Lasik

[dougp]

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

[Spurfect]

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

hey!!! where are you getting it done at? I've had it. back in 2004 err or was it 2003? lol i can't keep track of time anymore. anyway I did it over there in Houston at the Lasik Plus Vision Center on Buffalo Speedway. is that where you're going?

[phyzik]

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.

[dougp]

hey!!! where are you getting it done at? I've had it. back in 2004 err or was it 2003? lol i can't keep track of time anymore. anyway I did it over there in Houston at the Lasik Plus Vision Center on Buffalo Speedway. is that where you're going?

I'm going to Berkley Eye Center ... It's a pretty penny, but they're nice and such. They're off Weslayan & West Alabama.

Did you have the Intralase or did they use a blade?

[Spurfect]

I'm going to Berkley Eye Center ... It's a pretty penny, but they're nice and such. They're off Weslayan & West Alabama.

Did you have the Intralase or did they use a blade?

mine was about $3,000 :dizzy
I'm about to get braces too so there goes another $3,000 :dizzy :greedy :dizzy
anyway, gosh i don't even remember what I got, what is the difference? I think it was Intralase. all i know is that it took maybe 20 minutes at the most and you feel some pressure on your eyes but it's not really THAT painful. The freakiest part is that they have your eyes held open by a device but at one point during the procedure your vision goes blank. like you see nothing, just blackness, but your eye is open!! so weird but then you start to see the little red flashing light and your vision starts to come back. scary that you are like blinded for a few seconds :wow

[dougp]

mine was about $3,000 :dizzy
I'm about to get braces too so there goes another $3,000 :dizzy :greedy :dizzy
anyway, gosh i don't even remember what I got, what is the difference? I think it was Intralase. all i know is that it took maybe 20 minutes at the most and you feel some pressure on your eyes but it's not really THAT painful. The freakiest part is that they have your eyes held open by a device but at one point during the procedure your vision goes blank. like you see nothing, just blackness, but your eye is open!! so weird but then you start to see the little red flashing light and your vision starts to come back. scary that you are like blinded for a few seconds :wow

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 :)

[Spurfect]

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 :)

ah ok, i didn't get that then. it was Intralase. they didn't tell me anything about going blind for a few seconds either. it just kind of caught me off guard! did you get a lifetime warranty? I really need to go back and get my eyes checked again, because I feel like my vision has decreased a little. I have a lifetime warranty so they can tweak it for free

[dougp]

ah ok, i didn't get that then. it was Intralase. they didn't tell me anything about going blind for a few seconds either. it just kind of caught me off guard! did you get a lifetime warranty? I really need to go back and get my eyes checked again, because I feel like my vision has decreased a little. I have a lifetime warranty so they can tweak it for free

No, it's only for 2 years :\

[Spurfect]

No, it's only for 2 years :\

wow you're getting jipped then. that high of a price you should have a lifetime package :wtf

[dougp]

wow you're getting jipped then. that high of a price you should have a lifetime package :wtf


You would think, huh? But I dunno - my friend's dad in high school was a laser eye surgeon and rarely ever had to do touch ups ... so who knows.

[Spurfect]

You would think, huh? But I dunno - my friend's dad in high school was a laser eye surgeon and rarely ever had to do touch ups ... so who knows.

rarely, but it does happen. also you can start losing the sharpness of your vision when you are older. I like the fact that I have the option to ever go back if i need it. mine was financed in a year with no interest too, it was all a very good deal!

[Mixability]

I had it done back in 2002:
20/20 the morning after
20/15 a month after.

Employee discount. :fro

[tlongII]

I had it done and am now blind in my left eye.

[dougp]

I had it done and am now blind in my left eye.

I hope you're joking - and if you are, Kori should ass rape you with splintering balsa wood and then hit ban.

[Nutmeg]

Hey I got it done like 2 yrs ago and I had the Intralase done. It cost me about 4500 but so worth it. You just feel a little pressure and then you can smell it. Nothing major. But it was cool when I woke up from the sleeping pills they give you and you can see the clock on the other side of the room.

[T Park]

had it done in the winter of 03.

They give ya a sleeping pill, when you lay down you just get really really groggy, and you pretty much are just blah through the whole thing.

The only thing that bothered me was it felt like there was something in my eyes the little bit of time after that.

Remember to get your artificial tears also, they are really important for the healing of the eyes.

[tlongII]

I hope you're joking - and if you are, Kori should ass rape you with splintering balsa wood and then hit ban.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/tlongII/blind.jpg

[Silver21_Black20]

I want to get Lasik. Maybe next month I'll schedule an appt. with the same place my sister went to. She loves the results.

Good Luck, enigma! :)

[dougp]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/tlongII/blind.jpg

Ok - well, that does suck ... But I doubt I'll have any problems. *knocks on wood*

[tlongII]

Ok - well, that does suck ... But I doubt I'll have any problems. *knocks on wood*

It's a joke! :lmao

[dougp]

It's a joke! :lmao


In that case, you're a fuckin douche and I hope you go blind from staring at your ugly ass face in the mirror for too long.

[mrsmaalox]

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!

[Jimcs50]

I have some experience here. Here is what they will probably use on you:

http://www.cowboyindian.com/accespur.jpg

[ploto]

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.

[dougp]

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.

I'm 23 ... the chances of me needing reading glasses are pretty small, period. Only people who wear bifocals are my Dad's parents ... and you can't stop the aging of eyes - which is why most people wear reading glasses, it's not the same thing as how your cornea is shaped, which is what causes near & far-sightedness.

