I Had Laser Eye Surgery On Friday

[Curiosity101]

Just wanted to say that I finally did it.

I had a prescription of -1.75 in each eye. Which meant I was 'A bit short sighted'.

I went with optical express, and lets just say that their 'From £395 per eye' is only if you're in a specific 10% of the population...which royally sucked.
Mine cost £1979 but then I had a £200 discount (via e-mail) so it was £1779.

I just wanted to say to anyone who was thinking of having it done, that you should. Obviously there are risks like with any 'surgical' procedure. But I would do it again in an instance.

I had to have something called 'Lasek' which means that instead of having 24 hour healing it takes 1-2weeks (Being 19 it'll take 1 week very max to fully heal).

My vision is now near enough perfect, and getting better and better every day.
So if you're thinking of it...then do it.
I doubt you'll regret it.

Ps. If anyone had noticed why I wasn't around then that is why.

 

[Truck]

im 15 so i have another 4 or 5 years to wait...but i have an astigmatism in my left eye which is leaving me blind in one eye, the cause is myelin sheath being where it shouldnt so it covers the cones and domes which see.

hopefully i will be accepted, im just worried about the cost.

i bet its great to see without contacts/glasses

 

[Curiosity101]

I seriously can't put across just how good it is.

I must look like a right silly thing grinning just cause I can read a cars number plate, or things just generally are as clear as they should be. It's fab!

Hmm, not sure if they'd deal with your condition in the same way. But I can guarantee that your surgery wouldn't be more expensive than mine (if they could sort it).

They way it works it that there are 3 ways of exposing the eye to enable the laser to work. And then there are 2 laser options (with one being better than the other)

You can have Lasek, Lasik, or Intralase to expose the eye. Lasek and Lasik are the same price but lasek takes 1 week and hurts a bit (meant to hurt loads but mine only hurt for 1 day), and Lasik is 24hours but you have to have a cornea thickness of 500microns or above which mine wasn't
And intralase only needs 450microns or something (I can explain why if you wanna PM me. It's probably googleable though).

And then two lasers are Basic, and wavefront. Basic only does a set area of the eye EG. A circle diameter 1cm or summat. Where as Wavefront does a larger circle and it also corrects your 'prescription' in several places as not all area of your eye are neccesarily the same prescription.
With the basic you are only eligable if you're dilated pupil is smaller than a specific size.
Mine was too big so I had to have wavefront, which to be honest IS a better correction anyways.

So mine is the cheapest it could be with the certain restraints.
Only way it could get more expensive is if you opt for intralase, but if you're not bothered about a bit of pain compared to cost (It was like £2500 or summat so £500 more ) then you can just opt for lasek if you can't have lasik.

 

[Truck]

I seriously can't put across just how good it is.

I must look like a right silly thing grinning just cause I can read a cars number plate, or things just generally are as clear as they should be. It's fab!

Hmm, not sure if they'd deal with your condition in the same way. But I can guarantee that your surgery wouldn't be more expensive than mine (if they could sort it).

They way it works it that there are 3 ways of exposing the eye to enable the laser to work. And then there are 2 laser options (with one being better than the other)

You can have Lasek, Lasik, or Intralase to expose the eye. Lasek and Lasik are the same price but lasek takes 1 week and hurts a bit (meant to hurt loads but mine only hurt for 1 day), and Lasik is 24hours but you have to have a cornea thickness of 500microns or above which mine wasn't
And intralase only needs 450microns or something (I can explain why if you wanna PM me. It's probably googleable though).

And then two lasers are Basic, and wavefront. Basic only does a set area of the eye EG. A circle diameter 1cm or summat. Where as Wavefront does a larger circle and it also corrects your 'prescription' in several places as not all area of your eye are neccesarily the same prescription.
With the basic you are only eligable if you're dilated pupil is smaller than a specific size.
Mine was too big so I had to have wavefront, which to be honest IS a better correction anyways.

So mine is the cheapest it could be with the certain restraints.
Only way it could get more expensive is if you opt for intralase, but if you're not bothered about a bit of pain compared to cost (It was like £2500 or summat so £500 more ) then you can just opt for lasek if you can't have lasik.

thanks for the info

 

[shelaghfishface]

wish i had the budget for it and dont fancy paying an APR % on my eyesight ( what i cant see wont hurt me )
so glad it worked for you tho

 

[Curiosity101]

It's 0% over 10months if you can afford the payments (or can be bothered to jiggle finances on a 0% credit card.
For me I'm on a gap year for uni. So what would've been uni savings have basically turned into laser eye surgery savings.
I'm holding onto the fact that in £10 years it will offset the cost of lenses and that obviously I no longer have to mess around with lenses.

 

[fatheadminnow]

When you got it done, did they put you under or what?

I mean, how do they do it? Are you awake the whole time or do they just numb your eye so it won't move, do you see it happening?

I want to get laser eye surgery but am worried about doing it?

-FHM

 

[Curiosity101]

You're awake the whole time.

They just stick anaesthetic drops into your eye, you can still move it n such. Just can't feel it.
Then you're laid on a chair like a dentists chair, but you're laid flat.

The surgeon exposes the eye in whichever way you choose and then does the laser part. Which is basically just a light that you have to look at.
Then it's done.

Altogether the actual surgery only takes 10-15mins.

I really really would recommend anyone thinking of doing it, to do it.
The ONLY pain you will feel is during the healing process. And even then it's really not that bad even on the one I had.
Just took a couple of painkillers and slept for a couple of days.

 

[fatheadminnow]

You're awake the whole time.

They just stick anaesthetic drops into your eye, you can still move it n such. Just can't feel it.
Then you're laid on a chair like a dentists chair, but you're laid flat.

The surgeon exposes the eye in whichever way you choose and then does the laser part. Which is basically just a light that you have to look at.
Then it's done.

Altogether the actual surgery only takes 10-15mins.

I really really would recommend anyone thinking of doing it, to do it.
The ONLY pain you will feel is during the healing process. And even then it's really not that bad even on the one I had.
Just took a couple of painkillers and slept for a couple of days.

That does not sound that bad at all.

So what happens if you move yourt eye a little bit during the actual surgery is taking place, will it affect anything?

-FHM

 

[Curiosity101]

The laser tracks your eye so it's fine.

 

[Ace Of Spades]

I must look like a right silly thing grinning just cause I can read a cars number plate, or things just generally are as clear as they should be. It's fab!

I am a bit short sighted aswell, about 1.5 I think it was and I think they upped it too 1.75. I don't really notice it if I'm going around town or something, but if I am in school trying to read the board from like a few meters away, or if I am in a car trying to read a number plate its near impossible. When they prescribed my glasses I was actually shocked at the difference that it made..... I love putting my contacts and glasses in, the world looks so different HAHA