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re: Experiences with LASIK?
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:05 pm to DeathValley85
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:05 pm to DeathValley85
it was the greatest decision I've ever made.
waking up the day after surgery and clearly seeing the time on the clock across the room was amazing.
waking up the day after surgery and clearly seeing the time on the clock across the room was amazing.
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Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:06 pm to lsuchamps23
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it's $1300 per eye for the laser one
Glasses it is.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:06 pm to DeathValley85
look up Lusk in Shreveport. one of the best in the country. he was one of the first to perform it and one of the first to move to lasers.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:07 pm to DeathValley85
Sitting next to a guy at my office who went blind in one eye bc of it and he can't get anything done about it since it's elective surgery.....
And he got his done by McFarland, the guy who invented the laser part of it.
And he got his done by McFarland, the guy who invented the laser part of it.
This post was edited on 1/22/14 at 3:08 pm
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:07 pm to DeathValley85
Most on here will say no they had problems whatsoever. I would do it again, but it did mess with my contrast sensitivity a bit. I don't see as well in dark areas (poorly lit restaurant, for example) and I really need sunglasses on a bright day. I still get a bit of dry eye. That said, I had just as many problems with contacts.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:08 pm to TH03
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waking up the day after surgery and clearly seeing the time on the clock across the room was amazing.
I was in glasses in the 4th grade. I used to dream about waking up and seeing everything - particularly the clock - clearly. To know what time it was, without grabbing the clock or watch and bringing to my nose squinting (or fumbling for glasses, knocking them to the gloor half the time) - I would literally dream this - and wake up blind.
Then one day - it happened...
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:08 pm to Bunk Moreland
my night vision is a bit bad sometimes. lights get blurry and shite. still 100% worth it
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:09 pm to Ace Midnight
glasses since 3rd grade for me, but I know exactly what you mean. it was amazing when it finally happened
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:11 pm to Hog Springs
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Sitting next to a guy at my office who went blind in one eye bc of it and he can't get anything done about it since it's elective surgery.....
And this is the kind of stuff that makes me keep buying glasses. There's always one in the bunch with some scary or caution story.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:12 pm to Ace Midnight
I can't wait for that moment
less than 2 weeks away
less than 2 weeks away
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:14 pm to Platinum
Yep sucks for him. I think he has a chance to get it corrected but it's some godly amount of money and insurance won't pay for a lick of it.
Said if he had to do all over again he would never do it.
Said if he had to do all over again he would never do it.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:14 pm to Hog Springs
meh, I doubt the odds of that happening are very high at all. sucks for him, but it's definitely not the norm
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:15 pm to TH03
yeah the reward heavily outweighs the risk.
im nearsighted and would like to get it down the road to fix it
im nearsighted and would like to get it down the road to fix it
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:15 pm to DeathValley85
best thing ever.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:16 pm to Carson123987
I was nearly legally blind. stood up from the table after the surgery, went to an exam room, and saw better than 20/20. worth it.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:16 pm to TH03
I doubt they are either but it does. I have good vision so I don't have to worry about it but it would make me very cautious when doing it.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:17 pm to DeathValley85
Had mine done 1 year before I started med school.
Had a stable Rx for 5 years prior.
Was 20/20 immediately.
3 years later was back in glasses at original Rx.
Great surgeon, new laser, just bad luck. Not sure if all the reading had something to do with it.
Had a stable Rx for 5 years prior.
Was 20/20 immediately.
3 years later was back in glasses at original Rx.
Great surgeon, new laser, just bad luck. Not sure if all the reading had something to do with it.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:19 pm to TH03
What was your prescription?
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:21 pm to DeathValley85
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Experiences with LASIK?
Had it done last April. I recommend it to everyone with glasses. I had -5.5 and -6.0 and I now see better than 20/20. I had the bladeless wavefront done. I was in and out in 15 minutes. The valium didn't even have time to kick in before they were cutting me open. Probably the most uncomfortable feeling I've ever felt, but absolutely painless. I was back at work the next day. I used Dr. Singer in Metairie. Not the most personable guy, but he knows his stuff and we shite the shite about LSU baseball as he was fixing me.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 3:21 pm to DeathValley85
Nelson did mine in '06. Best decision ever. Still see 20/20 and no reading glasses at 54. My vision was stable for about 3 years prior to surgery.
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