Lasik

[angel_luv]

I don't know how old you are, but I hope they warned you that you may need reading glasses sooner or even in some cases right away.

Cute sig, Ploto.


Good luck Enigma

[dougp]

It's painless, just a bit uncomfortable. The procedure is really just amazing.

Yah - I can't wait. I'm going to SA the day afterwards ... I'd actually KILL if someone wanted to donate two tickets to my girlfriend and myself for the GS & Spurs game.

[Spurfect]

yeah it'll feel like you got sand in your eyes afterward for a bit.
they'll give you some funny looking sunglasses to wear once you are done and tell you that you gotta go home and sleep for a few hours or at least lay down with your eyes closed, lol
I had 20/15 vision at my follow up appt
ooooh i just got two free tickets for tonight's Spurs game!!!!

[dougp]

yeah it'll feel like you got sand in your eyes afterward for a bit.
they'll give you some funny looking sunglasses to wear once you are done and tell you that you gotta go home and sleep for a few hours or at least lay down with your eyes closed, lol
I had 20/15 vision at my follow up appt
ooooh i just got two free tickets for tonight's Spurs game!!!!

That's cool - I'm hoping for better than 20/20

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I had mine done in Denver last year. $1,600. Both eyes. Lifetime warranty. And my vision is perfect.

The same procedure was going to cost me $4,500 in Albuquerque.

[fraga]

This dude on the corner said he'd do it for me for $200 using his Laser Pointer...should I do it...

[ShoogarBear]

its gonna be like James Bond with a laser getting closer to your eye... burning your cheek ever so slowly as it crawls across your face... as it reaches your eye your going to hear this poping/sizzling noise... kinda like bacon in a skillet.... Then there's the smell of the smoke.... Dont blink, just endure the exquisit pain... if you blink you will lose your eyelid forever and your eye will shrivel up because of the dryness.

"What do I want you to do? I want you to SEE, Mr. Bond!"

[Nutmeg]

I was legally blind with astigmatism and I now have 20/15 vision. I would totally do it again if I had to. And with any body getting old, you may need reading glasses later but not till your in late 40's, it's the same aging process as with someone who has perfect vision. Good luck with it!!!! you will absolutely love it.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Yah, mine is going to be about $4k ... shit, wish mine was $3k. They didn't tell me anything about going blind for a few seconds, but I knew about the device that holds your eyes open.

Main difference is between normal & intralase - I don't want a $%#@$# blade near my eye

Definitely get the Intralase, let the laser (and technology) do the work. Blade? No thanks.

Had mine done last January, best $3500 I ever spent. One word of caution though, if you start to get dry eyes with the drops the doc gives you, go to the store and try something different.

They gave me Refresh brand at the eye place, those made my eyes dry all the damn time. I tried Thera Tears and was completely off of eye drops about two weeks later other than a windy day here and there.

[jman3000]

i've been looking to get this done for a while now. the only thing keeping me back were those shows on tlc i've seen where they show the dude with the scalpel cutting away a thin layer of the eye before they shoot the laser. that always creeped me out seeing the person still awake and them cutting your eye like that.

[Kori Ellis]

I had mine done in Denver last year. $1,600. Both eyes. Lifetime warranty. And my vision is perfect.

The same procedure was going to cost me $4,500 in Albuquerque.

Yeah it's amazing how much it varies in price in different areas. I know people in Los Angeles that had it for $700 per eye.

[jman3000]

damn.. if i could find a doc in sa that would be willing to do it for 700 each i'd do it now. i know docs in la can probably manage that price due to sheer volume... but still.

[thekingofmygirl]

Has anyone had it done? My surgery is on Friday and I just wanted to hear experiences.

heya enigma, how was your Lasik? Anyway i know this is already a late reply but just wondering if how are you now after the LASIK? Actually I had mine last year and the outcome to me was perfect. Thanks to Dr. Stephen B. Wiles my surgeon, he was so informative and he went through all the steps involved in the treatment and im so happy about my vision now. What effects were you experiencing before? I also encountered side effects but it’s normal so no worries. Anyway I had my Lasik in my2020 how about you?

[TheMACHINE]

my appointment is this Friday!! Excited! lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

my appointment is this Friday!! Excited! lol

Good luck...it's worth it

You getting Lasik or PRK?

[TheMACHINE]

regular old lasik...my prescription is -6.5...i figure its about time. lol

[chunticakes]

i got prk done in nuevo laredo back in 2006 for $500. i can still see 20/20 so i guess it worked well...

[TE]

Get it done. It's a painless and quick procedure.

I got it done a couple of years ago and it's helped me immensely.

[Wild Cobra Kai]

My friend went to the doctor who does the Spurs and it cost about $4K, took about 30 min, had no pain or complications and is 100% satisfied. I got an evaluation about 5 years ago and he said he couldn't get my vision any better than a pair of hard contacts. But he also said every year you wait will bring newer, better technology. It seems like the time is right. Good luck, I think you will probably LOVE it!

Ed Rashid. He's very good. He did my eyes back in 2002.

[TheMACHINE]

omg..im getting nervous. lol

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Everyone I've known that has had this done ends up needing glasses again like 8-10 years later

[TheMACHINE]

^^most likely reading glasses?

[Wild Cobra Kai]

Everyone I've known that has had this done ends up needing glasses again like 8-10 years later

10 years and going strong.

[TheMACHINE]

Here we go!!

[DisAsTerBot]

report back, thinking about it myself

[TheMACHINE]

Its been 3 hours and my eyes are tearing like crazy...but I can see good...
But hard to keep eyes open

[TE]

Its been 3 hours and my eyes are tearing like crazy...but I can see good...
But hard to keep eyes open

Yeah, it's going to be like that for a couple of days.

I experienced that for 4 days or so after the surgery... it's not really painful but more of discomforting feeling at that.

[TheMACHINE]

5 hours now..and I'm fine....discomfort is pretty much gone....if my vision stays like this, I'll be happy.

[TheMACHINE]

Any of you guys have issues with glare or halos?

[TE]

If I remember correctly, my ophthalmologist recommended me not going outside in broad daylight...best you can do is not make yourself vulnerable to areas in your home that refract light (like windows)...

I don't remember having issues with glare or halos other than the few times I stepped outside with those darkened plastic glasses they give out.