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Lasik: to do or not to do?

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Insane
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States4991 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 23:55:14
November 25 2009 20:52 GMT
#1
I'm contemplating getting Lasik surgery... I hate having to wear glasses, but my vision is really bad, so I have no option but to wear glasses or contacts (and contacts are frankly a pain in the ass ). I don't know exactly how bad my vision is off the top of my head, but looking at TL right now I cannot read anything on the screen except for the words TEAM LIQUID (in the banner), and even then I can only make it out because I already know what it says.


I'm 23 and in pretty good health overall. My main question is whether anyone has had any negative experiences with Lasik? Anything that you, looking back, makes you say "I wish I hadn't had Lasik surgery"?

I took a brief look at the other lasik topics on TL, but it's been a while since they were up, and I mostly just wanted to get any negative feedback. I already have decided to do it, barring any serious concerns, so positive feedback is welcome but not going to affect my decision

Additional question: would I be able to work during the recovery period, or would I have to take vacation time?

Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
November 25 2009 20:54 GMT
#2
My dad got it over 10 years ago and his eyesight has gotten worse again... although that was probably due to the technology being REALLY new when he did it. He loved it though. Now with much better technology I believe the procedure: a) works more effectively, b) is cheaper, and c) is faster/easier.

I'm probably going to get it in the next few years, I would probably recommend it.
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affinity
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States266 Posts
November 25 2009 20:55 GMT
#3
I'm also in the same position as you, just a few years younger ^^;

My mom got lasik a couple years ago; her vision is typically better, but she still needs to wear glasses (so just make sure you're not thinking lasik = no more glasses). Also, she has some problems seeing when it's darker.
Insane
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States4991 Posts
November 25 2009 20:55 GMT
#4
On November 26 2009 05:54 Xeris wrote:
My dad got it over 10 years ago and his eyesight has gotten worse again... although that was probably due to the technology being REALLY new when he did it. He loved it though. Now with much better technology I believe the procedure: a) works more effectively, b) is cheaper, and c) is faster/easier.

I'm probably going to get it in the next few years, I would probably recommend it.

Well as you get older (I don't know how old your dad is, but I'm assuming 50+), your vision continually degrades anyway I think, so it's not too surprising. That's also part of why I'd like to do it now: more years until I start needing glasses again to read etc.
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 20:59:17
November 25 2009 20:57 GMT
#5
My dad got lasik surgery and everything went very smoothly. It's been almost 10 years and his vision is still great. I would definitely suggest doing this if you have the money for surgery.

Also I believe it's typical for it to degrade and having to get the procedure done again later in your life or go back to glasses. Not that the procedure is bad, it's just your eyes naturally get worse as you're older.
meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
November 25 2009 21:00 GMT
#6
I'm getting it next spring... I've known 4-5 people who'v had it and no real negative experiences. One girl needed a touch-up because the doctor undercorrected, and her vision wasn't really 20/20 afterwards, but other than that, I'd definitely recommend it.
Insane
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States4991 Posts
November 25 2009 21:03 GMT
#7
Additional question: would I be able to work during the recovery period, or would I have to take vacation time?
stenole
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Norway868 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 21:07:31
November 25 2009 21:05 GMT
#8
My wife had lasik done. She had really bad vision before but now her vision is perfect. Checkups have shown her to have 20/10 vision now if that tells you anything. She has been having extra trouble with dry eyes since the surgery, but nothing serious. She told me it hurt like crazy after the pain medication wore off for a few days. She is completely satisfied with the result though.

Edit: She had the surgery about 5 years ago, I believe.
meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 21:10:04
November 25 2009 21:08 GMT
#9
On November 26 2009 06:03 HnR)Insane wrote:
Additional question: would I be able to work during the recovery period, or would I have to take vacation time?


Take vacation time, The recovery period is usually at least a week, sometimes longer depending on how well you take care of your eyes. You're told to stay away from bright lights and mostly indoors. I'm told you can't watch tv or use a computer since the light from the monitor can hurt your eyes, but thats only the day after the surgury.
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 21:13:28
November 25 2009 21:12 GMT
#10
On November 26 2009 06:03 HnR)Insane wrote:
Additional question: would I be able to work during the recovery period, or would I have to take vacation time?


You should take atleast two days off of work for recovery. Your vision will most likely be very blurry during the first few days until your eyes heal. You also can have really dry, irritated eyes and have to constantly take eyedrops for the first few days.

That's how long my dad took off from work. You will have plenty of time to plan ahead so just leave yourself enough time to recovery comfortably.

On November 26 2009 06:08 meeple wrote:
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On November 26 2009 06:03 HnR)Insane wrote:
Additional question: would I be able to work during the recovery period, or would I have to take vacation time?


Take vacation time, The recovery period is usually at least a week, sometimes longer depending on how well you take care of your eyes. You're told to stay away from bright lights and mostly indoors. I'm told you can't watch tv or use a computer since the light from the monitor can hurt your eyes, but thats only the day after the surgury.


So it seems it can very alot from person to person.

