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Anonymous
lasik, anyone here had it or anyone they know had it and know about their/your experiences?

if so poast them plz

I just got it 3 days ago and my eyes are dry as nigger fuck alot, at least i think its dryness. just feels all scratchy and shit
>> Anonymous
can you see as well as you did when you had glasses?

how much did it cost?
>> Anonymous
>>332677
mm yep, I can see pretty much perfectly and better than when I had glasses but I also get crazy double/triple vision at night enough to where I was like fuck this im not going out the past 2 nights. but then again they did burn my eye with a laser less than 72 hours ago and shit needs more time to heal


and the guy I went to was da bess so it was around 6500 usually but the person who referred me got some sort of deal and they gave it to me too, so about 4800ish in total, and he is the best guy in the state
>> Anonymous
I want this, I'm so damn sick of contacts.
>> Anonymous
>>332654
Greatly want this, tell us all about it.
>> Anonymous
I heard it goes away in like 2 years. My aunt had it and is now back to using glasses
>> Anonymous
I'm nearly blind and I'm only 18 (as of today). I almost feel like lasik is inevitable for me because let's face it, being this close to blindness and being this young won't last til I die so I'll need it eventually. I'm also interested in this.
>> Anonymous
>>332857
don't pollute the gene pool.
>> Anonymous
I'd never get lasik, heard too many horror stories.
>> Anonymous
>>332877
like?

if you go to a local mall or see one of those "$750 per eye!" ads in your newspaper i'm sure there could be problems
>> Anonymous
get it done right and it'll bne good.
I shelled out $2500 for it and i have been seeing awesome. the procedure took less than four minutes and I was immediately seeing better.
>> Anonymous
I've had laser eye surgery. More precisely, PRK, since it has fewer post-op complications and is the better option for the military. [not a big chance of your cornea popping off, like with lasik.]

Anyways, don't scratch your eyes, at all. It'll only make it worse. If it's bothersome [and it will be for at least the first 3 days] use the analgesic eye drops they gave you.

Never, EVER skip putting your eyedrops in. These are your fucking eyes. If you screw up and don't use your medicine, you're just asking for trouble.

Anyways, I went from having 20/600 vision to 20/20. Cost me nearly $3000 to have both eyes done. The procedure itself [I had PRK, don't know about Lasik] is almost completely painless. IIRC the operation goes something like this:

-Lie down on the operating bed, face towards the ceiling.
-Doctor puts eyeclamps on your eyes. [Uncomfortable, but painless.]
-Nurse puts anesthetics in your eyes [These sting a little.]
-Wait 30 seconds, doctor moves giant machine over your head.
-Nurse adds more eye drops. Not sure what. You don't feel them, thanks to the anesthetic.
-Doc takes a sponge and wipes the first two epithelial layers of your cornea off. Completely painless - The only thing you'll notice changing is that you're utterly fucking blind now. Everything is bright colors.
-The giant machine is positioned over one eye, you'll see two red starbursts. [Seriously, that's it; your entire vision is taken up by them, you're pretty blind at this point.]
-You stare at the bigger starburst for 30 seconds. You'll hear the machine turn on, and you'll feel the laser, it's almost like a pinch, but it doesn't hurt, you can just feel something moving inside your eye. You will smell burnt hair, that's just the laser cutting into your eye.
-Laser finishes, machine is lifted up, nurse irrigates the eye with saline or something [feels nice and cool]. Now you move onto the next eye.

Total time: 5-10 minutes.
>> Anonymous
My dad got it and we got to keep the video of the procedure.
took a few minutes. He's had excellent vision since he got it 5 or 6 years ago, although he does need reading glasses, but that's a huge step up from thick as hell glasses he used to wear.
>> Anonymous
>>332848
No, it doesn't go away like that.

As you age your eyes change. They get a more leathery texture, they change shape, etc. etc. This is what happened to your aunt. It generally starts being noticeable around 40 years of age.
>> Anonymous
>>333066
you could see like right after?

i thought most docs make you keep your eyes closed all day and ontop of that the sandbag feeling
>> Anonymous
>>333077
I might be incorrect on this, but I believe they 'fixed' the problem with you needing reading glasses by making one eye more nearsighted, and the other eye more farsighted. So you get a mix of both ranges.
>> Anonymous
>>333081
Yes, you can see better right away. But it's not all cut and dry. Your vision goes from really clear to really blurry constantly.

