Lasik anyone?

NSX 3.0 · 18 February 2006

Hey Guys,
Thanks for all the info...I had mono vision done this morning. They did my right eye which was a tad worse then my left. Being near sighted they said that was the way to go to possibly correct my near and far vision. I still can't believe I was in and out of there in 45 minutes. I felt nothing during the whole procedure and am slowly starting to see a little better and better. I was told it would take weeks before I can completely start focusing with both eyes. As for pricing it was $999 per eye with no enhancements. $1699 with free enhancements for 6 months or $1899 with free enhancements for 12 months. I opted for the basic $999 and hope it works the first time. I'm still amazed that 20 seconds of laser treatment can cure this.

RP-Motorsports · 18 February 2006

Steve, It would have been a funny joke if you would have misspelled a bunch of words, or added letters to the words! :biggrin:

Tantheman · 18 February 2006

Wavefront was $3300 both eyes or old school Lasik for $2600. My medical eye care insurance was only going to pay $300.00 of it only. Still researching who is the best and where to go at this point.

Tan

Daedalus · 11 March 2006

Resurrecting this thread. My fiancee just had Lasik done yesterday and I am completely blown away. On the eye chart the first line is always a big "E", maybe 8" tall. She was so nearsighted she couldn't even see the chart, let alone the "E". "Read the 1st line? Uh, wall?" Today (18 hours later) during the follow-up she could see nearly all the letters from the 20/20 lines.
Basic price was I think $4k for both eyes. She paid extra for both custom shaping and intralase, which is a method of cutting the flap with a laser instead of a metal blade. Total was $5200 out the door. She's 29, best money she's ever spent.
I would highly recommend TLC in Torrance for all SoCal folks. Dr. Wong is fantastic, and so is his staff.

evof575gtc · 11 March 2006

how long was the entire procedure?

mine was very very short.

talk about filthy stinkin rich.
these lasik doctors make a grip of money. they had clients in and out in 20 minutes all day long.
this was back in 2000. near south coast plaza. my doctors name is dr. rose. he has a twin brother that does the consulting.
back then an eye was 1000.

NSX 3.0 · 11 March 2006

Yup...they make a healthy living. The Doc who did my eye has had a slew of exotics. I think I was in and out of the office in 30 minutes. The actual laser only took about 19 seconds in my case and I never felt anything. I asked the nurse how many procedures the Doc had that day and she said 23

you do the math... that's one heck of a pay day. :biggrin:

avalon96 · 11 March 2006

SMYLDOC said:
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

So for the convenience of not having to put in a contact lens everyday, you now have one permanently hyperopic eye and one myopic eye?

Any affect on your stereo vision (i.e. depth perception)?

Daedalus · 11 March 2006

evof575gtc said:
how long was the entire procedure?

mine was very very short.

We were there 2 hours before the procedure, for last-minute veriification, and relaxation time after taking the valium (none for me

). She was on the table for maybe 10 minutes. The Dr. said each eye would take just over a minute each under laser, but it didn't seem to take that long. I got to watch eveything on a monitor they have set up. The staff did 95% of the work, including all the consultations, tests and scans. The doc set up the eyes, applying drops and the right instruments. She was rotated over to one machine for the intralase flap cutting. Doc rotated the table over to a 2nd machine, which had all the parameters programmed in from the staff's measurements, and peeled back the flap. It seems the doc just had to press a go/no-go button for the machine to proceed and he watched to make sure things were going as planned. Then he did the other eye.

blackcat · 11 March 2006

Stock symbol STAA.... The star implant.... New procedure that implants a contact lens in your eye with great results. A friend told me about it and said it was better than Lasik.

Patdeisa · 24 March 2006

Anyone in SoCal had it done with TLC with Dr. Tooma? My wife is considering having it done in the Ontario office. It looks like intralase with lasik for about $4900 with a lifetime guarantee. Eyes aren't something you want to mess with, so I want to make sure she gets proper care.

Racerxjling · 24 March 2006

I am an optometrist...office located in E. Riverside/Moreno Valley.

I co manage with Dr. Tooma and have done so for 9 years. I perform the pre and post operative care with him. He did the Lasik for my sister in 98/brother in law 99'/ and wife a couple of years ago. He has done approx 80 of my patients without issue. He's the best...you're in good hands.

PM me with any questions/particulars.

Jeff

Daedalus · 24 March 2006

What meant a lot to us when we chose our Dr., besides the personal referrals, was the sheer number of procedures done (over 20,000) and that over 500 of them were doctors too.

Racerxjling · 24 March 2006

I agree, Dr. Tooma has performed the Lasik for over 55,000 patients. Every Dr. I know personally and their spouses for that matter have had the Lasik performed by Dr. Tooma.

