Lasik Surgery ...personal experience or information? - Lasik Eye Surgery Message Board

BreeP · 08-03-2007, 08:52 AM

I'm considering lasik surgery and wondered what your thoughts may be about it. Anyone had success or problems? Thanks.

mcr285 · 08-04-2007, 03:02 PM

LOVED IT!!! highly recommend it!!! well worth the trouble!

a word of caution though....

don't believe all the success stories and ads about 20/20 vision the next day! i'm sure it happens for some people, but for most, it takes a good 3-6 months for your vision to stabilize itself and if you're like me (and most of the others on this board) you'll spend those 3-6 months thinking the doctor didn't do it right, they don't care, they just took your money and now you're blind and on your own, lasik is the worst thing you've ever done to yourself, etc.....

i had my surgery in december '06 and from december to probably march, because i believed all the 20/20 next day hype, i thoroughly regretted my decision to get it done! then my doctor told me my eyes were really dry and to use more tears, and so i did and after that, my vision seemed to clear up a lot faster, and as of june, my vision is 20/12.5 in both eyes! it's the best thing i've ever done!

kiminath · 08-11-2007, 09:30 AM

I had it three days ago.

Just before the surgery was very very scary, but there was no pain at all during the surgery, just a tiny bit of discomfort.

My results are disappointing though -- vision is better than the -5.00 I had before, but still blurry in the left eye, with no marked improvement over what it was immediately after the surgery. I am really hoping it gets better.

A question for mcr285: Are you at 20/20 now? How long did it take for you to get there? I am beginning to regret not doing more research on my laser guy (he was recommended by my Opthalmologist and so I went into it blindly, forgive the pun)

DollBaby24 · 08-15-2007, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BreeP

I'm considering lasik surgery and wondered what your thoughts may be about it. Anyone had success or problems? Thanks.

Best money I've ever spent! Lasik has changed my quality of life. It sounds corny, but it really has!

nugeme · 08-17-2007, 04:50 AM

Hi - I just had wavefront five days ago. My surgeon and his tech were good at putting me at ease. It was quick and only minor pain. I felt pressure and a little discomfort from the suction on the eyeball and the speculum, but not bad. I could feel the corneal flap being cut but it was more sensation than pain.

I did not get up out of the chair seeing well. Things were blurry. I did not realize the extent of post-op. Most people think ( myself included) you get out of the chair, see great, go back to work and it's wonderful. NOT TRUE. I had no idea how long the recovery is and I was not prepared for the emotional changes. I am a pretty tough guy, well-adjusted, and a strong faith in God. I've been hit pretty hard psychologically by this .

The hourly drops are easy but the constant procedure is exhausting. Not being able to see well is wearing me down. I have halos and double vision in my left eye.

Now, the doc says I will get better and he says the surgery went fine - but bottom line- I can't do my job well and I've tried a dozen pair of readers to function - none good. I can't look at a computer screen long at all.

I'm told a lot of my problem is that I am 51. I was told that AFTER the surgery, not before.

So- be prepared for the possibility of a significant recovery and some emotional challenge. It's major surgery for sure.

I'll come back as a I progress and one day I'll let you ,know if it was worth it - now is not a good time for to answer that! LOL.

Best wishes.