Laser Eye Treatment

[Kumagoro]

I just saw this

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iLxls0RlJk0&feature=dir

I have never heard of this before and no one seems to have mentioned it. Anyone ever known anyone
that has tried it. I wonder how long it lasts and how rapid the deterioration is, so when would you
wear your glasses again etc.

[starbuck]

looks really interesting

[Parm]

Big day tomorrow! Getting lasered tomorrow morning in Birmingham! *gulp*

Wish me luck.

[rox0r]

Eep



Good luck

[Brucelles]

How did it go?

After 2 days I could count a gnat's nuts at 20 paces, nearly, so I expect you can see like a hawk now.

[Dareos]

he's too busy counting the pixels on the screen to actually see what you have typed Bruce

[Brucelles]

He won't need pixels now. Not with 'laser-vision' burning the images directly out of the cables.

[Steven W]

He's probably now got X-Ray vision, so he's scouring the local bus-stops to stare at busty wenches in their bras. We'll never see him again.

Hope it went well Parm!

[Grim Reaper]

Only just came across this thread.
Opinion amongst ophthalmologists on laser refractive surgery is divided - half of them think its great, the other half wouldn't go anywhere near it.

I hope it has gone well.

[Parm]

Reporting in!

The surgery itself wasn't so bad, clamp the eyes open, put loads of drops in and then zap 'em! It was over before I knew it. The downside was the after effects. Got home and my eyes were sore, real sore. For a few days they felt really really gritty and dry, like having sand in your eyes. Had to take 14 eye drops a day too and I don't like things in my eyes!

Anyhow, the grittiness has passed and it's not uncomfortable anymore. Unfortunately, the eyes are still healing and I still can't see too well! Everything is quite fuzzy and I get a headache when looking at things for too long so I'm bored from not being able to do much.

I've got another check-up on Wednesday and here's hoping my vision clears up a bit more before then. My sister has Lasik on her eyes many years ago, one of her eyes was crystal clear after 3 days, the other took nearly 3 months before becoming completely clear. I'm hopeful I won't have to wait that long!

[TooNice]

I just saw this

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iLxls0RlJk0&feature=dir

I have never heard of this before and no one seems to have mentioned it. Anyone ever known anyone
that has tried it. I wonder how long it lasts and how rapid the deterioration is, so when would you
wear your glasses again etc.

I've got a friend who used it a couple years ago. From what I've gathered, it'll last for the day (I don't mean 24h), so your eyesight will deteriorate during a late night out. And if a night out seriously cut into your sleeping hours, then it may also affect the following day. So it's best for people with a regular lifestyle. And there is also the disadvantage comfort wise - they are designed to reshape your cornea for a number of hours, not for maximum comfort. That said, it's great for people worried about more permanent solutions, and I am not sure if the concern about eye infection is any more warranted than any other lens solutions.

Price wise things may be different now (going by Skynews), but I was pretty certain that they cost quite a bit more than regular lenses.

She recently went with laser treatment though, and has no longer need for glasses/lenses.

[Brucelles]

Well Parm, it gets us all differently. My wife could see to read the name of the manufacturer of the acoustic tiles on the surgeon's ceiling while he was still doing the second eye, whereas I was essentially blind for two days. I have great vision now though and wouldn't change what I did.

[Lanky123]

Does anyone know how laser surgery copes with astigmatism? I checked the ultralase website and it said they can still do it, however, I was wondering if it increases the risk or whether they can treat the astigmatism at the same time?

Im 17 so itll be years before I can get it anyway, just wanted to know if I can look forward to perfect vision sometime in the future...

[Brucelles]

Don't worry Lanky, I was astigmatic and had -6 in each eye. The Lasik corrected my astigmatism and I had one eye corrected to -0.5 diopter and the other to 0.0. I had better than 20/20 vision after two days.

I had a colleague who was officially blind (-9.5 and -10.0 with huuuuge astigmatism) who had the surgery in one eye only (He felt he couldn't risk both) and had it corrected to no astig and -0.5. This way he could close one eye and see without glasses.

Edited to point out

That I deliberately had one eye corrected to -0.5 diopter and the other to 0.0 as this helps to correct against long sight when one gets older.

[Parm]

Just back from the opticians again and very pleased! My vision has improved tenfold. I have 20/20 vision in my right eye already and the left eye is just slightly off that. I really enjoyed the eye test, could even read the second line off the bottom!

The optician said my eyes are still healing though, thus the slight blurred vision I'm getting. Not quite as crisp as it could be, but it's getting there. So far so good.

[Funkstar]

thats good to hear Parm