My sister is considering laser eye surgery as an alternative to contact lenses and I was wondering if it was a safe procedure. I'm not that up to date on the reliability of the technology. If anyone knows anything about it or can recommend a good clinic in Toronto then I would be most appreciative of any help you can give.
Laser eye surgery: safe?
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Maybe she should get the surgery .
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If the surgery is successful, there is no side effects. Your eyes will start to go bad again in 10 - 20 years but that is natural degeneration. Even if you had 20/20 all your young life, your eyes will start to become a little worse once you reach your 30's or 40's.
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even on successful surgeries there ARE side effects, especially at night. halos of light, loss of gradient recognition, dry eyes (if your eyes are already a little dry you'll know a world of pain after the surgery) so you won't be able to read, watch tv or use the computer for more than 20 minutes.
readytorumbel nowadays there isn't the risk of going blind, it is worse you get to stay with some distorted half-vision ack
I guess that the fact that I always had vision problems made me care too much about it. I REALLY don't want to lose what I have, it's ****ed up not being able to see.
/me hugs these beautiful contact lenses
readytorumbel nowadays there isn't the risk of going blind, it is worse you get to stay with some distorted half-vision ack
I guess that the fact that I always had vision problems made me care too much about it. I REALLY don't want to lose what I have, it's ****ed up not being able to see.
/me hugs these beautiful contact lenses
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Beware long-term effects.
I'm not 100% sure the following is accurate, but it does make sense to me and (atm) scares me away from this solution:
Scratches in the eye can occur that do not obscure vision during normal daylight. However, at night, when looking at lights (for example, streetlights in the background), you will see "stars" or "spears of light" around these lights as they reflect from the scratches in your eye lense (or cornea). Not being a doctor, I don't know if these heal or not as time passes. It would be a good idea if you're not already aware of this to ask several doctors about it. In fact, go ahead and post about it if you do ask... I'm curious.
If it's permanent, I wouldn't care to undergo the surgery (even though I'd see perfectly fine during daylight). If it passes with time, it could still be viable. It's even possible that this is not even true... I just don't know, but it makes sense to me. If you do serious research on it, please let us know.
I'm not 100% sure the following is accurate, but it does make sense to me and (atm) scares me away from this solution:
Scratches in the eye can occur that do not obscure vision during normal daylight. However, at night, when looking at lights (for example, streetlights in the background), you will see "stars" or "spears of light" around these lights as they reflect from the scratches in your eye lense (or cornea). Not being a doctor, I don't know if these heal or not as time passes. It would be a good idea if you're not already aware of this to ask several doctors about it. In fact, go ahead and post about it if you do ask... I'm curious
.If it's permanent, I wouldn't care to undergo the surgery (even though I'd see perfectly fine during daylight). If it passes with time, it could still be viable. It's even possible that this is not even true... I just don't know, but it makes sense to me. If you do serious research on it, please let us know
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Lasik or Wait for Cataract Surgery????
I was about to get LASIK, but then was told I have the beginings of a cataract (two actually)
Should I just wait and have one of these new (Accommodative Lenses) put in?? Has anyone had any experience with them??
Thanks!
I was about to get LASIK, but then was told I have the beginings of a cataract (two actually)
Should I just wait and have one of these new (Accommodative Lenses) put in?? Has anyone had any experience with them??
Thanks!
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wow, this thread was dead over a year ago
and just happen to be i had my laser surgery 3 days ago
and just happen to be i had my laser surgery 3 days ago
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Scary actually, it smelled like somethen was burning then again it was supposed to as my eyes were burning heh, amm i feel quite good now without my glasses, i used to need to be at most 1 meter away to read the subtitles on my TV fine (14" tv), now i can see far behind lol
amm, i see halos of light around things, doctor said it was normal as the cicatrization havent completed and wont for around a month either, so i kinda choose a good time for it as i have no studies to do, but i see quite a lot better maybe even a little better i used to see with my glasses, and it's been only 3 days since the surgery so i feel quite good about the progress
people used to scare me saying it would be bad i wouldnt see the same, they wouldnt recover my money or my eyes if it failed, but i was going to the surgery site quite a few days before the surgery and heard no one complaining about the results so i decided to do it, went tuesday for a pre-surgery exams and wednesday was it for surgery
i was also having problems reading, and was scared but when i went the next day for a post-surgery exam the doctor told me it would be normal to see those and the halos of light even before i said so so felt better right away
amm, i see halos of light around things, doctor said it was normal as the cicatrization havent completed and wont for around a month either, so i kinda choose a good time for it as i have no studies to do, but i see quite a lot better maybe even a little better i used to see with my glasses, and it's been only 3 days since the surgery so i feel quite good about the progress
people used to scare me saying it would be bad i wouldnt see the same, they wouldnt recover my money or my eyes if it failed, but i was going to the surgery site quite a few days before the surgery and heard no one complaining about the results so i decided to do it, went tuesday for a pre-surgery exams and wednesday was it for surgery
i was also having problems reading, and was scared but when i went the next day for a post-surgery exam the doctor told me it would be normal to see those and the halos of light even before i said so so felt better right away
1st of all, correction of your eyes through laser treatment isn't supposed to give anybody and everybody 20/20 vision. If your grade is around 300 or lower, it's not recommened. It's usually for people with 500++
Yes, there are horror stories with them too. A friend had good results while his sister is contemplating on suing the doc.
Yes, there are horror stories with them too. A friend had good results while his sister is contemplating on suing the doc.
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My grandmother had that.. kind of cool they asked if she wanted to lose her nearsightedness or not... she said no I have lived with it for so long hehehe. All went well with her and she was up and about the same day! So from what I know it's great.... I think a lot depends on the skill of the doctor though!
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well, doctor barely had more than 1 minute on my surgery, so i barely saw him and i certainly doubt surgery would have been better or worse with another doctor
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It's all about aiming the laser
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u serious? like i said scary
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well I had a friend that had laser eye surgery. her eyes hurt for a few days, but it worked for her
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Well its alot safer then the older procedure and there were alot of ppl doing it back then. Before laser eye surgery they had to cut (litlerly) your eye in 4 diferent places and do some adjustments, and the sucess rate with that procedure was already high, now with laser surgery its even safer. So i wouldnt worry about it.
Of course... stuff happens, but the danger is the same as beeing run by a truck while ur walking to the hospital (or wherever ur getting the surgery)
Of course... stuff happens, but the danger is the same as beeing run by a truck while ur walking to the hospital (or wherever ur getting the surgery)
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and being run by a car doesnt count? its more probable to happen that way
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