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xelfer posted:It's actually made it better for me. I used to be -2.75 in each eye which made it bad enough that I needed glasses for everything except sitting 30cm away from my monitor. When your monitor is 24", this means you have to move your head around a lot and can't read small text easily unless you get even closer. Now I just sit back and can use the full 24" without moving or any other issues. Your eyes were exactly as bad as mine are right now. I'm considering LASIK, thank you for sharing your experience. On a more practical note, how exactly does one go about trying to find a docter? Just google?
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Happydayz posted:So getting refractive surgery done and having to wear reading glasses several years earlier will probably be more inconvenient for me than vice versa. Uhm is it a certainty or even a higher propability that this would follow?
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archwhore posted:Will moving your eye cause you to immediately go blind or anything? Will the laser just liquify your eye or will the surgery be completely hosed if your eye moves slightly? From what I heard the laser or whatever will automatically abort.
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lirda posted:Can i watch 3D movies if i get LASIK? What? I'm not a doctor but I'm going to go with yes, yes you can still watch 3D movies.
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Soopafly posted:I'm planning on LASIK this Thursday and was thinking about recovery. Would smoking weed be bad for me during recovery, what with red-eye and all? I have a feeling that would help a lot with the closed-eyes, listening to books, napping and such, but didn't want to ask my doctor if I didn't have to. How about you just go a few days without for the sake of your goddamn eyes? This thread has pretty much convinced me to go for PRK though. The idea of a flap sounds pretty lovely and all the posters coming in with "NO REGRETS" are a great motivator, thanks guys!
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Libandano Urfam posted:But I've heard that there is a 100% chance for degenerated vision and perhaps a need for reading glasses later in life. Is there anyone here who has had the operation quite a while ago who has information about this? It might just be scare tactics, but I want my miracle cure, damnit! < I'm pretty sure that there is a 99% chance for degenerate vision from old age.
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Arnold of Soissons posted:So if you have crappy eyes as a younger person (like I do) and you get corrective eye surgery (of whatever type) then later on in your 40s-50s when your eyes were going to go to poo poo anyway, you'll still need some form of glasses/contacts, though your scrip won't be as complex as it would have been if you hadn't had the surgery. That sounds about right. But I assume the 'normal glasses' in the last sentence than refer to reading glasses from your eyes going to poo poo due to age right?
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Just so everyone who feels weird posting in this old thread knows, I've bookmarked it and read every post (I'm considering eyelasers myself) and very much appreciate the newer posts detailing their experiences.
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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.
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89 posted:So, what's the general idea on drinking after LASIK? I've seen things that have claimed you can drink 48 hours after the procedure....all the way to waiting 3 weeks. I'm not planning on getting poo poo hammered, but when's the next time I can go have a few beers with the friends one night? Just don't drink for 3 weeks. These are your eyes for God's sake.
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