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Experiences with LASIK?

Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:50 pm
Posted by DeathValley85
Member since May 2011
17176 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:50 pm
Thinking about getting it done eventually. What were your experiences with getting LASIK? Worth it? Did they blind you on accident? How are you reading this if so?

Trying to make an informed decision. I could not say I did my due diligence without an OT thread of course.
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66419 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:50 pm to
everyone says it changed their lives
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
59651 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:51 pm to
I want to get it done but I have a shifted cornea axis and they haven't tested enough guinne pigs yet for me to take the chance.
Posted by lsuchamps23
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2008
9494 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:52 pm to
Mine is scheduled for next Friday

Ill report back how it went
Posted by DeathValley85
Member since May 2011
17176 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:53 pm to
quote:

everyone says it changed their lives


I just want to be beautiful.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89529 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:54 pm to
I'm a proponent. Do not pick a surgeon based on price. Find out what procedures he's done, how many he's done and his complication rate.

Get the newest/best laser package - a preferably a guy who is co-located with the laser.

I'm almost 10 years post-surgery, still read the 20/25 line on the eye chart. I need cheaters to read fine print, but not even all the time. I occasionally get a little dry eye in the morning or after staring at a computer all day.

I was in ~ 6.75 and 8.5 diopter lenses, was 20/400 distance in both eyes, and had astigmatism.

Still have a touch of astigmatism, but nothing to cause me to wear lenses. I'm in cheaters maybe 10 hours a month. I might have been anyway, because that's related to age, versus the myopia I dealt with before.

I sat up and moved next door - read the 20/15 line with the bandage contacts in, while the laser was still cooling off. Never looked back.
Posted by WhoDat985
South Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
38 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:54 pm to
Best decision I ever made. My experience was incredible, it was barely uncomfortable in my opinion. I was expecting the procedure to be much worse. Get it done as soon as you can
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66419 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:55 pm to
go with fay woo if you're in br. lahaye if in lafayette
Posted by DeathValley85
Member since May 2011
17176 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:56 pm to
Wow that sounds awesome. I think your eyes may have also been a little worse than mine originally too.

Definitely not going to go with the "cheap guy". Can't mess around when it comes to your vision.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89529 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:57 pm to
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My experience was incredible, it was barely uncomfortable in my opinion.


I had the itchy/burning/gritty feeling for about a day and a half. I drove at night within about a week of the procedure, although I should have waited another couple of days. I saw "comet trails" (as I described them) around stoplights and other high contrast situation for a few months, but nothing bad enough to affect acuity or anything else.
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
59651 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:57 pm to
Imagine how great breasts would feel if you were blind.
Posted by lsuchamps23
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2008
9494 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:58 pm to
I've had glasses/contacts since I was 5, im now 29. I can't wait to wake up in the morning and not have to put anything in my eyes
Posted by taurusjwf
Member since Oct 2008
904 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:58 pm to
I had it done two years ago. As others have said, occasional dry eye. Nothing Optive Refresh Drops can't fix. Would do it again.
Posted by AstroTiger
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Oct 2007
22966 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:58 pm to
Best decision I ever made in my life. My vision was -6.50 and -6.00 so I could pretty much only see a blur. I went to Singer in Metairie and he was awesome. He's a no bullshite guy. I actually had PRK not LASIK so your experience may be different, but I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Posted by Platinum
Baton Rouge and New Orleans
Member since Jan 2014
255 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 2:58 pm to
I need to get this done. How much does it cost for a decent guy?
Posted by 68wDoc68w
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2014
1869 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:00 pm to
it was the best money ever spent

got it done in 08' and never had any problems so far

no regrets
Posted by LateArrivalforLSU
Ascension Parish
Member since Sep 2012
3512 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:00 pm to
quote:

Imagine how great breasts would feel if you were blind.

Wut?
Posted by lsuchamps23
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2008
9494 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:01 pm to
Scott Nelson is doing mine

it's $1300 per eye for the laser one
Posted by Camp Randall
The Shadow of the Valley of Death
Member since Nov 2005
15591 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:03 pm to
I never had any issues. I love it...had it done in 1999.
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
59651 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:03 pm to
When you lose one sense the others are all magnified.
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