It's recommended that you find a place to sit down and take a nap after the surgery is done. They'll also give you giant sunglasses for walking outside. These are to protect your eyes from UV light, it is very important to wear them outside for the first week.
>> Anonymous
>>332857
You can't get it.
Once your eyesight dips past -6 or -7, it becomes way too risky to cut up your eyes.
Any lasik specialist who says so is a hack.
Of course, they might make advancements 1-2 years down the road, but always remember: optometrist first, then lasik.
>> Anonymous
i'd get it done if i had bad eyesight
i hate glasses
>> Anonymous
>>333097
Unless you happen to have a PhD in medicine, I suggest you shut your trap.

I had between -6 and -7 in both my eyes. The surgery wasn't a problem. Though the doctor made note that I was limited in the number of procedures I could have.
>> Anonymous
To those of you that have had lasik did you have problems the first few days like the OP?

and did you have any minor complications or annoying side effects?
>> Anonymous
>>333097

I am -8 miopy and -3 astigmatism, and I am going to get Lasik done in two days. Before that though, they had to do another surgery because there was a bland zone in my cornea, so they had to reinforce it. And, because of my high miopy, they will use some kind of microchip filter so they don't fry my eyes too much.
>> Anonymous
>>333152
You are pretty much guaranteed to have an itchy scratchy eye feeling for the first week or two. You're given analgesic eyedrops to deal with it. This itchy feeling is normal and to be expected, it goes away pretty quickly.

Personally, the only side effect I've noticed are halos around bright lights at night. Makes it difficult to see for instance, people in a car when the high beams are pointed at you, or the area directly around a lamp post. However, I don't mind this for two reasons:

1. When I wore my glasses, I had this problem anyways.
2. It's only been about 4 months since I had my surgery, so my eyes are still healing, with luck the halos diminish in size or go away.
>> Anonymous
>>333198
4 months and you are STILL healing? what the fuck?
>> Anonymous
I reckon I will get this in a few years. Contacts are amazing but I can't even imagine what its like to wake up and have perfect vision,
>> Anonymous
>>333198
FFFFFF thats just put me off.
>> Anonymous
>>333229
That's just how long it takes.

You're eyesight is essentially back to normal within a month, and then after that it slowly improves for about six months to a year after surgery.
>> Anonymous
>>333198

... well maybe you are fucked up. it is supossed to heal in a week or so... enjoy your blindness
>> Anonymous
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>Doctor puts eyeclamps on your eyes.

>Doc takes a sponge and wipes the first two epithelial layers of your cornea off.
FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU
>> Anonymous
>>333251
You don't even feel anything, honest.

Well, you can feel the sponge on your eye, but it doesn't hurt, and it isn't irritating. It's really not that bad, and the whole operation is done in 10 minutes.
>> Anonymous
/r/ing a video of the surgery.
>> Anonymous
>>333248
I had a different procedure than what most people get.

Lasik heals quicker, but it has more post-op complications. [Such as the corneal flap they make being ripped off your eye. Doc told me a story about a guy who lost his in a bar fight.]

I don't know the ins and outs of Lasik, since I didn't have it done, but basically, they cut a flap in your cornea and then laser what's under it.

Whereas PRK [what I had] they scrub off the first few epithelial layers, and then laser through the last couple. Leaves your cornea intact, no slice and dice.
>> Anonymous
>>333264
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEYGoVcQvCw
>> Anonymous
>>333266

in that case, you have to look what doctor would be the best. Where I am going, they didn't have ANY patient that regrets getting Lasik done.
The slice you talk about, once they place it back on its place, it heals on its own with the help of the drops they tell you to use.
>> Anonymous
>>333282
The place I went to [Coal Harbour Lasik Eye Center in Vancouver] recommended PRK, as they were in the process of doing a federal study on Lasik and PRK and were finding that PRK had half as many post-op complications as Lasik, while at the same time having more successful operations.

The problem with lasik is that the flap they cut in your eye, though it does heal, is never again as strong. The military doesn't let people with Lasik become fighter pilots for instance - as there are concerns that the gee forces will unseat that corneal flap and cause blindness.
>> Anonymous
>>333287

It all depends also on the strenght of the different parts of the eye they will touch. They have done several tests to me before that, and they say my eyes are very good to surgery.
It is true too, that most people get these done and don't really have a NEED to it. I do have a need, I DEPEND on my glasses and everything about my eyes is expensive as shit. So yeah I am more than happy to go through it.
>> Anonymous
>>333292
Tell me about it. A new pair of prescription glasses for me would run about 600 dollars. Replace once a year as they inevitably become broken somehow, and 3000 bucks on eye surgery doesn't look so bad anymore.
>> Anonymous
OP here, the eye itchy feeling definitely feels noticeably better than it did yesterday, though still there

I wish I woulda done some more research like how your cornea is supposedly only 2% as strong as it used to be, or some shit, and I'm 20 and don't see how i'm gonna make it through the rest of college without getting punched in the face at least a few times

anyway about my procedure, it was like an hour or so of tests and surgery right after

It was a bladeless wavefront surgery, so obviously no blades, though I swear I saw him put a needle in my eye or use some sort of knife

But it was the fastest thing I've ever had done, if you ever have any anxiety about getting lasik it pretty much happens after the surgery or mid surgery

its not like you sit in the chair for half an hour while they prep and you get to see the machines, it's like ok sit down, put this, do this, do this

TREATMENT COMPLETE LEFT EYE, i was like wat this is the surgery?

