joe2k17
Hello Community,
Did you do Laser Eye surgery before: can you share your experience? Improvement/Satisfaction/Cost and any valuable feedback.
I am still not confident if I want to do it.
Johnaudi
I'd also like to know - especially if it's safe for 18 year old individuals.
My father did one in the past, his eyesight went great for about two years before he started using the glasses again as far as I remember.
Totoro
Bump, this interests me as well since I'm at like -7 in each eye and have all genres of myopia.
Also, the long term effects on things like Cataracts and such diseases, I heard it could lead to blindness if one is affected by a disease due to the removal of the cornea
Salloum
I haven't done it but it usually works best for people with lower degrees (+/- 2 to 4). Overall I don't think I'd recommend it unless you really hate wearing glasses/lenses.
NuclearVision
Ok here'es the deal, it costs about one thousand dollars.
You need to be +18, if your sight is very weak you'll feel blurried for a couple of weeks after the surgery, usually the first day is very teary, and see objects clearer progressively to get your sight dramatically improved over the following year, after 3 years or so your sight starts weakening again, your start to struggle to focus like before.
xazbrat
Most effective with people who have astigmatism--for others, it is not as effective. Almost everyone I know who has done it has stopped wearing their glasses doing most things like driving and reading, but a few have had issues with night driving so they use glasses at night.
If you have acute astigmatism and try to get contacts, they will be pretty expensive, so if that is the case, this procedure will actually save you money on the custom contact lenses.
amine-mallah
i was planning on doing it this summer, but after reading what you guys posted, i don't feel like it anymore :)
Red7
You should ask doctors not random people on a forum...
NuclearVision
Red7 wroteYou should ask doctors not random people on a forum...
Are you not familiar with the proverb?
The guy is seeking objective experience, doctors are getting paid eventually.
rolf
Its good to ask other people.
I bet you can find many answers online.
barrad
Do it, it's harmless, most of the time. If your glasses are thick and heavy. Otherwise, it's not really necessary.
Metalloy
I did it in 2009
I had -6 in each eye, myopia
I did lasik to be specific, which have the advantage of extremly quick recovery, i was driving the same night.
do I regret it ? no, it made my university years so much easier
Is it permanent solution? no, at least not for all, as of my latest visit to the doctor, I have -2.5 in the left eye and -1 in the right, myopia
currently im 26 so this setback is not of old age.
the 18+ rule is apperently an approximation but to be sure that your sight will not worsen you need to wait a year or 2 without having any further detoriaration in your eyesight.
side effects? lights can be blurry at night, especially while driving, but I am driving for 7 years just fine. the biggest drawback i had is dryness, espevially when I started working on sites in saudi arabia, before that I didnt notice anything when I was in Lebanon.
I would tell you to go for it as it is really liberating, but it helps to keep in mind that it is probably not permanent and some tradeoffs can be there.
Good luck
scorpioxy
I am not sure why this thread is full of negative experiences, mine certainly wasn't.
Had it done around 5 years ago. Last checkup was last year by request from the physician and I was told my vision is still around 20/20. I recommend it if eyeglasses bother you. It isn't permanent, then again in life nothing is. But if you have to wear glasses within 10 years of your operation then something isn't right. My doctor told me that sometimes they have to do a corrective procedure after the first one. The risk of that increases with age.
I did suffer from dryness and blurry vision(especially night vision) for around 2-3 months after the procedure. More than other people definitely but my own research showed that this might happen and the risk increases with your astigmatism. I was not informed of this by my doctor but it went away eventually. I had to do the older form of the procedure which takes several weeks to heal. That was due to the anatomy of my eye.