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ThunderSquirrel
07-01-2014, 14:31
So I am going to finally pull the trigger and get lasik.
I have some consultations set up with 20/20 Institute, Spivak and ICON.
Has anyone had the procedure done by any of the above?
SouthPaw
07-01-2014, 14:34
I had mine done at Eye Care Center of Northern Colorado (http://www.eyecaresite.com]Eye Care Center of Northern Colorado) with Dr. Peter Andrews. I am not sure how they compare price wise but that is something I was not willing to go cheap on. He did AMAZING work on my brothers eyes which consisted of planting a permanent contact in both his eyes and doing lasik on top of it.
I had PRK done at the Air Force Academy. I didn't get a T-Shirt, but it cost me $0 out of pocket. 6 years later I am happy still.
[UZI]
To Bear Arms
07-01-2014, 14:49
I had mine done at 20/20 Institute in Westminster 6 months ago and could not be happier. I now have 20/15 vision. My buddy went to ICON and has been back 4 times now to "fix" his. But he had one eye done for distance and one for close. But he is happy with the outcome.
nogaroheli
07-01-2014, 14:54
I had mine done at Icon. They don't feed you bonbons and pamper you but they are very professional and I'm extremely pleased with my results. I had it done 3 years ago and I'm still 20/15, my eyes were awful before that.
edit: I got mine done when they were offering a deal through Groupon too, still got the results I wanted.
Lasik vision institute on s colorado 11 years ago. Best decision I ever made
My wife and I both got our LASIK done at Spivak. Both procedures were drama free and the care provided before and after the procedure was top notch. I give Spivak two thumbs up for a job well done.
hghclsswhitetrsh
07-01-2014, 15:30
Prices? I'm not trying to find the cheapest. Just wanna know if it's in my budget.
I had mine done at 20/20 down by Park Meadows about 10 years ago. I went from 20/150 without glasses to 20/15. I am noticing that my near accommodation is not what it used to be, I now need readers for extremely fine close up work, like reading the numbers on carb jets. Still, I am tickled with the results. Total cost at the time was about $2100 an eye, which I did on 24 month zero interest financing.
nogaroheli
07-01-2014, 15:55
Mine was $500 an eye from Icon
I did a ton of research before getting LASIK done and listed below some info that helped me make a well informed decision.....
(1) They give you a choice of doing the cornea "Cut" via a blade or a laser. Go with the laser as the pocket it makes during the cutting process makes the flap return to the same spot easier and less likely to come back up or dislodged when hit.
(2) They really do not tell you this up front, but the "Flap" that they cut on the front of your cornea never fully heals/knits to the cornea again. You will forever have a "loose flap" on the front of your cornea. If you have to get a touch up LASIK job done, they simply pull the existing flap back and zap you again. If you are into rubbing your eyes or regularly get poked or bumped in the eye you can dislodge the flap. The good news is that the flap getting dislodged is pretty rare and even more rare if you have the laser cut the flap.
(3) The LASIK process basically removes cornea material to flatten the cornea in order to change the depth of the natural image focal point against your retina. Since they are taking material away from your cornea to change your focal point, this means that your eye muscles have to bend the cornea to a further degree to refocus on close and far items. This will usually show up as a delay in focusing from far to near or near to far. Depending on your age, your eye muscles may not be able to bend the cornea far enough to refocus on up close items, such as reading. This is why so many LASIK patients need to get "Cheater" Reading glasses as they get older.
(4) Since they have to cut a flap in the front of your cornea this severs most of the nerves on the flap its self. Since your body can't "feel" the dryness of the flap area this usually leads to dry eye syndrome. If you have any amount of regular dry eye syndrome before getting LASIK done, you will be absolutely fucked after you get LASIK done. Dry eye syndrome is the number one complaint post LASIK and it should be the number one "Go/No Go" test done by the doctor. There is no way to "Fix" dry eye syndrome other than continually putting artificial tears eye drops in your eyes. There are many LASIK horror stories out there where someone who had dry eye syndrome before getting LASIK done had a crack pot Dr still do LASIK on them and then they are basically stuck with putting artificial tears in their eyes all day long for the rest of their life.
