Corrective eye surgery

two diffferent things - I have several friends who have had the surgury and are happy with it.

flip side - I used to sell optical surgical laser systems. having seen the surguries, I would never have this done. also, the potential damage, while extremly rare, can bre devestating

I got custom LASIK done last year at age 25 from www.lasikworld.com. I had slight astigmatism in both eyes. I stare at a computer screen all day and I think it is the reason my eyes are blury sometimes.

I am having my 1 year follow up appointment next week. My dominant eye is a little blury far away but my other eye sees pretty clearly. It used to be the opposite a few months ago, so I don't know the deal. I am probably at 20/20 now. The day after surgery I was almost 20/10.

All in all, I'm glad I got it done.

I think it's pretty safe with wavefront mapping (Zioptix)

My ex had severe astigmatism and very poor vision and got lasik with wavefront, and as of her last checkup she has 20/15 vision with no blurriness and perfect dark vision.

I would recommend it for people with astigmatism because may times contact lenses are not comfortable.

With the custom lasik my night vision improved a bunch.

I had PRK because my eyes needed too much correction, given the thickness of my corneas, to have LASIK. My right eye was about 20:400 and my left eye was 3:200. My right eye started out not so great after surgery, but it's 20/20 now and is fine at night. My left eye is probably 20/20 in the day time, but at night, when my pupils dilate, my vision sucks because of some haze that developed around the edge of the area where they operated. I'll probably go back eventually and have the left eye touched up and have the haze dissolved with some sort of solvent they use. They've been following my left eye for a while and have gotten the exact same measurements every time, so they're fairly confident that a touch up surgery would fix the remaining problem.

I highly recommend the surgery, as long as you understand there's a chance you may need to do it again.

Your situation sounds much like mine. I had Zyoptix at 26, just in November actually. My wife had hers done a few months prior. Glasses never bothered me, but as I lost weight and became more and more active glasses just weren't convenient. I hated lenses and hated that I could feel them on my eyes all day.

The surgery is painless during and after. I came home, slept until morning and had 20/20 vision. I would do it again; I wish I hadn't waited so long.

I had PRK, and I am very pleased with the results. I wasn't too bad to start with, but I couldn't drive without corrective lenses (legally). The main difference between LASIK and PRK is that with LASIK, they cut a flap off the surface of the eye, do the correction, and replace the flap. You're out of there with perfect vision and no discomfort.

PRK is a little different in that the doctor makes the correction on the surface of your eye. Because the surface is raw (epithelium is scraped away before correction) immediately following surgery, you wear a contact lens over the affected area for about 3 weeks. During this time you are in the most discomfort of your life unless you were at one time imprisoned behind enemy lines.

I chose PRK because I couldn't deal with the flap business and the small chance it would dislodge in high-impact activity, and I was told that ever so slightly more perfect vision was attainable. PRK is cheaper, too. I'd consider changing my mind if I had to do it over again.

The surgery itself is harrowing. You are awake, and your eye is being manipulated in all sorts of ways: pressed, washed, burned, and, in the case of LASIK, sliced. I was prescribed 5 mg of valium.

If you travel a lot, it's kind of a no-brainer.

I'm 28 now and had lasik when I was 25. I wore glasses/contacts since I was about 10 years old and was moderately to severely nearsighted.

I went with TLC in Rockville, MD. It's where Tiger Woods and a whole slew of celebs and athletes have gone. The waiting room is filled with autographed photos, basketballs and baseballs.

I had the "custom lasik" procedure and opted for the mild sedative (valume) which I highly recommend ;-) It's kind of gross being able to watch the doc scrub your eyeball but it was pain-free and other than sleeping with an eye guard for a week and not letting the shower hit my face, I didn't have to do much to protect my eyes afterwards.

I have no complaints about procedure. It went very smoothly, no pain and the staff was excellent. My eyes were itchy for about 24 hours, but again, no pain. I had no complications and was back at work two days later.

Most places will tell you truthfully that it takes up to a year for your eyes to fully heal and adjust to the surgery... don't get me wrong, you'll feel 100% far sooner than that but that's the official "healing period". TLC's policy is that if you aren't 100% happy at your anniversary date, they will provide another surgery for free to fix it. I would recommend looking for a place with a similar offer.

Hopkins_student is right, after several years you may need another surgery. The doc flat out told me that I'll probably need reading glasses when I'm 40.... he also said that by the time I turn 40 they will probably be able to correct that with lasik too so I don't mind :-)

I had lasik done almost 8 years ago. I was near sighted with a severe astigmatism. I was seeing 20/15 the next day, and I've had little or no degradation in my sight since that time. That was the best money I ever spent. I'm sure the technology and advancements are better than when I went in for my surgery.

I got it done nearly a year ago. The hours after surgery were pretty uncomfortable with my eyes constantly watering. Took a while for my night vision to improve to the point where I felt comfortable driving on the motorway. I still see slight halos around lights at night. I'd definitely do it again though. The freedom of not having to wear glasses is worth every penny.

I wasn't spamming, just didn't notice how old the thread was.

i heard of a higher sensitivity to sunlight of a friend of mine, she has to wear sunglasses constantly in daylight, thats would be a definitve dealbreaker for me(considering getting it done too). has anybody similar experience?