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Jd7154
Jul 15, 2004
I'd really appreciate some advice. I've been thinking about lasik for a a few years, more or less since I first heard about it since I loathe wearing glasses and contacts are pretty annoying. I was checking through my spam email and noticed that living social in my area is having a deal for lasik, and while my initial reaction was that cheaping out on permanent vision altering surgery is pretty stupid, the doctor actually seems pretty good. His site says "He has performed more than 45,000 LASIK laser eye surgeries and is ranked in the top 5% of LASIK surgeons in the entire country.", I'm not sure where you can poll that top 5% number from, but from everything I've read the more surgeries they've preformed the better. I checked yelp and there wasn't a lot of info there, but what was there was all positive. Neither the living social deal nor the doctors site say anything about additional options like wavefront, so I suppose that's something I'd need to contact the actual doctor about?

If anyone has any advice as far as where I might be able to find more reviews of the doctor, or what I should be asking them before I consider buying the deal, I'd really appreciate it.

This is the deal:http://www.livingsocial.com/cities/1/deals/200606-lasik-surgery-package-for-both-eyes
And this is the site for the doctor:http://www.thelasikpro.com/

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actionjackson
Jan 12, 2003

Totally Negro posted:

What are you now?

Basically perfect, or maybe even better (like 20/15, however that works).

An observer posted:

I had my first eye exam in 2 years today, and my eye strength has decreased by only .25 diopter, which my doc said makes me a great candidate for laser eye surgery. However, I have an autoimmune disease (rheumatoid arthritis). It's well managed and in one joint only. I get conflicting answers online—some people say you absolutely can't get it with RA, others have research showing you can, still others say it only matters if it's extra-articular, etc. Does anyone here have any advice?

What does the ophthalmologist say? That's the only person you should listen to.

ChloroformSeduction
Sep 3, 2006

THERE'S NO CURE FOR BEING A CUNT, SO PLEASE KEEP REMINDING ME TO SHUT THE FUCK UP
I would talk to the opthamologist and the rheumatologist. Likely, if your case isn't severe, I don't see why not, but Dr. Google isn't exactly a specialist.

It's now been about 2.5 weeks, and I still can't get over how awesome it is, though I'm still having issues when I go to bed at night. Very hard to adjust to a lifetime of habit. It's pretty damned awesome. Travelling and camping are going to be so much nicer.

Meliv
Nov 1, 2008
Seeing a lot of LASIK stories, I'm having LASEK done on Friday morning with Ultralase in the UK so I'll report back and let anyone curious know

Zvezda
Dec 12, 2009

Meliv posted:

Seeing a lot of LASIK stories, I'm having LASEK done on Friday morning with Ultralase in the UK so I'll report back and let anyone curious know

How did it go?

My parents have surprised me by offering to pay for laser eye surgery for my birthday and we've been looking at Ultralase. Pretty exciting but there's a lot of information to digest!

Meliv
Nov 1, 2008

Zvezda posted:

How did it go?

My parents have surprised me by offering to pay for laser eye surgery for my birthday and we've been looking at Ultralase. Pretty exciting but there's a lot of information to digest!

Pretty well!

Got to my appointment at 11ish. Signed off some paperwork and paid my finance deposit and then got taken down to the treatment room. There was a LASIK op happening before me so I had a chat with the nurse while I waited for the surgeon (She was lovely although did say I sounded like a typical over dramatic male). Surgeon came out and led me into a separate consultation room where he did another quick eye examination and inspection of my eyes to ensure he was happy to operate. I asked him a few questions which he very kindly answered and then I got prepped for surgery.

The nurse took me to a small room where she administered some anasthetic drops. Then went through some more paperwork regarding my medication. I'm currently taking antibiotic drops, anti-inflammatory drops and a third bottle which is a mix of anti-inflammatory and painkiller. I have to stop using that last one at the end of today. Got a hairnet for my head and shoes and had orange antiseptic wipe rubbed around my eyes (very attractive) and went into the treatment room.