(5) Your default "relaxed eye" focus will be at distance. This means that you will normally have to refocus to see closer items. When I wore glasses my default "relaxed eye" focus was at about hands length away from my face, so I usually had to refocus to see far away. After getting LASIK done I basically had to relearn how to focus on things because the procedure flip flopped my default "relaxed eye" focus.
(6) Your low light and night vision WILL be diminished. I noticed a significant decrease in low light and night vision ability post LASIK. I use to be able to wear sunglasses indoors and still see fairly well. Now I can't even think about wearing sunglasses indoors because it is way too dark. With the latest LASIK laser technologies you really don't have to worry about star burst or halo's around lights issues unlike the older laser technologies.
(7) The Dr will give you a medicine eye drop regiment to follow after the procedure. Follow the procedure without fail. One of the medicine drops will sting and give you cloudy vision, this is normal. Resist the urge to stop taking this medicine eye drop so you can see clearly. Doing so will dramatically delay the healing process of the cornea and flap.
(8) It will take you YEARS to break the habit of subconsciously pushing up or adjusting your glasses, which you are no longer wearing. It has been 5 years since I got LASIK done and I still catch myself doing these crazy habits when I get tired.
Thank you CHA-LEE - most informative.
I also want to point out, that even though I posted a long list of "Watch out for this" things, I am still 100% happy with getting LASIK done. My vision settled into 20/15 in both eyes in about a month after the procedure and is still that good 5 years later. It took about a year for me to retrain/rebuild my fast refocus (Far/Near or Near/Far) skills but that seems to be getting better and better as time go on. I don't have any issues with focusing up close but I am still a couple years away from the magical "It happens when you turn 40...". We will see what happens in a couple of years.
WHATEVER YOU DO! Do not! DO NOT! search for "Lasik gone wrong" on you tube!
("The Video that LASIK Coctors Don't want you to see.")
buffalobo
07-01-2014, 16:35
Doubt I am ever gonna go see a coctor. Sounds scary. :eek:
I have had it. Real happy. Don't go cheap and if they don't do multiple scans over at least weeks, don't use them. They will 'cut' based on the scans of your eyes. More data points over time lead to better results. If they only do one scan that is only one data point........... Not good.
I'm using Buckley Vision Institute down here. Have my consultation next week and surgery next week as well. I have only heard good things about them and they have been in the biz a while. Hopefully I am a good candidate!
Does having them done at altitude affect how they act at lower altitudes???
Teufelhund
07-01-2014, 19:33
Had mine done at Spivak a little over a year ago. Great experience overall, and I came out with 20/20 in my left eye and 20/15 in my shooting eye. It was not the cheapest, but who really wants bargain eye surgery?
I opted into my employer's FSA to pay for part of it, since it comes out pre-tax.
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Sharpienads
07-01-2014, 19:50
Does having them done at altitude affect how they act at lower altitudes???
I had PRK done in TX and then moved here... it's a different process but the altitude hasn't affecting my vision at all.
Just out of curiosity, why are you guys having lasik done instead of PRK?
I had lasik over PRK for a couple of reasons: Better correction of astigmatism, and smaller likelihood of corneal scarring, which can result in starring, coronas and halos around light sources, particularly at night. My night vision is at least as good now as it was before the surgery, with no need for glasses. The recovery time for lasik is also significantly shorter, particularly with the new "bladeless" procedure. Most people can return to work in 1-2 days.
rock_castle
07-01-2014, 21:28
I'm using Buckley Vision Institute down here. Have my consultation next week and surgery next week as well. I have only heard good things about them and they have been in the biz a while. Hopefully I am a good candidate!
