just wondering if anyone has had this surgery, a friend of mine has had it done and now says he can see crystal clear except theres a slight glow around the balls, throws him off, just wondering what everyones thoughts are.
Lasik Surgery- Pros and Cons
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JOEY said:
my eyes are getting to the point where theres a haze around the balls past about 3 feet, got new glasses and they seem to help but shot without glasses for so long i get a bad headache if i try and where them while i'm playing, figured i'd look into the surgery.
Had it done 5 years ago, and no glow or starlight affect.
You will have those symptoms right after the surgery and it could last up to a year, but after that your eyes heal and adjust and then they are fine.
My starlight effect was only for about a month!
Any other questions just ask me.
You will have those symptoms right after the surgery and it could last up to a year, but after that your eyes heal and adjust and then they are fine.
My starlight effect was only for about a month!
Any other questions just ask me.
I had it done back in 94 and it was the best thing I've ever done for myself. My night vision is not perfect, but it is my understanding that they have since made advancements so this is no longer a problem. I have no regrets.
Regards,
Doug
Regards,
Doug
It is great, I went from 20/400 to 20/10. I'd do it again in a second. You will need to put drops in your eyes for a year, to battle dry eyes. The surgery produces the dry eye effect. The actual surgury takes around 10 minutes, pretty minor.
ironhead_79 said:
"LASIK" is the umbrella of several laser techniques/technologyies using lasers to shape the lenses. Unfortunately, some techniques are older but are still being used. So, the old technologies give the new ones a bad rap.
Here's a link to a post which links to several other posts on my extremely positive LASIK experience.
Fred's LASIK posts.
Fred
If any of you "older fellows/gals" are considering it, my experience has been all positive- had it done at age 50,now 56. I can see great and do not need reading glasses.P.S highly recommend Bloomberg Eye Center- just east of Columbus, Oh.
I had mentioned this in another thread but will repost it here.
I just had it done on Nov 3rd and I am pretty happy with the results.
It made my right eye 20/15 and my left eye a tad below 20/20 but this is because I am slightly amblymyopic and my left eye is just physically weaker than my left due to it not developing correctly when I was younger. The nice thing is even though this was true, the lasik did correct the massive astigmatism I had in my left eye and also over the last 3 appointments my left eye has improved as well, the last time I was able even to read the 20/20 line. With both eyes open I see 20/15 clear as day.
I do have some halo's and starbursts but they are slowly going away. I wsa told most people have the halo's from 3-6 months, sometimes up to a year but that they gradually disappear, so far from my experience this is very true. The starbursts you only see at night time and these too are slowly shrinking and I only had it done 20 days ago.
I feel I see better now without glasses than I did before and it's less hassle so I am happy with it so far.
I just had it done on Nov 3rd and I am pretty happy with the results.
It made my right eye 20/15 and my left eye a tad below 20/20 but this is because I am slightly amblymyopic and my left eye is just physically weaker than my left due to it not developing correctly when I was younger. The nice thing is even though this was true, the lasik did correct the massive astigmatism I had in my left eye and also over the last 3 appointments my left eye has improved as well, the last time I was able even to read the 20/20 line. With both eyes open I see 20/15 clear as day.
I do have some halo's and starbursts but they are slowly going away. I wsa told most people have the halo's from 3-6 months, sometimes up to a year but that they gradually disappear, so far from my experience this is very true. The starbursts you only see at night time and these too are slowly shrinking and I only had it done 20 days ago.
I feel I see better now without glasses than I did before and it's less hassle so I am happy with it so far.
Question for everyone who had it done.
Did you have to go without contacts for a long period before your surgery? I am planning on getting aASIK consultation done when I am back on vaction fromIraq, and want to arrange to have the surgery the next day if the consultation indicates..
But I currently do not have glasses to wear.
Russ
Did you have to go without contacts for a long period before your surgery? I am planning on getting aASIK consultation done when I am back on vaction fromIraq, and want to arrange to have the surgery the next day if the consultation indicates..
But I currently do not have glasses to wear.
Russ
One week w/o contacts for me
The pain was not much at all, at least for me.
They numb your eyes for the procedure so you don't really feel anything during it.
A few hours later that starts to wear off and your eyes start to burn a little bit, not alot though, it felt like something was in your eye basically.
The next morning the pain was 95% gone for me.
As for seeing, I was able to see better instantaneously, the only thing was that for the first week your VERY sensitive to light and you have to wear sunglasses, espescially when in bright areas.
As for work, I took 2 days off after surgery to rest but I believe they say you can go back to work after 24 hours but that will probably vary from surgeon to surgeon.
Cost is going to range from probably $250 per eye up to $1500 per eye, depending on what you decide to do.
