Corrective Eye Surgery

An elderly relative of mine (80ish) had laser surgery about 3 months ago. She had -4.75 and -4.5 IIRC. She's fully recovered and has near perfect vision.

I'd have it done if my eyes were in need of 'repair'
 
My dad had his eyes sorted about 7/8 years or so ago. They are still perfectly fine now, yes he has to wear reading glasses, but your eyes tend to deteriorate as you get older anyway.

A girl at work had her eyes done last year and the got it slightly wrong so she is having them re-done. She paid close to £2000 for the procedure. My dad on the other hand paid about £1000 all that time ago.

I'll be getting mine done soon as my prescription now has not changed for a few years so I figured I might aswell get them done while I'm still young enough.

Might get them done in the North East ;)
 
penski said:
Yet another lie.

I know about a dozen surgeons personally. Those that could have the procedure, have had it done.

What you need to remember is that the procedure does not stop the natural degredation of eyesight that occurs as you grow older. Most surgeons are in their mid-forties or older; they wear glasses for the same reason that most people of that age wear glasses.

It's difficult to have a rational discussion of something when retards like you who are completely ignorant of the subject spout off with myths, lies and half-truths.

:rolleyes:

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I know more than a dozen surgeons and none of them would have it done.
So who is the retard now????
I think your heavy mustard abuse has finally caught up with you;)
 
And before anyone asks why I wear glasses, I was born with calcium deposits on and in my eyes; The procedure would not benefit me in any way and I would still have sections where I can't see (black spots).

So I was recommended not to have it.

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I know 4 people that have had it done. From prescriptions of -7 to +4 - they are all now greater than 20/20 and despite the curing processing taking a few days of quite unpleasant discomfort they can't recommend it enough. At night time they get a little bit of defraction effects from the light but nothing significant. The procedures are getting better and better and more reliable, however for nearly £3k it's not a luxury I'd spend money on yet as I just don't need to as my eyes aren't bad enough to warrant it IMO. Another thing that would put me off is the lack of knowledge of long term effects. However from the experts I know who work in this field, long term effects aren't likely to be any worse than having to wear glasses again at older ages.
 
Thanks a lot guys. I'm convinced of the arguments for having it done, but i'd still like to hear some convincing arguments to the contrary. Also i'd still love to hear from your (foxy) missus Penski! Talking to someone who is in the field but not trying to sell me something would help a lot :)
 
penski said:
Which happens to most of us anyway :D

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Indeed - thought I'd re-enforce the point though. :)

I'd say that as we stand here in 2008 the probabilities of it being very beneficial and almost to a 100% cure are very very high, in fact high enough to make it worth the £3k or so.
 
DampCat said:
Thanks a lot guys. I'm convinced of the arguments for having it done, but i'd still like to hear some convincing arguments to the contrary. Also i'd still love to hear from your (foxy) missus Penski! Talking to someone who is in the field but not trying to sell me something would help a lot :)
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She gets paid no matter how many procedures they do per day :p

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I know of three people who have corrective eye surgery and none of them have had any problems.

I would have the surgery myself, but my prescription is so bad (-12) I would probably still need contacts or glasses afterwards.
 
penski said:
My girlfriend does 20+ procedures a day, 21+ days a month and has done so for three years. In all of that experience, she has seen literally less than half a dozen complications and all have been the result of the patient not following aftercare and being foolish.
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Not picking an argument, just curious: based on that information, your girlfriend has been involved in ~15,000 operations. However lets just say realistically ~10,000. You're saying only ~6/~10,000 have come off for the worse? Like I said, not picking an argument but either you're (girlfriend is) underestimating that figure, she isn't telling you of every "bad operation", or those stats are true and in which case is pretty impressive.

I personally only know of one person who's had it done recently (last week) and saw him last week at work with red eyes after 5 days but he said it went pretty well. He said his vision is still a bit blurry, but will take some time to wear off. I'll catch up with him later this week or next to see how he's developing.

And just one more thing penski - what kind of training/qualifications did your girlfriend achieve to be in her occupation? It's just that if I were to get my eyes done I'd make sure I'd do my homework because I can trust an NHS doctor, not sure about a laser eye surgeon.
 
Ripper said:
Whats so good about those then? I've been considering a change of lenses.
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Had neverending problems with a host of different lenses...dry eyes, gritty eyes, constant blinking and itching, basically totally intolerant. Tried daily disposable, hard ones, monthly leave in ones (they rubbed my eyelid so the lens caught when I blinked); basically tried every sort going.

I'd just about given up and put myself down as totally intolerant to contact lenses, when the Specsavers man suggested I try Oasys, I they've been perfect, no issues whatsoever for some reason.:)
 
Freefaller said:
I'd say that as we stand here in 2008 the probabilities of it being very beneficial and almost to a 100% cure are very very high, in fact high enough to make it worth the £3k or so.
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Especially if you bear in mind that you might be spending a few hundred a year on contact lenses anyway :)
 
Phæte said:
And just one more thing penski - what kind of training/qualifications did your girlfriend achieve to be in her occupation? It's just that if I were to get my eyes done I'd make sure I'd do my homework because I can trust an NHS doctor, not sure about a laser eye surgeon.
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Standard optom degree is a four-year course. I think there's a requirement for clinical experience too.
 
Phæte said:
It's just that if I were to get my eyes done I'd make sure I'd do my homework because I can trust an NHS doctor, not sure about a laser eye surgeon.
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I wouldn't trust an NHS Doctor with my life. The NHS did 3 chest scans on my sister and failed to spot the tuma the size of my head.
 
DampCat said:
I wouldn't trust an NHS Doctor with my life. The NHS did 3 chest scans on my sister and failed to spot the tuma the size of my head.
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Thought you said tuna then. WTF is a tuna doing inside your sister's chest?

That's bad though man that they didn't spot that. After all your head is huge.
 
My Brother got it done quite recently. He went in a week after the treatment and the nurse disturbed the healing process in his left-eye, stupid bint. His left eye is now slightly weaker then his right eye which is bloody annoying and makes him very prone to headaches. You need to sign a contract before they do the treatment which basically says you can't hold them liable in any shape or form. There's different types of treatment. My Brother went with the cheaper option. I have no idea how much bearing that had on the end result.

My Bro said the first 24 hours were absolute hell and he's a pretty hardy person.

I would personally stay well a way.
 
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