Dr Buckley did mine in 2000 and I am still very pleased with the results. It was the best $2600 I ever spent.
gnihcraes
07-01-2014, 22:14
Spivak, wife is happy with hers from there. $$
FYI, You get what you pay for. (usually)
I know some folks went cheap and are totally screwed up and ended up getting repairs at Spivak or other more expensive places. They still have permanent issues with their vision, it wasn't completely correctable.
Teufelhund
07-01-2014, 23:01
The Dr said LASIK was a better option than PRK for my astigmatism. I had an abnormal reaction to the procedure though: by the time I got home, my eyes felt like they were on fire and were pouring tears. I couldn't see anything, and couldn't open my eyes. I took an Oxy, washed it down with a couple beers, and passed out. The next day I was totally fine and could see perfectly. The doc said I shouldn't have been in any pain and I should have called them right away.
I also had dry eyes for about a month and had to carry around a bottle of artificial tears, but I think that part is fairly typical.
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I don't have the nerve to let somebody cut on my eyes, that just gives me the willies. But I'm gearing up to have gastric bypass surgery on my stomach for weight loss, and that's an ass-puckerer too. I really need it though, and I can get it done for $0 cost to us, so why not. If I could get Lasik for free too I might consider that as well.
Oh, FWIW, I went to Ikon/Icon/whatever it is once for an evaluation, and that place struck me as a big-box joint, kinda like the "Earl Scheib's of Lasik". I could be wrong.
I highly recommend 20/20 Institute. Both my wife and I had it done there and couldn't be more pleased. Its been at least 5 years for me and about 7 for my wife.
My wife's 20/20 is still 20/20. I had the version where one eye is corrected to 20/20 and the other is only slightly modified so I can read up close. To this day I still don't NEED glasses, however as they mentioned, since I'm older my close up eye would degrade over time. While it has slightly and I on rare occasion pick up a pair of reader glasses, I don't NEED them… I had my annual exam with my regularly eye doctor, and the 20/20 side is still 20/20!
We also paid around 2100 an eye with the lifetime guarantee. Which neither of us has had to use….
Holger Danske
07-02-2014, 09:08
Wright Eye Center in COS. Had it done this year and love it. 20/20 in one eye and 20/15 in the other. Finally free of glasses after 30 years.
Wright Eye Center did mine
ThunderSquirrel
07-02-2014, 11:20
My consultations will decide if I get PRK or Lasik.
I am leaning towards PRK, since I don't like the idea of an eye flap.
The recovery time is a lot longer, but it just seems more permanent a solution.
UrbanWolf
07-02-2014, 11:55
I got 20/20 last year from Dr. Cutarelli at Cutarelli Vision at DTC. It ain't cheap, as it should not.
I had my consultation today and my surgery is scheduled for this coming Friday through Buckley. I'm pumped!
I had my consultation today and my surgery is scheduled for this coming Friday through Buckley. I'm pumped!
The most exciting thing that happened to me (I had PRK) throughout the whole thing, was when it was all over and they sat me up, and asked me to read the chart across the wall. I could see the thing clearly without glasses on! What a wierd sensation. I hope you get great results!
The thing I didn't like about PRK was the recovery time. I was effectively blind for 3 days with a feeling like I got steel wool scrubbed all over my eyes. Then for a good month I could not look at something and focus well, things were pretty blurry for the whole month timeframe.
The most exciting thing that happened to me (I had PRK) throughout the whole thing, was when it was all over and they sat me up, and asked me to read the chart across the wall. I could see the thing clearly without glasses on! What a wierd sensation. I hope you get great results!
The thing I didn't like about PRK was the recovery time. I was effectively blind for 3 days with a feeling like I got steel wool scrubbed all over my eyes. Then for a good month I could not look at something and focus well, things were pretty blurry for the whole month timeframe.
They asked if I would prefer to do PRK and I said HELL NO! They said Lasik recovery should be 2 days at the most.
They asked if I would prefer to do PRK and I said HELL NO! They said Lasik recovery should be 2 days at the most.
