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Who here has had it? What are your opinions? How long can I expect to be laid up? I know at least 1 of you here has had it, and I'm sure others have as well. Thinking about doing this beginning of the year, and want some general info outside of the doctors opinion.
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Significant enough risk of retinal detachment for me to avoid it.
A number of my friends are opthalmologists who wear spectacles. They perform cataract surgey 15 times a day but wouldn't risk Lasik themselves.
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A number of my friends are opthalmologists who wear spectacles. They perform cataract surgey 15 times a day but wouldn't risk Lasik themselves.
Just my $1.99
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Can't use it, even if I needed it as a pilot. I'd lose my medical for having that surgery. From what I've heard anecdotally, it can cause some long term problems with the cornea becoming inflexible over time, rendering the patient even worse off than he initially was.
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That and the thought of someone pointing freakin' laaaaazers at my eyes makes my balls recede into my abdomen.
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/pinkie to the corner of my mouth
That and the thought of someone pointing freakin' laaaaazers at my eyes makes my balls recede into my abdomen.
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I asked the same question earlier this year.
I decided against it. Get some of those contacts that you can sleep in, and never look back.
I decided against it. Get some of those contacts that you can sleep in, and never look back.
Have a few relatives and friends that have done the surgery and all of them except for 1 love that they got the surgery done. The one that isn't very happy about it is because over the past year or so, has developed vision problems and still has to wear glasses.
I'm on the fence about it. I'm afraid that the doctor is going to sneeze at a very inopportune time. I'll stick to my gas permeable contacts for the time being.
I'm on the fence about it. I'm afraid that the doctor is going to sneeze at a very inopportune time. I'll stick to my gas permeable contacts for the time being.
I had RK/AK back in the day, best $1200 I ever spent.
My sister and brother-in-law got it done for free (Army).
I've always cautioned against it, on the off-chance that it will cause your eyeballs to spontaneously implode twenty years down the line.
I've always cautioned against it, on the off-chance that it will cause your eyeballs to spontaneously implode twenty years down the line.
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After 10 years of wearing glasses, I'm fine with wearing them for the rest of my life. I'm so used to them that I rarely realize I'm wearing them until I try to put my finger through the glasses to scratch my eyes.
Working on a factory floor I have to wear safety glasses anyways, and I get part of the cost for prescription safety glasses covered by the company.
Working on a factory floor I have to wear safety glasses anyways, and I get part of the cost for prescription safety glasses covered by the company.
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Get some of those contacts that you can sleep in, and never look back.
This.
2 weeks at a time with one night rest. I usually give myself a glasses day or two in between pairs, just because I like my glasses and Mr. Catwho likes me in my glasses. (Whoever said "Guys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses" never met a guy with an anime school girl fetish.)
I had pretty bad vision, like 20/600 range in both eyes. I had it a year ago and consider it the best $3200 I ever spent. I just had my one year appointment today and the doc said my eyes look great, 20/15 in both of them, no dryness or defects of any kind. Just typical residual from the surgery.
Do your research, find a doc that has lots of experience, a good rep, and a great track record.
If your eyes aren't that bad, I would question it. I can fully understand someone getting it with vision as bad as mine was. If all you need is glasses for driving/reading, I would say take a pass. It's quite likely I will need reading glasses in 10 years anyways, but I'm fine with that. There's a huge difference between not recognizing someone standing 5 feet away and needing to slide on some specs when driving or reading.
I did both eyes at once, which I think was rash. I'd suggest doing one at a time if you can arrange it.
As for how long I was laid up, less than a day. Immediately following the procedure I could see the doc's face, though my eyes were obviously sensative and everything was still inconsistant and blurry. I went back to the motel (which was on the same block) took some meds, ate a sandwhich, and went to sleep for a couple hours. When I woke up my eyes were still sensative but I could watch TV. By the next morning I had 20/20 and drove the 60 miles back home.
