eye surgery

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G-MAN2004 said:
Since earlier on today, my usually perfect eyesight has been blurry when I'm looking at things in the distance, for example, across the street.

Could this just be because I'm tired, etc? Starting to worry, so I'll get it checked out anyway.

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Thats how my eyesight went, so gradual that only the optician picked up on it, I only realised that I had bad eyes when they made me up some temporary glasses and everything looked so crisp!
 
Best £3k I ever spent. I'd have done it earlier and paid even more if I'd have known how effective, painless and quick it was.

(to above poster: had it done aged 26 - I'm not sure on the recommended min. age but probably 21+ is fine)
 
I believe its around the age of thirty they recommend as the best time to start thinking about it. Until that age your eyes are still changing.
 
Heh, I was -7.5 in each eye, couldn't see clearly past my nose, so for me it's made a massive difference (28 btw).
 
Scottland said:
I had it done last November with Optical Express. Opted for Wavefront with Intralase, so didn't see any scalpel action ;)

Pleased with the results, although I do still have a tiny prescription I don't need glasses and can clearly see the bottom line of the opticians chart.
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So it CAN be done without slicing your cornea off with a scalpel? This sounds more interesting.

So is it a laser that slices off the cornea instead, or can they just do the procedure without bothering?
 
SlyReaper said:
So it CAN be done without slicing your cornea off with a scalpel? This sounds more interesting.

So is it a laser that slices off the cornea instead, or can they just do the procedure without bothering?
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They still cut a flap, they just use a laser to do it. As I mentioned the other alternative is to use alcohol to loosen the epithelium, that method takes longer to heal and can hurt like hell for a few days.
 
Raikiri said:
Jesus, how did you ever find your glasses once you took them off!?
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I remembered where I put them :) Seriously though it's bad but it's not as though I couldn't see, stuff was just really blurry. It's not like I would bump into things as I couldn't see them, not like being blind :)
 
Can't see myself ever doing this

1: I don't think I could keep my eye still long enough.
2: Don't your eyes water if you keep them open too long? plus I'm very sensitive there when someone gets near I get this weird reaction and starts watering :(

I know they hold your eyelids apart but after a while the strain would be unbearable, i'd want to close them, but can't...and probably move my eyes at the wrong moment.

That's why i'm never -ever- getting it, eyes+scalpel + nervous twitches = NO!

Then again, I suppose you'd be 100% focused on the job at hand, it's something you wouldn't want to mess up!
 
ChrisJSY said:
Can't see myself ever doing this

1: I don't think I could keep my eye still long enough.
2: Don't your eyes water if you keep them open too long? plus I'm very sensitive there when someone gets near I get this weird reaction and starts watering :(

I know they hold your eyelids apart but after a while the strain would be unbearable, i'd want to close them, but can't...and probably move my eyes at the wrong moment.

That's why i'm never -ever- getting it, eyes+scalpel + nervous twitches = NO!

Then again, I suppose you'd be 100% focused on the job at hand, it's something you wouldn't want to mess up!
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Your eyes have anaesthetic in them so you can't feel a thing, and when they're cutting the flap your eye is held in place, couldn't move it if you wanted to.
 
ChrisJSY said:
1: I don't think I could keep my eye still long enough.
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You don't have to, the laser has a tracker that follows your eye and if you move too much it just stops the lasering.
ChrisJSY said:
2: Don't your eyes water if you keep them open too long? plus I'm very sensitive there when someone gets near I get this weird reaction and starts watering :(
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Can't say mine did at all.
ChrisJSY said:
I know they hold your eyelids apart but after a while the strain would be unbearable, i'd want to close them, but can't...and probably move my eyes at the wrong moment.
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You still instinctively blink but the clamp stops you. It just feels like you're blinking but in actual fact you're only blinking as far as the clamp lets you.
 
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