Laser eye surgery?

hshortt

Lil Kitten wrote:

I'm -4.75! In your face!! But jaysus, some people -8!! Is that not certified blind?? I find my eyes get worse every time I get new lenses.

How bad is too bad to get it??? Surely the neediest should be catered for??

I was -8.25 and -9, until corrected in the Wellington Clinic two years ago. Now I've excellent vision.

megadodge

shakaman wrote:

On how long it lasts, the surgery fixes your eyes but your eyes as per everyone who's short or long sighted will deteriorate over time, so you generally get 10-12 years before you need to get specs or have the surgery again, I for one will be going for the surgery again!

I don't know where you got this statistic from as it's certainly not true in my case and I'm not the exception as I know others in the same boat !

I got my left eye done Nov 95 and my right March 96 and they're as good now as they were then.

Best money I ever spent and I would suggest that eye specialists that don't recommend it based on fear be ignored as from a financial point of view what else would they say ?

hshortt

netwhizkid wrote:

If a person gets laser eye surgery then that's it. I presume say hypothetically speaking if I got it done now at 19 then I could not get it done if my eyes went bad later on in life at say 40 or 50.

Or can you have this surgery done more than once? or could you shave they eye as shown in that clip and have laser done at different persiods in life.

I've had two operations on my left eye, the first time the result was not as good as the right eye, so it was done again on the left as an enhancement. Much quicker healing time and the vision is excellent and equal from both eyes.

How many you can have depends on the thickness of the cornea.

cheerio
Howard

shakaman

megadodge wrote:

I don't know where you got this statistic from as it's certainly not true in my case and I'm not the exception as I know others in the same boat !

I got my left eye done Nov 95 and my right March 96 and they're as good now as they were then.

Best money I ever spent and I would suggest that eye specialists that don't recommend it based on fear be ignored as from a financial point of view what else would they say ?

Just goin on what I was told and what happened a couple of guys I work with who had it done 10-15 years ago!.....

Judt

shakaman wrote:

Just goin on what I was told and what happened a couple of guys I work with who had it done 10-15 years ago!.....

Lotta advancements in laser eye every year. Still, I know someone who had it ten years ago and she's not had her eyes fall out yet.

lakeshore22

My wife is 50 and thinking of getting laser to correct her distance vision.She had 2 consultations and is suitable. She wears glasses for driving and wears vari focals for work. She has been told that her close vision will deteriorate and this worries her. She is also concerned about putting on glasses (ie readers) .Could this he hard to get used to .Anyone in the same boat as her.

Cianos

My zombie thread raises from the dead. I never got laser eye surgery if anyone cares :pac:

jupiterjack

had it done in 2004 and its the best thing i ever had done, had very bad sight before i got it done but my eyes are still perfect.

ayeboy

Had it done also in 2004. Best thing I ever did. If they can, anyone thinking about it go for it

lakeshore22

Would it be possible for one of you Guys to start a new tread and copy and Paste the question above ,I would have to wait until I have 25 Posts before I can do this. Or would you think I may get an Answer Here to my Specific Question.....Thanks:)

Mousewar

lakeshore22 wrote: »

Would it be possible for one of you Guys to start a new tread and copy and Paste the question above ,I would have to wait until I have 25 Posts before I can do this. Or would you think I may get an Answer Here to my Specific Question.....Thanks:)

Yes, if you correct your distance vision, your near vision can be compromised if you've around 45ish or older. This isn't a consequence of the surgery per se but a natural consequence of having perfect distance vision at this age. If you are short sighted at this age it tends to compensate for the changes in your eye that results in bad near vision for people with perfect distance vision. You lose this 'advantage' if you have the surgery.

There are 4 options that I know of for your wife:
1 - Do nothing and have good near vision but bad distance vision
2 - Get the surgery and have good distance vision but most likely bad near vision
3 - Get monovison. In other words, only get the surgery on one eye. This way, the corrected eye works for distance and the uncorrected eye for near work. This may sound a bit crazy but I'm led to believe that it works well in practice after a period of adjustment. If your wife wears contact lenses get her to put just one in and see how it feels.
4 - There is a new technology called the kamara inlay. Basically, you get the surgery but they also implant a tiny disk over your pupil that focuses the light and allows you to see up close when you need to.

El Weirdo

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