So, treatment room. Was quite a small room with the surgeon and two assistants. I laid down on the bed and they guided my head into a groove that keeps your head in place. The box that contained the laser had 3 white lights around the edges and a flashing red light in the center. I was told to keep my eyes focused on that flashing red light at all times. Some more anasthetic went in along with a clamp and I was ready to go.

The surgery itself was a weird sensation. Completly different to what I was expecting. Truth be told I was quite proud of myself for not freaking out. I knew what to expect because I'd watched LASEK videos online prior to the surgery. The surgeon placed a metal ring around my eye and applied some gentle pressure to stop my eyes from twitching about and filled it with the alcohol solution to dissolve the outer layer of my eye. After about 30 seconds this was removed and the outer layer of my eye was moved aside. Again, not nearly as bad as you might think. Just an odd feeling. Next, laser time. The laser is on your eye in 3 bursts of about 5-8 seconds each. All you can see is a giant red circle encompassing the center of your vision. One thing I was warned about was the smell. As gruesome as it sounds, yes you can smell the layers of your eye being burnt away. It does only smell like burnt hair though and it's not something that will get you gagging. With that done your eye is squirted with some cold solution to cool down where the laser had been and your flap is folded back into place, finally kept in place with a contact lens.

The whole procedure was surprisingly quick. I had been told 20 minutes but I don't even think it was that for both eyes. As I laid down the time was 12:25 and when I got up it was 12:40. I didn't notice the difference in my vision straight away but as I sat in the treatment room I could tell that there was a difference as I tried to focus on things. This was more apparent when I got back to reception as I could notice I could read a sign across the street although I did have a little double vision.

The only problem I had was when I got home. As the anaesthetic wore off I was in a decent amount of pain. I had been prescribed co-dydramol painkillers which I should have taken in the treatment room directly after surgery but one of the assistants told me not to as I hadn't eaten that morning. I got them down me when I got home along with the pain-relieving eye drops and after about an hour the pain subsided enough to where I could sleep. I slept until 4 and when I woke up I was fine. Still a little light sensitive but as my eyes adjusted more and more to the light I found I could walk around the house without my sunglasses on. I spent the rest of the night in my room where I'd blocked out the windows just to be sure I didn't start the pain again though.


As for today, my vision has been excellent. Near perfect. It seems to blur up a little bit every now and then but it has at no point been worse than what my eyes were like before. I went back for my day one checkup this morning and I've been told that everything seems to be healing just fine and my vision is above what they'd expect for someone the day after LASEK surgery. Now I just have to wait out the next couple of days as my vision is due to deteriorate slightly as I heal which is normal.

Wow, long post. If anyone has any more questions I'd be happy to answer them. On the whole so far though, positive experience :)

If anyone was wondering, my Ultralase clinic was in Cardiff and my surgeon was Ammar Almasri

Meliv fucked around with this message at 12:38 on Apr 9, 2012

Buggiezor
Jun 6, 2011

For I am a cat, you see.
I read the first page and skimmed the last few and didn't see this question asked so I hope it's not a repeat.
I heard somewhere that if your vision is bad enough, you may have to go to multiple sessions/they may not be able to correct it all the way to 20/20. Is this info outdated/completely false? It seems so by the posts in here.
I wear -5.25 contacts, am 21 years old and have been thinking about the surgery but still haven't looked too far into it.

Also I'm guessing you can't blink or look around at all. I'd be terrified I'd move my eye so slightly and majorly gently caress everything up.

Thanks in advance for any info.

Edit: I see where the poster above me mentions that they hold your eye still. It still seems sort of freaky to me.

Buggiezor fucked around with this message at 06:17 on Apr 8, 2012

Meliv
Nov 1, 2008

Buggiezor posted:

Also I'm guessing you can't blink or look around at all. I'd be terrified I'd move my eye so slightly and majorly gently caress everything up.