Yeah and many people I know that have gone through it have very little discomfort and drove themselves home.
Well I had my surgery yesterday afternoon. Was very quick and virtually painless. I sat up and could read the clock on the wall immediately! Felt like I had some sand in my eyes but that's it for pain. Best 3k I've spent!
Well I had my surgery yesterday afternoon. Was very quick and virtually painless. I sat up and could read the clock on the wall immediately! Felt like I had some sand in my eyes but that's it for pain. Best 3k I've spent!
That's awesome, congrats! I kinda wish I had the nerve and money to do it, but I'm ugly enough with glasses, and even worse without them. And the "flap" thing kinda worries me, I rub my eyes too much.
I wish I could get LASIK. Had a consultation and my cornea is not thick enough but I can get PRK. So the 2nd part of the question to this thread is.... Has anyone receiver PRK and how's the recovery? I've heard it's a a lot longer and more painful. Patients experience halos at nights longer and more dryness in their eyes. That is what a buddy told me after he got the PRK procedure.
Rondog you won't regret it! The rubbing eyes thing is only for a few days.
Kwando I got to watch a guy get PRK after my LASIK procedure and it looked intense! However after he was done he said he felt okay. The doc said he would need 2 weeks before he was seeing completely clearly. Still not a bad option. My wife watched my procedure but only made it through one eye. She said she was going to pass out watching the other one!
Rondog you won't regret it! The rubbing eyes thing is only for a few days.
Like I said, I'll be having Gastric Bypass surgery on my stomach soon, and that's going to be a major lifestyle changer in itself, thank God my wife's insurance is covering it 100% (Kaiser employee).
After life is back to normal, perhaps I can consider Lasik down the road. But I doubt any insurance will cover much of it. I do know people that have had it and rave about it.
Like I said, I'll be having Gastric Bypass surgery on my stomach soon, and that's going to be a major lifestyle changer in itself, thank God my wife's insurance is covering it 100% (Kaiser employee).
After life is back to normal, perhaps I can consider Lasik down the road. But I doubt any insurance will cover much of it. I do know people that have had it and rave about it.
Yeah that'll be huge! Insurance didn't cover any of mine aside from the prescription drops I need post op. Buckley does 24 month no interest financing on the procedure though so I went that route.
Do any of you guys with Lasik have problems swimming?
Do any of you guys with Lasik have problems swimming?
The pool water burns me when I open my eyes in the pool. I had PRK though where the flap is totally removed.
I wish I could get LASIK. Had a consultation and my cornea is not thick enough but I can get PRK. So the 2nd part of the question to this thread is.... Has anyone receiver PRK and how's the recovery? I've heard it's a a lot longer and more painful. Patients experience halos at nights longer and more dryness in their eyes. That is what a buddy told me after he got the PRK procedure.
Kwando, I am not going to lie to you, it hurts. And I was out of commission for almost a week (blind-ish) And I was not able to look at computer screens for a month. It felt like I had steel wool scrubbed all over my eye. I at first couldn't open the eyes for very long, and you have to put eye drops in like every 30 minutes or so and that ramps down over the course of the month or so. You take steroid eye drops for 1 or 2 months. I occasionally need tears naturale eye drops but not much anymore. (it has been 6 years)
You also have to go back for follow-ups for a while to make sure your eye pressure does not go up. Those are 15 minute appointments. The procedure is a little longer because they remove the flap. So for me they used the round toothbrush looking thing to floor buff my eye to loosen the layer. and then they took it off, did the procedure, I read the clock, and they put contacts on my eyes that I wore for 3 days.
Looking back, I would definately do it again though.
F that madness! I'll live with glasses and contacts. I already have high pressures and suspect of glacucoma (sp) since I was a little boy. Thanks for your feedback
Do any of you guys with Lasik have problems swimming?
