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  • Rictor
    Old Timer
    • Jan 2001
    • 12208
    #1

    Laser Eye Surgery Update

    Some of you wanted to be kept updated (because you were thinking of getting the surgery yourself) on my laser eye surgery recovery.

    It's been a few months and I went for a checkup last week. Still seeing at 20/20 and eyes are healing nicely. No side effects, no problems.

    I had the newer Custom Lasik surgery done, which I recommend if you're worried about your night vision (mine actually seems improved).

    All in all, if you're thinking of getting this surgery done, I say go for it. At this point I barely remember what life was like wearing contacts and glasses every day.
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    • Alisa
      Confirmed User
      • Apr 2004
      • 188
      #2
      Hey Rictor, how much does something like that cost?

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        • baddog
          So Fucking Banned
          • Apr 2001
          • 107089
          #3
          that is great news, but not surprising. . . . . I know when I had mine done 20+ years ago it was the best thing I have ever had done medically

          Now, if they could come up with something like that for curing farsightedness

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            • rickholio
              Confirmed User
              • Jan 2004
              • 1914
              #4
              I know someone I work with who had her eyes done, and she absolutely *loves* it. I'm seriously considering getting it done myself, although I'm not sure if PRK or LASIK will be my optimal choice (my pupils are quite large, which is what tends to cause the night vision problems and starburst/corona problems)
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                • Shoplifter
                  Richest man in Babylon
                  • Jan 2002
                  • 5892
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Rictor
                  Some of you wanted to be kept updated (because you were thinking of getting the surgery yourself) on my laser eye surgery recovery.

                  It's been a few months and I went for a checkup last week. Still seeing at 20/20 and eyes are healing nicely. No side effects, no problems.

                  I had the newer Custom Lasik surgery done, which I recommend if you're worried about your night vision (mine actually seems improved).

                  All in all, if you're thinking of getting this surgery done, I say go for it. At this point I barely remember what life was like wearing contacts and glasses every day.
                  If you are 20/20 at a distance do you have trouble seeing your monitor now or other close items?

                  Was this the wavefront surgery?

                  Thinking about it...
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                    • candyflip
                      Carpe Visio
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 43074
                      #6
                      Did the custom cost much more than $1k per eye? We have a large university hospital here in town and I'm trying to get into a study and get the surgery free of cost.

                      I've worn glasses since age 6 and don't like my face without specs. So regardless, I'll still have an assortment of frames. But to be able to see without them would be heaven.

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                        • Sammy4u
                          Confirmed User
                          • Mar 2003
                          • 1844
                          #7
                          Originally posted by rickholio
                          I know someone I work with who had her eyes done, and she absolutely *loves* it. I'm seriously considering getting it done myself, although I'm not sure if PRK or LASIK will be my optimal choice (my pupils are quite large, which is what tends to cause the night vision problems and starburst/corona problems)
                          I have really big eyes and pupils and I got the Lasik done. I absolutely love it and have had no problems at all. Your doc will be able to point you in the right direction for you though.
                          Good Luck


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                            • TheFrog
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 4095
                              #8
                              nice

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                                • Rictor
                                  Old Timer
                                  • Jan 2001
                                  • 12208
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Shoplifter
                                  If you are 20/20 at a distance do you have trouble seeing your monitor now or other close items?

                                  Was this the wavefront surgery?

                                  Thinking about it...
                                  I don't have trouble seeing at any distance. This surgery is called Custom Lasik. It's a little more expensive than regualr Lasik.

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                                    • Rictor
                                      Old Timer
                                      • Jan 2001
                                      • 12208
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Alisa
                                      Hey Rictor, how much does something like that cost?
                                      I paid around $5k but you can get it done a lot cheaper.

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                                        • snowpimp
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Feb 2002
                                          • 1099
                                          #11
                                          I had it done in november 03 and it was also the best decision i ever made. I'll update this post in another 50 years if i go blind...mine cost $4800, minus $1000 for insured discount (this place gave a discount to those with insurance even though the insurance didn't pay a penny).

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                                            • B40
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jul 2001
                                              • 7020
                                              #12
                                              Thanks for the update...is there a min. age you should be when getting this? A friend of mine said his doctor told him to wait until he was 25

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                                                • L0stMind
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Sep 2002
                                                  • 1681
                                                  #13
                                                  no min age. but they say that your eyesight should be stabilised for 5 years.

                                                  people like me, who never had glasses till I was 18, and my prescription got slightly worse at 22 (-1.5 in 1 eye, -0.75 in the other), should wait till our eyes have stabilised... otherwise there is a chance your eyes will degrade after the surgery is done...

                                                  and you can only have lasik once.

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