Laser Surgery

[WickedNYCowboy]

I went to the eye doctor and he had brought up contacts and laser surgery. The contacts he kind of discouraged due to the enviornments I am often in and the senstivity of having things close to my eyes. He had brought up the laser surgery. Has anyone done this before? If so what was the cost and how do you like the results?

[BP2K2Max]

my friends dad had it done and i'm getting it done in July. my friends dad says he's glad he did it. the first few days after the surgery you can't really see well and the doctor tells you to stay in a dark room. i guess you'll have to just sit and listen to the TV cuz it's hard to watch. According to my doctor, they also make you wear goggles while you sleep for a few days after the surgery to keep anything from getting in your eyes and to make sure you don't inadvertantly rub them while sleeping.

the only down side my friends dad said is that he occassionally gets a glare that he didn't have before. particularly at night when faced with an oncoming car's headlights

[Oz]

I have several friends who have had it and are very happy with the results. I don't know what the cost is like in the US, but her it's around $6000 AUD or $4.5k US. The other issue I'm aware of with this surgery is scar tissue building up after a few years and you need to have the surgery again.

[jon@af]

Originally Posted by Oz

I have several friends who have had it and are very happy with the results. I don't know what the cost is like in the US, but her it's around $6000 AUD or $4.5k US. The other issue I'm aware of with this surgery is scar tissue building up after a few years and you need to have the surgery again.

The issue of scar tissue is the main reason I've just stuck to glasses instead of seriously looking into it. I'm sure that with advances in the next few years, the issue will die down and techniques will improve. Until then, glasses it is.

[uranium235powered]

Both my parents have the "Lasik" surgery done, my dad had it done twice because there was a hole in his eye. They had it done two years ago, and they can see perfect without wearing anything. However, they do use reading glasses to read. Prior to them having the surgery, My dad was 950 degrees short sighted and my mom was 900 degrees short sighted. I'm lucky that I'm only 300 degrees short sighted as of right now

EDIT: I don't know how much the surgery cost, because it was fully insured under my dad's insurance policy. I believe it went for somewhere like $20,000 HKD, which is about $2564 USD but I am not positive.

P.s. My dad has an excellent medical insurance policy. In three years, I have ended up in a hospital with treatment fees worth over $17,500 USD and the insurance covered it all up, and we ended up paying $0. Also, I had braces, which was a $2,500 USD treatment and the insurance fully covered that too. I turned from this () to this ().

[Steel]

bah. i just wear my contacts 24/7 so im not too interested

[Schister66]

My uncle and my eye doctor both had it done and recommend it to everyone. It is blurry for like a week, and after that i guess you can see perfectly. I've considered doing it. The part about having to have it done more than once I'm not sure on. Both my uncle and my eye doctor had the Lasik surgery done recently so i don't know what the long term outlook is. If you do it, post the results because i want to know how it turned out and if i should get it done or not.

[eversio11]

Originally Posted by Steel

bah. i just wear my contacts 24/7 so im not too interested

Aren't you worried about infection? I've left my contacts in for a few straight days before, but I wouldn't permanently leave them in.

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Originally Posted by eversio11

Aren't you worried about infection? I've left my contacts in for a few straight days before, but I wouldn't permanently leave them in.

Man, I knew a guy who never took out his contacts. I remember asking him when was the last time those contacts saw daylight and he told me May. It was late August when I asked him. I dunno the specifics but that can't be good!

[SiGNAL748]

I wear contacts.

[Oz]

I wear contacts as well. There are some types you can keep in for up to a month, but other than that keeping them in all the time isn't good. Massive amounts of protein build up on the lenses and your eyes need to breathe.

[WickedNYCowboy]

Contacts really aren't an option for me. I am in too dirty of an enviornment too often. I also would have to fight to get them in. I am probably going to wait till next year to see if my vision is still pretty much stablized. Thats what my dr. reccomended. But I am definitely a candidate for it. Unfortunately I my mom's plan has been being cutback Damn the Board of Ed. Of NYC. They are cheap blood sucking bastads.[/rant]

[SeXy_AnGeL]

I wear contacts too...i leave them in for quite a while sometimes...I do takke them out...at least once a month though I'd say.

[WickedNYCowboy]

I have thought about it more. My only problem is infection. Being that I am around horses and naturaly, dirt, dust, mud, shit(literally), and other stuff that is my main concern. Any advice on this?
*****Leaving horses is NOT an option*****

[Oz]

Don't ever touch your eyes. No probs.