Negative. With my lasik procedure, they used a microkeratome to make the flap incision, laser to sculpt the corneal layer, and laid the flap back over, total elapsed time of about 4 minutes. I had to wear goggles when sleeping for a week, and was advised not to ride motorcycles of swim for 21 days. after that, no restrictions. Realistically, the flap seals almost instantly, and heals substantially within a couple of days. I did use artificial tears to prevent dryness for about a month and a half.
patrick0685
07-12-2014, 17:39
Spivak...would do it again with them tomorrow if i needed to. Very professional and 20/10 20/15 were my results
Yeah I need to get it done.
Sharpienads
07-13-2014, 08:33
I had PRK done in 2005-ish. The surgery took 40 secs in my left eye, 45 in my right. I could instantly see so much better, and could have driven myself home, but I already had someone with me to do that. For about 3 or 4 days, the feeling of gritty sand in my eyes progressively got worse, with the 3rd or 4th day being the worst. I wouldn't say it hurt, but it was definitely very uncomfortable. But over the next couple of days the feeling went away. I couldn't look at a tv or computer screen for about a month with my eyes going blurry. But after that, my eyes are awesome. 20/15 vision, no halos at night, no side effects whatsoever. I don't remember having to go back for any followups except for one.
I would highly recommend it or LASIK. I hated wearing glasses and contacts.
Just read this whole thread (and three others) again. I think I'm going to pull the trigger later this year. Maybe late first quarter.
Do you still have to switch to glasses for a month if you're a contact wearer?
nogaroheli
01-20-2015, 02:53
Just read this whole thread (and three others) again. I think I'm going to pull the trigger later this year. Maybe late first quarter.
Do you still have to switch to glasses for a month if you're a contact wearer?
I think I had to wear glasses for two weeks or a month prior, I can't be sure. I would do it again in a second. If you are thinking about ever having it done just nut up now and get it done. Sell guns, sperm, dignity, whatever it takes.
I'm not afraid, just need to work it into the budget and go.
Mine was done by the Army. If they can get it right, anyone can.
KestrelBike
01-20-2015, 12:38
Mine was done by the Army. If they can get it right, anyone can.
That took some serious balls to let them do that. (but I'm sure the price was right!)
KestrelBike
01-20-2015, 12:41
The pool water burns me when I open my eyes in the pool. I had PRK though where the flap is totally removed.
If it makes you feel better, pool water burns my eyes bad, too, and I haven't had lasik and don't wear correctives. Or are you comparing the levels of burning before/after Lasik?
Snowman78
03-04-2015, 14:22
So I am going to finally pull the trigger and get lasik.
I have some consultations set up with 20/20 Institute, Spivak and ICON.
Has anyone had the procedure done by any of the above?
Did you ever get it done? If so who did? how did it go? What was the final cost?
I just set up some consultations for Monday!
DeusExMachina
03-04-2015, 14:38
When I can make insurance elections again, I'll be having this consulted for then done in the beginning of the year. Likely Spivack.
A coworker recently told me that when you elect an amount of money for Flex Medical, that amount is deposited into the account on Jan 1 of the new year, and the per-paycheck amount is removed throughout the rest of the year. So I'll be paying for it pre-tax and whatever discount VSP gets me.
When I can make insurance elections again, I'll be having this consulted for then done in the beginning of the year. Likely Spivack.
This is my plan as well. Have been reading these threads lately. Do you still have to wear your glasses for a month first?
DeusExMachina
03-04-2015, 16:24
This is my plan as well. Have been reading these threads lately. Do you still have to wear your glasses for a month first?
No idea. When it gets closer to October I'm going to set up some consultations. My eye affliction is apparently rare (bad bad astigmatism, that's it) so I don't know what my options are or what the restrictions are on how often your prescription changes.
You usually have to stop wearing your contacts for a Month before the procedure. This is required to get your cornea back to is "Normal" shape so they can verify the thickness and shape then use those measurements to remove the appropriate cornea material during the LASIK procedure. Think of it like wearing a ring on your finger for a long time. It will eventually leave a "Ring" indention in your finger. When you take the ring off your finger doesn't instantly recover the "ring" indention. It takes time for your finger skin to settle back into its normal shape. The same thing happens with your eyes when you wear contacts regularly.