I think the doctor will give you suggestions on recovery time when he's consulting you before scheduling surgery.
gchan
Profile Joined October 2007
United States654 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 21:15:07
November 25 2009 21:14 GMT
#11
When I did Lasik 5 years ago, I was almost legally blind (20/200 or -11.00). It was particularly terrible because my vision was not only extremely myopic, but I had a large number of aberrations on my eyes (aberrations cause halos, severe light refraction). After the surgery, my surgeon actually over corrected one of my eyes and under corrected the other so I had 20/15 vision. So my myopia was corrected, but my aberrations still remained...modern lasik technology isn't really good enough to fully correct aberrations but it was nice to at least be able to see during the daylight very well. Make sure you find out where your bad vision comes from so you can somewhat know to expect. I knew that I had an abnormally large amount of aberrations so I knew that I would still have light distortions after the surgery.

As for actual complications, the first couple weeks were a little brutal as my eyes were super dry during a particularly dry fall, but aside from that I've had no problems. A couple years later, my eyes have gotten a little worse but that was probably because I did it a little early when my eyes weren't completely settled. One of the most amazing memories I've had was when I was first able to open my eyes from sleeping and actually be able to see what was in front of me. That was pretty neat.

Edit: I was knocked out for 2 days before I had functional eyes.
PanoRaMa
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States5069 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 21:29:07
November 25 2009 21:27 GMT
#12
I've read a decent bit on LASIK through other forums and fully plan on getting it in a couple years or so. I'm 21 now and my vision has been getting worse, and while I haven't received any consultation I'm positive my eyes are still growing. It's also recommended that you don't get it at some place where it's extremely cheap as those places have a higher chance of failure, etc. for obvious reasons.

Neat story gchan, my eyes are like -8.00 now and I've always wondered what was considered severe to the point of near blindness. I also anticipate the day I can wake up and not have to fumble around to find my glasses .
Patriot.dlk
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Sweden5462 Posts
November 25 2009 21:36 GMT
#13
I am interested in this topic and I appreciate every contribution. Sadly I have no experience to share at all but I too want to this one day.
HwangjaeTerran
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Finland5967 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 21:44:58
November 25 2009 21:42 GMT
#14
Why not just eat a bunch of carrots?
Lack of Vitamin A can cause poor vision, including night vision, and vision can be restored by adding Vitamin A back into the diet.

My eyesight sucks too, but maybe I´ll just try to make it better with carrot, it´s not that bad...

Also I think my sister had Lasik very young, I think she was under 10 years old or so, nowadays her sight is pretty bad again.
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Insane
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States4991 Posts
November 25 2009 21:46 GMT
#15
On November 26 2009 06:42 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Why not just eat a bunch of carrots?
Lack of Vitamin A can cause poor vision, including night vision, and vision can be restored by adding Vitamin A back into the diet.

My eyesight sucks too, but maybe I´ll just try to make it better with carrot, it´s not that bad...

Also I think my sister had Lasik very young, I think she was under 10 years old or so, nowadays her sight is pretty bad again.

Eh? I don't think it's possible to correct terrible vision just by eating carrots -_-
Secondly, my impression was you were supposed to wait until your eyes had finished dramatically changing before you had Lasik. Maybe there was some other reason she had Lasik, but from a purely vision correction point of view I can't imagine why you'd have someone < 10 years old have Lasik.
HwangjaeTerran
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Finland5967 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 21:51:02
November 25 2009 21:50 GMT
#16
On November 26 2009 06:46 HnR)Insane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 26 2009 06:42 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Why not just eat a bunch of carrots?
Lack of Vitamin A can cause poor vision, including night vision, and vision can be restored by adding Vitamin A back into the diet.

My eyesight sucks too, but maybe I´ll just try to make it better with carrot, it´s not that bad...

Also I think my sister had Lasik very young, I think she was under 10 years old or so, nowadays her sight is pretty bad again.

Eh? I don't think it's possible to correct terrible vision just by eating carrots -_-
Secondly, my impression was you were supposed to wait until your eyes had finished dramatically changing before you had Lasik. Maybe there was some other reason she had Lasik, but from a purely vision correction point of view I can't imagine why you'd have someone < 10 years old have Lasik.


Well that´s what I thought too but she was very young when she had the surgery, maybe her sight was already so bad they just had to do it :S Or then it was some other surgery that improves your eyesight, I don´t really know if there is any others that you can have even very young.
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So no fek
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3001 Posts
November 25 2009 21:52 GMT
#17
My brother and his friend have had it. Both about 4-5 years ago. My brother slept for the night, and was a bit disoriented, but was fine the next day. His friend had a minor eye infection, and had to use drops for about a week.
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PoP-sicle
Profile Joined May 2007
Canada418 Posts
November 25 2009 22:28 GMT
#18
I did it when I was 18 yrs old ( like 5years ago ) and I dont regret it, only bad thing I can say about it is that my eyes are more sensitives to bright light or sun, I need my sunglasses...


my opinion : go for it!
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
November 25 2009 23:39 GMT
#19
I am going to get it in the future when I have the money. I'm at like -6.5 in both eyes right now so I have pretty bad vision as well.
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Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
November 25 2009 23:48 GMT
#20
glasses make me looks cool so I plan to keep them xD
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