Lasik

Closest I come is cataracts and now I don’t require any glasses for reading or distance viewing but most of all, pool.
 
I had it done about 25 to 30 years back. Perfect vision afterwords for about 7 years or so, then started to need readers. Had cataract surgery about 2 yrs ago, developed scar tissue after a while, went back in June to have that lazered off, perfect eye sight now, and it is supposed to stay that way. If you have Lasix, keep your records as if you get cataracts when older, they will want to see them before making your cataract correction.
 
muskyed said:
I had it done about 25 to 30 years back. Perfect vision afterwords for about 7 years or so, then started to need readers. Had cataract surgery about 2 yrs ago, developed scar tissue after a while, went back in June to have that lazered off, perfect eye sight now, and it is supposed to stay that way. If you have Lasix, keep your records as if you get cataracts when older, they will want to see them before making your cataract correction.
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Did you have any issues with night vision (halos) or any other issues?
 
night halos after lasik are frequent , diffraction on/by the scar . We are not equal on this point , each patient being different, some do notice more than others, some don't care, so ..... it's a common risk. ... But overall, Lasik is a confortable way of refractive surgery.
 
I had radial keratotomy surgery in 1980 for severe myopia. I was 21 years old and lasik was still a thing to be discovered. I sold my 1970 nova to pay for it. 3 grand was a huge sum to me at that time.

I had worn coke bottle glasses and vision in the 20-400 range since about 6 years old. My vision was perfect for 30 years and I started needing mild readers at age 50. The correction needed has steadily increased over the last decade. I'm 62 now and require +4 in one eye and +3 in the other and wear soft contacts daily and for pool. I can still shoot a decent game without any correction and my vision is nowhere even in the ball park of bad how it was 40 years ago. I can in no way shoot pool wearing the glasses that correct my vision when I don't have my contacts in.

I would do it all over again. Do I wish I would have held off until lasik? Not really.
 
Just got it done in September. I love it, especially for long shots in pool - no more looking over the rim of my glasses.
 
Had it done in 2008, needed readers right away but the trade off was worth it. Anything past arms length is perfect. No issues.
 
Works like a charm!
Only drawback is the tendency to have dry eye, where the surface doesn’t lube up enough,so your eye waters.
Money well spent
 
I had lens implants about 8 years ago due to astigmatism and cataracts. It permanently corrected both plus greatly improved my night vision. Mine are flexible so I do not even need readers or glasses for driving. 20/20. Couldn.t have made a better decision. I am 78.
 
I had lasek done last sept (so about 14 months ago). The only thing I did was wish I got it done sooner. It has really improved my pool game, in the past year, I went from an average apaSL4 to a SL6 (8ball). I have not had a lot of issues with night halo's and glare, if you currently have astigmatism you probably already experience them anyways. I would suggest paying extra and getting the procedure where they use the laser to cut the flap open instead of the microblade. The procedure with the laser is actually called lasek instead of lasik,.... google lasek vs lasix and you can read all about it. Its more expensive, but you get better results and reduced night halos and etc.

The surgery itself is fairly painless, its more uncomfortable than anything, the suction that they use to keep your eye still slightly burns buts its over fairly quickly. The vision disturbances during the procedure are kinda neat when its not blacked out when they are putting the flap back in place.

Having said that the hours 1 through 4 after the surgery where absolute hell for me. They tell you to sleep through that, but I couldn't fall asleep, my eyes just keep watering and watering. I wanted to rub them in the worst way but I couldn't. (they give you goggles that you have to wear when you are sleeping for a week or two). I finally fell asleep after about hour 4 and woke up an hour or two later and was 95% improved. zero discomfort after day one (except those PITA goggles you have to wear at night).

My vision was 20/20 when I left after the surgery and at my follow up appointment a week later my vision improved to 20/10.

The only thing I would do different would be to insist I be given something stronger than tylenol/ ibuprofen right after the surgery to help sleep and alleviate discomfort. I have read that some eye doctors automatically prescribe it, and some don't think you need it. I would ask about that in your Preop and find one who will give you something to help.

