LASIK eye surgery

[bebs]

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Originally Posted by Juneplum if they didn't cut a flap - you had PRK. for LASIK they cut a flap... not everyone is a candidate for LASIK so PRK is the alternative - in fact PRK has been done longer than LASIK. i'm glad u had such good results! my best friends is having her LASIK done this thursday with my doctor - i'm SO excited for her!

yeah.. thats what I get for being up so late ... go me! anyways I just had thought I would write up the differences between what I was told and what happened to me

good luck to your friend!

oh.. and also to Cantaffordmac at least at mine they had financing though the office its self.. you had to have applied for it before the surgery.. but I believe it was if you have a credit card and a job to pay it off.. this that and the other thing that you were approved it was I believe 0%apr for 6 months

I'm not sure as I didn't ask at all the other offices but most places I've been told will do their own financing and you don't need to go to a bank

 

[ms_bloom]

Having done so much research (I'm a researcher and psychologist-in-training, and anal ... or maybe I'm anal because I'm a researcher and studying psychology), I also asked about other techniques out of curiosity, e.g., ICL, PRK, LASEK, Epi-LASIK. The clinical optometrist said LASIK was the best procedure for me as it has the lowest chance of healing/scarring complications. I have a couple of very, very minor keloidal scars, used to have incomplete blinking, and am Asian (higher risk of dry eye) - things that mean the flap-less or hardly-any-flap techniques are riskier.

He said the contact lens implant (ICL) would also work well too but that he still recommended LASIK. ICLs need to be put in one eye at a time, a week apart, and cost more. My procedure will cost $2,800AUD per eye, including all follow-up care, drops, and enhancements within 12 months. This is with a $100/eye discount for cash upfront.

I am nervous but he gave me good odds on attaining 20/20 vision (90% after just one correction, about 94% with an enhancement). I think the key to being satisfied is to have realistic expectations although it is hard with all these great success stories! For those still considering, there is a great site here that provides relatively unbiased advice: AVOID WORST LASIK DOCS - Lasik Patient Advocacy Approved Doctors - Lasik Eye Surgery Info - USAEyes

 

[ms_bloom]

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Originally Posted by SingFrAbsoltion Even though I'm scared as hell..I think I'm going to have to get this. My vision is going at an alarming rate =[

This is from a post a little while ago, but the research I did suggests that you would be best to wait until your vision has stabilised. LASIK won't stop your eyesight progressing, so you would just need another correction when your vision deteriorates again. That's why people still need reading glasses when they hit their 40s, because LASIK doesn't affect the lens which is what causes myopia, hyperopia, and presbyopia, it just kind of transfers your glasses or contact lens prescription onto your cornea.

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Originally Posted by Shimmer Congratulations! It's seriously some of the best money you'll ever spend, bar NONE. My little brother went in yesterday and saw the dr who did mine, and he's having his done FRIDAY baby! YAYYYY!!

Shimmer, how did your brother's procedure go?

Mine is tomorrow!! It seems like forever since I had the first consultation. Because I've stopped doing research I have these random moments of, wait, why am I doing this again? My contacts are ok! Mostly I am just excited though, although I expect to be nervous and needing that valium tomorrow morning.

I also forgot to mention, I ended up choosing a local surgeon rather than someone interstate or overseas. I will post how it all went as soon as I'm able to

 

[Shimmer]

It went well, at least as well as mine. He's been blind (literally) since he was in the 4th grade, and started wearing glasses in the 2nd grade. He's got no memory of EVER having clear vision without corrective lenses. Being able to see is something he's still not able to articulate.

I told him not to worry, I understand completely.

I haven't a full report yet because I can't get him to sit still long enough, but I DO know he's 100% thrilled with the results.