Great-Kazoo
03-04-2015, 17:50
Have any of you getting or planning on doing this , inquired about depth perception after surgery? With my vision / cornea issues was told that i can have my vision corrected BUT would not have depth perception.
Thanks Cha-lee, that's pretty much what I anticipated. I've been trying to wear my contacts less lately. I'm on my last pair, and instead of buying more, I'm using this as an excuse to pull the trigger on lasik.
Kazoo, I'll have to ask.
Firehaus
03-04-2015, 19:21
I might just get my dominate eye done to improve depth perception. But my eyes aren't terrible to begin with.
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I don't have any depth perception issues before or after getting it done.
Holger Danske
03-04-2015, 20:36
Im coming up on a year since I had my surgery. 20/20 in one eye and 20/15 in the other. Reading focus is perfect and no issues with depth perception. The only issue I have are dry eyes at night on a few occasions. I would do it again in a heartbeat.
I'm about to drop some money on getting LASIK soon too. Probably call in a day or two to set up a consultation. Just have to figure out where I want to go. I've been in glasses and/or contacts since I was in 2nd grade. I'm done dealing with that stuff.
I've been thinking about it. I'm right handed, and my right eye is 20/120, which is terrible. Handgun I can just shoot with my left eye, but it means corrective lenses for rifle shooting with any kind of accuracy (the leaf sights on my AK and SKS are just terrible to use. I usually look at the front post and then settle down to bring the rear leaf up). Previously I was unable to because of a ridge right over my cornea, which means I can only get the old style. I'm not up to have my eye cut with a blade and deal with weeks of painful recovery. I've had some vision issues in that eye the past couple weeks, and I think that ridge might have shifted as a result.
patrick0685
03-05-2015, 13:13
This is my plan as well. Have been reading these threads lately. Do you still have to wear your glasses for a month first?
With Spivack it was 2 weeks worth of glasses. I dont even know if from my first appointment to having lasik was more than a month
Just set up a consultation with ICON for a few hours from now.
Snowman78
04-24-2015, 14:25
Sweet, see if they have a referral bones! I will split it with you. I had mine done by ICON a month ago.
They do have a referral thing, but I was going to use my cousin. It's basically a scratch card where you get between $25-$1,500 off the total. $25 says it'll be $25 off. Sounds like PRK is the better option for me. I can go as early as tomorrow morning, but I only have Mon and Tues off next week. Doc was telling me I'll be home bound for 7 days after. I already called into work and since I have stuff already scheduled for Weds and Thurs, they don't want to give me the time off.
I'm considering taking the gamble that I'll be okay to drive and use a computer by Weds. My mom has had both procedures and while PRK hurt more, she said she was still good to go the next day. What are your guys' experiences?
Snowman78
04-24-2015, 17:39
You work for an insurance company, I know you can get the time off if you tell them you need it for a medical procedure. I have a friend who had PPK and she needed 5 days off. I was good after 3 days but I had lasik. BTY looks like I will have to have it again at the end of June as I am still not 20/20.
Well with appointments already scheduled, it wasn't looking good. I decided not to risk not being able to work on Wednesday and will just schedule a little later.
Bummer, Stu. I had my lasik on a Friday, had the wife drive me home, took a nap for a couple of hours afterwards and was pretty much good to go after that. I drove myself to my follow up appointment the next morning and even ran a few errands on my way home. Was back working like normal on Monday.
PRK is supposed to take longer, and as I've read a couple blogs where people weren't back at work by day 5, I figure I'll just slow down a bit and schedule later.
I had lasik a few years ago 1st day after sucked I was not doing anything except laying in a dark room 3-4 days I was pretty good to go, I figured i was healing my eyes so I took it easy.
