Totally OT - Laser Eye Surgery

[ForeverAutumn]

I looked at the clock on the wall and for the first time without contacts, I could tell it was 4:30.

My brother-in-law just had this surgery and he said that was the first thing that he noticed too. I think that they put the clock in the room just so that you have something to see!!!

Then I walked outside and looked around. That was a most memorable and emotional moment for me to see the world really for the first time in decades.

My dream is to wake up during the night and be able to read the time on my clock radio.

Thanks for the post.

[progfan]

I had the procedure done in Montreal (Laservue) last year. I live in NH and its much cheaper to travel to Canada for the surgery than to go to my local hospital. It cost me about $2500. It was definitely worth it.

You should know that by the time you are 40 (or so), you will probably need to wear reading glasses, even if you have the surgery. Having said that, I know a woman who is 43 and had the surgery done and she hasn't had to wear reading glasses yet. I'm 34 so I haven't hit that threshold yet. It's also posible that you could need to go back for a followup if the doctor over or under corrects the cornea. I never had that problem though.

My experience was completely a positive one. The discomfort only lasts a few hours and your vision gradually improves over a period of a few weeks.

The clinic that I went to had a near perfect success rate. I think out of the many thousands of surgeries they did, they only had a couple of problems and even these were minor. I cannot begin to tell you how many people told me I was stupid to have the surgery, that I'll go permanently blind in a few years, etc. Do not believe them. Find yourself a reputable clinic, talk to your eye doctor and make your own decision. When you wake up the morning after the surgery and you don't have to fumble for your glasses or put your contacts on just to go pee, you'll wonder why you waited so long (not to pee, but for the surgery).

Good luck.

[mtbdudex]

I had lasik in 1998, my eyes were bad, -6.5 RH and -7.0 LH.
I was born in 1962. My vision is 20/15 now, hawk eyes.

get the info,make your choice. Best money I have ever spent ($4k back then).

[JamezHill]

When they have your eyelids open with the clamps, is it true they suck your eyes out of their sockets a little? I heard this somewhere and since then have not been too fond of the procedure. I would like to one day get this done. ForeverAutumn did a great job explaining the process. I think I'm gonna start looking into it myself.

[E-Stat]

When they have your eyelids open with the clamps, is it true they suck your eyes out of their sockets a little? I heard this somewhere and since then have not been too fond of the procedure. I would like to one day get this done. ForeverAutumn did a great job explaining the process. I think I'm gonna start looking into it myself.

Well, there is a certain amount of vacuum used to ensure the microtome has a stable target. I wouldn't, however, characterize that as having my eyes sucked out of their sockets. My wife watched the entire procedure via a close up monitor and never made mention of anything that looked unusual.

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