I would like to hear from people who had lasik eye surgery in the last couple of years pro and con?Bryant
In particular, I am considering surgery to correct my eyes so that I will have mono-vision. One eye will be for distance and the other for near vision. Has anyone had this done that would like to share their experience?
Elvera
I had Lasik eye surgery done after wearing glasses for 16 years. It has been perfect for me. I have had no changes. Of course, as I age, I expect changes. I also co-manage refractive surgery and have seen hundreds of successful patients. It doesn't hurt, generally. There is a bit of pressure, but no real pain if you have LASIK. The PRK version (where no flap is cut) is a little more uncomfortable for the first few days following the procedure. I've seen several people who said they were in some pain, but healed just fine. I used to wear both glasses and contact lenses. I had LASIK done and it's the best decision I've ever made. I can see clearly, no squinting, no driving with glasses anymore. I can read road signs, see the individual leaves in the trees (they're not just a blurry mess anymore). It's also nice to be able to see what time it is when I wake up. The procedure is painless (although a bit uncomfortable) but takes less than 15 minutes. Highly recommended. If you need help finding a reputed surgeon in India u can check out the ink below: http://www.indianhealthguru.comYou can schedule a free appointment there and they'll answer all your questions and see if you qualify as a good candidate or not
Exie
With a little research, you will find both those who promote LASIK as "the best thing I ever did in my life, " as well as those who feel that "LASIK" ruined my life. The real issue is what can be done to stack the odds in your favor? First, avoid the "LASIK in a box" centers. As with most things in life you will generally get what you pay for: the more experienced surgeons with the more advanced technology will charge more for LASIK. These are your eyes, don't cheap out on your vision. It's one thing if you buy a cheap LCD TV and the pixels go bad - you can take it back and exchange it for a new one. But if you have a bad outcome with eye surgery you're stuck with that for life.Probably the most important decision someone who is considering LASIK must make is what surgeon to choose. Although I do not perform LASIK, I have created a document for my cataract patients to help them in choosing a surgeon. The article can be viewed by clicking this link: http://sgveye.com/en/resources/35-about-… The advice in this document can be applied to choosing any surgeon in any specialty, not just cataract surgeons.As for monovision, it is critical that a contact lens trial of monovision is tolerable. Many people find monovision acceptable but a few are bothered by the difference between the eyes. Also, for anyone who needs stereo vision for their job or hobbies, monovision is not a great option.Hope this was helpful.Sincerely, David D. Richardson, M.D.
Medical DirectorSan Gabriel Valley Eye Associates, Inc.
207 S. Santa Anita Street, Suite P-25
San Gabriel, CA 91776
626.289.7856
Carolyne
My mother had this done but for ehr far-sightedness. She had a very good doctor who advised her not to do the mono-vision procedure because its supposedly more confusing after since one eye sees ebtter than the otehr in a way. My mther still needs her glases for reading p clsoe but other than that it's great. Only down side is that her night vision isn't that great.expect to be in pain and freeze your eyes often teh first day.
Bonita
Generally, I'm one of the 3% who aren't happy with it.In my case, I think they cut a divit across the surface which can't be corrected (though I haven't checked in the last few years). This means that my eye sight is UNCORRECTABLE at around 20/60. Certainly a hell of a lot better than it was, but still not crisp. I miss having crisp vision (even if it did take glasses).If I were you, I don't think I would use me as a huge reason not to do it:1: I did it very early on when it was "bleeding edge" technology. In particular, they didn't have Wavefront technology for really clearly mapping the eye before they operate.2: I had a horrible prescription to start with. I think now-a-days, they don't even offer Lasik as an option to people whose prescription is as bad as mine.Never-the-less, it is a surgical procedure and surgical procedures do have risks. I think most of the "3 percenters" complain about poor night vision (the so called "rainy windshield" effect), but some have actually completely lost the vision in one or even both eyes.But 97% a thrilled with it. Those are pretty good odds!However, as far as the "mono-vision" procedure is concerned, recognize that your eyes change and it is quite possible that you'll end up needing glasses for with real lenses both both eyes. As you get older, this may get annoying - or will you be training yourself to just not use the information coming in from one eye? I'm imagining bi-focals with such an arrangement.Also, recognize that you are giving up on real depth perception. Depth perception requires information from both eyes (by comparing the information between them). If one is constantly out of focus, you'll end up perceiving depth in some other way.
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