Lasik at 20/20 at 10 days

[PersianKitty]

If I'd have known it was this easy I would have done it years ago.

11 days ago I was -5.3 in my left and -4.5 in my right.

I had my surgery on April 2nd. The day after I was reading 20/30. Today, with both eyes I can read the 20/20 line. Individually my right eye is 20/20 and my left is about 20/30 or so. My left eye is a bit drier than my right. Doc put collogen plugs in my lower tear ducts to help keep my tears in my eyes longer. The plugs absorb over a 2 week period.

He said by my next visit at 30 months I'll likely be 20/15. Although the nurse there said it might be a good thing if my left eye stayed a bit nearsighted. Might mean the difference between eventually needing reading glasses or not.

Also.. I am fully convinced that because I paid extra for the Wavefront Customvue technology, I'm not having to deal with the night vision problems of halos, etc.

[Fletch XXX]

vision is pretty cool.

[zzgundamnzz]

Where did you get your surgery done?

[Dawgy]

i had RK done years ago, before the lasik stuff. wish i had waited, but then again who knows what tomorrow's technology will be. im not sure my vision, its not 20/20, and i have halos and stuff at night, around certain lettering (light on dark) etc... but it was worth it over all to not have to wear glasses.

congrats on yours pk

[BRISK]

Could you feel it when they slice your eye open and flip back that flap of cornea?

[DR_PHIL]

glad it worked out for u

[KMR Stitch]

Good luck pk.

I will be going under the knife this summer for my Corhena Trasnplant. I am nervus as hell!

[Basher]

cool I was thinking of getting it done myself

[Strife]

good to hear that the procedure went well.

[footsex]

I got my eyes done back in 98, its the best decision I ever made.

[Nismo]

Originally posted by KMR Stitch
Good luck pk.

I will be going under the knife this summer for my Corhena Trasnplant. I am nervus as hell!

What is a "corhena"?

[PersianKitty]

Originally posted by zzgundamnzz
Where did you get your surgery done?

Just south of Seattle, WA. I'm lucky that there's a vision surgery center (not lasik only) run by a Mayo Clinic trained doc that's even got a few patents on surgery-related Lasik procedures.

[PersianKitty]

Originally posted by BRISK
Could you feel it when they slice your eye open and flip back that flap of cornea?

Not at all. Whatever they use for numbing drops these days really does the trick. Used the same drops to put the plugs in my tear duct today.

[Thong Sniper]

Originally posted by PersianKitty


Just south of Seattle, WA. I'm lucky that there's a vision surgery center (not lasik only) run by a Mayo Clinic trained doc that's even got a few patents on surgery-related Lasik procedures.

PK are you awake during this surgery? I wanna get it, but I can't afford glasses let alone lasik

[PersianKitty]

Originally posted by KMR Stitch
Good luck pk.

I will be going under the knife this summer for my Corhena Trasnplant. I am nervus as hell!

This doc does those as well. I guess he's pretty well known in the field. Good luck to you.

[BRISK]

[PersianKitty]

Originally posted by Thong Sniper


PK are you awake during this surgery? I wanna get it, but I can't afford glasses let alone lasik

Yes very awake. On valium, but awake. The woman who went before me said she was the biggest wimp there is and she came out surprised at how simple it was.

I'm kicking myself for waiting so long.

[Kard63]

I had lasik last september. I went from 20/200 (with both eyes) to 20/20.



They are only 20/25 by themselves but I read my alarm clock when I wake up now.... what more do you need out of life.



There is a Doctor Burger that travels back and forth between Ohio and Indiana that has performed the surgery 40,000 times. Get him if you live near by.

[PersianKitty]

Originally posted by BRISK

I've seen all the pics before. When it's your eye and you're laying there. You're not thinking about what's on the eye.. you're concentrating on a red light and the butterflies in your stomach. I was in the operating suite a whopping 5 minutes.

[Napolean]

im going to try getting lasik done the second i can afford it, im tired of contact lenses..

and my eyes only seem to be getting worse

[Thong Sniper]

holy shit that seems intense.

anyone wanna spot me some lasik?

[Kard63]

Yea each eye takes 3 minutes and it hurts about half that time but you can deal with it. Its kinda intense, I burst a blood vessle in an eye jsut by straining. No pain at all after though


BTW if Nikki Nevada wears contacts you should come see Dr. Burger and stay at my house while you're here.

[Kard63]

Originally posted by Thong Sniper
holy shit that seems intense.

anyone wanna spot me some lasik?

Mine was $2300 total and I would spend 10x that much if they could have guarunteed my results. Jsut go do it man. IF you have bad astigmatism you can't though.

[PersianKitty]

Originally posted by Kard63
Yea each eye takes 3 minutes and it hurts about half that time but you can deal with it. Its kinda intense, I burst a blood vessle in an eye jsut by straining. No pain at all after though


BTW if Nikki Nevada wears contacts you should come see Dr. Burger and stay at my house while you're here.

The laser was on my right eye for 45 seconds.. left eye for 25. I never felt a thing. Some people say that afterward it feels like there's an eyelash in their eye or something. They sent me home with a vial of the numbing drops to use the first day if I needed them, but I didn't.

