laser eye surgery

I had lasik in 2003. I love it. My eyes were really BAD. As a kid I had the coke bottle glasses LOL. I tried contacts but I have an astigmatism and chronic dry eye. So I could only wear them for a few hours at a time. My eye doctor gave me the initial exam but I went to a LASIK clinic for the surgery. I felt good going there b/c they did only lasik day in and day out. I figured they should know what they are doing :) The surgery room had a glass wall so you could watch surgeries being preformed before you went in. That was neat but it actually looked worse than it was. As soon as I sat up from the chair I was reading the clock and nurses name tags. I can never remember doing that before. I drove 4 hours to get home the next day and I thank God I got it done every day. I honestly believe it was the best decision I ever made. I have to use eye drops still because of the dry eye. But I just had an eye exam and still 20/20.

I have done LASIK surgery, in Singapore. Singapore is supposedly one of the top countries in the world for LASIK. Even then, recently a top clinic here had an infection scare. However, infections are rare and usually harmless. Harmless as in it can be cured easily :p As for me, I now have perfect eyesight. The surgery is very simple, just around 10 minutes for both eyes. After that, you will have trouble focusing your eyes and in the open, the sun will be extremely glaring. Basically, you just go back and sleep the whole day after your surgery. The next day, things will be much better! The sun may be a bit glaring, and your eyesight may not be perfect yet, but you will be more comfortable moving around. After a week, you will be very very happy you did the surgery! :P However, it may take up to 3 months to stabilise. There is also a chance of your eyesight not being cured completely and a chance of your night blindness deterioting. Still, the chance is low and it did not happen to me :P Overall, I would definitely recommend this surgery!

I think the only person who can advise you on the specifics of your case is your ophthalmologist, your optician or your GP. Each case is different and I would think it could depend on where you live. Laser surgery is not only used for cataract removal, but for many other reasons. My husband had laser surgery on both his eyes. He has had glaucoma for a number of years and was having 3 different drops three times a day. He had cataracts removed by laser surgery, one eye at a time. He walked out of the day surgery about an hour after the op. He was on a number of drops over a period of six weeks. His vision improved immediately. He still wears reading glasses but doesn't wear glasses normally or for driving. (Previously his driver's licence stipulated he must wear glasses). There are a number of ophthalmic surgeons where I live and they do dozens of ops every week. I have not heard of any which have not resulted in better vision. Many do not have to wear glasses at all after surgery.

Add me to the list of people considering this surgery. Between glasses and contact lenses I pay way too much money. I've heard that while the success rate isn't quite 100%, it's still very high.

Hi draconess. I had lasik surgery few months ago. My regular eye doctor suggested to me the eye surgeon and I trusted him. After an exam they said I was a good candidate so I did the surgery. But after the surgery my eyes got really dry. I saw the doctor one month ago and he said that he doesn't know if my eyes will get back to normal or not. So I am waiting to see him in a month and see what he says again. My eyes are better than they were before the surgery but still they are not 20/20, now they are both 20/50. I do think that my eyes are getting less dry with time and I hope they will be 20/20. I will tell you in a month. I am happy with the result because I don't need to wear glasses now, I can see the clock when I wake up and watch tv without having to look where I put my glasses. Most of the people who do lasik surgery succeed and are happy with it. But few don't.

I've heard about it and am planning to get one in the near future. I'm pretty sure they have improve alot on laser eye surgery. So now there is an option of the less invasive one and can get very excellent results. I would go consult many doctors too on which is the most excellent option to have a laser eye surgery.

The aunt of my boyfriend had laser eye surgery, but it caused a lot of complications and she had to go back for another operation to make things a bit better. Her eyes are good these days (no need for glasses at all), but it took a few years. Not sure if it was worth it all personally.

my friend had it done several years ago, in Canada. She traveled there to do it because it was not yet legal in the U.S. I thought she was awful brave. I have very poor eyesight and until fairly recently this option was not available to me due to farsightedness - only myopia was operable previously. I am not sure I am willing to do it though. It frightens me to risk what I do have.

My uncle had it done. But he just turned 40 and now he needs glasses for driving or reading (can't remember which). I think his doctor told him that was normal because your eyes start to deteriorate somewhat at 40 anyhow, even with the surgery.

My uncle had it done. But he just turned 40 and now he needs glasses for driving or reading (can't remember which). I think his doctor told him that was normal because your eyes start to deteriorate semowhat at 40 anyhow, even with the surgery.