# I got my eyes lasered! Or, How I got the snot kicked out of me by a massage chair **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 29, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-eyes-lasered-or-how-i-got-the-snot-kicked-out-of-me-by-a-massage-chair/84497 "2001-09-29T17:42:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-eyes-lasered-or-how-i-got-the-snot-kicked-out-of-me-by-a-massage-chair/84497/21 "2001-10-02T21:26:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ruadh \* > \*\*But I won’t be, like, completely _blind_ the first day or anything will I? Thing is I don’t think I will be able to get anybody to drive me home, since I’ll be having it done during working hours. Will I be able to see well enough at least to direct a cab driver to my street (I’m on a little-known cul-de-sac off a reasonably well-known road) and get myself inside my house? > > Sorry if these are stupid questions, but I reckon it’s better to find out now … \*\* My experience (regular old LASIK, around three years ago) was that I got out of the chair seeing around 20/100. I got driven home and went to sleep immediately (probably tiredness due to stress) Woke up mid-afternoon around 20/60. Next morning I was around 20/40, and on waking the next day I was 20/15 in one eye, 20/30 in the other. (all numbers except the last two are estimates.) Sua ---
**Author:** ![heresiarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@heresiarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heresiarch)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-eyes-lasered-or-how-i-got-the-snot-kicked-out-of-me-by-a-massage-chair/84497/22 "2001-10-02T23:10:51Z")
**rundogrun** , I thought night hazing was the most common side effect. Did I understand correctly that this occurs in less than 1% of cases? **robinh** , when you think of laser surgery, you think “Hey, that’d make it easier to find my glasses!”? I may have a weird sense of humor, but I think that’s pretty darn funny. ---
**Author:** ![rundogrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@rundogrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rundogrun)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-eyes-lasered-or-how-i-got-the-snot-kicked-out-of-me-by-a-massage-chair/84497/23 "2001-10-03T15:18:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by heresiarch \* > \*\ ***rundogrun** , I thought night hazing was the most common side effect. Did I understand correctly that this occurs in less than 1% of cases? > > \*\* The actual percentage for night hazing isn’t given, but here’s the link that details the complications: [http://www.ny2020.com/faq8.htm#8](http://www.ny2020.com/faq8.htm#8) ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-eyes-lasered-or-how-i-got-the-snot-kicked-out-of-me-by-a-massage-chair/84497/24 "2001-10-03T17:07:34Z")
My firend told me her friend went to Montreal to get the surgery because they are good at it (?!) and way cheaper than the States… Any of you know?? I want this surgery so bad… We are all saying it is expensive… what is expensive for you? I heard of $ 2500 per eye… is that an accurate figure? ---
**Author:** ![bafaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bafaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bafaa)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-eyes-lasered-or-how-i-got-the-snot-kicked-out-of-me-by-a-massage-chair/84497/25 "2001-10-03T19:51:26Z")
I had my eyes done about 2 1/2 yrs ago and I still see perfectly. Sometimes I have mild night hazing but no worse then what I had with contacts so I have no complaints. I think I paid $2400 per eye. By the way, I didn’t take the valium. ---
**Author:** ![rundogrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@rundogrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rundogrun)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-eyes-lasered-or-how-i-got-the-snot-kicked-out-of-me-by-a-massage-chair/84497/26 "2001-10-03T20:02:49Z")
I paid $4500. I did notice in the paper today an ad for both eyes for $1850 total…the doctor’s credentials seemed good insofar as he had lots of experience and was head of Refractive surgery at a local hospital. It makes sense that Canada could be cheaper because of the value of the dollar. I’ll let the Canadian dopers handle that one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-eyes-lasered-or-how-i-got-the-snot-kicked-out-of-me-by-a-massage-chair/84497.md?page=1)