Oh yeah, one more thing, don't use the drops with presevative in them, them will make your eyes itch. Get the drops that come in single dose vials. The brand I found best is called refresh plus, Costco and Sam's have a fairly good deal on them. Switching to those drops really made a big difference.
 
With my Lasix. I was fortunate, ended up at 20-15, perfect eyesight. No halos, or any other complications. When I had my cataract surgery, they were off on the implant focus a bit, ended up not distance, not near, but inbetween. Was OK as I didn't end up needing glasses for either. Had to have it done as my night vision was horrible. Couple months after, my vision started going down hill. Glare at night, and distance was getting blurry. After about 10 months I went to eye doctor to see what was wrong, as vision was getting worse. Ended up that I had scar tissue from the implants. They lazered all that out, and now no more glare and vision never has been better.
 
surffisher2a said:
I had lasek done last sept (so about 14 months ago). The only thing I did was wish I got it done sooner. It has really improved my pool game, in the past year, I went from an average apaSL4 to a SL6 (8ball). I have not had a lot of issues with night halo's and glare, if you currently have astigmatism you probably already experience them anyways. I would suggest paying extra and getting the procedure where they use the laser to cut the flap open instead of the microblade. The procedure with the laser is actually called lasek instead of lasik,.... google lasek vs lasix and you can read all about it. Its more expensive, but you get better results and reduced night halos and etc.

The surgery itself is fairly painless, its more uncomfortable than anything, the suction that they use to keep your eye still slightly burns buts its over fairly quickly. The vision disturbances during the procedure are kinda neat when its not blacked out when they are putting the flap back in place.

Having said that the hours 1 through 4 after the surgery where absolute hell for me. They tell you to sleep through that, but I couldn't fall asleep, my eyes just keep watering and watering. I wanted to rub them in the worst way but I couldn't. (they give you goggles that you have to wear when you are sleeping for a week or two). I finally fell asleep after about hour 4 and woke up an hour or two later and was 95% improved. zero discomfort after day one (except those PITA goggles you have to wear at night).

My vision was 20/20 when I left after the surgery and at my follow up appointment a week later my vision improved to 20/10.

The only thing I would do different would be to insist I be given something stronger than tylenol/ ibuprofen right after the surgery to help sleep and alleviate discomfort. I have read that some eye doctors automatically prescribe it, and some don't think you need it. I would ask about that in your Preop and find one who will give you something to help.

Oh yeah, one more thing, don't use the drops with presevative in them, them will make your eyes itch. Get the drops that come in single dose vials. The brand I found best is called refresh plus, Costco and Sam's have a fairly good deal on them. Switching to those drops really made a big difference.
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muskyed said:
With my Lasix. I was fortunate, ended up at 20-15, perfect eyesight. No halos, or any other complications. When I had my cataract surgery, they were off on the implant focus a bit, ended up not distance, not near, but inbetween. Was OK as I didn't end up needing glasses for either. Had to have it done as my night vision was horrible. Couple months after, my vision started going down hill. Glare at night, and distance was getting blurry. After about 10 months I went to eye doctor to see what was wrong, as vision was getting worse. Ended up that I had scar tissue from the implants. They lazered all that out, and now no more glare and vision never has been better.
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Thanks for the clarification on lasek/lasik. Have either of you experienced dry eyes since you've had the procedure?
 
Twenty years ago, I went to lasik consult with two goals -- pool vision and shooting a rifle with iron sights. I was told that lasik would not improve either. Never sought a second opinion.
 
That depends on the curvature of your eye. While for most it will only improve the distance vision, for some, I think it was about 15% of patients like me, you ended up with perfect vision. Distance was tack sharp, as was close up. Wife and I were very big into target archery at the time, and I also shot many 3d tournaments and hunted with pins, and it was a godsend. Also pistol shot, and not only was my sights sharp, but target was sharp also. I will also say that now that I have had my cataract surgery, I have no need for glasses, and I also still pistol shoot, and my sights not only are sharp outdoors, but at indoor ranges also. Both times, for Lasix, and for cataracts, they told me I would probably need readers afterwords, and both times I didn't, and how they explained it was it had to do with the shape of my cornea.
 
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