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I made an appointment for next month..I've heard the concerns, but everybody that I know, personally, that has undergone the procedure, has had great things to say..
Has anybody here ever had this done, and if so, do you recommend it? Just had the free eval and am seriously contemplating getting this done next week, but would like some feedback first.
I made an appointment for next month..I've heard the concerns, but everybody that I know, personally, that has undergone the procedure, has had great things to say..
IDK. I heard that sometimes, the inserted fat will make it harder to get an erection. Plus there have been reports of the fat shifting around resulting in a misshapen weeny. But ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
Yeah, i know 4 people who've had it. 3 swear by it, but the other said her vision hasnt changed much--and thats the one that worries me. She had astigmatism in both eyes. I only have it in the left, but its pretty bad. Didnt realize how bad till today, tbh
I have the exact same issue..I have astigmatism in both, but my left eye is significantly worse..my eyesight is absolutely atrocious, and I hate wearing contact lenses, tbh..
Thankfully, hipsters helped get glasses back in style..
I have terrible astigmatism as well so I've been researching this lately. A better alternative for you might be implantable lenses. Study up on those a bit before you make your decision.
It's going to suck when my eyesight starts to fail.
You should worry more about all the people left blinded and maimed by the surgery.
I have the exact same issue..I have astigmatism in both, but my left eye is significantly worse..my eyesight is absolutely atrocious, and I hate wearing contact lenses, tbh..
Thankfully, hipsters helped get glasses back in style
Lost the glasses a little over a year ago at some (now) dead dude's house while working his cardiac arrest.
If i'm blinded i'll never have to read your ty posts again. Win-win, imo
The problem I'd have with the procedure is that they generally don't knock you out. Since they're slicing your eye open, that would really freaking bother me.
Anyone know if they can't knock you out for some reason, or they just generally don't? I might consider it if I could be unconscious for the duration. I can get by without glasses, but I'd like for my vision to be a little sharper.
Of the 3 people I know who have had it done, for 2 it lasted less than 8 years, and the bad vision returned.
Yeah I was hoping I could get the gas or some IV general anesthetic
They told me they'd give me a xanax if I needed it.
That's good to know, but 7-8 years of 20/20 or better vision might be worth it, till I get it corrected again (if that happens to me). I just can't do contacts at all and I hate glasses.
I've had 20/20 vision my entire life.
When I was tested on the periodic tables in high school, I made a cheat sheet with size 6 font for all the elements and their abbreviations. Got 100 on it.
They numb your eyes fully...you don't feel anything other than the pressure. As for the stigmatism you should probably look into PRK instead as it was I did and has worked great since. Also, the PRK took 15 seconds for each eye and I was out in 2min. The only pain I had was two days later when my eye's got puffy due to the healing process.
tbh my bro (2 years younger) tested at 20/10 vision when he was 15. er has the eyes of a cat while I have the eyes of a 70-year old man
Good info, thanksThey actually said I wouldn't need PRK because I had plenty of tissue in the area or something.
Get it done by a reputable doc. Don't go to a "mill". You'll know you're in one if you never see the doc during your eval. That's just a business set up that contracts out the surgery. Your followup care will be for .
I had mine done by Ed Rashid almost ten years ago and I'm still 20/20. Had it done on a Thursday, had my followup appt on Friday, he saw some swelling he didn't like and switched me from Prednisone drops to pills and wanted to see me on Sunday. That's not a misprint. He came in when the office was closed to look at my eyes on Sunday. Everything was fine, and still is.
Don't go cheap. It's your eyes.
Had it done 4 years ago and its the best money I ever spent. ditto on not going to a lasik mill, get a good recommendation from your optomitrist or if you're in austin area i can give you the name of one. I had 20/200 in my right eye and astigmatism in both. i hated contacts and they always ed with me and I've never regretted it.
as for not being knocked out, they give you a valium and numbing drops and it litrally took less than five mins. the only person that was freaked was my wife who got to watch it on a tv screen
Dr. Anthony Roberts is doing mine. He's the chief ophthalmologist for the Washington Redskins--although that doesn't sound as promising as it seems with how bad those clowns are
I already have a follow-up appointment scheduled on the following day, and they've written me 2 Rx's that I'm supposed to bring to the office when I get my surgery done (one of them is the prednisone drops, the other I forgot).
Weird how that works. My sister and mother are blind as , and my father started to wear glasses 10 years ago. I have 20/12 vision but I'm the only family member that's color blind.tbh my bro (2 years younger) tested at 20/10 vision when he was 15. er has the eyes of a cat while I have the eyes of a 70-year old man
How old are you if I might ask? I know they have made improvements in techniques for setting the two eyes differently, but is there still a chance that you might need reading glasses?
Sounds like you're all set with the doctor, then. Ed Rashid who did mine is the Spurs team eye doctor.Dr. Anthony Roberts is doing mine. He's the chief ophthalmologist for the Washington Redskins--although that doesn't sound as promising as it seems with how bad those clowns are
I already have a follow-up appointment scheduled on the following day, and they've written me 2 Rx's that I'm supposed to bring to the office when I get my surgery done (one of them is the prednisone drops, the other I forgot).
I'll bet that second prescription is for some kind of antibiotic drops.
Best of luck and enjoy your new eyes.
Had it done the year i retired(2002) and its being 10 years and since then have had cataract surgery done also.....The only drawback was that i now have to wear reading glasses . The surgery was simple and would reccomend it to anyone who wants to buy a pair of designer sunglasses with out a Rx off the rack .....feels good after 30 years of wearing glasses....................
The problem with all these interventions, of any type, is that there is always risk. The probability of success or failure is based on a population's results. But you never know how or if it's going to succeed or fail for any one individual.
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