Lasik

[heartbrand]

Im supposed to get lasik tomorrow but I'm freakin out after reading horror stories online. Anyone with experience care to share?

[Hasbinbad]

go post on red

[pharmakos]

i heard people that get LASIK have weaker visualas from psychedelics

[Raavak]

A majority of people never have a problem with the procedure. Don't freak out and do what you are told to do for recovery.

[Barkingturtle]

Just make sure they wipe the chair clean so you don't get any of the last dude's eyeball on you and you should be fine.

[SirAlvarex]

I got Lasik...gosh...3 and a half years ago now? My vision went from something like 230/whatever bad number to 20/20. It was amazing. The first year was rough, as my vision fluctuated and I'd panic that I didn't get the best job. But it turned out great.

Now I just deal with eye strain, but that comes from having a computer job. Still don't need glasses for anything, and after the first 23 years of my life needing glasses or being blind, it's great. I've also dealt with a lazy eye since I was younger, which made me uber paranoid during the procedure. But both of my eyes have perfect vision as far as myopia is concerned.

The process is over in like 5 minutes. It's a little jarring, even if they give you valium. But immediately afterwards I was able to sit in the doctors office and read a freaking clock across the room, I nearly burst into tears. Then on the way home I burst into tears again because my eyes hurt so bad. But that's over in like 2 days.

And honestly I had vertigo for about a month because my eyes weren't "lined up" correctly. Turns out, one eye I guess took some time to correct itself. The morning for my 1 month checkup I was cooking breakfast, thinking about how I'd handle the situation with the doctor, and all of a sudden I had a flash of white in my right eye. Once the whiteness left and I felt a "pop", my right eye all of a sudden had perfect vision. So to reiterate, the healing process is truly a process.

What horrors have you read? A lot of the botched procedures occurred from ancient technology that used to use a knife to cut open your eye. Now most of them use a laser, which is much more precise.

[SirAlvarex]

I should also note that my success with Lasik prompted 3 people at my job to get the procedure done as well. All of them had just as great success with it as myself.

One other thing I forgot to mention: you'll use eye drops religiously for like 6 months. For like 95% of the people, the required use of this goes away completely. I still use them every once in awhile, but thats just because now I know what dry eye feels like.

[Stinkum]

At least half of people who get it experience permanent chronic dry eye and halos surrounding lights at night which make driving difficult.

Good luck!!!

[Raavak]

Originally Posted by SirAlvarex [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The morning for my 1 month checkup I was cooking breakfast, thinking about how I'd handle the situation with the doctor, and all of a sudden I had a flash of white in my right eye. Once the whiteness left and I felt a "pop", my right eye all of a sudden had perfect vision.

Praise Jebus!

[Sidelle]

I wish I could get Lasik, even though I have kind of a phobia about someone messing with my eyeballs. But I've been told my corneas are too thin so either I live with the contacts and glasses or I get the earlier procedure, I forget what it's called but I hear it's fairly painful. Anyone have the one I am talking about?

Ok, I just looked it up. It's called PRK. Would love to hear more from someone who has had this one done.

My vision is 20/600 so it would be like a miracle to be able to see without lenses.