All lasers have tracking so they adjust themselves if you move your eyes slightly or completely stop if you move them completely out of position. When I mentioned my eye was held in place I was referring to when the LASEK alcohol solution was being placed on my eye.

As for your question about multiple treatments, you seem to have your facts muddled up. From what I gathered, they will treat anything up to a -12.00 prescription. Whether you're suitable for multiple surgeries depends solely on the thickness of certain tissues within your eye. You wouldn't know this without being properly examined however. My corneal tissue was too thin for LASIK which is the reason I had LASEK. Go to a free consultation if you can. They'll know much better than anyone in this thread will

ZoneManagement
Sep 25, 2005
Forgive me father for I have sinned
I've been thinking about this for years now and am really considering getting it done, though I'm 34. I've had a 4.00 prescription for years now.
I'm loving nervous as hell...

Too bad the OP doesn't have the differences listed between lasik, lasek, etc...the different types.

Fire In The Disco
Oct 4, 2007
I cannot change the gender of my unborn child and shouldn't waste my time or energy pretending he won't exist
Here's a short blurb that talks about the difference between the three, though I am sure there are more detailed explanations out there.

Soulex
Apr 1, 2009


Cacati in mano e pigliati a schiaffi!

Well I am rounding up to almost a month after my PRK. I don't know what I see but it is relatively clear and goes through bouts where a lot is blurry. I think it is because I have to work with computers a lot.

Anyways.

My experience was tramatic. I would do it again but man would I loving hate life.

The day of surgery they give me a little valium to sooth the nerves. I go in, and the first part of getting the elcetroc toothbrush in the eye my scared coping mechanism kicks in, laughter. Doc thinks I am having a blast, great.

Next day - pure fuckin agony. It is like i have a perma eyelash in my eye. I am dizzy nausea and light headed. Try the painpills and take the armageddon drops because I can't stand the pain To check my eyes the do has to literally peel my eyelids back to flash a light in them. And routinely has to stop so I can vomit. Que me being put in a wheelchair and having to be escorted out because i can't make it anywhere without getting sick via walking. Wife offers me toast at home with olive spread and I ask why she hates me.

Day 2 - nausea gone but pain still there. I can see using the armageddon drops but only for 2 hours. So I sleep for 2 hours, reapply and so on. I sleep all day and all night this way.

Day 3 - i still use te drops. I can get up and walk around but only for a second. I spend my day trying todo stuff but spend it more in bed.

Gradually things got better. By day 5 I was able to walk around.

I was the only one in my group that suffered at all. I also learned that to artfully vomit out of a car one must do so inside his mouth and then spray it so you do not get any on the side of your wife's car. This also makes motorists swerve behind you.

I would do it again sure. Do I wish someone would have told me that this might happen before so I could bring stuff for it. Oh yeah.

Merica
Jan 28, 2009
Was 20/750 right eye 20/700 left with am astigmatism in my right eye. In 47 seconds per eye I was 20/20 in both. Weirdest thing was being able to see immediately when I stepped off the table my eyes were just very irritated. No pain at all. I would recommend it to anyone. Got mine done at Seims lasik center in vegas if anyone is wondering

Anisocoria Feldman
Dec 11, 2007

I'm sorry if I'm spoiling everybody's good time.

The way vision is measured has come up a couple times in this thread and I actually just posted a (simplified) explanation on my work blog. I left out some heavy details regarding minutes of arc and angle of resolution and the like, but it's at least a cursory introduction to 20/20 vision if anyone is interested. It's here. Please excuse the lame humor, my target audience is pretty general.

Panthrax
Jul 12, 2001
I'm gonna hit you until candy comes out.
So, quick question. I had my procedure done about 3 weeks ago, and the place I went doesn't have the free touch ups for life deal. They do free for a year, then for $500 they'll give you 5 free annual eye exams, with the lifetime touch ups. Is this something I should consider getting? I've got a week to decide if I want it or not. I guess the eye exams will cover a decent portion of it, plus they give you 50% off (overpriced) sunglasses or some such. But how common are touch ups outside of a year? If I don't have the extra thing, they'll do touch ups at $500/eye. Worth it to wait and see or get the lifetime?