I went and got a consultation by where I was working in Boulder, they had pretty girls who were my best friend, mineral water, snacks, etc $6000. Then I went to Icon same exact machine, same procedure for $3000. no pretty girls or snacks but shoot gun willies was right down the street for much cheaper.
Going in on Thursday for PRK. I sure am glad I watched this video first. Not. Oh yeah, I dedicate this video to Rondog. heh
BJz_G8mLSB4
Thanks. I can't wait to be able to swim again.
I don't think the ability to swim has anything to do with your vision.
Going in on Thursday for PRK. I sure am glad I watched this video first. Not. Oh yeah, I dedicate this video to Rondog. heh
BJz_G8mLSB4
If you think I'm gonna watch that you must be crazy!
I remember watching a thing on TV back in the 70's or 80's about a new procedure where they sliced the cornea off the eye, froze it, put it on a lathe, reshaped it, then put it back on the eyeball. And I'm scared of Lasik.....
Good luck with your surgery! Let us know how it goes.
68Charger
05-15-2015, 10:40
Went in for eval... I'm not a candidate for either, due to a small area near the edge of my right cornea that is misshapen... Could go to a cornea specialist for another opinion- but I'll pass
Still recovering from mine. I'm not in pain or anything, I just can't see great yet. As the cornea grows back together, it meets in the middle of your eye and forms a ridge that blurs your vision. I got the surgery Thursday of last week and wore "bandage" contacts for a week while everything healed up. The first three days were painful, after that everything is comfortable, but your vision goes in and out. Saturday morning I could see nearly perfectly, but by the end of the day, and for the next few days, I was back to things being blurry. Yesterday started out fine, but as my eyes fatigued, everything got blurry again.
They kept saying that I'd have blurry 20/20 vision, and I didn't understand how you could see 20/20 and have it be blurry at the same time. I understand now, as I can make things out at a distance, and read signs, but only just barely as they don't stay focused. The worst part is that the blurriness is at ALL distances, so I can't just hold my face closer to see better. It is actually pretty exhausting trying to see all day long like that.
Now that the bandage contacts are off, I no longer have restrictions on exercise or running or anything, although I think they told me to maybe not go swimming or boxing for a month. Anyway, my eyes are supposed to start sharpening up a bit each day as the ridge flattens out. I'm really looking forward to that. What's weird is that my left eye was always a bit more blurry, but now just on chance with the way my eyes are healing, my left eye is the more clear eye. That's the update. I think the lasik guys have it way easier than the PRK guys do.
Hope it all heals up good for you, Stu. [Beer]
Hope it all heals up good for you, Stu. [Beer]
Shoot, you just reminded me that there is a match next Saturday. I'm fully expecting to be able to see 90% by then.
Shoot, you just reminded me that there is a match next Saturday. I'm fully expecting to be able to see 90% by then.
I found out today that having awesome surgically repaired eyesight doesn't make me shoot any better. Lol.
I'm sure if you're 90% by then that will be good enough.
When I had mine sleep was the best for it. Bright light really fatigued my eyes for a week or so.
I found out today that having awesome surgically repaired eyesight doesn't make me shoot any better. Lol.
I'm sure if you're 90% by then that will be good enough.
I'd shoot a match right now. I just wouldn't set my expectations very high.
Snowman78
05-15-2015, 19:03
I will need to have mine re-done at the end of June, hopefuly it will be perferct this time.
You got the lasik right? I've got my month follow-up in July.
Snowman78
05-15-2015, 21:05
^Yep Laski
Follow-up. I can see pretty great. Loving not having to wear contacts I see halos around bright lights at night. Doctors tell me that night vision will come back and halos will reduce. I'm not seeing any real progress and am not really holding my breath. I honestly haven't been out in the dark much, so we'll see how everything feels this winter. Overall, very very happy, and like most other people, wish I did this ten years ago.
Still digging my bionic eyes as well. Sucks that I can't use bad eyesight as an excuse for my poor shooting any more.
