Caporegime
Laser eye treatment - who's done it?
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this is where my dad went a couple of years ago now. ne needed glasses for his whole life and his prescription was -11 and -14 when they did his treatment. now his vision is spot on
Hi Panic could you tell me roughly how much it cost your dad to get his eyes treated at the londonvisionclinic.com?
My prescription isn't that bad but still fairly high -9.5 & -7.5. Up until just now I didn't think I could get my eyes done.
Err...bit early for you to be guaranteeing that no?
ssssh!
On a side note having just got up...I'm amazed again
- Everything, and I mean everything is just perfectly crystal clear! Off for my checkup in a bit!
Soldato
Just wait until after your consultation before you decide on what you're having.
You have no problem with those now, wait until after the surgery
You have no problem with those now, wait until after the surgery
Associate
If you're going to get your eyes done you might as well go for the best treatment you can get. It's not like you're going to get them done again.
Caporegime
I was under the impression that Wavefront makes for a more accurate burn, resulting in a flatter eye surface and fewer visual artefacts. It can even improve on your pre-op best corrected visual accuity.
This, it was to my understanding Wavefront does the above but also helps with night vision/halos/glares etc.
So overall...it's better
Soldato
Indeed, I had Wavefront too.
Caporegime
Mine is -3.5 & -4, and it's pretty bad.
I was quoted £2200 in total when I went for a consultation in 2008.
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Thanks for that krooton.
Have explored their web site and found that high index surgery is £6300. Perhaps I'll have to have one eye done at a time
Have explored their web site and found that high index surgery is £6300. Perhaps I'll have to have one eye done at a time
Caporegime
You just seen yourself in the mirror?
Hur Hur
Side note, back from my checkup, all healing well, the left eye ever so slightly slower than the right but both doing well with no problems and I have to go back in a week for another checkup
Soldato
Phate - how you getting on now? Only good news to report I trust?
Hey,
Yeh mate pretty much...can't say I've had dry eyes once yet (despite using a computer lots) so maybe I just blink a lot out of habit?!
Although back in work tomorrow, under flourescent lights staring at 2 monitors all day may change that. I've mastered applying eye drops myself so I'm doing those 4 times a day as instructed, the biggest issue for me, and it's something pretty minor really in the grand scheme of things...I had a habit before of rubbing my eyes a lot, I never sleep well which leads me to rub my eyes in tiredness....the day after my op I caught myself about to do it and 'nudged' my eye and it hurt...a lot
Ever since I've just had to be careful about doing it really, not thinking about it too much now. Washing is a pain, eyes can't get wet and I'm pretty metro so have a rather ridiculous stylish haircut which gets in my face, causes issues but nothing major, I just make sure I dry my eyes as soon as I get out of the shower and its ok.
Overall though, I wish I had done it sooner! I haven't been out clubbing this weekend (I'm skint
) so can't comment on what night lights/starbursts are like yet but for the most part I probably could have gone back to work the day after the op, glad I didn't though and had a good few days off resting. The only thing I find annoying is wearing them silly goggles
they don't fit my face properly, but it's only for a couple more days....
Also to give you an idea I was in a shop earlier today and was reading a price tag off an item...a good 15ft away...
Soldato
Nice, that's awesome then! What was your prescription? and were you up to 20/20 at your check-up or is it a case of waiting for your eyes to settle?
My prescription was -1.825 and -1.625 I think was the final reading, and they were both at 20/20 at the 24hr checkup stage and still healing without any issues according to them so they may have improved by the time I go back for my 7day checkup
Associate
Can it be used for Mytopia? is there a risk of blindness?