Lasik Eye Surgery

One of my friend got it done 5 years ago and still says she sees in HD. I got it done 2 years ago and it's the best investment I ever did. No extra halos for the 2 of us. Pay attention to halos before you get it done; I had never noticed them before but they were pretty bad with my glasses, and are much better now.

Did it 9 years ago and very happy with the results. Like other pp My only complaint is that I didn't do it sooner. Like other pp, they gave me a Valium before the procedure, they restrain your eyelids during the procedure so you can't blink. I was so nervous, but it was over quickly. Then they gave me funky goggles to wear and I went home and went to bed. Pain wasn't bad, but it Felt like I had something in my eyes. The next day my vision wasn't perfect but much better than before and it just got better over the next couple of days until I was 20/20. Like a pp my eyes were a little dryer - but now they are fine, I don't use drops.

ETA - no Halos for me or night issues.

I had LASIK in 1999 when it was still a fairly new thing in the States and very expensive. I opted to go to Canada for my surgery (I am only a couple of hours from the border) where they had been doing it for many years prior to this. I wanted to go to someone who was experienced in the procedure and frankly it was a lot cheaper. I paid $1100 for both eyes and in the last almost 17 years I have definitely gotten my money back in not having to buy glasses or contacts.

I am so happy with my surgery results. I recently went to the eye Dr for the first time since I had surgery (was having some cloudy vision in one eye) and the Dr said that my surgery was well done and has held up very well over the years. He said the issues I am having now are unrelated to the surgery but are more related to eye strain from working on a computer screen 8-10 hours a day. That makes sense as it seems to get worse with fatigue.

My sister in law and brother in law had theirs done in the US a year or so after I had mine done in Canada. They both still wear glasses. At the time they had theirs done it was still pretty new in the US. All of the people that I know that went to Canada around the time I did are really happy and still going strong.

I think the procedure has now been in the US as a mainstream thing for so long now that it is easier to get a surgeon with the experience to do a good job. Good luck! You will not regret it!

Still happy with vision, 15 or so years later. Did not and have not experienced halos . It was easy peasy , valium before hand and didn't have any pain or issues after.

I had mine done in 2003 when I was 39. I was already in progressive lenses due to being a big reader, and my distance vision had been horrible since jr. high. They gave me a choice of fixing distance or reading or doing "monovision" but I said just fix the distance vision, I will buy cheap readers.
Now in the last couple of years I noticed trouble driving at night if it was raining. I mentioned it at the eye dr last year and he gave me driving glasses. But, I notice it is a lot better if I wear them to watch movies too, and my distance vision, although nowhere near as bad as it was originally (20/400), is getting worse. I imagine I'll have to go back to progressive lenses at my next appt. I don't think I'll go back to contact lenses though, I'll just stick with glasses this time. I'm 52 and the original place that I had my lasik done is gone, so I guess I'm stuck.
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I had it done 10 years ago, and it was the best decision I ever made. I HATE anything with my eyes (I can barely get through that glaucoma test) and I was a nervous wreck before hand. I had no pain, minimal discomfort, and I still have perfect vision. I don't have halos or anything like that. My husband had it 12 years ago and had the same amazing results. I really wish I had done it sooner, and I'll definitely do it again if I need to.

DH and I had it done 5 years ago. He had his done a few months before me and had to go back a few weeks later to get it recorrected. He still has issues with dry eyes now and does drops frequently. I definitely have a hard time driving at night. Good thing I'm not out at night often. I stay in after putting the kids to bed! I sometimes miss my glasses because I had worn them for so long, it's like they were part of me and now that's missing. I see things out of the corners of my eyes, I guess "floaters". And I don't like not being able to get close to things, like threading a needle or reading really small print. It is nice not having to reach for glasses in the middle of the night if I get up, and it's nice being able to wear sunglasses. I wouldn't say it's the best thing I've ever done, or that I'm glad I did it, I guess I'm pretty indifferent about it.

Thanks for sharing all of your stories. I'm 24 so I know I will probably have to have glasses again one day but I'd rather take a nice long break. My eyesight isn't horrible. I'm -2.75 so that's relativly low. But I miss being able to wake up and see.

What are these halos that everyone is talking about. I don't know if I have them or if I've just never noticed.

Best money I ever spent!

My eyes were pretty bad though - around a -7.5 I think - ?? - it's been 12 years - everything got fuzzy past my elbow.

I was worried about something going wrong - didn't want to end up blind! - so I did one eye at a time, waiting a few weeks in-between surgeries. I had a clear lens put in my glasses to wear during the weeks between the surgeries, but this was the only additional expense.

Valium was not standard at my doctor's office, but I did request a prescription!

One thing I was not prepared for was how disoriented I would feel the afternoon of the surgery. I couldn't stay asleep, but couldn't see well enough at that point to watch TV or read or do anything. If I was doing it over again I'd have some audiobooks or podcasts ready to distract me. I could see fine the next morning.

Waking up in the middle of the night and being able to read the alarm clock is fantastic! SCUBA diving or snorkeling without being worried about losing a contact lens is also fantastic! I am very happy I had the surgery.

VandVsmama said:

I've often thought about it, but I opted not to because the way I look at it, you only get 1 set of eyeballs. If your lungs, heart, or liver fail, they can replace those with a transplant. Nobody does eyeball transplants.

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If it goes horribly wrong, it wouldn't require an eyeball transplant, but a corneal transplant. There was a time when a corneal transplant was one surgical way to correct vision. The donor cornea would be reshaped.

Sometimes there's infection or something called "flap melt".

Some of the newer techniques use 100% lasers. Earlier LASIK required the flap be cut with a physical blade.