Namarrgon
Dec 23, 2008

Congratulations on not getting fit in 2011!

Panthrax posted:

So, quick question. I had my procedure done about 3 weeks ago, and the place I went doesn't have the free touch ups for life deal. They do free for a year, then for $500 they'll give you 5 free annual eye exams, with the lifetime touch ups. Is this something I should consider getting? I've got a week to decide if I want it or not. I guess the eye exams will cover a decent portion of it, plus they give you 50% off (overpriced) sunglasses or some such. But how common are touch ups outside of a year? If I don't have the extra thing, they'll do touch ups at $500/eye. Worth it to wait and see or get the lifetime?

So if I get this right, a one-time fee for a lifetime of free touch ups? Personally I'm of the opinion that eyes are not something to cut costs on.

kitten smoothie
Dec 29, 2001

Panthrax posted:

So, quick question. I had my procedure done about 3 weeks ago, and the place I went doesn't have the free touch ups for life deal. They do free for a year, then for $500 they'll give you 5 free annual eye exams, with the lifetime touch ups. Is this something I should consider getting? I've got a week to decide if I want it or not. I guess the eye exams will cover a decent portion of it, plus they give you 50% off (overpriced) sunglasses or some such. But how common are touch ups outside of a year? If I don't have the extra thing, they'll do touch ups at $500/eye. Worth it to wait and see or get the lifetime?

One data point:

I am 3 years out from my procedure. I went back in at about 11 months for one eye because I had some residual astigmatism that did not get taken care of. I noticed this about six months from the procedure, and we kept tabs on it for a few months to see if it was just a delayed healing effect. When it didn't resolve we decided to get me back into the surgeon's office for a re-treat. My surgeon would do re-treatment within the first year for free, so I didn't pay anything for that.

My other eye is about a quarter diopter off from where things were before, and it's been that way for the last two annual eye exams. It hasn't been enough for my doctor to suggest getting me in for an enhancement, and it doesn't seem to bother me, either.

It seems like "lifetime" coverage is kind of subject to interpretation, at any rate. Who knows whether that surgeon's practice will still be around 5 or 10 years from now, or whether someone else will assume the liabilities for ensuring "lifetime coverage."

Bob Morales
Aug 18, 2006


Just wear the fucking mask, Bob

I don't care how many people I probably infected with COVID-19 while refusing to wear a mask, my comfort is far more important than the health and safety of everyone around me!

It's almost been three weeks, I'm finally starting to be satisified with where my vision is at. My low-light vision sucks still, and I have halos pretty bad, but it's only been three weeks. I use eyedrops a couple times a day but the dryness is a lot better than it was last week.

I did lose my amazing without glasses up-close vision though :( I can't focus on anything closer than about 4-5 inches

Soulex
Apr 1, 2009


Cacati in mano e pigliati a schiaffi!

Bob Morales posted:

It's almost been three weeks, I'm finally starting to be satisified with where my vision is at. My low-light vision sucks still, and I have halos pretty bad, but it's only been three weeks. I use eyedrops a couple times a day but the dryness is a lot better than it was last week.

I did lose my amazing without glasses up-close vision though :( I can't focus on anything closer than about 4-5 inches
You and me both :highfive: you aren't armed service are you?

Bob Morales
Aug 18, 2006


Just wear the fucking mask, Bob

I don't care how many people I probably infected with COVID-19 while refusing to wear a mask, my comfort is far more important than the health and safety of everyone around me!

Soulex posted:

You and me both :highfive: you aren't armed service are you?

No sir.

Soulex
Apr 1, 2009


Cacati in mano e pigliati a schiaffi!

Ah. Was thinking on some weird chance...

I have the month exam on the 18th. Hopefully poo poo will turn crystal clear soon.

Seventh Arrow
Jan 26, 2005

I've been thinking about having this done for a while now. In September, my wife will quit work and go to school so I figure it's now or never.

