Who has had their eyes lasered? Tell me about it please???

Question

Keen to know procedure and results, cost too???

Answer 1

I had the procedure done when I was living in Spain. It costed $2500 dollars but the dollar was weak when I did it so its going to be cheaper here in the states. They do the procedure, it was a bit scary but only took a few minutes, eyes were itchy for the first night and then I woke up the next day and was all better, in fact for a second I forgot that I had the surgery and thought that I fell asleep with my contacts on.

For the first 6 months I had a little trouble focusing my eyes onto something for a long time and driving at night but it really was just an annoyance and nothing more, went away gradually by itself. I had the operation over 3 years ago and have not had a single issue with it whatsoever, im secretly scared to put goggles over my eyes, but thats just me being paranoid that my eyes are going to pop open or something with the presure, but that never actually happens.

Make sure when you have the procedure that you get "Wavefront Guided Lasik", this is very important. There are older versions of the surgery that some doctors are still using (the very low budget ones), I read the medical reports on it and the results are not as good, revocery more difficult, and has a higher incidence of complications.

I knew a lot of people who had their eye surgery at the clinic in Spain, they have been doing the wavefront guided lasik procedure for over years, the procedure that they did on me in Spain has only been approved here in the states since after I had the operation done overseas. im sure there are plenty of good places to do it here in the states but if you want a recomendation look up:

Clinica Novo Sancti Petri
Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain

I remember someone there at the desk spoke english and could translate everything that you need to know. Overall the whole ordeal isnt a big thing to worry about at all as long as you make sure that you are getting the "Wavefront Guided Lasik" or WFG-Lasik, it probably should cost something below $2000 and I have seen advertisements for clinics that allow payment plans.

Good luck!

Answer 2

I had it done about 7 years ago and it is the best thing i ever spent money on - would highly recommend it. my prescription was about -7.5 in both eyes and i had an astigmatism - which has totally gone!
as far as i can remember there are two types of procedure. the first (and the cheapest) is more painful and takes longer to heal (and therefore see), but the more expensive is better value. I went for the more expensive. It took less than 30 mins (from having the anaesthetic drops to leaving with a patch on). i then returned the next day and had the patch removed and i could see. a week later i went back and had the second eye done. you need regular drops and checks for about a year after.
i checked out 3 separate clinics for mine - you have to find a surgeon you are comfortable with. i ended up in a clinic in Harley street, London. it cost me £1500 per eye, but this was a while ago so may have changed. they also offered a service where you could go for a check and ask questions about procedure for about £25, which they then refunded if you went through with it.
personally i wouldn't go for the big companies that have the cheaper offers on the TV - but that's your decision.
good luck!!
PS - if you do decide to go for it and you wear contacts you will have to go back to glasses for about a week before (i had to).

Answer 3

I had mine done 12 years ago when it was a fairly new procedure.

The surgery I had done was called PRK (photo-refractive keratactomy) and It hurt like hell, the second worse pain to childbirth I say.

BUT. The pain was only abnout 24 hours, my vision is now 20/20 and I no longer need glasses or lenses.

I think that the procedue they use nowadays causes a lot less pain, I would highly recommend it.

The only drawback Ive found is that my night vision has been affected. I get a halo effect round car headlights and street lights, but as I dont drive anyway it makes no difference to me, but it may be something you need to look into. It may well be that its longer a side effect due to the advances in the surgery, so check first.

It cost me £1000 for both eyes. I took about 3 days off work as vision was blurred, but was fine after. Had to have a check up after 5 months then a year, then back to normal optitian.

Answer 4

My wife had it done a few years ago now, she says it is the best money we have ever spent. She used to wear great big thick lenses in her glasses.

It cost then about £2500 and she was in a little discomfort for about 24 hours, after that she was pain free and just had to wear some silly goggles to bed for about a month (to stop her running her eyes in her sleep) apart from that she was told not to go swimming for a few months.

She can now read the bottom line of an eye chart with either/both eyes.

Answer 5

I've had my eyes lasered ... many times, but I guess it's a different type of laser treatment that you're asking about. Mine was as a treatment for diabetic retinopathy (at the rear of the eye) and not for treatment for sight defects (i.e. myopia, presbyopia, etc.) which takes place on the cornea (at the front of the eye).

I'm afraid I can't shed much light on the cost of the operation that you're referring to, apart from a few adverts that I've seen recently on TV where the cost usually is around £600 per eye.

Answer 6

my sister had it done it was meant to cost £1300 but she got a offer at £500, so shop around. she was in pain for the first day and evening but it got better very quickly. she said the procedure wasn't too bad, she says its the best thing she ever did. no getting up to put contact lenses in and she can now buy nice sun glasses. hope this helps, oh she had hers done in birmingham

Answer 7

I had mine done once, Unfortunately it wasn't voluntary. How was I to know an angry Dalek was waiting for me round the corner?

Answer 8

my cousin had it done and is so happy he had it done dont know how much it was he can see so good without his glasses