My prescription going in was -7.5 in my right eye and -6.75 in my left. For those who don't know, that's pretty dang terrible. I could not function beyond walking around my house, without corrective lenses.
Since 7th grade, I almost exclusively wore contacts. My glasses were on my night stand and another pair in my glove box, just for security's sake....
14 days before LASIK, I was told to stop wearing contacts and revert to glasses in order for any corneal deformation induced by my contacts to reverse. This was especially important since I wore "toric" contacts.
On 11/20, Insight LASIK in Boulder performed my surgery. While I am functional without any further corrective lenses, my vision is far from 20/20. I'll be going in tomorrow morning for an exam to determine where I stand, and hopefully schedule the touch up. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say I am no better than 20/30 in my left and north of 20/40 in my right. There is a fairly significant disparity between the two, for the moment.
Nevertheless, I am confident that Insight will make it right. Evidently with prescriptions as strong as mine were, needing a touch up (after a conservative, first pass) is not uncommon.
It makes sense to me that under-correcting is a much safer bet simply because it can be touched up... over correcting cannot. I will report back once i've been touched up and am "as good as I'm going to get".
My prescription going in was -7.5 in my right eye and -6.75 in my left. For those who don't know, that's pretty dang terrible......
....If I had to venture a guess, I'd say I am no better than 20/30 in my left and north of 20/40 in my right. There is a fairly significant disparity between the two, for the moment.
Well my guesstimate wasn't far off. I'm seeing 20/25 in my left eye and 20/40 in my right. The touch-up procedure cannot be any sooner than 3 months after the first procedure, so I'll be going in again in February for a follow up exam and again in March, to validate the prescription I have now is not fluctuating at all.
Assuming it's not, my touch up lasik procedure should be scheduled in March.
For what it's worth, I have been assured I will not be stuck with the current vision for good... They will indeed, "make it right".
How could they properly measure your cornea correction needed without having your contacts removed for longer? When my wife got LASIK done, she wore contacts, and they had her stop wearing them for at least 30 days before the start of the procedure. They also had her come in several times during that 30 days to retake the cornea measurements to adjust the Laser treatment as needed.
I hate to say, but it sounds like your LASIK Provider jumped the gun on performing the procedure without doing enough homework first.
Snowman78
12-07-2015, 17:26
With me they said 14 days, I however went with out contacts for about 5 weeks. I also had to have a touch up.
I think I was told 14 days as well, but also went longer in anticipation. My eyes were nearly as bad and was told I couldn't do Lasik.
Sawin, hope they get you all tuned up. My vision wasn't quite as bad as yours but it was close. I had astigmatism and also wore toric contacts. I don't recall how long I had to wear my glasses but seems like it was about 14 days. They also did another set of readings or measurements or whatever on the morning of my surgery. Maybe you'll get lucky and things will settle in over the next month or two. I know for the first month or two following my procedure my vision was a little intermittent. There were times things were pretty clear and times when things seemed a little blurry. And it always seemed there was a slight fogginess as well. As time passed and things healed my vision just got better and better. It's been about seven months since my procedure and I can now see clearly all the time and the fogginess is gone. I'm officially 20/15 in both eyes now.
How could they properly measure your cornea correction needed without having your contacts removed for longer? When my wife got LASIK done, she wore contacts, and they had her stop wearing them for at least 30 days before the start of the procedure. They also had her come in several times during that 30 days to retake the cornea measurements to adjust the Laser treatment as needed.
I hate to say, but it sounds like your LASIK Provider jumped the gun on performing the procedure without doing enough homework first.
14 days is standard. No rush whatsoever. The cornea is what's flapped open, the lens is what's reshaped. The fact is my prescription was so bad and the margin of error for my corrective procedure so large, the best practice was to be cautious, thus under correct on the first pass. It's evidently quite common. Two of my colleagues, out of a company of 40, have had the same experience.
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