Don't know what my eye score is currently, sorry. Anyways I'm in Toronto and I was taking a look at this link:

http://www.lasikreviews.co.uk/canada-lasik-surgeons-toronto.htm

None of them look like mobsters or eyeball-harvesters, so I'm wondering if anyone could help me narrow down the choices. I'm not too worried about cost...the only one that lists their prices is at $2500 an eye, which is a little pricey but still manageable. My primary focus is quality rather than getting something on the cheap.

Anyways, thanks in advance for any assistance.

ChloroformSeduction
Sep 3, 2006

THERE'S NO CURE FOR BEING A CUNT, SO PLEASE KEEP REMINDING ME TO SHUT THE FUCK UP
Go in person, see how you like them. They all seem ok on paper. Re: cost - call and ask about promos, sometimes they have something going on because of a new office or something. Also, there's no HST on it (if you're like BC in how it's administered), and you can write it off on your tax return as a medical expense, apparently.

It's been a few weeks now for me, and it's awesome. Still a little weird because I'm so used to contacts, but we just went down to the States for the weekend, and not having to deal with eye stuff was great.

Seventh Arrow
Jan 26, 2005

Thanks! I kind of figured that a bit of legwork would be necessary, I'll give it a try.

ZoneManagement
Sep 25, 2005
Forgive me father for I have sinned
Is the Z-Lazik (this bladeless lazik) good? The blade petrifies the poo poo out of me(though you are all making me feel more comfortable with the idea). I'm considering going to Emory Healthcare Lazik in Atlanta, Emory's a decent medical college, I guess, though the student part makes me nervous.

Meliv
Nov 1, 2008
Final update for my treatment. Went back today for my one week checkup (can't believe it's only been a week) and everything is looking good. My left eye is healing a bit slower than the right but they're healing at a good rate and I was able to have my bandage lenses taken out. Vision test said that I'm 20/20 but once the full blurriness has gone I might even be a 20/40. I could sort of make out the letters but not enough to get them right. All in all, very happy :)

lwoodio
Apr 4, 2008

Is corrective surgery a bad idea if I have throughout my whole life had to get a stronger prescription about every 2 years?

blackcross
Apr 10, 2005
I figured I'd add my story as well, since reading how everyone else's surgery went definitely helped me decide on whether I wanted it done.

I did PRK and got the surgery done last Thursday. I'd actually been scheduled to do it in February and got all the way up to ten minutes before the surgery before the doctor decided that the tests showed that my eyes were only borderline finished reshaping after having worn contacts for so many years and he said we needed to wait another two months to be sure that they were fully set.

So when I went on Thursday, I was so nervous that he was going to tell me to leave and come back in June that I didn't have any time to get scared about the actual surgery itself.

The procedure itself was painless but absolutely terrifying. I didn't get any drugs to calm down; they just gave me a stress ball to hold on to. Even though the numbing drops make it so you can't feel anything that's happening to your eye, it was still really really scary to have to stare up as someone fills your eye up with liquid and then scrapes away the surface of it.

Although the plus side of that was that when it came time to do the actual laser part of the surgery, I was so relieved that nothing was actually touching my eye that I was able to completely relax. That was the part that had sounded the scariest and it ended up being the easiest part of the whole procedure.

Once the surgery had finished, my eyesight was pretty good although my eyes were kinda blurred over. I could read the clock in the room and see other signs and things fairly well. My eyes got drier and drier over the next few hours and started becoming moderately itchy and painful. Since I had PRK, I had to get the medicated contact lenses in my eyes and part of the discomfort may have been from those. I went back to the doctor the next day for my first check-up and he put in some eyedrops that numbed my eyes for a few hours and made them feel a lot better.

Starting Friday evening, though, they really hurt a lot. I spent pretty much all of Friday night and Saturday just miserable at home. I couldn't sleep well because it hurt more whenever I closed my eyes and my eyes were still so sensitive that it was hard to keep them open for very long so I couldn't watch tv or go anywhere or anything.

