ITT: Lasik
This is a quick thread created to bring me up to speed on everyones opinions of LASIK and other corrective Eye surgeries. I've got a consultation appointment scheduled tomorrow and would like to know if anyone here has gotten LASIK or other corrective surgeries and if they are satisified or they have issues with Dry eye, or Nighty time vision. I've been reading this site
www.lasikflap.com, and its giving me second thoughts, but then again, alot of thier information seems to be outdated as well.
To get down to nitty gritties, I got a astigmatism as well, dont know how severe, as well as near sighted. Is Lasik a good choice? I really dont want to fuck up my eyes.
let me know your experiences and thoughts I appreciate your guys' help!
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That site doesn't strike me as very reputable, but personally I don't see much of the appeal of Lasik surgery. Contacts really aren't much of an inconvenience at all, and my understanding is that a lot of the issues that might prevent people from wearing contacts will also cause problems with Lasik. I'm certainly no expert though.
Thanks for the reply though!
Yar!
The dryness is occaisonal, as far as I can tell it's comparable with normal dry eyes, and I definately remember having worse episodes of dry eyes when I had glasses. I go through a single 30ml bottle of lubricant eyedrops (fake tears) about once a year.
I am a little light sensative, normal flourescent office lighting seems a bit bright since before, but not so bad that I get headaches or anything.
My night vision is a mixed bag. In pitch black I have better nightvision than before, in mixed lighting (going between light and dark areas rapidly) my eyes seem a bit slower to adjust. I did get Halo effects on light sources immediately postop, and probably up until about 3 months. I still occaisonally get tiny halos, but I only notice if I look for them.
their success has caused my wife to become more seriously interested, since she just recently was able to switch to soft contacts. her father's corneas are too thin to attempt the surgery, but my wife's are apparently just fine. she's seriously going to consider it once we have money saved up. Sure, contacts aren't a big annoyance, but it's still a constant routine that, for many people, makes the difference between having a normal life and basically not seeing anything at all. If you're that bad, surgery that makes your normal waking eyes "almost perfect" is a huge deal.
But ultimately, you need to talk to an eye doctor because people's eyes are different. It's definitely better to get it done while you're younger, though, as a lifetime of wearing contacts can affect the overall composition of your eyes in ways that make surgery much more of a nuisance.
Agree'd...although it's also recommended that you not have the procedure done when you're *too* young, as your eye may still be growing/changing. Typically, if your glasses/contacts prescription has remained unchanged for a year or two, you've got a better chance of not having your vision change again within the years after surgery (which would suck).
Both my mother and my step-father had the procedure done, and as far as I know have experienced no problems. They're both very happy with the results. Again though, I'm sure the experiences differ person-to-person.
What about losing contrast at Night, light Halos and such. I work as a videographer/photographer and would hate to lose my ability to discern differing levels of contrast
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As for the earlier question in regards to night vision and changes to your contrast perception, you should probably specifically seek out someone in your industry who's had it done to discuss that (perhaps a coworker or colleague has had it done).
And as for on the long term effects, that is something I discussed with both my Eye Doctor and the Surgeon, and the concensus was that based on my eyes and family history I could expect whatever my eyes settle to approximately 6 months postop to last for 3-4 years, minimum (low probability it would degrade at that point) and most likely I won't need reading glasses until my mid to late 30's.
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