Jeff

Elite · 24 March 2006

Oops, I was a little late responding to this thread. An old friend of mine does this down in Rockford. Oh well, as long as yours was a success, thats all that matters.

queenlives · 24 March 2006

Racerxjling said:
I am an optometrist...office located in E. Riverside/Moreno Valley.

I co manage with Dr. Tooma and have done so for 9 years. I perform the pre and post operative care with him. He did the Lasik for my sister in 98/brother in law 99'/ and wife a couple of years ago. He has done approx 80 of my patients without issue. He's the best...you're in good hands.

PM me with any questions/particulars.

Jeff

so, doc...

(minor thread hijack here)

any **real** help / new procedures to eliminate the need for reading glasses in us 40+ folks? i **HATE** wearing reading glasses.

thx,
hal

NSXLuvr · 24 March 2006

Good info guys.

I am still debating getting it done. I am at the borderline age of 35. So, I am not quite the ideal candidate. Also, I am just not sure I want to take the risk. I wear glasses and many people say I look better with glasses.

Anyways, thanks for the input

Racerxjling · 25 March 2006

queenlives

There is a relatively new procedure out called "ck" or conductive keratoplasty.
They actually use radio waves to reshape the peripheral edge of the cornea. This in turn will help with your near vision. I assume you have good to fairly good distance vision. If so, you may be an ideal candidate. Check with your local laser center, they do free consultations.

Jeff

Racerxjling · 25 March 2006

NSXLuvr

What makes you think being 35 makes you not an ideal candidate? At this age bracket your distance vision is the most stable. Regardless if you have Lasik or not you will need a reading prescription at 40-ish. Remember, the goal of Lasik is to REDUCE your dependency on your glasses and not entirely eliminate it. IMO, if you are happy with your current glasses don't have the Lasik done.

Jeff

nicholas421 · 25 March 2006

I went in for a consultation. The doctor told me my cornia was too thin for lasik. He recommended I do lasek instead. After some small talk about what I do for a living he quoted me $3000. In hind sight I think he was sizing me up to see what he can charge me. I was under the impression that this procedure is under $1000 per eye nowadays. Am I incorrect?

Timpo · 25 March 2006

Not Lasik, but I had my PRK surgery done last year.

Everything is great except my eyes are a little dry now.

Racerxjling · 25 March 2006

nicholas421

Get a second opinion. Don't know what they mean by lasek. Usually, those patients with corneas "too thin" need a procedure called intralase. This procedure uses a laser to create the flap instead of the microkeratome blade (meat slicer analogy). With the laser one can control the depth of the cut. With the microkeratome blade the surgeon has to set the blade a tad deeper in order to reassure a complete slice (as opposed to a swiss cheese slice).
OR, the surgeon can opt for PRK if the corneas are too thin. Regardless, get a second opinion from a reputable surgeon.

Jeff

Daedalus · 25 March 2006

nicholas421 said:
I was under the impression that this procedure is under $1000 per eye nowadays. Am I incorrect?

Some doctors charge that. My coworker paid that some years ago with no problems. He had a regular eye exam one day, and the doc mentioned he was a good candidate to have laser surgery done. My coworker says, "Ok, when would be a good time?" Doc says "this afternoon works for me." It was an assembly line type of atmosphere, with several patients in the same room. I don't think my coworker even got any valium. Consider how important your eyes are--price should not be the driving factor behind the decision. My coworker is the first to admit he probably should have put more thought into it and is just glad everything went well.

SilverStone05 · 25 March 2006

Had it done back in early 04. Cost me $5700. Best 5700 I've ever spent.
Most invasive procedure i've ever dealt with, though. The feeling of pressure on your eyes while they are open is not fun.

Racerxjling · 25 March 2006

Stay away from the budget laser centers. I agree how can anyone put a price tag on their eyes esp. w/ all the $$ we throw at our cars. This is a procedure that you will benefit from everyday for the rest of your life. On the other hand, it can ruin your life or even career if not properly done. I had a patient that was in law enforcement but lost her fire arms privileges when she was no longer able to see 20/20 after Lasik. She lost this ability even WITH glasses/contact lenses post Lasik.

Jeff

queenlives · 25 March 2006

Racerxjling said:
queenlives

There is a relatively new procedure out called "ck" or conductive keratoplasty.
They actually use radio waves to reshape the peripheral edge of the cornea. This in turn will help with your near vision. I assume you have good to fairly good distance vision. If so, you may be an ideal candidate. Check with your local laser center, they do free consultations.

Jeff

very good info, thx much!
hal

Lasik anyone?

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