Fortunately, my eyes started getting better by Saturday night/Sunday morning and I was able to get a good amount of sleep. The pain was mostly gone and my eyes just felt dry and itchy but nothing too severe. My eyesight also got a little worse, although I'm not sure if it was just from the contacts getting blurry from so many eyedrops and things.

I felt great by the time I woke up on Monday morning. There was no pain at all, just a very mild dryness that was noticeable but not even really annoying or anything. I couldn't see quite well enough to drive yet, but I went out with my friends and felt fine walking around and being active all day long. My eyes weren't sensitive at all and I could watch tv and be in bright rooms with absolutely no problem.

Today when I woke up, they felt the same and I could see well enough to drive myself around. I go back to the doctor tomorrow to get the contact lenses out and hopefully things should just keep getting better from there.

As of right now, I'm happy with the surgery and glad I got it. There was really only about 48 hours or so when the pain was bad. If it means a lifetime without wearing contacts or glasses, I'll take it. I'm still getting used to being able to see clearly in the shower and when I first wake up. It's weird at night not to take my contacts out when I'm getting ready for bed, especially since I can still feel that I'm wearing the bandage contacts.

Buggiezor
Jun 6, 2011

For I am a cat, you see.
My mom is going to get LASIK done next Thursday (the 3rd) and is very nervous but also excited. I'm very jealous because I have been wanting to get it done too but I don't have the funds right now. Any tips or advice I should give her that the docs may not? Or any tricks for an easier (less painful/itchy/uncomfortable) recovery?

I'll come back and post about how her experience went after it's all done. Wish her luck!

ilkhan
Oct 7, 2004

I LOVE Musk and his pro-first-amendment ways. X is the future.
I was told when I went to get evaluated that something in my eyes was borderline too thin for the procedure and to get re-evaluated in a few years when I'm 28-29.
What is this and why then and is there a way around that?

rbox
Mar 29, 2005
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ilkhan posted:

I was told when I went to get evaluated that something in my eyes was borderline too thin for the procedure and to get re-evaluated in a few years when I'm 28-29.
What is this and why then and is there a way around that?

I am no doctor, but I'm currently going through this same issue currently. From what I gather is everyone's cornea thickness is different. It averages 550 microns for caucasians. After the operation the FDA recommends a minimum Residual Stromal Bed(unfucked with cornea) of at least 250 microns. Most doctors like to go a step further for safety and to allow room for touch ups and leave a Residual Stromal Bed of 300.

If you are like me, we have below average corneal thickness. Mine is 502 in right eye and 504 in the left eye. The flap cut in your eye can be anywhere between 130-180 microns, I think this depends on the equipment used and the curvature of your cornea. My doctor said my flap would be about 130 microns, so I am at 370 RSB. Once you calculate in the ablation depth(the amount of tissue removed by the laser) I am left with about 270 with a conservative estimate according to him, which makes me borderline as well. The less RSB they leave the more likely you are to get corneal ectasia, which is really bad and can lead to blindness. The only cure for corneal ectasia is a transplant.

Did your doctor mention PRK? Cause that would be an alternative, no flap is made with PRK so you get the full thickness of your cornea minus the 250/300 buffer to adjust. Recover is longer with PRK though, he said I would pretty much have to take vacation time if I went with that route.

zxqv8
Oct 21, 2010

Did somebody call about a Ravager problem?
I'm coming back here to ask how I should select a place to do this for me.

I want it and will pay for it, but I'm not sure what makes one place better than another. I can't seem to find anyone in my admittedly small network of people who have actually had it done in my area, so I can't ask people I know.

I just can't figure out where I should go to get it done. That's all that's holding me back.

Thel
Apr 28, 2010

zxqv8 posted:

I'm coming back here to ask how I should select a place to do this for me.

I want it and will pay for it, but I'm not sure what makes one place better than another. I can't seem to find anyone in my admittedly small network of people who have actually had it done in my area, so I can't ask people I know.