I don't think I regret doing it and hope I wont have any complications but I wish I would of known about the flap strength, itks kinda got me
paranoid
>> Anonymous
>>333301
Don't worry about it, for normal daily life it isn't ever going to be a problem.
>> Anonymous
>>333301

it is weird that they surgered you when you are only 20. when I was 21 I went to ask for the surgery and they made me wait for another whole year to see if my prescription changes or not...
>> Anonymous
>>333307
my prescription hasnt changed at all in the past year which was why I got the OK on it
>> Anonymous
>>333307
Generally once you're around 20 years old and your prescription hasn't changed significantly in the past year or so, you're good to go.
>> Anonymous
how long were you guys able to work out after surgery?
>> Anonymous
I'm going to have it done in Mexico for like 900 dollars an eye. They're really good over there.
>> Anonymous
>>333315
For the first week, you don't do anything but sit at home. No school, no work, no TV, no computer, no books. Socializing only. Final destination.

Seriously though, after the first couple days you could probably start doing all of those things, but your eyes will be pretty irritated, and you'll be popping eyedrops every half hour. What you do at work should ultimately effect whether you go to work asap, or wait for a week. I was in construction when I had my eyes done, and we were tearing down the inside of a building, so there was drywall dust -everywhere- Boss was cool with me being gone for a week to let my eyes heal, and he even bought me a new, better pair of safety goggles when I got back to work.
>> Anonymous
>>333287

>>as there are concerns that the gee forces will unseat that corneal flap and cause blindness.

HOLY SHIT
>> Anonymous
>>333318

Same Anon here. I've had two friends who've gotten it done in Mexico. I know the doctor and they said it was totally worth it. I was talking with one of them and I asked how awesome it is to be able to wake up and being able to see. He said that he loves being able to just sleep anywhere and not worry about taking off his contacts. I WANT THAT
>> Anonymous
>>333287

holy fuckkkkk
>> Anonymous
FUCK I CANT GO G FORCE NOE WTF
>> Anonymous
>>333323
so you were able to go back to work in a week and had no problems during that week?
>> Anonymous
>>333287

fuck does that mean i can't ride rollercoasters anymoar?
>> Anonymous
>>333367
Pilots experience 9+ g's. Most amusement rides don't go over 3g's. There's a small handful that reach up to 6 g's for a couple seconds, but they're few and far between. In other words, amusement rides are completely safe for your eyes.

>>333365
Not a problem. It's itchy and irritating like hell, but that goes away after the first week, and you're given analgesic eye drops, which works like that freezing stuff the dentist uses on your mouth. Protip: Just because you don't feel the itchy dryness anymore doesn't mean it's not there. I personally didn't use the analgesic because I wanted to know when my eyes were getting dry.
>> Anonymous
I'd rather just wear my contacts.
>> Anonymous
I've considered it.

But then I saw a video of the procedure.

They take a fucking RAZOR BLADE TO YOUR MOTHERFUCKING EYE JESUS FUCK HOLY SHIT NO WAY I'M HAVING THEM SLICE MY GODDAMN EYE OPEN WITH A RAZOR WHILE I'M NOT EVEN UNDER GENERAL ANESTHETIC HOLY SHIT
>> Anonymous
>>334142
Get PRK, they don't take a razor blade to your eye.
See:>>333268
>> Anonymous
>>334142
some is bladeless
>> Anonymous
>>333070
I had PRK also for the same reasons and with similar results to this poster. I am 20/15 in both eyes now, it was worth every penny of the 3k$. The first few days post op were pretty shitty, I just lay in bed with a pillowcase over my head and listened to audio books. Never missed even one of the aprox 5 billion drops I had to put in my eyes.
>> Anonymous
I had lasik done. The thing is, what they do to your eyes makes you focus really closely at movement.

So you see everything.

And you never forget.
>> Anonymous
Electronic eyes will be available in 5-7 years.

Organic replacement eyes will be available about double that amount of time.

No worries. Soon enough, we'll be able to pay 1000 dollars and be able to buy some cheap electronic eyes that can see infrared and have amazing focus. Remember, we're in the future now.