Friend had laser eye surgery - learn me a book

Something like this I imagine:


But seriously, I think they shave a bit off the lens of the eye quite precisely to correct the bias, then re-attach it.
 
there's some nasty videos on youtube of the surgery, i would never have it done, nobody is touching my eyeballs.
 
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I know that it isn't entirely tried and tested yet.
For example the RAF won't take you on if you have or plan to have laser eye surgery, as not enough is known about the after effects.
 
I imagine the RAF might be hesitant because there's a chance of the corrected lens detaching under G-forces incurred in flight? I'm just guessing but that sounds plausible to me.
 
Flubble said:
there's some nasty videos on youtube of the surgery, i would never have it done, nobody is touching my eyeballs.
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No this is pretty much my thoughts on the matter; and given that a) there isn't enough known about long term effects and b) you will still need glasses anyway after often spending thousands on it, I don't see the point.

Thunderbolt said:
I know that it isn't entirely tried and tested yet.
For example the RAF won't take you on if you have or plan to have laser eye surgery, as not enough is known about the after effects.
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All arms of the Armed forces now accept people who have had laser eye surgery. Lasik/lasek surgeries are generally ok, but I think they still don't allow ones that have taken the cornea off to do the reshaping.
 
Slicing the layer of skin from the surface of the eye makes me seriously cringe :|

They make you sign a contract saying that if it goes wrong you accept the risks aswell - no thanks to that!
 
platypus said:
All arms of the Armed forces now accept people who have had laser eye surgery. Lasik/lasek surgeries are generally ok, but I think they still don't allow ones that have taken the cornea off to do the reshaping.
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Thanks for the info.
I have a few friends that'll be very pleased to hear this.
 
MooMoo444 said:
Slicing the layer of skin from the surface of the eye makes me seriously cringe :|
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That's not the only way, LASEK involves melting the front of your eye with alcohol solution and shifting the epithelium out of the way to then laser the cornea. This is the one that feels like someone is rubbing salty grit into your eye for a few days afterwards but might be considered more structurally sound and also means less dry eye problems (generally).

Also with LASIK they can use a laser to cut the flap rather than the knife, this apparently gives a flap which bonds back to the eye much faster and better.
 
Theres a big thread floating around with about 8 pages of people talking about it that I started, have a looksy :)

(I had mine done less than a week ago and its awesome)
 
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