I just can't figure out where I should go to get it done. That's all that's holding me back.

Go visit the places nearby. Pick the one that gives you the most confidence that they're going to do by right by you. Also, which area are you in?

ZoneManagement
Sep 25, 2005
Forgive me father for I have sinned
I'm in Atlanta - anyone have advice where to go for me?

rbox
Mar 29, 2005
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ZoneManagement posted:

I'm in Atlanta - anyone have advice where to go for me?

I'd ask your optometrist who they would recommend and do what Thel said, shop around. Every lasek I have heard of offers free consultation.

ZoneManagement
Sep 25, 2005
Forgive me father for I have sinned
Oddly enough, I feel kind of funny asking my optometrist. Isn't that losing them a customer?

zxqv8
Oct 21, 2010

Did somebody call about a Ravager problem?

Thel posted:

Go visit the places nearby. Pick the one that gives you the most confidence that they're going to do by right by you. Also, which area are you in?

I will try this.

I'm near Columbus, OH.

Schitzo
Mar 20, 2006

I can't hear it when you talk about John Druce

blackcross posted:


The procedure itself was painless but absolutely terrifying. I didn't get any drugs to calm down; they just gave me a stress ball to hold on to. Even though the numbing drops make it so you can't feel anything that's happening to your eye, it was still really really scary to have to stare up as someone fills your eye up with liquid and then scrapes away the surface of it.



Wow, not sure if I should be offering kudos for your balls or condolances for your experience. When I had my PRK done the doc made sure I popped an ativan a half-hour beforehand, and I still found it stressful as hell. Then he prescribed a bunch more and told me that if I started to go stir-crazy, pop one and chill out listening to music for a while. (Solid advice, btw).

Also, totally agree that the next day is the worst. The day I had it done I was playing around on my computer and reading the screen. The next day was flaming orbs of pain where my eyes used to be.

One bit of advice that your doc hopefully already told you - apparently in the first month after PRK your eyes are super susceptible to damage from the sun, so wear sunglasses every second that you're outside.

Edit: To add my own experience, PRK at age 20 after my lens prescription had been pretty much solid for a couple of years. 29 now, would do it again in a heartbeat. Both for the lifestyle improvement and because the $1400 investment has paid for itself and then some when it comes to the cost of new glasses.

blackcross
Apr 10, 2005

Schitzo posted:

One bit of advice that your doc hopefully already told you - apparently in the first month after PRK your eyes are super susceptible to damage from the sun, so wear sunglasses every second that you're outside.

I think my doctor only warned me to be vigilant with them for the first few days or week or so. But fortunately, my few months having to wear glasses instead of contacts has made me miss my sunglasses so much that I enjoy wearing them whenever I have a chance.

I like to pretend they make me look cool and ignore the part where I probably look like an idiot.

Anisocoria Feldman
Dec 11, 2007

I'm sorry if I'm spoiling everybody's good time.

ZoneManagement posted:

Oddly enough, I feel kind of funny asking my optometrist. Isn't that losing them a customer?

Not if they co-manage. Also, even after the surgery it's a good idea to have your eye health checked every year or two.

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Cumshot in the Dark
Oct 20, 2005

This is how we roll
I'm going to get corrective surgery done fairly soon for my severe myopia and astigmatism (I will most likely be getting PRK, maybe ICLs) but I have no idea where I should get the surgery done. My opthalmologist has wrapped up everything on his end and is waiting for me to choose a facility/doctor. He recommended a place called ReVision in Mansfield, and it looks like they have top notch gear, but the few patient reviews I've been able to find have been middling.
If there are any Ohio goons who want to share their experiences with their particular facility/doctor I'd love to hear them. I'm willing to make the drive to NE, central, and SW Ohio, plus SE Michigan.
edit: Should have said I live in NW Ohio. Oops.

Cumshot in the Dark fucked around with this message at 23:04 on May 2, 2012

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