Incidentally, my brother and his wife both had theirs done about a month or so ago and they were thrilled with the results.
Do your research, find a doc that has lots of experience, a good rep, and a great track record.
If your eyes aren't that bad, I would question it. I can fully understand someone getting it with vision as bad as mine was. If all you need is glasses for driving/reading, I would say take a pass. It's quite likely I will need reading glasses in 10 years anyways, but I'm fine with that. There's a huge difference between not recognizing someone standing 5 feet away and needing to slide on some specs when driving or reading.
I did both eyes at once, which I think was rash. I'd suggest doing one at a time if you can arrange it.
As for how long I was laid up, less than a day. Immediately following the procedure I could see the doc's face, though my eyes were obviously sensative and everything was still inconsistant and blurry. I went back to the motel (which was on the same block) took some meds, ate a sandwhich, and went to sleep for a couple hours. When I woke up my eyes were still sensative but I could watch TV. By the next morning I had 20/20 and drove the 60 miles back home.
Incidentally, my brother and his wife both had theirs done about a month or so ago and they were thrilled with the results.
Some people are like slinkies, they aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
Just to add, I did wear contacts for a long time. I got them when I was about 15 and wore them up till last year (35, so basically 20 years). They were great for a long time, but 2 things happened. At one point about 10 years ago I had a reaction of some sort and my eyes changed as a result, and I could no longer wear extended wear contacts. I had to switch to daily's, which changed things obviously and made it more of a hassel. The other thing that happened is over the last 2 years, wearing contacts became just a little more uncomfortable. It used to be I could hardly tell I was wearing them, but then it started becoming just enough so that I could always tell they were in. My eyes itched occasionally, and were dry a lot. I started having to use re-wetting drops and more expensive contacts that were better quality and let more oxygen through. So obviously those factors played in my decision as well.
Some people are like slinkies, they aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
I had it done a few years ago and would gladly have paid double for the outcome I got. Not everyone has a good experience though.
Thumbelyna Quick Hands wrote:
Have a few relatives and friends that have done the surgery and all of them except for 1 love that they got the surgery done. The one that isn't very happy about it is because over the past year or so, has developed vision problems and still has to wear glasses.
I'm on the fence about it. I'm afraid that the doctor is going to sneeze at a very inopportune time. I'll stick to my gas permeable contacts for the time being.
I'm on the fence about it. I'm afraid that the doctor is going to sneeze at a very inopportune time. I'll stick to my gas permeable contacts for the time being.
I'm probably going to go to my ophthalmologist and tell him how much I honestly hate them. I don't really care if the visual acuity is slightly less with soft contacts, they probably aren't as uncomfortable.
catwho, pet mage of Jabober wrote:
(Whoever said "Guys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses" never met a guy with an anime school girl fetish.)
I don't have an anime school girl fetish but still like girls with glasses. Basically as much as I like girls without glasses. I'm not really sure why they'd be a factor, anyway.
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gbaji wrote:
I'm not getting my news from anywhere Joph.
Flea had it done and loves it. Her brother and sister both had it done as well.
I'm personally happy with my spectacles. I think I look better in 'em anyway.
I'm personally happy with my spectacles. I think I look better in 'em anyway.
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Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
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I assume you're talking about RGP? I wore them for a few months, and I don't know how you can stand them. For the first few weeks, they burn like hell, and even when I got used to them, I was always aware that they were in there. If I for some reason wanted to take a mid-afternoon nap (I do this a lot), if I forgot to take them out I'd wake up with contacts at the top of my eye. Also, at times if I looked a bit too far to the right or left, they'd pop out. Car lights would glare if I wore them at night, etc etc... Are they supposed to do this? Do you just not notice after a year or so?
Yours were not fitted properly. I never slept in mine so I can't speak to that, but the rest of that sounds like a bad fit.
I did switch to soft lenses, and I can tell you that they have negatives as well as positives.