[Thong Sniper]

Originally posted by Kard63


Mine was $2300 total and I would spend 10x that much if they could have guarunteed my results. Jsut go do it man. IF you have bad astigmatism you can't though.

if i had the money, I'd go do it right now, however, I'm just starting in the biz. So we'll see in 6 months

[cashman]

I am still a pussy and staying on the sidelines.

[PersianKitty]

Originally posted by cashman
I am still a pussy and staying on the sidelines.

haha.. I'm the ultimate pussy. I feel silly for waiting so long.

[Kard63]

Originally posted by cashman
I am still a pussy and staying on the sidelines.

If you are that frightened have one eye done at a time. Its been 7 months and I still rave about how great it is. DO IT !!!!

[aaron]

Damn!

[On-top]

Nice to hear! Congrats

[Mr Pheer]

whats the risk of going blind or having worse vision?

[Thomas1007]

Nice to hear your doing well PK

I've thought about getting it done as well
I hate glasses and contacts

[KC]

Congrats PK!!

I need to wait another year or so to make sure my perscription has stabilized. I'm defintiely going to have it done as soon as they say it's time!

[axelcat]

one of these days when I get some guts I too will have it done

[HS-Trixxxia]

Glad to hear PK!
My husband was reminding me this morning that he'd like to experience seeing things clearly in his lifetime. I should get him an appointment - he never wears glasses so he has really never experienced seeing 'clearly'.

[Doctor Dre]

I know an optometrist personally . She told me that eye surgery works well for most people but the vision start going down after 4-5 years and they restart wearing glasses after a while . Unless you got real good $, you better stick with the glasses or the lens.

[asuna]

I'm jsut scared I'd sneeze, or I'll haev anxiety so bad I'll just shit in my pants...

[PersianKitty]

Originally posted by Doctor Dre
I know an optometrist personally . She told me that eye surgery works well for most people but the vision start going down after 4-5 years and they restart wearing glasses after a while . Unless you got real good $, you better stick with the glasses or the lens.

I did tons of reading and researching before finally having surgery. Lasik corrects vision so that you see well far away for the rest of your life. What it can not do is prevent the normal changes of the eye due to aging. Most people as they get older... 40s, 50s, etc.. need correction for close up things. Those who already wear glasses end up with bifocals. All material on the subject will tell you that you'll likely need reading glasses at some point in your lifetime, but that you won't need glasses to drive, watch tv or a movie, etc.

I've talked to tons of people who've had all versions of corrective vision surgery. Only one person out of at least 50 needed a 'touch up' about 7 years. And that was now 10 years ago.

[Huggles]

I have a dead spot on my retina. A small blind spot in the upper field of vision in my right eye. I hope someday they can fix this.

[Zebra]

I go Thursday to have my eyes checked one last time and then I go on the 30th to have my lasik.

I will be SO fucking glad to be done with contacts and glasses.
I can get drunk and pass out and not wake up with my contacts stuck to the back of my eyeballs.

[Vitasoy]

Good to hear, I was thinking of getting this done myself.

[Kard63]

Originally posted by Doctor Dre
I know an optometrist personally . She told me that eye surgery works well for most people but the vision start going down after 4-5 years and they restart wearing glasses after a while . Unless you got real good $, you better stick with the glasses or the lens.

I don't believe that and it doesnt matter to me because my $2300 included an unsurance policy so that if my vision ever degrades I can have teh surgery as many times as need in the future for free. Best $2300 ever.

[GotGauge]

PK - How much was yours with the wave front.
Last time I checked it was 2K an eye here.

Zebra same with you, since you live close to me, what are they hitting you for?

Trust me I am not looking for the cheapest doctor, they have some for $500 an eye here, but I do want to see if 2K an eye is about right....

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[zzgundamnzz]

What do you see when there operating on you eye. Or does your eye go black because of the drops?

[scoreman]

Nice, congrats!

I had my eyes done with Lasik about two years ago. I have 20/20 in one eye and 20/15 in the other. I was -3.75 and -4.5 before surgery. After the surgery I had one eye that was bloodshot for about 10 days due to the pressure on the eye to hold it steady for surgery. I had minor night halos which gradually subsided to virtually nothing.

I am very satisfied with the results. Being free of glasses after a lifetime of fumbling in the dark and being completely blind in the pool is a liberating experience. Glad to hear everything went well with yours.

[Ash@phpFX]

good to hear it worked out, my dad is getting it done soon

Congrats

[PersianKitty]

Originally posted by GotGauge
PK - How much was yours with the wave front.
Last time I checked it was 2K an eye here.

Zebra same with you, since you live close to me, what are they hitting you for?

Trust me I am not looking for the cheapest doctor, they have some for $500 an eye here, but I do want to see if 2K an eye is about right....

[email protected]

Total for both eyes with the wavefront was $3100. Without would have been $2400. There's some a bit cheaper than then want to charge you $400 an eye to use the newer laser that cuts the flap. My doc only uses that so it's already in his price.

[PersianKitty]

Originally posted by zzgundamnzz
What do you see when there operating on you eye. Or does your eye go black because of the drops?

All I saw was a fuzzy red dot they told me to look at and a ring of light around it.

[monica]

I want to have LASIK done so badly, but I have astigmatism in both eyes, as well as having terrible eyesight.

I've heard they can't fix both.