Laser Eye Surgery

**DMAG** · 03-17-2004, 11:00 PM

Well, after hedging for a while...next week I go for my "consultation" for laser eye surgery. Its the "bladeless" type (no way is anyone going to put a knife to my eyes!)

My fiancee is HAVING it done as well (she goes in a month after I do...and she has waaaay worse sight then I do).

Anyone had this done? I'm looking forward to it (but still a little weirded out about the whole process)

**TehKing** · 03-18-2004, 01:01 AM

Joekd had it done a while ago with wonderful results.

**E8502** · 03-18-2004, 07:35 AM

I'd love to get it, but I'm fine with my contacts for now...

**joekd** · 03-18-2004, 12:58 PM

honest opinion...best gift I ever bought myself

The morning of my surgery I could hold my hand out straight and my fingertips were blurry, as soon as I was done I could see a clock on the wall

I have since tested and had the glasses restriction taken off my drivers license and am a solid 20/40, not bad for a guy who wore contacts for 15+ years and couldn't see the big E on the eye chart clearly without them

The only downside is I still have a slight "halo" at night (kinda like clorine eyes after swimming) but I would recommend it a thousand times over

I don't think anyone still does the knife method, Lasik is the only way to go, you get both eyes done at once and honestly do not feel a thing. I drove myself to my follow up appointment the next morning with no trouble

**Warlord187** · 03-18-2004, 01:02 PM

I would love to get it done. I just can't afford it at the moment. I will have to live with my contacts and slightly better than 20/20 vision.

**DMAG** · 03-18-2004, 01:02 PM

Thanks Joe. Now that I remember...I think I asked you about this about a year ago. I finally got around to doing it.

**johncambridge** · 03-18-2004, 04:11 PM

A friend bought it for his wife for Christmas......she went FROM 20/1000 to 20/30

**joekd** · 03-18-2004, 10:10 PM

if you remember back I talked myself out of it twice and then finally had it done

as I mentioned many times my only regret was not doing it sooner

**MagnumR/T** · 03-19-2004, 03:49 AM

isnt there a possibility of going blind?

**TehKing** · 03-19-2004, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by MagnumR/T

isnt there a possibility of going blind?

There is, but if you cut back the possibility is less. The hair on your hands goes away too.

Wait....wrong topic. :D

**DMAG** · 03-19-2004, 10:02 AM

That's a risk I'll have to take...I'll never stop............

Oh wait...wrong topic too! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

**joekd** · 03-19-2004, 10:31 AM

Repeated studies have shown that LASIK has a complication rate of less than 5 percent

The odds of blindess FROM the surgery are about as high as your risks of blindness FROM playing sports