Standard basic lasik with the flap being made with the blade is the cheapest.
Then there is wavefront lasik, which costs a few hundred more per eye, which benefits SOME people but not all, depends on their particular situation and also how well the wavefront machines can get an accurate scan of your eye.
Then there is Intralase, which takes the place of the blade making the flap. The flap is actually made with a laser.
I went with the Intralase, I liked the idea of not having a blade near my eye. I also did alot of reading that talked about risk of infections being virtually non existent when you do it this way and that healing of the flap is also quicker with this method and it just eased my mind as well.
Prices vary based on region and also from place to place and many often run specials.
It also seems that often a few surgeons will do procedures for many centers, so even though you go to 3 different places you may actually wind up having yoru surgery done by the same people. I think this is how some of these places can bolster such large numbers when they say how many procedures their surgeons have performed.
I did alot of online research and found people who used the various places around Seattle and that's how I decided to go where I did and so far it's been good.
They numb your eyes for the procedure so you don't really feel anything during it.
A few hours later that starts to wear off and your eyes start to burn a little bit, not alot though, it felt like something was in your eye basically.
The next morning the pain was 95% gone for me.
As for seeing, I was able to see better instantaneously, the only thing was that for the first week your VERY sensitive to light and you have to wear sunglasses, espescially when in bright areas.
As for work, I took 2 days off after surgery to rest but I believe they say you can go back to work after 24 hours but that will probably vary from surgeon to surgeon.
Cost is going to range from probably $250 per eye up to $1500 per eye, depending on what you decide to do.
Standard basic lasik with the flap being made with the blade is the cheapest.
Then there is wavefront lasik, which costs a few hundred more per eye, which benefits SOME people but not all, depends on their particular situation and also how well the wavefront machines can get an accurate scan of your eye.
Then there is Intralase, which takes the place of the blade making the flap. The flap is actually made with a laser.
I went with the Intralase, I liked the idea of not having a blade near my eye. I also did alot of reading that talked about risk of infections being virtually non existent when you do it this way and that healing of the flap is also quicker with this method and it just eased my mind as well.
Prices vary based on region and also from place to place and many often run specials.
It also seems that often a few surgeons will do procedures for many centers, so even though you go to 3 different places you may actually wind up having yoru surgery done by the same people. I think this is how some of these places can bolster such large numbers when they say how many procedures their surgeons have performed.
I did alot of online research and found people who used the various places around Seattle and that's how I decided to go where I did and so far it's been good.
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polosport69112
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i had a different surgery called PRK it has the same outcome, just longer recovery time and more painful, but they dont make that circular door cut in my eye...i wouldve had lasix but i was 21 and my eyes were too soft to take suction or whatever the doc said if i wanted it i needed prk..
no cons except a pain after word but well worth 20/15 vision!!
i had a different surgery called PRK it has the same outcome, just longer recovery time and more painful, but they dont make that circular door cut in my eye...i wouldve had lasix but i was 21 and my eyes were too soft to take suction or whatever the doc said if i wanted it i needed prk..
no cons except a pain after word but well worth 20/15 vision!!
NaturalEnglish
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What a great thread! I had my eyes done about 2 years ago. I had been wearing contacts for several years. The contacts were monovision. Thats where the dominant eye is set to far and the other eye is close for reading. Your brain turns off the image it dont need. Its pretty cool as you dont need glasses. Dont forget...even if you have laser surgery you will require glasses for close up if you have both eyes corrected for distance. You can also have both eyes set for close...then you need glasses for all distance vision. Since I was use to monovision..I decided on laser correction to monovision. My right (dominant eye) is corrected to far and my left eye is set to book reading distance. Works great. Never need glasses.
Night driving takes some getting use to as your brain has a harder time turning off the close eye's image...but you get use it.
I also had the flap cut with the laser and recommend that...and I also had the wavefront correction done and I recommend that as well. I never see stars or rings around lights at night. I went to the best surgeon in the San Fran Bay area and it was expensive...$5000. Both eyes were done at one time. I was blind as a bat for weeks afterwards. The reason is I was far sighted. Near sighted people see almost instantly. The reason has to do with the amount a cornea that has to be removed. Near sighted people have a small area in the center of the cornea removed to flatten the cornea...where far sighted people have a donut shape removed to make the cornea steeper. More material removed means longer to heal. I ended up with better than 20/15 in the far eye. No measurement for close up eye..but I can see VERY fine details at book reading distance.
Now here is the pool part. How does monovision work for a pool player? Well...I am still in the evauluation mode. My right eye sees far away...the left eye sees up close. Therefore the cue ball distance is out of focus for both eyes...but I still shoot fine. I place my chin over the cue stick for sighting and see 2 images...both slightly out of focus...but I THINK better than if I had both eyes set for distance. There is no prefect solution for pool. If you have both eyes set for distance...you wont be able to see the cue ball in focus. So....I THINK what I have is a damn good compromise or MAYBE the best for pool. I dont know.
