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re: Anyone here ever get Lasik?
Posted on 3/18/15 at 6:13 pm to OMLandshark
Posted on 3/18/15 at 6:13 pm to OMLandshark
Im am actually getting PRK tomorrow. (Closely related to lasik. Look it up.)
Posted on 3/18/15 at 6:13 pm to xxKylexx
Did it last year. I used dr. Woo. She's one of the best in Baton Rouge. Don't go cheap. I paid $2399 total.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 6:17 pm to xxKylexx
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Anyone here ever get Lasik?
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For starters, who is the most affordable
OT Baller status revoked. You do not go cheap when it comes to your vision.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 6:24 pm to WPBTiger
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OT Baller status revoked. You do not go cheap when it comes to your vision.
This. Rule of thumb is $1000 per eye minimum. Mine was $1200 per.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 6:24 pm to LSUEEAlum
Second and third the votes for Dr. Woo. She is aces. She always gets mad at me in my annual checkup because I still don't need glasses and I'm several years older than her.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 6:25 pm to xxKylexx
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For starters, who is the most affordable and does it really only last 10 years or so?
And no. Provided your eyesight was stable when you get the surgery, it should last your entire lifetime. The myth is that LASIK corrects farsightedness. It doesn't do that, and farsighteness usually strikes later in life.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 6:31 pm to OMLandshark
Best money I ever spent !!
Posted on 3/18/15 at 7:02 pm to OMLandshark
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Provided your eyesight was stable when you get the surgery, it should last your entire lifetime. The myth is that LASIK corrects farsightedness. It doesn't do that, and farsighteness usually strikes later in life.
Lots of fail in this post.
There's really no way of predicting how long LASIK will last. If your prescription changes from year to year, there's a good chance it'll keep changing after LASIK. The surgery reshapes your cornea to get you seeing clearly at that point in time, but it doesn't do anything to stabilize refractive changes. You should have a stable prescription for at least a year before having any sort of refractive surgery.
And LASIK can absolutely correct farsightedness. It's not quite as predictable as myopic LASIK, but it can be done. You're thinking of presbyopia, the inability for adults over 40-45 to see up close.
This post was edited on 3/18/15 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 3/18/15 at 7:21 pm to medtiger
Had it in 2007. Needed an enhancement a few months after to get it perfect.
Had some dry eye for several weeks. I was quite sensitive to light for about a year, but I had been wearing photogray or transition lens for 20+ years and was not used to unfiltered sunlight.
I wear readers now for close up. That is not fixed by lasik to correct your distance vision. All is well.
This bulletin board has good info, but keep in mind that the main people who post are those who have problems. Folks who are happy don't usually search for a forum to share the experience.
Had some dry eye for several weeks. I was quite sensitive to light for about a year, but I had been wearing photogray or transition lens for 20+ years and was not used to unfiltered sunlight.
I wear readers now for close up. That is not fixed by lasik to correct your distance vision. All is well.
This bulletin board has good info, but keep in mind that the main people who post are those who have problems. Folks who are happy don't usually search for a forum to share the experience.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 7:23 pm to Icansee4miles
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Icansee4miles
the expert
Posted on 3/18/15 at 7:24 pm to Twenty 49
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Had it in 2007. Needed an enhancement a few months after to get it perfect.
The technology is only getting better by the year though!
I had mine just last November, and (besides the 3 days after) it's been SO nice. Originally I couldn't see 3 inches past my nose and now I'm at 20/20!
Posted on 3/18/15 at 7:27 pm to xxKylexx
I am going the end of april. It will be 4100. It will last until mid 40's usually when you will have to start using readers
Posted on 3/18/15 at 7:45 pm to bobaftt1212
I had it done in 2002. Still 20/15. I was approximately 20/700 prior to surgery.
Best money I've ever spent.
I'm 43 and still have no issues with far sightedness.
Best money I've ever spent.
I'm 43 and still have no issues with far sightedness.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 8:27 pm to xxKylexx
Had it this morning from Dr Woo. Can already say best decision ever. Surgery was easy, all you have to do is relax, not move, and stare into light. She already cleared me to drive and go back to work tomorrow.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 8:28 pm to xxKylexx
My eye sight had stabilized and I am wearing glasses again 10 years later.
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