Bobcat is too old and scared to get lasik

[BY U BOY]

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[MOBILEMERCMAN]

I am scared too

 

[Davidmnc]

Or is it that he would not be able to drink beer for 24hrs for the surgery?

 

[phragle]

my dad had laser eye surgury last fall for cataracts, he could read prefectly before hand and spends (spent) a considerable amount of time reading, since the surgury, he has to use a full spectrum light to read, cant focus nearly as well on the type, and gets major eyestrain headaches. if it's not necessary..don't do it..there are a lot more laser eye surgury nightmares than you know.

 

[Tommy Gun]

I wore glasses starting in the third grade, then contacts for 30 years. Couldn't read a wall clock from 6 feet without'em. Started having problems with corneal ulcers. Had lasik 7 years ago; now have 20/15 vision in both eyes and only need glasses for reading. Great quality of life improvement for me. No problems with wind or dust, no problems boating, no problems period.

Had the surgery on Thursday afternoon and went to work Friday morning.

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

Nearly identical story to Tommy Gun for me. 20/15 vision. It's amazing. I paid top dollar to have the best guy I've heard of do it. Seems like the sort of thing you don't want to short cut...

 

[BBB725]

I had radial keratotomy 25 years ago, I couldn't see the big "E" on the eye chart before, after I was 20/20. The last couple years I have started to need glasses to read.

 

[MarylandMark]

BBB it's an age thing...

 

[Tony]

Well now yer just on a cheap shot roll this mornin arent ya?

One of my employees had Lasik about 8 years ago and within two years his vision was right back to the way it was before the surgerey.

 

[Playn]

Nearly identical story to Tommy Gun for me. 20/15 vision. It's amazing. I paid top dollar to have the best guy I've heard of do it. Seems like the sort of thing you don't want to short cut...

Wife and I both had it done years ago and couldn't be happier with the outcome.

 

[clayinaustin]

Had it done years ago. Love it!

 

[VtSteve]

I currently have progressive lenses for indoors, and a fixed set of glasses for driving and generally outdoors. Both are at their end of life. I plan to visit the Lasix center soon for a checkup, but I've been told for my vision, it might not be available.

We have a center here that's been around for some time, and has an excellent track record. They always say up front that they reject about 25% of those they screen. Here's hoping I don't fall into that category. I'm fine with having to wear reading glasses if need be, but to be able to wear real sunglasses again, and not have to screw around with two sets of glasses would be a definite plus.

 

[DonziGirl]

I'm too scared to do it.

 

[sledge]

LASIK Nov 2000 (29yrs old), couldn't be happier. Had it thursday evening and got dragged into work on Friday; I survived. Also paid the premium for the best guy; eye drs can't tell I had it done unless I tell them and they turn up the magnification.

A co-worker had the procedure a few months before me; she had a horrible experience with infection. She went to the lowest bidder and she was a chain smoker...FWIW.

 

[jima97]

I had it done a year ago. I see in HD now. Awesome. Don't price shop, you can't get back to where you started. I went to Woodhams in Atlanta. He teachs the docs at Emory. 1800/2500 per eye and worth every penny.

http://www.woodhamseye.com/

 

[Sea-Dated]

I know several people that have had it including my brother and step dad and they all love it. Only regret is that they did not do it sooner.....

 

[Magic Medicine]

Nearly identical story to Tommy Gun for me. 20/15 vision. It's amazing. I paid top dollar to have the best guy I've heard of do it. Seems like the sort of thing you don't want to short cut...

x2 I had the surgery 10 years ago when it wasn't cheap. Vision used to be horrible almost legally blind without glasses.

 

[Knot 4 Me]

For those mildly myopic, the results are usually very good. It is the moderate cases that tend to have more problems. Of course, severe myopia cannot benefit from the surgery. Verdict is still out on the long term effects of Lasik. For what it is worth, my brother is an Optometrist and continues to choose not to get the surgery based on what he sees on a daily basis. He is moderately myopic.

 

[Chris]

My sister & brother-in-law are both eye docs and they do it. There are 3 variables- the doctor, the equipment and the knife. The most important is the knife. The expensive guys use a fresh (and very expensive) knife each time. The cheapies use them until they dull and start to tear instead of slice. I've seen pics of the results. I've also watched the surgery being done.

A top-notch doc is going to have the latest equipment and use fresh blades- all worth the $$.