selected & where even the treatment recommended was contradictory to the "meat market" place! A single optometrist did all my pre-testing & the surgeon himself spent a good 40 mins with me answering my questions.
I opted for some more advanced technology - had the corneal flap cut with an IntraLase laser rather than a microkeratome; honestly the surgeon said the microkeratome was a very effective tool in itself but for me, more of a psychological thing - the mk is just like a guillotine or an onion slicer!
Bit barbaric for my brain to handle!
Then for the main surgery of the correction, my surgeon utilized Wavefront technology using a VISX Star S4 laser system featuring 3D ActiveTrak scanning. That means the scanner will not only follow the correction map in three dimensions, but if your eye is moving or if the surface has minor irregularities, will detect any change & have the laser automatically re-track instantly. Bottom line, makes for much more accurate correction.
I have to agree with everyone else who said best investment you can make!
If anyone "opts" for monovision be sure to try it with contact lenses (glasses if you can't tolerate contacts) BEFORE committing with Lasik. As for $$ expect to pay $4k+ for a reputable surgeon, equipment etc.
Jeff
Jeff
I had it done about 2 years ago and I love it. I've worn glasses since my freshman year of high school (call it 30 years ago) and I was one that was always scared to even put eye drops in my eye. My wife talked me into it after I lost another pair of glasses. I wish I had done it sooner. The cost was $2,650 for both eyes. That was with using newer technology (for this area anyway) where they mapped my eyes. This stops the star effect at night that used to bother people getting them done years ago.
Good Luck!:biggrin:
Good Luck!:biggrin:
Did it. Love it. Would recommend it over and over. Find a good surgeon and get references.
Being able to read the alarm clock in the morning. PRICELESS
Being able to read the alarm clock in the morning. PRICELESS
Anyone know what a good age is to have this procedure done? I'm about 25 now, and been wearing glasses/contacts since 13.
el pluggo for my brobro [in nw nj...]
www.liegner.md
want me to try to get a group discount??
no i have not had it done.
www.liegner.md
want me to try to get a group discount??
no i have not had it done.
i got mine done in 2000 when i was pretty young. best thing ive ever had done. it was about $1,000 an eye. the entire only takes a few minutes. it'll be over before you even ask if the doctor has started. i went home in the evening, went to bed and woke up the next morning all healed up and the world was new.
being able to wear sunglasses is awesome.
being able swim and scuba.
play sports.
es-ee-ex is better too :biggrin:
being able to wear sunglasses is awesome.
being able swim and scuba.
play sports.
es-ee-ex is better too :biggrin:
25 is a good age to do it...usually the changes are more subtle then. You don't have the reading issues as you do closer to 40. MORE importantly, we need to look at the type of prescription and how much of a change you've had in the past few years.
Jeff
Jeff
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had it done the spring of 03'. just about a week before I left for spring break in cancun....man it was the best 5k i've ever spent. when i was on the beach, wow...i was amazed at all the shit i could finally see.
hahaha...the nurses gave me valium before i went into the operating room...i got kinda loopy and started hitting on em....then when they got done with the first eye i said..."holy shit...i can see...!!!" I'll never live that one down. Took a couple more valium on the way home...slept for a few hours and i was good to go. Vision got progressively better in the next month.
definitely worth it, and now its cheaper than ever.
hahaha...the nurses gave me valium before i went into the operating room...i got kinda loopy and started hitting on em....then when they got done with the first eye i said..."holy shit...i can see...!!!" I'll never live that one down. Took a couple more valium on the way home...slept for a few hours and i was good to go. Vision got progressively better in the next month.
definitely worth it, and now its cheaper than ever.
jalnjr said:el pluggo for my brobro [in nw nj...]
www.liegner.md
want me to try to get a group discount??
no i have not had it done.
I'll be part of a group buy if you can pull it off. What's up with the family of doc's? At least one of you is a shrink! :biggrin:
i'll tell my bro the eyeman, you said he has a "small willie", right before laser initiation...DocL said:
dad's retired gyno,mom nurse, sister gyno,bro1, an em md, & bro2, the eyedoc, and then there is me, the fangfixer.
what's incredible that with all those brains, only i drive sensible cars!!!fersure.
thanx for illuminating the freaky smart kids, my kids are gonna work in sewers,
won't halfta pay much for school...:biggrin:
jalnjr said:i'll tell my bro the eyeman, you said he has a "small willie", right before laser initiation...
You can tell him to have a few martini's beforehand also. I have a good malpractice attorney in the family. :wink:
I had both of my eyes done 4 years ago. I am now 42 and still have no issues with "close" reading even though I have been sitting in front of computers for 21 years.
The reading glasses come faster for some than others.
Best $2500 I could have ever spent!
The reading glasses come faster for some than others.
Best $2500 I could have ever spent!
Hey SamBel, what was your vision (prescription) before the correction (-3, -4, etc), and did you have any astimatism?
dnicho05 said:
I was a -2 and -2.5 and I still have SOME astigmatism, but mine was bad enough I was told it might still be there. Not anything I can't deal with since I can see anytime now. :biggrin:
Wow good info. I've been wearing glasses since 10 years ago. Now I'm 29 y/o. Glasses are troublesome (hurt your ears, can't wear them when you're lying down in bed) and contacts dries up when you drive your car with aircon switch on. I will have to look at this Lasik thing. I'm long sighted on the left and short sighted on the right.
