9.5 years since lasik

Really.... Congratulations.

I had lasik in the first half of 2003 (about 9.5 years ago also). No change in my eyesight either.

(I found that I have glaucoma since then....but that shouldn't be related to lasik.)

I want to get lasik...but I'm a chicken!!:'( How did you guys get through it??

I actually came close to getting lasik in 2004. I had double eye muscle surgery done by a very skilled children's eye surgeon. My case was so severe they used me as a "Study". Anyhow, he use to do lasik and he was going to do mine for me after my eyes healed because he didn't "trust" anyone else to do it. I was OK fine with it cause he gave me a miracle already with the first surgery, might as well keep going!!! 🙂

Six months after my eye surgery he was murdered in his drs. office parking lot. 🙁 (Google Dr. Stidham murder in Tucson and you'll see what I mean...)

After he was killed I haven't been able to get back on the lasik bandwagon. I feel funny about letting another doc chop on my eyes. (Yea I am weird.)

:angel:

15 years ago for me. My only regret is that it wasn't available 40 years ago. Still no changes for me either.

I understand your concerns Angel. Ask these fellers who have had it done what it's like. At almost 52 I am happy to say my eyes are still good. Only on occasion do I use mild reading glasses and that's usually on account of lack of sleep and trying to read low contrast small print.

Anyway, having floaters burned out I'm told is not pleasant at all. My Dad had floaters burned out of one eye and he tells me he won't do the other eye. Apparently he did not have a good experience. I have a few that get in my way sometimes but based on his vociferous talk, I've decided to just live it/them. I usually don't even notice and then it's only like a gnat or a no-see-em in my line of sight. In broad daylight sunny days I never see it. Only in low contrast light do I see it.

My Dad's youngest son (my half bro) had serious eye problems since birth. One eye would look straight ahead and the other was looking at nose. There was no laser surgery back then (late 60s) so he literally did his eyes chopped on. It's not that way any more.

At least look into and voice your concerns to a good Dr. My step-sister and her husband are eye Dr.s down in Arlington, TX. If you like I might could get a hold of her.
Better yet, here ya go: [linl] http://texasvisioncare.com/ [/url]
She and her husband are the two in front in the picture. I have not spoke to them in about 30 years so they might not even remember me. We are not estranged or anything like that. It's just that our rather different worlds never cross.

Take care of your peepers. I can't imagine what I would do could I not see.
Life with screaming eye-ringing is bad enough, but I've gotten used to it as well.
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20 years ago for me, but it was before Lasik. The doctor used a tiny little scalpel, and I was awake on a local anesthetic with a Valium IV. The procedure took about 20 minutes total for both eyes, and I could instantly see at basically the same level I do today.

My understanding is that the idea is based on a Russian eye doctor's discovery after treating a patient who had an industrial accident in which he had to remove small pieces of glass from their eye. After the recovery, the patient's vision was improved because of the accidental reshaping of the eye.

My surgery was followed by a couple of intense days of eye irritation as the eyes healed, and a couple of weeks of soreness.

A frightening experience, fairly expensive, rough recovery for a couple of weeks, and one of the best decisions I ever made.

Lasik must be a much easier procedure.

Angel,
It was scary to me also. I guess the main drive is the thought of what it will be like when it is healed. All surgery scares me a bit, I just make an appointment, and start the process. I was very glad I had it done. But on the other hand, I imagine if I ended up in bad shape, I wouldn't be so happy.

Driving, flying in an airplane, frankly a lot of things you do day in and day out are dangerous to a degree. But they have gotten a lot better with lasik.

If you do go ahead with it, you might get referrals, and find out about the doctor. Maybe having that trust like you had with the last person would help.

Anyway, I wore glasses most of my life (since around 8 or so). I couldn't do anything without them on, so it was put them on when I got up in the a.m. and take them off when I went to bed. None of that any more.

For BigE, and others.....your eyes grow with aging, and your lenses grow layers each year like a tree. You tend toward farsightedness as you age. It's inevitable. So even those who have had perfect vision even up to age 52 will eventually find reading glass will help. I have rading glasses but I can function, drive, and do most of my daily tasks without them.

Good luck to you if you go for it, Angel. I recommend it, but it isn't everything.

Angel,

I had lasik “surgery” eight years ago when I was fifty-three. It was a piece of cake. The procedure is fast and simple, and it does cause some discomfort for a few hours (six for me). By discomfort I mean annoying not pain. During the five minute or less procedure nothing touches your eye, a laser does it all.

I could kick myself for not having it done sooner. No more glasses, contacts, eye goop..etc. And you can actually see while swimming and snorkeling !

Have a great Sunday!B-)

BTW I have "mono-vision", that is I can see up close for reading in one eye, and in the other I have great distance vision. In my case the brain (or what's left of it) acclimated itself instantly thus allowing me to see like you are supposed to.

I was always going to do it one day as I'm pretty blind. But no more- as I have cataracts growing and when they reach a certain point, my doc will make the recommendation. When they fix that, I will be good to go for the duration.

Open Angle Glaucoma

Laser surgery is not a fix-all.

Last year my eye doc recommended SLT laser surgery to correct pressure in one eye.

I went through with that procedure- local anesthetic, a big lens glued to my eye, about a hundred shots to the back of my eye and, no change in the pressure.

It's not lasik or related to that except for the laser. Just some information.

You should be cautious.

A former co-worker had a very bad experience with the old radial keratomy.

About 9 years for my wife, who did both eye's at once. We lived down south so we went to a doc there. http://www.assileye.com/
Turned out toe be the best investment of her life. She has no regrets.

You Guys...

Are making me think seriously about getting it done. B-) Still scared, but not like I was. I know if I pay the $$ for it I would definitely go through with it...I want my moneys worth!!! 😀 :-$