Spec me an eye laser surgery place...

penski said:
jonny - intralase with wavefront is recommended...if you're suitable for it :)

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Ooo that's expensive :(

I've got a real sqeamish side and reading all this has made me want to get it done but put me off at the same time, despite me sticking my fingers in my eyes for the last 15 years with contact lenses...
 
Robotica said:
would be great to hear how you get on mate :)
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I think it might be next year when I have a bit more spare cash saved up because the procedure au choix is a bit more expensive, but that extra bit to clean up against halo'ing and glare at night sounds like the way forwards.

But I'll video the whole lot on my phone and post it up in shonky 10-second clips :D
 
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:( sad for you but pleased at the same time mate. Shame they couldn't get it perfect for you but great news that you can get in to your job. At least the glasses aren't like double glazing and like you said you can see the alarm clock and things in the morning, these are the things that really mke a difference in your life. Mine have got to the point where I can't read a book without my glasses on and that really limits what you can do.

Anyway, enough idle chitchat, good luck with the fuzz :cool:
 
I'm booked up for 1st May :cool:

Had my consultation earlier today, pretty gross procedure where they measure your eye, poke it, squirt air in and they put drops in to dilate your pupils so they can look inside. At the moment my eyesight is all screwed up because they look like this:

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Really sensitive to bright lights and can't focus on anything close up unless I take my glasses off and get really close so I'm practically licking my laptop keyboard to post this :D

Grossest bit was when they measure the thickness of your cornea. They put in some anaesthetic drops and use what I can only describe as a spring loaded centre punch right in the centre of your eye. It sort of punches in and your field of sight goes a bit like what still water looks like when you drop a stone into it. I have a thicker than average cornea, wooo go me :cool:
 
I am done, I can see. This is a miracle of modern science.

So you go into the operating room and lay on your back. They clean outside your eyelids with cotton wool, put some anaesthetic drops in your eyes and ask you to close your eyes. You chat with the staff for about 5-10 minutes. The surgeon tests the equipment. He pops a doodah in your eye that holds your eyelids open and cuts the flap, this happens as quick as you can snap your finger, literally. You then look at the flashing orange dot in the machine and the surgeon rolls back the flap on your eye which you can see but not feel. The machine makes a number of loud clicking noises and you can see blue flashes for about 5-10 seconds. Then it's done! The surgeon puts some drops in, smooths the flap back over and asks you to make your own way to the recovery room. Make your own way to to the recovery room, you can see!!!

Immediate sight is a bit hazy, after about an hour my eyes were a bit stingy and I took some pain killers in anticipation, eyes were a bit gritty throughout the evening but I've woken up with perfect sight and no eye irritation at all.
 
Tefal said:
how long does it take for he flap to seal/ when can you rub your eyes?

Id be terrified of pulling it off :eek:
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Well it didn't move at all yesterday and you can't even see it. They say don't touch or rub your eyes for 7 days and lay off contact sports and swimming for 2 weeks. Then you can go back to normal.

Frosty you wear the protective goggles in bed for 7 days only, just so you don't rub your eyes in your sleep.

The drops don't sting this morning so I'd say the edge has sealed over already.
 
I'll put it this way, it's 15 hours since surgery and my eyesight is perfect already. No discomfort at all. Eyes are a little dry but I didn't sleep well last night with the goggles on.

Good luck "Eye"dolon :D

Ok, I'll get my coat :(
 
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