Laser Eye Surgery?

Question

I'm a contact lenses wearer, my eyes are starting too sting every time i use contacts, frankily im sick of them.....i have been thinking of laser eye surgery.....but just not so sure....one thing goes wrong and my eyesight could be lost? Any help on this well appreciated?

Answer 1

I've had laser surgery myself. My prescription was -6 in both eyes. This is severe myopia. The surgery brought my vision back to better than 20/20 in my right eye. That is, I can read the lowest row of letter on a chart without aid. My left eye is 20/20. I've never regretted it. In fact, I'm a walking advert.

My advice to you is to do your research. Know the risks and benefits and make an informed decision. I recomend the LASIK. This is the most succesful and both eyes can be done at the KRsame time. The old predure, know as PRK is less succesful and people of gone blind with this. This was invented by the Russians for there sailors.

In PRK, a blade shaves off part of your cornea. The problem with this is healing is lengthy and the risks are high. They have no accurate method to determine how much to shave off. So it can make your vision worse or make you go blind.

The LASIK, which I had, is very successful. I was told at my consultation that nobody in the history of LASIK has gone blind. This procedure has been active for 10 years. The first operation was performed on the surgeon who pioneered it. Would he do that if he thought it was dangerous?

There are some side-effects with LASIK. I had a problem with corneal haze for about two years. This causes a star-burst effect around lights at night. This passed for me after that time, but I was told that this effect can be permenant.

There is new procedure now called LASEK. I dont know a lot about this, but I am led to believe that it is even more accurate than LASIK. However, it is more expensive as it is very new.

Most clinics offer a free consultation. I advise that you go to this. In fact, they will make you go to this before the treatment. This is obviously for you to ask questions, but also for them to assess which treatment is most suitable for you. Arm yourself with a bunch of questions before you go and they will answer them. The websites for the clinics have FAQs for the procedures.

If you have the treatment, don't bank on travelling far immediately after. If you go to a clinic that is not in your town you will need a hotel. You will have eye shields over your eyes. This is because your eyes have literally been cut open.

Like I said, I've never regretted having it done. And neither did a friend who had it shortly before me.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

My mother & sister have both had Lasik this year with very successful results. They would both do it again in a heartbeat and are very happy with the doctor, the procedure and the outcome.

I would interview at least two or three doctors until you find one you are comfortable with, then I'd ask to interview/speak with at least two or three of their recent, happy patients.

Find out what their pre-op procedures are, what if any medications you will receive before/during/after, what your limitations will be immediately after surgery (driving, working, etc).

Find out what sort of realistic results they expect for you so that you will not be let down if things do not go as well as you'd hope.

Be aware that you may need more follow-up/touch-up procedures to fine tune your vision, and these are often at an additional cost to you.

There are risks with any surgery, but it is up to you to determine if the benefits outweight the risks. Know that there have been huge advances in Laser Eye Surgery that are making it more precise, safer, and easier.

Answer 3

It's just not worth the risk when you have something that can be fixed with glasses/lenses. I got a cataract at age 29 and from first noticing it to almost total blindness in one eye only took a few months. I was so relieved that it could be treated with surgery and a lens implant. My other eye is still very short-sighted but my eye surgeon said that he would never recommend laser treatment for a condition that can be treated with glasses - it's just not worth the risk.

Answer 4

You can improve your eyesight by simply learning, naturally and practicing the correct way to see for a few small minutes a day.
You can check this method based on a scientific researches :

http://improvevision.toptips.org

if glasses are worn continuously over time the poor vision will generally become worse. Essentially what glasses do is lock the eyes into their refractive state and in order to see through your lenses you have to maintain the poor vision that the lenses are designed to correct.
"Restore my vision” program you'll be taken by the hand, it shows you how to improve your vision naturally, permanent and complete solution.
Even the American Optometric Association has been forced to admit these things!
I'm sure that you will not regret your decision

Answer 5

I saw a video of how laser surgery is done.. Would you like the video link..? It's pretty disturbing I'll admit.. But a lot of people have said it worked great. My friends have done it too and they said it's all good now, they've never seen better.. Glasses don't look too bad on girls either.. =)

Answer 6

Have it done,you are free again, wonderful not to have to wear glasses. I have never known of anyone whose eyes were damaged by laser surgery. They are extremely careful, for obvious reasons.

Answer 7

my chemistry teacher got laser eye surgery and she talks about it to us sometimes...how good it is and if we have trouble seeing, we should get it when were older...and how she was 'sooo blind' before and now she can see so much better.

Answer 8

if you are thinking of lasik surgery for bad vision, the members of my fasmily who have undergone this surgery are alive and well and seeing everything they could not see before. find a very highly recommended ophthalmologist--after all it is only your eyesight your talking about--and talk with him/her about the pros and cons of this surgery for your specific type of visual difficulty.

Answer 9

If you are too worried about the surgery you can always switch to glasses.