Laser eye surgery

BigFatCat · May 19, 2009, 10:41:04 AM

Is there any news, I'm interested myself?

delanvital · May 19, 2009, 10:44:20 AM

Hope all is going well, mate?

Quote from: BigFatCat;276597Is there any news, I'm interested myself?

Hahaha BFC... :lmfao:

RizZy · May 19, 2009, 12:14:29 PM

Yes, there is some news I guess.

Had a weird moment this morning, woke up, it didn't quite register that I could see & as I was about to turn the tv on I reached over to pick up my glasses & realised that they weren't there & I didn't need em anyway!

When I went to bed last night my right eye was still a bit blurry with my left being as clear as its ever been with glasses/contacts, my right eye seems to be settling as the day goes on, the paper work says it could take a few months to settle as they heal.

I've gotta go back over this afternoon so they can check there doing ok & if I'm good I can drive again after that.

More to follow I guess, or anything else just ask away.

RizZy · May 19, 2009, 04:34:55 PM

I've just been over to have my eyes checked & i'm doing pretty good from the sounds of it, both eyes are already better than needed for driving, which is good, as having my mum drive me round Brum was scaring me more than the op did.

delanvital · May 19, 2009, 04:53:06 PM

Quote from: RizZy;276652I've just been over to have my eyes checked & i'm doing pretty good from the sounds of it, both eyes are already better than needed for driving, which is good, as having my mum drive me round Brum was scaring me more than the op did.

:lmfao:glad to hear you are ok mate

KKND · May 19, 2009, 06:11:54 PM

Aye good news Rizzy...fresh look.

Benny · May 20, 2009, 12:05:54 PM

Have you looked in the mirror yet? Don't feel too bad.

Take heart, now they've fixed your peepers you can concentrate on the plastic surgery aspect...

RizZy · May 20, 2009, 03:12:28 PM

Quote from: Benny;276774Have you looked in the mirror yet? Don't feel too bad.

Take heart, now they've fixed your peepers you can concentrate on the plastic surgery aspect...

Aye, I never really noticed how terrible the bags under my eyes looked when I was wearing my glasses, but I don't think any amount of works gonna save the rest of the face, clearly a lost cause. :crazy:

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OldBloke · November 25, 2012, 11:02:06 AM

Thread resurrection alert ...

Had mine done last Tuesday at Optical Express in Cambridge. Had the Wavefront with Intralase (flap cut by laser) procedure (as approved by NASA) done on both eyes. I was short-sighted so needed glasses for distance and near distance e.g. computer work. I could read and see fine detail close up with no glasses on. Post-op I don't need glasses for distance but do for computer and reading.

OP was uneventful but I appeared to have a bad reaction to the anaesthetic. Both my eyes were bright red with tears streaming out of them. I was completely congested with a god-awful headache. I was in agony so I popped a strong painkiller and waited it out. Took about three hours to settle but more than once I considered calling the Optician to ask if I should be concerned. I'd read the blurb and knew there would be some discomfort but this was not what I was expecting to be honest.

Any way, went to bed feeling a lot better wearing my designer goggles (which I discarded after the third time they woke me up) and felt good the next day. My vision was superb but my left eye was still painful and bloodshot. Went for my check-up and was informed that there was inflammation in both eyes that shouldn't be there and that I would need to go back every day so that they could check on it. They told me to use some drops every hour and that it would soon clear up.

Saw the Optician yesterday and all is looking better. My left eye (which is the one giving me most trouble) is healed but bruised which is why I'm feeling the discomfort. My right eye is nearly there so my drops have been reduced to two-hourly with my next appointment not till Friday.

My distance vision is superb and will improve further they tell me so I'm very, very impressed with the results. I do need separate glasses for reading and computer work but I can live with that and it was what I'd expected. I found some decent looking ones in Boots for 20 quid a pair that are doing the job nicely.

Night driving is not good as I'm getting large halos around headlights etc. That should diminish over time but at this time of year driving in the dark is basically unavoidable.

Would I recommend it? Most definitely. Yes it's expensive and yes there were concerns but the procedure is a mature one and over in minutes. Whitey will be along shortly to give us his view I reckon as he had his done a week before mine.

So Rizzy, three years since your op how's thing with you now?

smilodon · November 25, 2012, 12:13:42 PM

Trouble is that's two people having it done within a few weeks of each other both of whom have had experiences that weren't planned for and that caused a lot of discomfort. I'm sure the end result for both Whitey and Oldie will be very good but it still makes you wonder about the way the process is sold as a quick, simple, painless, back on your feet in a few hours deal. i wonder how many procedures actually go completely as advertised?

Whitey · November 25, 2012, 12:26:57 PM

I had a bit of trouble with mine as you say, the flap on my left eye lifted off on the way back to the car from the surgery as a result of a gust of wind and me blinking hard. This resulted in about 30-45 minutes of real discomfort and some pain but the procedure itself was pain free and very little discomfort and once the flap was back down, I had minor discomfort after that (dry eyes and a little gritty). Within 24 hours of surgery I had 20/20 vision although it took a week to be able to look at the PC screen for any length of time without headaches. It's all good now and I no longer need glasses for anything. I'm really happy I had it done and would go through it all again.

RizZy · November 25, 2012, 02:48:12 PM

I had no real issues at all, driving back from home from Birmingham where I had it done my eyes started to ache as the drops wore off, but some painkillers & a snooze sorted that out, my eyes were bruised for maybe a week or so too.

I get a bit of blurry vision for a while in the morning occasionally but I think that's down to the fact I tend to sleep almost face down mashed into the pillow, it's probably always happened but I couldn't tell before as everything was always blurry - so now it's normally clear I notice it.

One of the best things I've done for sure & if I needed it doing again as I get older & I could I'd seriously consider it.