Author Topic: Laser eye surgery (Read 1932 times)

beet1e · « **Reply #15 on:** November 11, 2003, 06:27:41 PM »

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Originally posted by mrblack
I was borne with out eyelids.
I had an operation when i was 8 weeks old using my foreskine.
To make eyelids with.
Works really good although sometimes I get a little cockeyed.

...and ever since, you've been the winky-wanky man. Every time you wink, you wank. Every time you wank, you wink. Hey boy, stop throwing sand in Mr.Black's eyes.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 11, 2003, 06:35:23 PM »

MrCoffee
No hospitalization. I was home two hours after I left for the appointment and back to work after the weekend.

I had it done on a saterday I think.

Hell it didn't even hurt.

My only bad experiance was they forgot to give me liquid tears along with the other eye drops so my eyes where a bit dry at times.

I never even took any of the pain killers they perscribed.

Otto · « **Reply #17 on:** November 11, 2003, 06:37:06 PM »

Make sure you only have done on ONE eye. If they screw that up at least your not blind for life.

davidpt40 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 11, 2003, 06:49:41 PM »

I have poor vision also. I like everything I've heard EXCEPT for reduced night vision. That I cannot handle. I work at night, and also run at night.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 11, 2003, 06:52:00 PM »

David
My night vision is fine. Better then I remember it being with glasses.

ra · « **Reply #20 on:** November 11, 2003, 08:09:40 PM »

My sister had Lasik several years ago. She had always had bad eyesight ever since she was a kid. The procedure was over in 30 minutes, her boyfriend drove her home and she took a nap as recommended. When she woke up she fumbled for her glasses before realizing she didn't need them anymore. She tests at 20/20 now.

If I needed glasses I would get this surgery in a second.

ra

Tarmac · « **Reply #21 on:** November 11, 2003, 08:31:00 PM »

Can you guys talk about the night vision bit a little more? Do the halos around lights go away, or is that a permanent side effect?

In the line of work I intend to be in I can't have poor night vision, especially if it affects driving. But I'd love to get rid of my contacts; I hear they don't go well with pepper spray.

Pfunk · « **Reply #22 on:** November 11, 2003, 08:48:52 PM »

The recent technical advances in laser vision correction are astounding. Doctors use innovations, like the tracker guided laser system, to make treatment exceptionally predictable and precise. Recently, three of the latest technologies, including the tracker system, have come together in LADARVISION.

LADARVISION is a new excimer laser in which a laser tracking system allows precision and accuracy never achieved before. During the procedure the infrared laser beam automatically tracks the patient's eye 4,000 times each second. This advance virtually eliminates any concern over patient eye movement.

The tracker guided laser system has what is termed, flying spot precision. The flying spot allows laser spot placement to a resolution of 37 microns, a level of accuracy not previously possible.

The ability to control the size of the treatment zone so precisely has, until now, not been possible. While all lasers allow doctors to precisely control the amount of correction, only LADARVISION allows the doctor to customize the size of the treatment area.

Customized astigmatism correction available only with LADARVISION allows for maximum sharpness of vision.

Thanks to the capability to match the treatment size to the patient's pupil, we can maximize the quality of vision both during the day and night. The vast majority of patients have minimal if any night vision complaint following LADARVISION laser vision correction. For the patient for with an unusually large pupil at night, customizing the treatment size only with LADARVISION can greatly reduce any night vision symptoms

Pfunk · « **Reply #23 on:** November 11, 2003, 08:49:37 PM »

The LASEK system allows for laser vision correction without making an incision to the cornea. With the earlier, LASIK, a thin layer of corneal tissue is lifted to allow the laser to reshape the cornea surface. With LASEK, the epithelium (a thin layer of skin on the eye) is lifted instead and then the cornea is reshaped with the laser.

What does this mean?

Well, for starters if you have been previously discouraged from having LASIK, you may now be an excellent candidate. LASEK technology opens the door for many who thought they would never be rid of cumbersome glasses and high maintenance, uncomfortable contacts.

Patients, who in the past were hesitant to have Laser Vision Correction because of fear of having incision, now have this new option. With LASEK only a thin layer of epithelium, a tissue, which re-grows as predictably as hair, is elevated prior to Laser Vision Correction. No incision is made in the cornea.

Only a laser vision correction professional can tell you which procedure is right for you.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #24 on:** November 11, 2003, 09:04:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Tarmac
Can you guys talk about the night vision bit a little more? Do the halos around lights go away, or is that a permanent side effect?

I had halos around street lights and headlight for about 3 months after the surgery. Nothing you cant deal with - just different. The best way I can describe the 'halos' is the way a poorly waxed car looks against sunlight - that 'haze' where the light hits.

After the 90 days or so, they went away.

I have had no reduction in my night vision whatsoever.

BB Gun · « **Reply #25 on:** November 11, 2003, 09:05:28 PM »

Haven't had it done, but have worn glasses since I was 4 and a half years old, and I had needed them since birth.

I know personally 3 people who have had it done, and they all LOVE it. No complaints from any of them.

Seriously thinking about it now. Eyes are "hardening" with age and my prescription is getting worse/tending toward bifocals.

I did the contact thing from age 19 to about a year ago when the hard lenses scratched my eye. I've been reluctant to go back, and soft lenses are not an option with my astigmatism and farsightedness combination.

Fear of losing sight is diminishing with the advances and reports of people who are happy with the procedure. Just gotta save up the cost.

BB

flakbait · « **Reply #26 on:** November 11, 2003, 09:36:55 PM »

While I don't need glasses, Dr Blue wrote this review of his LASIK surgery a few years ago.

http://www.avweb.com/news/aeromed/181599-1.html

He talks about side-effects, possible problems, recommendations for doctors, along with the whole shebang of recovery. Keep in mind the article was written in 2000, so both techniques and the hardware have improved.

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Dux · « **Reply #27 on:** November 11, 2003, 09:42:14 PM »

Watch Minority Report before thinking about going to the cheap surgeon.

mrblack · « **Reply #28 on:** November 12, 2003, 12:56:20 AM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
...and ever since, you've been the winky-wanky man. Every time you wink, you wank. Every time you wank, you wink. Hey boy, stop throwing sand in Mr.Black's eyes.

LOL:rofl

Wilfrid · « **Reply #29 on:** November 12, 2003, 05:42:52 AM »

Fantastic, thanks a lot Flakbait.