If anyone else out there plays pool and has monovision...Id like to chat with them.
My recommendation is to research the surgeon you are considering. Dont look for the best price...look for the most experience! You only have 1 set of eyes! There are some real horror stories out there if you care to do some searching.
If you are considering monovision...Id suggest you wear monovision contacts to see if you like it BEFORE you have surgery.
Good luck!
Night driving takes some getting use to as your brain has a harder time turning off the close eye's image...but you get use it.
I also had the flap cut with the laser and recommend that...and I also had the wavefront correction done and I recommend that as well. I never see stars or rings around lights at night. I went to the best surgeon in the San Fran Bay area and it was expensive...$5000. Both eyes were done at one time. I was blind as a bat for weeks afterwards. The reason is I was far sighted. Near sighted people see almost instantly. The reason has to do with the amount a cornea that has to be removed. Near sighted people have a small area in the center of the cornea removed to flatten the cornea...where far sighted people have a donut shape removed to make the cornea steeper. More material removed means longer to heal. I ended up with better than 20/15 in the far eye. No measurement for close up eye..but I can see VERY fine details at book reading distance.
Now here is the pool part. How does monovision work for a pool player? Well...I am still in the evauluation mode. My right eye sees far away...the left eye sees up close. Therefore the cue ball distance is out of focus for both eyes...but I still shoot fine. I place my chin over the cue stick for sighting and see 2 images...both slightly out of focus...but I THINK better than if I had both eyes set for distance. There is no prefect solution for pool. If you have both eyes set for distance...you wont be able to see the cue ball in focus. So....I THINK what I have is a damn good compromise or MAYBE the best for pool. I dont know.
If anyone else out there plays pool and has monovision...Id like to chat with them.
My recommendation is to research the surgeon you are considering. Dont look for the best price...look for the most experience! You only have 1 set of eyes! There are some real horror stories out there if you care to do some searching.
If you are considering monovision...Id suggest you wear monovision contacts to see if you like it BEFORE you have surgery.
Good luck!
I went with all laser lasik with custom view which accurately measures the the imperfections of your eyes. They will calibrate the laser to the results of the custom view. It was an additional charge, but why skimp on your vision. You will only need to do this once if it is done correctly. I ended up with 20/10 vision. Pain is minimal, corrective vision is out the door, after surgery your vision is corrected.
Exactly. Get the custom Lasik. I had my surgery about a year or so ago (I'm now 20/15). It's painless, and you can see crystal clear the same day. I did have a little light sensitivity initially, but that's gone away. I've never had any problems with dry eyes. You do want to keep your eyes wet after the surgery to help promote the healing process. But the eyes are supposedly one of the fastest healing parts of the body. Now, from what I've heard, most of the surgeries are done completely by laser. My friend had it done a few months ago. He was about 20/400. Now he is about 20/20 or 20/15. He's never had any night vision, dry eyes, or light sensitivity problems whatsoever.UPlayLucky said:
One drawback for me is that my up close vision is not nearly as good as it was. I need to wear reading glass for small print. I never had that problem before the surgery. So you might notice a little blurriness when you're chalking or shaping your tip. Aside from that, my experience with Lasik has been awesome.
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ironhead_79 said:
Just remember that you get what you pay for.
What this translates into is that you should make sure that the price includes plenty of follow up visits etc.
If I get my eyes examined once a year by a qualified/recommended TLC doctor, then if necessary I can get my eyes redone anytime I want to. IMHO, this is HUGE!
It may be better to get a company that is widespread to do the surgery in case you have to move.
And I am going to say this one more time: you don't have to use the freakin eye drops if you take the Theratears tablets, and they last all day. And my eyes are dry dry dry.
Most of the Lasik surgery centers in my area include several follow up visits with the cost of the surgery. I had a follow up visit the day after my surgery, one about a week after that, one about a month after that, and one about 3 months after that. I still have one follow up visit left.whitewolf said:
Most Lasik surgery centers also will perform "enhancements" if the initial results are not completely satisfactory. For example sometimes they may undercorrect and need to go back in. Or sometimes patients have problems with a wrinkle in the corneal flap. So there can be issues that arise which require a second surgery. It's my understanding that this sort of post operative care is pretty standard for Lasik procedures nowadays.
The only thing I would add is to emphasize that Lasik is surgery; surgery on your eyes. So if your eyesight's not that bad, or you don't really mind wearing glasses, you might not want the surgery. The chances of severe complications are extremely low (somewhere between 1% and 3% I believe), but if it happens to you it's 100%.