I know several people who have had it, and loved it. I had a family member who had it and has had nothing but trouble. My opinion on it is to consider the following analogy:
You take a medication and you have a reaction to it, you usually can stop taking the medication and the reaction will also leave.
If they ***** up one or both eyes due to their fault or no fault of their own, you have to live with it the rest of your life. There, for the most part, is no turning back
You have to set up a consultation so a eye doctor can tell if you are a good candidate to have the surgery done in the first place? I have heard it is rather expensive to have, but aside from never having to wear glasses again? I think the best thing to do would be contact a doctor for an eye exam and let him tell you if you are okay to have the eye surgery? Hope my answer was helpful?
I had Lasik a number of years ago. My diopter was -10, the highest it could be and still qualify for the surgery (something like 20/16000, I think). My doctor told me not to expect to get all the way to 20/20, but I did. He also worried that my eyes would be too dry, but they haven’t bothered me. I just had my annual exam, and am still 20/20.
Before the surgery, you will have to attend an educational session and get an extensive exam lasting about 3 hours. They measure the thickness of your cornea, its shape, how many tears you make, etc. You’ll have to stop wearing your contacts for a couple of weeks before the surgery so your eye is its natural shape for the exam and the surgery.
The surgery is very easy. They put a number of drops in your eye, then put you in a chair and zap you with the laser. It makes a loud snapping noise, but it only takes a few seconds. Then I had to sit with my eyes closed for 30 minutes before I was allowed to go home.
Once I got home, I had to take a Tylenol PM and sleep for 4 hours. By the time I woke up, I would guess my eye had improved by about 4 diopters.
The hardest thing about Lasik is the schedule of eye drops afterward. I had 3 different kinds of drops on 3 different schedules for about 2 weeks. I also had to sleep with a plastic eye cup over my eye for several days to keep from rubbing my eye in my sleep. That was the hardest by far.
Over the next two weeks, my eye continued to improve. I couldn’t wear glasses after the surgery, so I just kept one contact in my other eye. I was constantly closing my eye to see how my eye was improving. It was truly amazing. My first eye was at 20/40 when I got the second one done, and then the process starts all over again.
For a while I had difficulty driving at night because of the halo effect. All the streetlights and headlights were very large, and it kept me from being able to read signs and find exits, so I didn’t drive anywhere at night unless I knew the area well. But this side effect diminished over time, and now I have no problems at all.
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I know several people who have had it, and loved it. I had a family member who had it and has had nothing but trouble. My opinion on it is to consider the following analogy:
You take a medication and you have a reaction to it, you usually can stop taking the medication and the reaction will also leave.
If they ***** up one or both eyes due to their fault or no fault of their own, you have to live with it the rest of your life. There, for the most part, is no turning back
it works really really well!! my only suggestion is wait until your eyes stio changing before you get it done or you will have to get it donw again
nah dont do it i really fuckes m\with your eyes over time
but its your choice
You have to set up a consultation so a eye doctor can tell if you are a good candidate to have the surgery done in the first place? I have heard it is rather expensive to have, but aside from never having to wear glasses again? I think the best thing to do would be contact a doctor for an eye exam and let him tell you if you are okay to have the eye surgery? Hope my answer was helpful?
My friend got it and his vision is great after needing thick glasses for 38 years! He said it was great.
He reports no side effects, with 100% correction.
I had Lasik a number of years ago. My diopter was -10, the highest it could be and still qualify for the surgery (something like 20/16000, I think). My doctor told me not to expect to get all the way to 20/20, but I did. He also worried that my eyes would be too dry, but they haven’t bothered me. I just had my annual exam, and am still 20/20.
Before the surgery, you will have to attend an educational session and get an extensive exam lasting about 3 hours. They measure the thickness of your cornea, its shape, how many tears you make, etc. You’ll have to stop wearing your contacts for a couple of weeks before the surgery so your eye is its natural shape for the exam and the surgery.
The surgery is very easy. They put a number of drops in your eye, then put you in a chair and zap you with the laser. It makes a loud snapping noise, but it only takes a few seconds. Then I had to sit with my eyes closed for 30 minutes before I was allowed to go home.
Once I got home, I had to take a Tylenol PM and sleep for 4 hours. By the time I woke up, I would guess my eye had improved by about 4 diopters.
The hardest thing about Lasik is the schedule of eye drops afterward. I had 3 different kinds of drops on 3 different schedules for about 2 weeks. I also had to sleep with a plastic eye cup over my eye for several days to keep from rubbing my eye in my sleep. That was the hardest by far.
Over the next two weeks, my eye continued to improve. I couldn’t wear glasses after the surgery, so I just kept one contact in my other eye. I was constantly closing my eye to see how my eye was improving. It was truly amazing. My first eye was at 20/40 when I got the second one done, and then the process starts all over again.
For a while I had difficulty driving at night because of the halo effect. All the streetlights and headlights were very large, and it kept me from being able to read signs and find exits, so I didn’t drive anywhere at night unless I knew the area well. But this side effect diminished over time, and now I have no problems at all.
I recommend the surgery.