Laser Eye Surgery !

[krooton]

When I can afford it, I will do it.

Unless you have bad eyes, and have done so for 15+ years, you won't understand the appeal of being able to see things whilst swimming, showering and shagging without the need for glasses/goggles/contacts

 

[Scottona]

Had mine done at OE in uxbridge, best money ever spent! Loving playing football without contacts and generally not having to worry about contacts and prescription sunglasses for holidays!!

Worth it without a doubt, does not hurt!! And why worry about what will happen in the future, it will save you a fortune in that time anyways!!

 

[Sudden]

Had it done a few years ago. Was at -6.75 roughly in both eyes so if I dropped my glasses, had a hard time finding them. All perfect now and it is basically permanent. but if after the surgery your power changes, then you will need glasses again. which is why they advise you to wait until you are 21 or so so your power is stable and is not changing. otherwise the surgery becomes a waste. I got it done because my power had not shifted at all for about 3 years. Went off great and it was a bit of a pain to open the yes immediately after, but was all good by the next day

Cost me only 450 for both eyes, but I got it done in India so...

 

[Jonny69]

Had it done a few years ago. Was at -6.75 roughly in both eyes so if I dropped my glasses, had a hard time finding them.

This was the decider for me. I was working in the garage and dropped my glasses. I couldn't see that far down and couldn't see where they were. They bounced under the car and I was basically stranded. Enough was enough

 

[chrisd]

To echo others, best use of 3k ever. I used to be hopeless without my contacts in and now I have better than 20/20.

 

[dazz25]

Mine cost me just under £4k because I had to have the most expensive treatment (thin corneas, astigmatism etc)!! But I have no regret at all.

The worst part of the whole procedure is the burning smell...so in other words, there's nothing to worry about!

It's been 2 years since getting it done and I still have better than 20/20 vision.

 

[Spike_UK]

Had mine done yesturday at Optical Express in Uxbridge.

The whole surgery took less than 10 minutes!
I found afterwards you don't really want to open your eyes for a few hours after and when the numbing drops start to fade paracetamol is/was needed to take the edge off the slight stinging sensation.

After a good nights sleep I am finding today that although my vision is still blurry and eyes are watery, I can already see that there is a marked improvement (I'm able to see the monitor to write this for a start!!).

Early days for me yet, but I feel that it will be well worth the money.
Oh, and my poor vision was down to Astigmatism mostly.

 

[Tripnologist]

Keep us updated on it for the next little bit Spike. My wife wants to get it done.

 

[Energize]

Hasn't it been going on for at least 20 years or so now, so they know the effects for about that long at least.

Yeah it's been going on for 25 years, so I wouldn't worry about it. In another 25 years they could probably fix any problems anyway.

 

[DampCat]

Can you keep us up to date Spike? I want to know every gorey detail.

I want this done. i've lost out on 3 awesome jobs due to my eyesight. I'm just literally far too scared to have it done. I know the chance of error is like 0.000001% or something, but what if it's me I couldn't live without my eyes. They're like the only thing i'm not willing to gamble on. At all.

They're -4.75 and -4.5, so they're not the worst out there, but still too bad to do a couple of jobs i wanted

I think i might wait a cuple of years yet before i seriously consider it. I don't want to leave it too late due to my age, but also, i want to leave it as long as possible so the technology/research/effects are better documented :/

 

[DELETED_36704]

Had mine done yesturday at Optical Express in Uxbridge.

The whole surgery took less than 10 minutes!
I found afterwards you don't really want to open your eyes for a few hours after and when the numbing drops start to fade paracetamol is/was needed to take the edge off the slight stinging sensation.

After a good nights sleep I am finding today that although my vision is still blurry and eyes are watery, I can already see that there is a marked improvement (I'm able to see the monitor to write this for a start!!).

Early days for me yet, but I feel that it will be well worth the money.
Oh, and my poor vision was down to Astigmatism mostly.

Keep us updated on your progress please!

How much did the treatment cost if ya don't mind me asking?

 

[Knubje]

Always considered this since needing glasses fulltime at about 22 years old. Although last time I got an eyetest ~6months my prescription had changed and I needed new glasses.

I am just waiting for it to stablise in a year or two hopefully and would really seroiusly think about getting it done. I don't mind glasses and pretty much wear them all day now (cba with contacts) but I would love to see 20/20 without having to do anything!

 

[Snow-Munki]

had this done at Optimax about 2 years ago. Best thing ever, cost just under £2K I think.

didn't hurt at all during the operation, but really stung that night. Jus slept through it really.

Edit: Oh I was something crazy like -7 in both eyes. Not +0.1 or something.

 

[Sudden]

This was the decider for me. I was working in the garage and dropped my glasses. I couldn't see that far down and couldn't see where they were. They bounced under the car and I was basically stranded. Enough was enough

Yea, almost the same here exactly. Was in a lake in Croatia and kinda fell so my glasses went underwater. As did a friend's. Was lucky enough that I had other friends nearby who dove down and got them back, as did some random strangers, but kept me thinking that if I was alone, I would be completely lost.

I want this done. i've lost out on 3 awesome jobs due to my eyesight. I'm just literally far too scared to have it done. I know the chance of error is like 0.000001% or something, but what if it's me I couldn't live without my eyes. They're like the only thing i'm not willing to gamble on. At all.

Well, my eye doc said that its basically the same risk as flying. The chances of something malfunctioning in that aircraft are almost nil, but that 0.01% chance is always there. So he said that if you're doing it for cosmetic purposes then you shouldn't because you shouldn't do any unnecessary surgery. But if you're losing out on jobs because of it, it is something I would consider much more seriously.

Of course the fact that I had previously undergone much more complicated stuff on the eye made it a little easier

Oh and also, in that 0.01% of something going wrong, theres a very high % that if something does happen, they can fix it almost immediately (as soon as you notice).

 

[krooton]

Oh and also, in that 0.01% of something going wrong, theres a very high % that if something does happen, they can fix it almost immediately (as soon as you notice).

Yar, people think that complications = blindness or melting of the eyeball, which it doesn't.

 

[Spike_UK]

Keep us updated on your progress please!

How much did the treatment cost if ya don't mind me asking?

I went for the top end treatment - Custom Wavefront Intralase. I didn't need to have the top, but when your talking something big like your eyes I went for the best.

Intralase creates the flap with a Laser and not a Blade, leading to a reduce risk of complications.

It's worked out at £2700 for my perscription.

 

[Spike_UK]

didn't hurt at all during the operation, but really stung that night. Jus slept through it really.

Same, didn't hurt, but once I got home it stung like hell. Had to take painkillers to sleep. It settled down after that.

 

[Glaucus]

What happens if your eyes aren't stable? and do they need x-number of optician visits?

 

[Sudden]

What happens if your eyes aren't stable? and do they need x-number of optician visits?

Not visits as such. Just some regular checkups to make sure it's going on. Like, after one month, then after 3, then 6, then once a year. Unless a problem crops up of course.

If your eyes aren't stable then it becomes a bit pointless because though it'l fix the problem, you will just need glasses again since the power will increase again. Whole reason to wait until they are stable is so that you don't need to get the procedure done repeatedly.

 

[Street]

I've been tempted with this for a while. I'm about -6.5 in both eyes so am fairly blind without my glasses! My eyes haven't changed at all in the last few years and my last set of glasses cost me a few hundred pounds!

Really should look into this a bit more..