[Comet]

late to the thread but whatever

I did laser eye surgery 5-6yrs ago and it was the best thing I ever did and everyone I know who did it after me has said the same thing

if you are elligible, then I say go for it..
15mins in and out and I gave them a hard time because I am squeamish when they wanted to touch my eye

[Express]

Originally Posted by Negotiator

I would do the surgery, but only if instead of shooting lasers into my eyes, it would give me the ability to shoot them out. Pew Pew. For real though, how long does the effect of this surgery stay on? 5 years? 10?

I heard 20 years..

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by Negotiator

I would do the surgery, but only if instead of shooting lasers into my eyes, it would give me the ability to shoot them out. Pew Pew. For real though, how long does the effect of this surgery stay on? 5 years? 10?

It stays forever. You are reshaping your cornea, which actually makes up 2/3 of your eyes focusing power. But, eyes always have the potential to change and you could become more myopic or hyperopic and you will still probably need reading glasses ~40 when you become presbyopic.

[SilverII]

best money spent ever.....

[stimpy]

JayKay - I know you're out here in the Phoenix area...

Any recommended places? A couple of years ago I went to a Lasik Vision Institute location and went through all of the tests for the custom wavefront lasik and they said I am a prime candidate for 15/15 or 15/20 vision.

Then I read/watched a couple 'oops the flap disintegrated' stories/videos and got cold feet - lol.

[persian54]

Originally Posted by kyleb350

Some say you can smell your eyes burning from the laser...

very true

You shouldn't get drunk IMO.. you need to be able to sit still and not move

they do give you a relaxer though

my eyes were really bad

took 3 days before I could see using strong sunglasses

another week before I could go outside (with strong sunglasses)

about a month before i could easily read and see stuff on a screen (impossible before)

otherwise, my problems prior to surgery are still present minus the lack of vision.
problems meaning strong photo-phobia and excessive dryness in the eye.

but I am very happy i did it
I can see very very well and farther than I could even when I wore glasses.

my surgery was about 5 minutes i think

I actually have a video if anyone is interested.. lol

[Express]

why so many spaces?

i dont want a relaxer


i want to be knocked out.


im scared of doctors.


what dont you people understand?


im going tomorrow at 1130am.

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by express705

why so many spaces?

i dont want a relaxer


i want to be knocked out.


im scared of doctors.


what dont you people understand?


im going tomorrow at 1130am.

Quit being a pussy. It takes a few minutes. Its painless. You dont really see anything but a blur. They'll give you some shit to calm the nerves. You'll leave seeing better than you walked in the door.

[FStop7]

You can't be knocked out. They need you awake for a reason (ask the ophthalmologist to explain).

[JayKay335i]

Bell's Phenomenon. It occurs with most people. When you close your eyes, they roll back, for protection.

[LeeD31]

Best money spent ever.

[Express]

Originally Posted by JayKay335i

Quit being a pussy. It takes a few minutes. Its painless. You dont really see anything but a blur. They'll give you some shit to calm the nerves. You'll leave seeing better than you walked in the door.

no.

Originally Posted by FStop7

You can't be knocked out. They need you awake for a reason (ask the ophthalmologist to explain).

i don't mind being awake as long as im not 100% coherent.

[Comet]

you can smell your eyes burning, but really, it isn't uncomfortable

I was able to drive the very next day

[Express]

i really dont care about smelling my eyes... im sure they smell nice =D

[kyleb350]

Good luck! Let us know how it goes

[Express]

captains log... Day 1. 1126 am.... in the waiting room. pretty nice office. I'll try to get some spy pictures

[Kroy]

so are you in for surgery or consultation?

[KyLu II]

LOOKS LIKE TORTURE 2 ME!!

[Kroy]

^ I'm sure it didn't hurt. But watching that surgery was torture in itself. Made me cringe inside.

[JayKay335i]

I sat in and watched a full procedure. Not that big a deal. Watch a cataract surgery. Thats fun.

[FStop7]

The above is exactly how my surgery was, except they used a laser to create the corneal flaps instead of the microkeratome. It's really not that bad at all. They gave me a valium before getting started, but I don't think I really needed it. The worst part of the surgery is when they apply suction to the eye before and during the cutting of the corneal flap. That part is kind of spooky, because I felt a heavy pressure on my eye, like something is almost crushing it. It's just a matter of relaxing, letting go, and putting trust in the surgeon. After that it's fine.

My vision became clearer the moment the laser finished its work. The surgeon hadn't even replaced the flap yet and I could already tell a big difference.

[Kroy]

Getting surgery done on your eyes just seems scary to me. I had a huge eye phobia. Wouldn't even consider using contacts until recent year or two. I only recently am able to use eye drops too; only got better at eye drops because of contacts.