re: Question for those who have had lasik eye surgery

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Williamson

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most reputable clinic

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Meh.

Asked optometrist during routine exam, he did some measurements and said I would be a good candidate.

Went to the Lasik surgery center that he recommended. Turned out great. I went from not being able to see anything more than 1 foot in front of my face to being almost 20/20.

Had it done in 2000 in Baton Rouge. Optometrist thought I was candidate & recommended a Lasik surgeon.

Best money I ever spent. No issues since surgery.

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What was the whole experience like, from when you got to the clinic on the day of the surgery?

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I showed up, checked in, they gave me a valium, and I started filling out some paperwork. The V kicked in and I had my wife finish filling out the forms because I was just too mellow to care.

When I was good and chill, they took me back, sat me in the chair and leaned it back, put some numbing drops in my eyes, and let that sit. After I was numb, they put these clamps on my eye to hold the lids open, used this thing that's kinda like a cigar cutter to slice the top layer of the eye to create a flap. Then they flipped the flap back, told me to stare at the red dot, and the laser did it's thing. The gently put the flap back in place and squished the air bubbles out.

Repeat for the other eye.

They sat me up, brought me to a different chair and apparatus where they could check out their handiwork, and gave me the all clear. Lastly, they taped these plastic shields over my eyes to keep them closed and protect them from me accidentally brushing them.

The whole procedure lasted less than 15 minutes.

The wife drove me home, I took a nap. I woke up around 7 pm and listened to TV for a while, then back to sleep.

The next morning I took the shields off and I could see like a hawk. I drove myself to the eye center to get checked out. I couldn't believe how sharp my vision was. I was reading license plates and street signs from farther away than I ever had. I was prescribed some drops to speed up healing and prevent infection, and I went back a few times for check ups.

It took some getting used to waking up and not reaching for my glasses. Not having contacts get dry on me. I race mountain bikes and the hassle of dust under a contact screwed up more than one race for me. Not any more.

Like I said in my original post, best money I ever spent.

I'd need a lot

Also, you said something about plastic shields. Are you completely blind for a while?

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Also, you said something about plastic shields. Are you completely blind for a while?

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Yes, Briefly.