Lasik Eye Correction

laser eye surgery.?

im thinking of having laser eye correction. Id be greatfuf for any advise from people who have had it done. thanks.

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1. i know a couple of people who have had it done and they were bandaged for a day then right as rain the next.
2. Painless. Quick. Fantastic results. Improved quality of life. Well recommended.
3. my very young gran has had it done. she was shitting herself,as she said....it was the unknown that scared her.after having it done,she said there was nothing to be scared of and it was painless.she had to go back again to have the other one done,she wasnt bothered in the slightest she even went on her own. nothing to worry about.if she could use a pc she`d tell you herself.
4. I am looking into it now for my son. This is what I found out: Make sure you are over 23 before you do this surgery. Otherwise, you may have to have it done again when you are older. Get the best doctor you can find. If they don't do the best job you may have to have more corrective surgery to fix it and it can cost alot.. Don't forget. You will correct your near-sighteness with laser but you will give up something else. Many times it causes some problems with night blindness. It does not give you 100% in all areas of sight. Don't go with the low cost doctors. They are all over out there and many you should stay away from. Even dentists and psychologists are taking these two day seminars to do this procedure and they are not really that good at it. They do it for the money. So ask the doctor for references and how many of these procedure they have done. Ask around who had what doctor and how they did. Good Luck
5. it works awesome 90% of the time (AMA says 94%...i say 90%) http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-wSz1Uw8haa.._wmbA0eEWaW4?p=138 but the 10% are really, really unhappy.
6. i just had this done 5 days ago and let me begin by saying WOW! i never dreamed life was so bright and the color is so vivid.. my eye sight was 20/60 in my right eye and 20/70 in my left.. yesterday i went for a check up and both eyes are 20/15.. i would recommend getting it..
7. I had it done 2 years ago. My vision went from 20/200 to 20/12. I had PRK not traditional Lasik surgery and my healing time was longer. With Lasik you can go to work the next day. With my surgery it took a week longer. You can look up the differences online. I could have had it done for 800 bucks but I spent $5,000 at the best place in New England because I wasn't going to take any chances with my eyes. I couldn't recommend Laser Eye Surgery enough as long as you get a very good doctor. If it takes you a couple of years to save up the extra money to go with a very good doctor then I would wait instead of hurrying into it soon. The rate of success these days is in the very high 90%.
8. I have had the the type that is not invasive, just involves scraping back a few cells, (LASIK I think). It was five years ago now and I think it is the best thing I ever did. I can swim, surf, canoe etc. without thinking about losing lenses or breaking glasses. I have met people who have had the type where your cornea is cut who have had problems (LASEK)with normal vision and night vision, ending up worse than before. After LASIK it is bad for around 48 hours after, my eyes have never watered so much and sensitivity to light was severe. I had 'bandage' contact lenses which caused a gritty feeling in conjunction with the eye drops. However, the few hours discomfort makes up for the great vision I now have all day every day. The best feeling is looking at the clock when I open my eyes and not having to reach for my glasses.
9. My daughter had it done for her 21st birthday and she has never looked back - it was worth every penny as she had been wearing glasses since she was 10. Don't hesitate!
10. Don't take the decision lightly! It's cosmetic surgery, it has risks, like poor night vision (extreme glare), poorer vision that before the surgery, and the most obvious- needing glasses or contact lenses again. Speak to any glasses wearer and most will tell you how their prescription has changed steadily over their whole life. The surgery will (hopefully) correct your prescription on that day. After a couple of years your prescription is likely to change again and you'll be back in specs or contacts again. You might be happy with the vision for general day to day tasks like watching TV and walking about but you may need glasses to meet the driving standard. Also remember everyone becomes presbyopic around the age of 40 (this means you need reading glasses) so you will never be glasses free! I really would recommend contact lenses because they can easily be changed as your prescription changes. There's a lens out there for nearly everyone!
11. best thing i ever did, but only for prescriptions under -4 diopter does hurt a bit