Corrective eye surgery

[hitokiri8]

While my vision was not as bad, I had Lasik done by Dr. Mandel (www.mandelvision.com) just over 2 weeks ago. I was -3.25 in each eye and one day after the procedure I was 20/20.

My vision is still adjusting so it could potentially get better. The few days after I was seeing pretty intense halos at night, but that has been fading back to normal. The dryness which is also subsiding is the only discomfort that I've experienced after the procedure.

The surgery itself was uncomfortable, but very quick with little recovery time. I didn't receive any painkillers, just anesthetic drops in the eyes and while uncomfortable, the procedure was not unbearable. I was watching TV that evening and back in the office the next afternoon. The one side-effect that I had that apparently not that many people get is that I had burst blood vessels in both eyes such that the white parts of my eyes looked like they were filled with blood (picture the zombies in 28 Days Later).

While it is nothing to be concerned about , I look kind of scary. Apparently it is the result of the pressure from the clamp on the eye. Most of the blood has reabsorbed in one eye, but the other one still has some redness in it. I was told it would take a few weeks to completely clear up.

 

[Mr T]

Not just no but hell no.

There is not enough valium in the world to allow me to have my eyes clamped open so some guy I don't know can shoot a laser into them.

 

[chiffonhead]

I had custom LASIK right after Christmas. it's definitely one of the best things I've ever spent money on. as some have said, I have good days where my vision is perfect and bad days where things are a little blurry, but I'm still healing. healing takes 6 months to 1 year. my night vision still isn't perfect, I'm sensitive to flourescent lights and the sun, but all of that is worth not having to deal with contacts and glasses. after wearing both for nearly years, it was money well spent. I'm 28 and the doctor told me that they LASIK reversed what had already happened to my eyes, but doesn't stop the aging process on eyes. there's no way to detect or prevent what age may do to my eyes. they may stay the same or I may need reading glasses in 20-30 years. imo, it's well worth it.

with respect to the procedure, I was really nervous and was scared too, but it actually wasn't that bad.

 

[Louis]

Originally Posted by hitokiri8

While my vision was not as bad, I had Lasik done by Dr. Mandel (www.mandelvision.com) just over 2 weeks ago. I was -3.25 in each eye and one day after the procedure I was 20/20.

Uh..**** is -3.25 that bad? **** i have -4.25 and 4.25 and astigmatism...and im only 19 oh good god.

Originally Posted by Mr T

Not just no but hell no.

There is not enough valium in the world to allow me to have my eyes clamped open so some guy I don't know can shoot a laser into them.

Are you from the mid west...?