Spec me an eye laser surgery place...

KaHn said:
Thing which gets me is that you don't see many doctors getting laser eye treatments :confused:

Just read penski's post about the surgeons, seems you know a lot of people to back up your arguments...... shame i have never met a doctor who has had laser eye treatment.

KaHn
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The main thing is that most surgeons are over 40 and as such are experiencing the natural degredation of eyesight that occurs at that kind of age...which is not 'cured' by the surgery. Most just wear reading glasses.

*n

PS: my gf is in manc today and notts for the rest of the week so let me know if anyone sees her ;) :p
 
Well seeing as those this thread has been revived.

An update.

2 and a half months on, and my eyes are super, had 3 checkups and each time no problems at all. Eyes are a tad dry every 3 or 4 days in the morning or evening (I left my eye drops in Dublin last weekend while I was in Belfast = d'oh!).

Other than that I can only say, "it's a life changing operation..." :rolleyes:

Good luck to anyone else!
 
I had Epi-Lasek performed on my eyes at Optimax in London 2 weeks ago. Purchased it via Ebay and ended up paying £1090 as I went for wavefront as well.

I'm applying for the police at the moment and decided against Lasik because of possible corneal flap complications. Full strength is never regained where the flap is cut and this can weaken the structure of the eye. Not great if you get punched in the face. Even a car air bag deployed at 70mph could cause some serious problems.

I went with Epi-Lasek as the procedure doesn't effect the strength structure of the eye. There are also less possible complications but recovery time is a lot longer than lasik.

The actual operation went well. Was a bit nervous and excited at the same time. No pain felt at all and both eyes were done in 20 minutes. I'll never forget the smell though.... ;)

Left the clinic and though, this isn't too bad. Sister drove me home and on the way we got stuck in traffic. Then, the anaesthetic started to wear off. By the time I got home I couldn't stand the light. Had sunglasses and a blanket over my head.

That evening, the pain started to kick in. I say pain, but for me it was a constant irritation. Imagine chopping up a load of onions. Thats how my eyes felt that evening and most of the second day. My eyes were streaming and weeping and I couldn't stand any light. For the first 2 days you really need somebody about for help. During this time you need to put eye drops in every 4 hours. You're also given some super strong ibuprofen tablets, sleeping pills (these were like elephant tranquillisers) and also some anaesthetic eye drops, which I didn't use.

By day 3 it was just sensitivity to light and on day 4 I went back to the clinic for a check up and to have the bandage contact lenses removed.

2 weeks on, my vision is a lot better than it was without glasses before the surgery but its still not perfect. I can see further into the distance but its still not perfectly clear. I still can't drive yet. But I am able to do things like have a shave. Before, I always used to wear glasses or contacts so I could see what I'm doing.

I'm going for a checkup in a couple of hours and my vision is improved from the last checkup 4 days after the surgery. When I go again in a few weeks time they'll be another improvement. With Epi-Lasek its a slow, gradual improvement. Not like the instant wow! effect of Lasik.
 
Had mine done 3 weeks ago at Optimax in london, went for Interlase Lasik with Wavefront came to £2055 with Ebay offer. Had the op on the thursday afternoon & that evening my eyes were stinging so took a couple fo Nytol & went to sleep. The Friday things were still a bit blurry but on the Saturday they were fine & have been improving ever since. My left eyes seems to be healing a bit slower but can see well enough to not to use any contacts or Lenses.
 
Holy thread revival!:eek:

Well, its been exactly a month since my Epi-Lasek treatment and though I'd give an update.

Before the surgery, my prescription was -4.50 and -4.75.

At my 2 week check-up, this went down to approx -1.50 and -2.00.

Went on Friday for my 4 week check-up and its now -1.25 and -1.75.

Here's the bad news.

Its very unlikely that my eyesight will continue to improve.:( The consultant said that the biggest change occurs in the first month. Beyond that, there is little if hardly any improvement.

The epithelium layer over my cornea has virtually healed. I thought this was healing slowly and creating a frosted glass effect on my eye but it turns out they actually under treated me with the laser.

I can have it re-treated at a later date but this will cost me £95. I would understand the cost if it was my fault (not wearing sun glasses, rubbing my eyes, not putting eye drops in, etc) but in this case, they simply got the wrong figures and re-shaped the cornea incorrectly.

Its also something I wouldn't want to go through again. I was extremely lucky that I never encountered any complications like severe pain, corneal abrasions, sever dry eye, infection etc. I might not be so lucky next time. If I get into the police, getting the necessary time off for re-treatment will be tricky as the recovery period is pretty lengthy.

As it stands now, I'm still quite happy with the results. I can wake up in the morning and actually see things now, have a shave without glasses/contact lenses, use a PC and read without glasses. The only time I need to wear glasses now is when I'm driving or watching TV from a distance. So quite a massive improvement from having to wear glasses/contact lenses permanently.

The most important point is that I'll now be able to pass the eyesight standard for the police, which was the whole point of having the surgery in the first place.

Had my starting prescription been lower (around the -3.00 level), I'd probably be sitting here with 20:20 vision. With all the different methods of laser treatment, the chances of you returning to 20:20 vision decreases the higher your starting prescription is.
 
Ouch :(

My gf's in Cambridge atm...But their Laser's gone kaputt so she's sunning around, punting and drinking cider until it's fixed.

*n
 
penski, does she ever come down to Bristol? I've been for my consultation at Optical Express and I'm suitable so I'm gonna book in for October sometime (after my hols). My prescription is only -1.75 and -2.00 so hopefully I should end up with 20/20 vision.

I can't remember which Epi thingy I'm going for but it's the most expensive one, the one that's all lasers with Wavefront and all that malarkey.
 
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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:
 
Its quite funny because I've got my previous pair of rimless glasses. These had the lenses thinned down as far as it was technically possible. Compared to the new ones I've got with the new prescription, they still look like door steps!

It's only been 4 weeks since the operation and I suppose I should give it more time. The consultant said not much will happen from now on but I've read a lot of accounts from people who said things really began to settle down after 3 months.
 
Haven't read anything past the first page, so excuse any repeated info :

I got mine done only day before yesterday. It cost about 440 pounds for both eyes (India *** ;)) done by a top retina specialist. Took me about 7 hrs or so to be able to open my eyes easily enough and was much more comfortable to just keep them closed.
2 days down, lots of eye drops about 5 diff. ones, ranging from twice a day to every hours continuning for a couple of months.
No swimming for about 4 :p

Vision is great. Slight blur with regards to text, but thats eyes getting used to no glasses acc. to the doc. and vision at the checkup yesterday was 6/5, so better than all you people without glasses in the first place. so hah! :D
 
With a prescription like that, lasik is your only option.

Good candidates for laser eye surgery have thick corneas, small pupils, are in good general health and have low prescriptions to begin with.

Saying that, I know somebody wo was a -9.00, had lasik and now has 20/20 vision.
 
POB said:
Bristol Optimax, Feb 2006.

Brought on eBay, was about £395 per eye.

Had the painfull option, but your eye is not cut. (epi-Lasek)

Best part is the cracking noise the laser makes getting upto power.

Its completly worth it, its amazing being able to see unaided.
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Hope they had 100% positive feedback :D
 
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