My prescription is -0.5 in one eye and -0.25 in the other. The doc says its quite a light prescription but i find it hard to read things far away.
2007-02-24 20:27:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Laser eye surgery is very safe nowadays. My cousin got her dental implants and lasik surgery in India by a company called Forerunners Healthcare. The Price for dental and lasik surgery is very less in India. She paid 25% of the price she was quoted in America.
Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India They arrange Dental surgery, jaw surgery, lasik eye surgery, Dental Implants etc for foreign patients in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines- about their patient stories.
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Hope this helps.
2007-02-28 15:31:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a specialist in my town, who does lasic surgery for the eyes. I was invited to a meeting his office has one evening, as I was told that 1 free surgery would be drawn from the names of the people who came to the meeting.......one hour meeting. I went. I sat in the front row, so that WHEN I won, I could just stand up (full of confidence, for no reason). I did win. I had the surgery done. The cost was $5000 and I didn't have to pay a cent. I can see very clearly, now, with no glasses or contacts.
Still, I do know many people who had had this surgery done, and who ended up seeing LESS than they could before the surgery. What I did, was call the other eye specialists' offices and ask the ladies in the offices if they had had it done. Many had. I asked who did their surgery, as all of these ladies said they had wonderful results. Their doctor was the doctor I had a free surgery ticket for..............and I did get the nerve to have it done with this surgeon. Never, ever let anyone do this to you if you have not spoken directly to people who have had it done by THAT doctor you are thinking about. Many people left our small town, to go the next bigger City to have this done. The ones I have met, had disastrous results. Really, scary results...leaving some nearly blind. So, don't think about this operation without KNOWING people who have had THAT particular doctor doing your lasic surgery. Be old enough to have the surgery, have enough money to make it possible, or ask if they ever have the kind of drawing that I won.
2007-02-25 08:13:50 · answer #2 · answered by laurel g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. A lot of people get LASIK eye surgery as it corrects their vision and improves their lives tremendously. The LASIK procedure corrects myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism so that you won't need to wear contact lenses or eyeglasses again.
But since LASIK is an expensive procedure in the US, many people these days opt to travel overseas for their treatment. You can get your eye surgery/treatment done in India/Singapore/Thailand and even Mexico for much less than in the US. You end up saving 60-80% even after your travel expenses and hospital stay have been paid for.
However, you need to be careful about the quality of hospitals there. You must make sure that they are JCI/JCAHO/ISO accredited, which means that the hospitals meet US standards and the service provided is world-class.
One such medical tourism facilitator that works only with quality hospitals abroad is Healthbase (http://www.healthbase.com). You can research about the various medical procedures, communicate with the surgeons overseas, apply for medical loans, plan and book your travel all at their website.
2007-02-27 21:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be at least 25 years old (eyes are mature then) and your prescription should be stable for 2 years. I also won't have it done if you are still young, because your sight will degenerate with age and then you will have to get it done again. I don't think differences in eye weakness will be a problem.
2007-02-24 20:33:07 · answer #4 · answered by Blodeuedd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laser is used to change the shape of the cornea in front of the eye, so that the patient can see properly. More detail at http://eye-care.in/lasikeyesurgery.html
2007-02-24 22:35:51 · answer #5 · answered by sanki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but you will have to pay for it yourself and its quite costly.
2007-02-24 20:30:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but I wouldn't bother if I were you.
2007-02-24 20:32:38 · answer #7 · answered by aleta_uk_0 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