Flippin' "lasers"

I'm seripously considering and have been for some time. I have -1.50 and -1.25 which isn't bad but having glasses and contact lenses is a lot of hassle for such a small correction. Laser surgery therefore sounds perfect its just the after effects that bother me. Does the flap ever heal? i.e. if I were to rub my eyes later in life could it knock it off?! Whats the chances of them revertinng to my old prescription?
 
MarcLister said:
I wear glasses and have done since I was in Year 10 at school so about 10/11 years. I'm also deaf so being able to get rid of glasses would be fantastico. Might be worth saving up for and seeing if I can get my eyes fixed.

I HATE having to clean my glasses all the time because they get dirty, or when I get sweaty and beads of sweat abseil from my forehead onto the lenses. That and when it rains I can't see. Would love to be able to wake up in the morning and see 100% WITHOUT having to reach for specs. :)
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Indeed it does get so so tedious wearing glasses.

I saved up for it this year (put some money aside every month) for 2009. Sure it could have gone towards a new car or a holiday (but I can still afford holidays so that's cool :p) etc... but frankly it was something I wanted to do for a while. And when Adam said the technology is good and the research is strong and clear I thought that's it, I'm doing it.
 
Captain Planet said:
I'm seripously considering and have been for some time. I have -1.50 and -1.25 which isn't bad but having glasses and contact lenses is a lot of hassle for such a small correction. Laser surgery therefore sounds perfect its just the after effects that bother me. Does the flap ever heal? i.e. if I were to rub my eyes later in life could it knock it off?! Whats the chances of them revertinng to my old prescription?
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The flap heals after a week, though in fact it heals almost instantly but since everyone is different a week is a good buffer. You shouldn't rub your eyes anyway, naughty boy! :p IF your prescription has been steady for at least 2 years then you shouldn't have any regression but will still have to probably wear reading glasses as presbyopia kicks in naturally.

I've had no pain, no after effects no glaring or halos. :)
 
Freefaller said:
Indeed it does get so so tedious wearing glasses.

I saved up for it this year (put some money aside every month) for 2009. Sure it could have gone towards a new car or a holiday (but I can still afford holidays so that's cool :p) etc... but frankly it was something I wanted to do for a while. And when Adam said the technology is good and the research is strong and clear I thought that's it, I'm doing it.
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Plus if its sunny then I have to take my glasses with me plus some sunglasses, which is more or less mandatory now I'm a type 1 diabetic. OK if I'm going on holiday that isn't a burden but if I'm out shopping I've got to carry my sunglasses somehow and I'm probably not wearing a jacket because its hot. So to be able to just put some shades on would be brilliant. Need to save about £3k then? Might start doing that and see when I can get booked in.
 
I put £200 a month aside since Jan - and now I'm beyond 20/20. It's the most incredible thing in the world. Modern medicine at it's best.
 
You see it sounds bad, but it really isn't. With the laser tech now they cut the flap to a perfect shape, it's peeled back but you don't even notice they're doing it. I guess seeing it from a 3rd party would be a little gross though.
 
This is really useful, thanks for taking the time to write that up freefaller.

I have been considering getting laser treatment but the main thing that puts me off is the whole having a flap cut in your eye thing. Did you have that done to you? If so what was it like?
 
Thanks for the post, this has made me seriously consider this. It was the thought of the mechanical slicing of my eye that put me off, though i understand that if you pay for Intralase then it's a laser that makes a very precise cut in your cornea?
 
MarcLister said:
Can you now see through walls? :p Or at least through ladeez bikinis? :cool::D
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Not quite... but I'm so alpha I don't need x-ray vision ;) :p

Hamish said:
This is really useful, thanks for taking the time to write that up freefaller.

I have been considering getting laser treatment but the main thing that puts me off is the whole having a flap cut in your eye thing. Did you have that done to you? If so what was it like?
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They use a laser to shape the flap now, so there is still manual interaction with the "flap" - once the flap is moved they apply the wavefront laser which is a custom "map" of your eye correction i.e. it's not a generic "fix". so yes there is a flap, but it's much more accurately done with the laser and neater. The flap is still required in laser eye surgery. Honestly though you don't really appreciate or see what's happening and you don't feel anything.


I have one complaint... putting the anti inflammatory eye drops in, you get a bit of a taste in the back of your throat. I think I'm lucky though as I haven't suffered any bruising, dry eyes or side effects (yet). Best money I've ever spent.
 
Do people still recognise you Freefaller? I've had glasses since I was about 5 and people give me funny looks if I take them off, they wouldn't recognise me at all if I got mine done!
 
I wear contacts often enough, and my glasses were frameless so it didn't change my facial shape too much, but you have a point people have associated me with glasses so I guess it'll take a while for them to get used to not seeing me with them.
 
ive also had the exact same treatment as the OP, wavefront and all, lot of money but well worth it!
totally changed my life

when you think about it with eye tests and prescriptions etc you start saving money after around 22 years anyway :D:D
 
Wow, sounds like an incredible change. I've been lucky enough to have never needed to wear glasses/contacts or anything of the kind, so I really can't imagine not being able to see, if that makes sense. A colleague of mine is thinking of getting laser surgery done, I think i'll point him to this thread to give him that push he needs :)
 
Be careful guys about this I know horror stories. Halo's double vision etc.

Don't go for bottom line prices and get more than one opinion.

Glad it's worked for you Freefaller my wife got her's done and it's been great she loves it as well. She went from can't see **** to not needing glasses she still reaches for them sometimes hehe.
 
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