Laser eye treatment - who's done it?

Tefal said:
They don't use the same surgeons they wouldn't have the time.
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Time for what? These places are in effect private medical companies that share a pool of consultants. You think the guy sits at the back waiting for the next customer to appear?
 
Edinho said:
Time for what? These places are in effect private medical companies that share a pool of consultants. You think the guy sits at the back waiting for the next customer to appear?
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Given this place specialises in fixing other clinics mistakes and research I highly doubt their surgeons are piping down to optical express to do a bit of moonlighting
 
My surgeon travels to and from South Africa for local treatments on given dates. Does X number in any given day. There is no locally based surgeon, only the specialised optometrist and support nurses.
 
C'mon Tefal man up and post :p

On an unrelated note, I just realised I have foolishly booked my surgery on my day off which lands in the middle of a local beer festival. In a park about 100m from my front door. I'm assuming what with the antibiotics etc. it wouldn't be a good idea to drink. Noooooo!!! :(:(:(
 
Indeed, I remember for the first 24 hours I barely opened my eyes for more than a few seconds at a time. Not because they hurt, but because you just had that "ive been looking at a screen for 48 hours straight and now my eyes need rest" feeling.
 
This is very interesting, a new "bionic implant" that replaces the existing lens on your eye giving you 3x the vision and perfect vision at all 3 ranges. The surgery for this takes just 8 minutes apparently and clinical trials are set to start with places like Canada that could see it being used in 2 years.

http://www.collective-evolution.com...that-will-give-you-superhuman-vision-forever/


No more contacts, no more cataracts, no more glasses, no more laser eye surgery. What a time we live in? :p
 
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My left eye has always been weaker than my right due to a bow and arrow (toys) incident as a kid damaging the lens on that eye. It's only been slightly noticeable as I've gotten older, naturally, so ^this kind of new lens would be amazing.

I don't wear glasses or anything of course but it certainly means teh future is bright and clear :cool:
 
Sounds great, but in all honesty if trials are just starting I'd want longer than 2yrs to see what the long term effects are.
 
Lewist said:
This is still probably one of the best things I've done. Four years later for me now and vision is still very strong! :D

With regards to travelling immediately after the procedure I would advise a taxi if possible. My vision was pretty blurry and definitely take sunglasses. That afternoon was pretty uncomfortable but once I got a nights sleep in I couldn't believe the difference.
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Snap! Four years this August and there is barely a day that goes by when I don't marvel at how good my eyesight is.

Takes shades with you and arrange a lift home, prepare to do very little after the procedure, just chill out in a darkened room afterwards and concentrate on resting your eyes and sticking to the eyedrops schedule.

I listened to music, the radio and audiobooks. Next day was like being let out of a cellar and seeing everything in real life for the first time!

A cool thing to do is some before and after tests..

I noted how close I needed to be to the clock on the living room wall to tell the time without glasses. Before: Had to take a couple of paces into the room to distinguish the minute hand from the hour hand and actually tell the time. After: Can glance in the room from the hallway whilst passing by and get an instant snapshot of the time with even the spindly little second hand clearly visible! Couldn't even see the second hand before.

The new house across the valley. Before: Could just make out 4 windows and a door on the front of a white painted house. After: Can clearly see the curtains and blinds of each window and can even discern a vase of flowers on the living room window sill, can't quite identify the species but they're yellow and white ones :-)
 
mrk said:
This is very interesting, a new "bionic implant" that replaces the existing lens on your eye giving you 3x the vision and perfect vision at all 3 ranges. The surgery for this takes just 8 minutes apparently and clinical trials are set to start with places like Canada that could see it being used in 2 years.

http://www.collective-evolution.com...that-will-give-you-superhuman-vision-forever/


No more contacts, no more cataracts, no more glasses, no more laser eye surgery. What a time we live in? :p
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There is nothing new about "Trifocal" interocular implants.

There is a downside however. The technology relies on your brain being able to accommodate the different annular images. Not everybody can do this successfully. My surgeon suggested that the "failure rate" was about 1:20.

(IE the trifocal implant had to be eventually replaced by a single distance (typically infinity) one)

This is a rather high "Failure" rate to my mind! :eek:

Trust me on this! For all the hype as to how easy and painless it is it is. The procedure is actually bloody uncomfortable and there is a not insignificant risk of catastrophic side effects (IE total loss of vision, not from the procedure as such but from the risk of post op infection. Around 1:2000)!

The idea of having to go through it a second time if it didn't work the first time really didn't float my boat, I went for the "Infinity" option first time round, and I am glad I did, particularly since I rather like my low light level vision and wanted to keep it! (along with the ability to drive after dark!)

The triple implants are poor light transmitters (About 30% loss), (IE you lose your low light level vision.)

You are also more likely to get haloes around bright lights at night making driving after dark difficult.

So be careful before going down this route and think abouit what you really want!

(I had the procedure as a glaucoma treatment (Which has actually been incredibly successful!). But I wouldn't have done it for mere vanity alone!)
 
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