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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Recommended? Experiences?
My eye sight is getting pretty bad, glasses are a pain in the arse (never where them) and contacts are too high maintenance. |
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By *i1971Man
over a year ago
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Apparently there comes a point when there is a shift in our vision as we get towards 40 so I guess anyone should wait for a while before getting them lasered? Otherwise wouldn't it need doing again after a while?
Would love to have it done but for two reasons - not keen on any eye surgery unless absolutely necessary, and the cost (especially if I needed it doing again later) |
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I'm blind as a bat without my contact lenses in but don't think about getting laser eye surgery done. I knew an ophthalmic surgeon and his wife who both wore glasses and wouldn't get this done....I figured if an expert doesn't think it was a good idea then I'm not jumping on that bandwagon either
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"doesn't it cost about two and half grand ? and is it true it only lasts for 2 and half to 3 years then your back to square one
or am I wrong ?
thanks "
Yeah mine was 3 grand but it lasts a lot longer, it’s just that your eyes will still deteriorate as you get older the same as most people, some people might need reading glasses as in correcting your long distance close up can get a little worse but to me it was worth it ! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I had mine done about twenty years ago. Fifteen minutes of minor discomfort and once all the drops they put in had cleared, could see better than I ever had without specs. It doesn't "wear off" as such, but as you get older, the muscles in the eyes aren't as effective, so we tend to get long sighted, but through a different mechanism.
Perhaps find a reputable clinic and go for a consultation to see what they can do for your particular situation?
I have absolutely no regrets and would do it again.
Hope this helps and good luck. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I thought it was to correct astigmatism. I can't get on Google to check that's correct, so could be talking bollocks."
It does that too. I suddenly stopped being utterly crap at pool...  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I know people who have had it done and say its the best thing they ever did
I quite like wearing my glasses tbh so I've never thought about it..
Plus the last time i had my biannual eye test a few weeks age i did not need a new prescription |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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it has really improved over the years.
like the medical procedure i had before christmas. yeara ago it would of meant months of recovery and further treatment.
now its in hospital for 2 days, go home rest up and no straining or lifting heavy weights.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I thought it was to correct astigmatism. I can't get on Google to check that's correct, so could be talking bollocks.
It does that too. I suddenly stopped being utterly crap at pool... "
I couldn't play pool when I could see properly. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It's on my list this year. I only started wearing glasses in 2017 for driving and I now have to wear them all the time. - I often don't bother as I can see fine close up and I hate the way I look in glasses. I couldn't get on with contacts at all. |
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Worth going to a clinic for a consultation but bear in mind that for certain types of prescription it’s not worth spending the money.
From approx age 40 we will all develop presbyopia. Basically this means that the eye is aging and the lens becomes less flexible and the muscles in the eye become weaker too. It leads to needing reading glasses. Traditional laser surgery doesn’t accommodate this |
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"Recommended? Experiences?"
The cornea (the surface that gets burned by the laser) takes around 6 months to heal, even after successful surgery; you don't want to be working in a dusty environment or anywhere that you might experience a blow to the head or any other form of percussive force to the eye.
There is more likelihood of the surgery not being successful if your current eyesight is close to the surgical limit for the procedure i.e. very short sighted or very long sighted (you, essentially have an eyeball that is the wrong shape).
You also need to ensure that your surgeon is aware of any other medical conditions that you have, including any medications that you take.
LASIK surgery is far better than LASEK.
Common side effects include dry eyes, halos around lights at night (may be important if you do a lot of driving); less common are light and contrast sensitivity, failure of correction, worsening of correction and degradation of correction with time. |
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