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3 people I know have had Lasik and they all love it. The recovery was a bit of a pain, but they all have 20/20 vision and will never need glasses again.
Of course, your eyes fall out at the 10 year mark. But who needs vision at 30?
Of course, your eyes fall out at the 10 year mark. But who needs vision at 30?
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I'd get Lasik in a heartbeat, because I dislike my contacts and loathe my glasses with the fiery passion of a sun going supernova.
But if Mr. Ambrya ever gets it, I'm going to go into mourning. I <3 brainy-looking men with glasses.
But if Mr. Ambrya ever gets it, I'm going to go into mourning. I <3 brainy-looking men with glasses.
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Thumbelyna Quick Hands wrote:
Have a few relatives and friends that have done the surgery and all of them except for 1 love that they got the surgery done. The one that isn't very happy about it is because over the past year or so, has developed vision problems and still has to wear glasses.
I'm on the fence about it. I'm afraid that the doctor is going to sneeze at a very inopportune time. I'll stick to my gas permeable contacts for the time being.
I'm on the fence about it. I'm afraid that the doctor is going to sneeze at a very inopportune time. I'll stick to my gas permeable contacts for the time being.
I'm probably going to go to my ophthalmologist and tell him how much I honestly hate them. I don't really care if the visual acuity is slightly less with soft contacts, they probably aren't as uncomfortable.
I've worn rigid gas permeable contacts since I was in 5th grade and I have never had a problem with them. Occasionally, my eyes get itchy and dry at which point, I do a thorough cleaning of my lenses and do an enzymatic cleaning overnight. I've taken naps with my contacts and wake up with no problem (which is a huge no no by my eye doctor, but I've done that for the last 20+ years). The lenses do sometimes pop out if I look out of the corner of my eye, but I've learned to just not do that. No problems with my vision at night at all.
My eye doctor has told me that I am a good candidate for surgery, but chances are I would still have to wear glasses at some point in my life and forego wearing contacts. I hate wearing glasses and would rather wear my contacts instead so no surgery for me.
It sounds like yours are not fitted properly. See your eye doctor again. If your contacts are fitted properly, you should barely be aware of them at all.
Edited, Nov 25th 2008 9:29am by Thumbelyna
Plastic surgery for the eyes. Is this step 1, Mr. Jackson?
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I'm looking at eventually getting Lasik too. Thing is, my eyes are so bad that even with Lasik I won't have 20/20 vision. I forget my exact glasses prescription strength, but I know in contacts my left eye is -8.0 and my right is -7.5. It's getting to the point where they dun make contacts strong enough for me.
I'd like to be able to open my eyes and see. I'm 21 and I've never been able to do that, was born nearsighted. Lasik might roll back the clock a decade or so, and that'd be fine with me. People tend to take sight for granted. For me, it'd be worth the risk to make it so that I can reduce at least some of the dependence I have on glasses or contacts.
Just my two cents.
I'd like to be able to open my eyes and see. I'm 21 and I've never been able to do that, was born nearsighted. Lasik might roll back the clock a decade or so, and that'd be fine with me. People tend to take sight for granted. For me, it'd be worth the risk to make it so that I can reduce at least some of the dependence I have on glasses or contacts.
Just my two cents.
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I think the scariest part of Lasik is the fact that eye surgery is too new to know what the long term effects are. IMHO, the risks are much too high and the results too inconsistent to undergo such procedure. I would LOVE to have 20/20 vision. My prescription is -7.50 and -8.00, and I'm pretty close to being blind as a bat. But what I have now is correctable with contacts and I'm going to be happy with that.
I think the scariest part of Lasik is the fact that eye surgery is too new to know what the long term effects are. IMHO, the risks are much too high and the results too inconsistent to undergo such procedure. I would LOVE to have 20/20 vision. My prescription is -7.50 and -8.00, and I'm pretty close to being blind as a bat. But what I have now is correctable with contacts and I'm going to be happy with that.
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