[SAtown]

I had this done last July. The real hassle about this is the visits and tests you have to go through before the surgery actually happens. Once you go in for the procedure, they tell you step by step what they're going to do, then ask you if you want a valium to settle you down. 20 minutes later, you're laying down, they place a glass type suction cup on your eye and open the lid. They "gloss" your eyeballs and hit the laser. They do that to the other eye as well.

The procedure itself will take a total of 10 minutes or so. The only thing that sucks is that you can smell the laser, which smells like burnt hair. Afterwards, they give you a shit load of eye drops, which your going to have to put in like 30 times a day. You will feel uncomfortable (like eyelashes in your eye), and you'll wear sunglasses indoors for the first day and a half.

Also, I don't know how it will go for you, but they told me it takes about 1 month or so to see PERFECTLY. So if at first you don't notice a HUGE difference like they promised, trust me, just wait it out.

Hope this helps

[dougp]

I had this done last July. The real hassle about this is the visits and tests you have to go through before the surgery actually happens. Once you go in for the procedure, they tell you step by step what they're going to do, then ask you if you want a valium to settle you down. 20 minutes later, you're laying down, they place a glass type suction cup on your eye and open the lid. They "gloss" your eyeballs and hit the laser. They do that to the other eye as well.

The procedure itself will take a total of 10 minutes or so. The only thing that sucks is that you can smell the laser, which smells like burnt hair. Afterwards, they give you a shit load of eye drops, which your going to have to put in like 30 times a day. You will feel uncomfortable (like eyelashes in your eye), and you'll wear sunglasses indoors for the first day and a half.

Also, I don't know how it will go for you, but they told me it takes about 1 month or so to see PERFECTLY. So if at first you don't notice a HUGE difference like they promised, trust me, just wait it out.

Hope this helps

I'm having CustomVue done, which is why it's so expensive. But they say that you should see 20/20 the day after your surgery with the customvue, or at least close to it. And yes, the big pain in the ass is the appointments before and after the procedure.

I already have 3 different eye drops for Thursday (surgery is on friday.)

[SAtown]

I'm having CustomVue done, which is why it's so expensive. But they say that you should see 20/20 the day after your surgery with the customvue, or at least close to it. And yes, the big pain in the ass is the appointments before and after the procedure.

I already have 3 different eye drops for Thursday (surgery is on friday.)

I think I had that one as well (had it done at The Lasik Center on 410). Right after I got out of the procedure and was being briefed on all the eye drops and everything, one of the nurses told me to look out the window and see if I could notice a difference, which I did.

[dougp]

I think I had that one as well (had it done at The Lasik Center on 410). Right after I got out of the procedure and was being briefed on all the eye drops and everything, one of the nurses told me to look out the window and see if I could notice a difference, which I did.

Cool - I'm excited, though a bit nervous because we only have two eyes ... lol

[SAtown]

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

[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!!!! :clap

[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!!!! :clap

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!"

http://writingcompany.blogs.com/this_isnt_writing_its_typ/images/goldfinger_laser.jpg

[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. :nerd

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 (http://www.my2020.com/wiles.php) 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 (http://www.my2020.com) 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:toast

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.

[johnsmith]

It may have already been addressed, but how much did you guys pay for it?

[TE]

I don't have the exact number, but it was a little under $3000

[johnsmith]

I don't have the exact number, but it was a little under $3000

That's so fucking worth it....I think I'm gonna finally pull the trigger.....I can't even wrap my mind around what it must be like to wake up at night and be able to see the alarm clock.

[TheMACHINE]

$2600...crystal clear during day...halos and star burst at night...but its only been 2 nights...so hoping it will go away.

[Chachachango]

Did the halos and star burst go away?

[TheMACHINE]

‎3 month Lasik post op: Still 20/20. Can't find the little wrinkle I had on my right eye from my one month post op. Other than the starbursts at night, so far so good.

[sonnytris]

Did my procedure in 03 and Dr. George Boozalis told me that he had done thousands of procedures and mine was the only insurance that covered the cost of this operation ..Saved me a bunch . See his site and the first thing he will do is classified you per age? Will offer different things according to your age? 18 to 40 and 41 to 60 and 61 and above . Guess he does different things according to your age group ???? Look it up ? Dr. George Boozalies born in Freeport and his practice in Victoria . Victoria Eye Center and look at how he will triage your operation according to diffeent age spans...Its only 130 miles or so but he has the best bedside manner plus he is a very good eye surgeon. Has lots of local offices in Beeville, Port Lavaca , Yoakum, Cureo and Corpus . If anyone is looking into this procedure please go see this Dr. first ...its free for the first visit and he will really impress you . If your from out of town he will shortend some of the appointmenat so you will keep your visit to a bare minimun. He did a twik on me back in 08 and did cartacts in 2011 BUT the only bad thing is that i had to wear readers but now he can correct iot with surgery and not need readers just the operations which cost a grand or so
Wow it all adds up?
Is This Country Great or What

[howbouthemspurs]

The Army paid for my surgery in 2007 in Germany while I was a combat medic. I think I have 20/10 vision. Everything has been perfect so far.

[TheMACHINE]

I had a dream that my Lasik was fake....that the Doctor just distracted me with a red light and popped in a couple of contact lens and said "Don't touch your eye from now on, it'll ruin the surgery". =P