Lazer eye surgery

[Woody.v8]

Ive booked in for corrective surgery next month after mulling it over for several years, glasses do my head in, Have any of you lads/ ladys had it done?, Thoughts?

 

[brightspark]

it don't last forever

 

[MattH]

My wife had it done about ten years ago. Her eyesight was terrible and has been 20-20 since, it was 20-30 for a while.
She's pretty squeamish and said it was very unpleasant but for an hour of discomfort and a day of recovery she has had perfect sight.

 

[Woody.v8]

My wife had it done about ten years ago. Her eyesight was terrible and has been 20-20 since, it was 20-30 for a while.
She's pretty squeamish and said it was very unpleasant but for an hour of discomfort and a day of recovery she has had perfect sight.

That's good to know, my eyesight isn't that bad, I just need them to drive as detail gets blurry after about 6 foot, And I've never fancied contacts with working in heavy industry.

 

[GW8IZR]

Woman that used to work for me, ex reme radio tech ( prob one of the best I met ) had it done when she was about 30 and she reckoned it transformed her life. She reckoned within a day or so her vision was perfect.

Have you spoken to the surgeon about welding and increased risk of future cataracts. She did mention they asked her about that.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I had it done about 5 years ago, used to need glasses for reading and distance [driving, TV etc].

Can read fine still, but sight in one eye was compromised during stem-cell hospital treatment so I don't really have 3D vision any more. At the time of treatment I was told I might need simple magnifiers [ex Boots, ££ shop etc] for reading in the future, but that hasn't come to pass yet.

 

[Seadog]

I had it done about 15 years ago. I had classic short-sightedness from the age of 11 so had worn glasses and then contacts ever since, neither of which work well in rough weather at sea. The difference was amazing after a couple of days (newer techniques now offer a shorter recovery time).
My eyesight's drifting now, getting longer sighted and far vision isn't perfect, but still good enough for driving.

 

[Woody.v8]

Woman that used to work for me, ex reme radio tech ( prob one of the best I met ) had it done when she was about 30 and she reckoned it transformed her life. She reckoned within a day or so her vision was perfect.

Have you spoken to the surgeon about welding and increased risk of future cataracts. She did mention they asked her about that.

I was told that the risk of cataracts was no greater that normal with lasik?

 

[roofman]

Ive booked in for corrective surgery next month after mulling it over for several years, glasses do my head in, Have any of you lads/ ladys had it done?, Thoughts?

Let us know how you get on..i have the money sitting here but ime scared of walking out with a white stick. Ive also mulled it over for a few years but always bottled it a week before,its cost me around £100 in lost deposits so far

 

[GW8IZR]

I was told that the risk of cataracts was no greater that normal with lasik?

I've not spoken to her for a while but I can ask her exactly what he said - I wasn't paying that much attention as it wasn't relevant to her.

There is probably more correlation between the general increase in Cataract procedures with common use of domestic microwave ovens or those who were outdoor in the rain after Chernobyl... so if the surgeon says not to worry then don't worry.

 

[Woody.v8]

Let us know how you get on..i have the money sitting here but ime scared of walking out with a white stick. Ive also mulled it over for a few years but always bottled it a week before,its cost me around £100 in lost deposits so far

Haha, sounds the same as me, I bottled out last time a few days before as I had visions of me flipping out halfway through and running down the high street with the machine on my head screaming.
The only difference this time is I've paid to stop me bottling , although that part of the procedure hurt,lol

 

[Woody.v8]

Cheers mate, I think lol
I was wondering how long it would take.

 

[mechman]

I had optical lense replacements 7 yrs ago, (wore jam jar bottoms), don't wear specs at all and no chance of cataracts.Had to go private as I didn't have cataracts and the lamps were to far gone for laser treatment, best few quid I've ever spent.

 

[PhillipM]

I've been thinking about it until they gave me a quote....then I started thinking how nice an EWM mig would be with some change left over...

 

[Omniata]

I've got early stage retinopathy, had corrective retinal laser to one eye, but they won't allow me to have my lenses done

Good luck, it wasn't pleasant having the back of my eye zapped, I hope having your lenses done is less painful

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Mate had it done so I went to stay with him as employer (the EU !) gave him 2 weeks leave to recuperate. He got an infection and I spent 2 weeks holding him down every few hours whilst I put ointment in his eye. He was in agony. I expected thee same with the other eye but that was OK from day one !
One thing is he's lost his night vision for driving which can be one side effect he was warned about. I believe you can then get some sort of glasses to help but sort of defeats the object of having the surgery in the first place.

 

[PhillipM]

The top end lasik stuff is actually supposed to help your night vision slightly

 

[Wedg1e]

A mate of mine had it done maybe 10 years back, he was short-sighted.
He said he was told to bring a driver along as he wouldn't be able to drive home. Came out of the surgery, walked across the car park, told the wife he'd drive, got about 100 yards and handed over... spent the entire trip with his eyes squeezed shut.
About 24 hours with the curtains closed and he was as right as rain.

 

[Woody.v8]

Mate had it done so I went to stay with him as employer (the EU !) gave him 2 weeks leave to recuperate. He got an infection and I spent 2 weeks holding him down every few hours whilst I put ointment in his eye. He was in agony. I expected thee same with the other eye but that was OK from day one !
One thing is he's lost his night vision for driving which can be one side effect he was warned about. I believe you can then get some sort of glasses to help but sort of defeats the object of having the surgery in the first place.

I think the night vision problems with glare is dependent on how far your pupil dilates and what surgery you have, I expressed that good night time vision was important to me,
They give you some drops that dilate your pupils and then they are measured, i was told that my pupils were under 7mm dilated so wont have a problem and should be better than they are now.
Time will tell.

 

[scottmk1]

Hi Pete

I had it done in 2009, my perscrition at the time was -2.00 in both eyes. No problems with it what so ever, no problem welding or anything else related to working in heavy industry. Saved me a fortune not having to get specs repaired/replaced & not losing contact lenses.