Lasik...what do you know about it?
By asyria51
@asyria51 (2861)
United States
March 31, 2012 6:15pm CST
I have good eyes have never had to have glasses or wear contacts, though I fear as I age i will require reading glasses.
My husband has had bad eyes his whole life. We are spending about $500 a year on eye exams, contacts, solutions and glasses. He is going to have LASIK eye surgery later this month. Does anyone have any experience with this? What do I have to look forward to with regards to his recovery? What questions should I have him/should I ask the doctor when we go in a week or so for all the pre operation stuff?
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
1 Apr 12
It's "all the rage" here. Most people have it done as they age or if they want to become officers so they can shoot without glasses.
Dry eye and glare, real problems for a few weeks. Then after that, great eyes. So he'll need some really dark sunglasses and some eye drops for a while. After that, he should be fine.
Questions like what will his sight be afterward, Some people can be 20-20, but others they can only get 20-50 or something like that. Some people because of their eyes can get 20-15. If he isn't retired or disabled, how much work will he miss coming back for check-ups. Which eye drops or sunglasses are best for afterward. Risks because some people do get infections or have problems. The percentages are low for problems. He'll need a driver of course.
@asyria51 (2861)
• United States
1 Apr 12
Luckily, all of his follow up can be done in town, because his normal doctor is the state supervisor of eye surgeons. He is certified to do Lasik, but does not have the facilities in the office. So he should not miss too much work. We already know that he (and I) will miss a Monday afternoon for all the pre-op tests and a Friday afternoon for him to have the surgery done.
@Glitznglitter (389)
• Canada
1 Apr 12
I have had about 4-5 friends have this surgery and another going next week for Lasik surgery. No one has had any trouble, you have to go for follow ups after the surgery to ensure it's healing correctly and that the sight is restored. My one friend had to have a second surgery because the site wasn't up to 20/20. The eyes are sore afterwards, you'll need to have sunglasses on for a few days as the sun can harm the eyes, and so can dirt so your eyes have to stay protected. He'll get drops for the eyes that have to be put in constantly to keep the eye moist.
The way my friends looked at it was their eyes were bad and the perscription for the glasses was costing them 800-1000 per year, the Lasik ran about $4000.00 here so they figured in 4 years it's paid for the price of what the glasses would have costed.
I hope things go well for your husband.
@asyria51 (2861)
• United States
1 Apr 12
We figured it would take about 7 year for us to have made up the difference in medical care between the lasik and maintaining glasses and contacts.
My dad had the precursor- RK, which was done with scalpels- about 18 years ago. In the past year he has started to wear reading glasses. Saying as he is is his mid 50's that is not too bad.
@kolsti87 (521)
• United States
1 Apr 12
Well, I wear contacts because I have pretty bad eyes, I just don't know if I can afford Lasik. And yes, I know that in the long run contacts will be more expensive, but I just don't have that much money altogether at one time ready for that.
Plus, if I'm unlucky, I can go permanently blind afterwards.
@asyria51 (2861)
• United States
1 Apr 12
My hubby is actually having it done through a cornea specialist, who has completed over 5,000 successful surgeries since she moved to the state of illinois. There is no blemish on her record from her practice in Indiana. I anticipate a good outcome.
@butterscotsh (1012)
• Philippines
1 Apr 12
All I know is that it will really regain the eye's perfect vision.
Kim Kardashian had done this before and I was able to watch how it is
performed in her reality show. The patient can recover 24-48 hours
after the operation.
