Laser Eye Surgery

[the_paul]

Are you sure about that? I mean, will there be any cornea left to burn away with a laser after the first treatment?

Yeah you can google it. I know Lasik does it with their 20/20 guarantee thing, don't know about what anyone else offers for this.

[The Unliked One...]

No worries, I can fix anyone's eyes with photoshop $$

[Money]

I'm slightly long-sighted. I inquired about it but the Optometrist said to wait for a couple of reasons.
1) my eyes are not bad enough.. apparently they burn a layer of "growth" off the retina, if there isnt much to burn there is a risk of burning the retina itself.
2) the technology is still fairly new and is improving all the time.. this was a couple of years ago so maybe its improved?

maybe u should have seen the real doctor then, you know, an OPHTHALMOLOGIST. Optometrist is like getting a degree at DeVry, useless.


my dads girlfriend had this done when it first came out years ago, when everyone was afraid of it....she has had no side effects ever.

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It really is a simple and quick procedure. If you want to scare yourself away from getting it, then pass on this and forget about it. If the video freaks you out, try watching videos of dentistry and mouth work being done on your gums and teeth...probably will never visit a dentist again.

If you want corrected vision, then go for it and yes they do offer lifetime guarantee's on this procedure.

Only thing to keep in mind, is you will eventually need reading glasses, as most do when they hit middle age.

[Soilderz]

yeah!

it's kind of that thing you imagine going in and getting strapped in with a massive lazer pointing at your eye and a crazy doc going,

"No Mr Bond i expect you to go blind"

and you'd be all like - "wait stop i've changed my mind, and i'm not mr bond !!! for the love of god stop this ahhhhhaaarrrgghhhhhh !!!!!!!!!! "

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or maybe that's just me

Maybe it is..

[Pressure Drop]

It's the whole "eye forced open while you look into a laser" thing that totally turns me off. If I could have perfect vision without that, I'd do it in an instant, but mentally, it's one of those things that completely freaks me out.

yeah!

it's kind of that thing you imagine going in and getting strapped in with a massive lazer pointing at your eye and a crazy doc going,

"No Mr Bond i expect you to go blind"

and you'd be all like - "wait stop i've changed my mind, and i'm not mr bond !!! for the love of god stop this ahhhhhaaarrrgghhhhhh !!!!!!!!!! "

zzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZaaaaappp

or maybe that's just me

[Exalt]

why not get it? I mean the worst that can happen is you just spend thousands of dollars and went blind.

[Nycle]

My sister had it done, and loves it. Lasik also offers lifetime correction, which pretty much means that if you notice a difference in your vision, you just go in and they'll fix it again without charging you again. Pretty sweet

Are you sure about that? I mean, will there be any cornea left to burn away with a laser after the first treatment?

[the_paul]

My sister had it done, and loves it. Lasik also offers lifetime correction, which pretty much means that if you notice a difference in your vision, you just go in and they'll fix it again without charging you again. Pretty sweet

[ConcreteSchlyrd]

BTW...It is totally painless!!!!!! don't be freaked out over watching it on a video. having a hair pulled from your head involves more pain than this procedure.

It's the whole "eye forced open while you look into a laser" thing that totally turns me off. If I could have perfect vision without that, I'd do it in an instant, but mentally, it's one of those things that completely freaks me out.

[Epinephrine]

I guess I'm on the fence. I want to wait longer to make sure my prescription doesn't change and possibly wait until they improve the surgery. I'd hate to have it done then a year later they completly revolutionize the surgery.

Epi: I have seen ads for $250, that was going to be my next question. Is lasik a joke? How much does it cost to get it done properly?

Where did you see $250? I've heard $500 over and over.

Anyway, there are a few big companies that do it, anyone who has a lot of experience is probably pretty good. Really the procedure is more about the technology rather than the experience of the doctor. And keep in mind that all the doctors doing it, are certified eye surgeons who do eye surgery for a living regularly anyway with far harder procedures.

The entire procedure takes like 45 seconds, the harder part is all the measuring. It's also completely painless, although afterwards I hear your eyes sting for a day or two, but after a few days it's fine. Sort of like getting a cataract removed.

As for the pricing, it usually works like this. Those low-quoted prices you hear are basically for those with 25/20 vision you can think, who really don't even need laser correction. The worse your eyes are, the more they charge. If you have astigmatism they charge more, and so on.

So it's a sliding scale depending on how bad your eyes are that they decide the price. I had one friend who had really bad eyesight and for him it was $5000, he did it at TLC where Tiger Woods had it done. I had another friend who had not so bad eyesight and she got it done for $2500.

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BTW...It is totally painless!!!!!! don't be freaked out over watching it on a video. having a hair pulled from your head involves more pain than this procedure.

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Had the surgery over 10 years ago...still 20/20...but at my age, I am starting to see a need for reading glasses Distance and night vision are excellent...no haze either.

They map your eye/cornia prior to any surgery to ensure that your a candidate.

Just make sure you go to a really reputable clinic for this procedure.

I went to Kremer Laser Eye surgery center for my procedure. Dr. Kremer helped invent the process. Oddly enough, I know people that have gone to a hospital in Philly (Wills Eye Hospital) that specializes in eye trauma and surgery and they have screwed up quite a few people. Kremer offers a lifetime guarantee...if your vision gets worse over time, they will perform and correct the problem.

There must be some type of DB online that reviews these centers.

Best thing I ever had done for myself....go for it and just get screened and a good Doc. People travel here to Philly for Kremer to do the work...it's an interesting waiting room packed with ppl....takes only 1/2 hr for both eyes to be done...was seeing 20/20 immediately after...they have you wait a 1/2 hr. and bring you back to read the eye chart...was amazing!

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I knew a guy how had it done, he seems fine now but his eyesight was never that bad either. His eyes where very irritated after it and I could see blood! My other friend wants to get it done but he doesn’t have a steady prescription so can’t.

I’ve never really looked into it, I’d love to have perfect vision but at the moment I just wear glasses for that. I’d be too paranoid to get this done incase something went wrong, my eyesight is quite bad without glasses but not terrible and my lens are quite thin without any reduction. I only started wearing glasses when I was 20 and I failed with contacts ! I found it too hard to put them in.

Think my last prescription was like -1.25 and I’ve a 0.25 C astigmatism too

[Cops]

I found a video of someone getting a lasik surgery on youtube, I think I'll obviously wait to get it done. (probably find someone better to get it done)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4kDC4sZ5Jg