Who has had this done? Are you happy with the results? Did it hurt a lot? How long did your recovery take?
I’m considering having this done, so a few more questions.
When did you have it done and how much did it cost?
How should I find a good doctor to perform the proceedure?
Are there any questions I should be sure to ask the doctor before having it done?
Had it done on Jan 2 2001. Haven’t regretted it a day.
I saw better leaving the clinic. Recovery was a few weeks.
Cost me $2200 for both eyes.
If you’re worried about the quality of the doctor ask how many procedures they’ve done and ask for some references. It can’t hurt.
It didn’t hurt a bit but it IS very surreal when they peel back your cornea. But it doesn’t last long.
Do a search on the boards, and you’ll see that this thread is done at least once or twice a month, typically. There are lots of old threads out there with lots of good information in them, including my experiences from a month ago.
Once I did it, I never looked back (no pun intended).
I had it done about 2 years ago and it cost about $4000. But I’ve never regretted it for one minute. The hardest part about it was waiting to get it done. Find a good doc and go for it!!
many previous discussion threads. many people satisfied with results.
but not all:
Both my parents had it (both around the age of 42 at the time of surgery).
Dad went from the hundreds to 20/15 (yes better than perfect). Unfortunatly his vision continues to get worse, but doesn’t really need glasses for much of anything 6 years later. He swears by it and particulary loves the fact he doesn’t need to reach for his glasses near his bed whenever he is awoken.
My mother had to have the surgery twice, and her vision went to around 20/30. She will use light glasses for some distance these days. She had to have the surgery twice because the first time while successful, wasn’t optimal in the results.
They recommended it to all there friends. If medical miracles really do exist, this may be the closest thing to it.
Hubby and I had it done in August of 2001. He went from about 20/400 to 20/15 and I went from about 20/500 to 20/20 in my right eye and 20/40 in my left. Because my package came with enhancements, I got one on my left eye and it is now 20/20 also.
Hubby and I both LOVE it. We think it’s one fo the best things we ever did.
The surgery itself didn’t hurt much, though it’s fairly uncomfortable. Of course, I asked for valium first and hubby and the nurse both made fun of the way I was acting. I don’t remember acting funny though. 
The worst part, IMO, was the pressure cup they put on your eye. I think I cheered when I found out they didn’t need to do that for the enhancement surgery.
I had it done at a LasikPlus center (www.lasikplus.com). Mine was $1099 per eye and hubby was $599 per eye. I went with one of the more expensive plans because my pupils dilate very large. Long story about the differences in the two lasers they had and what that could mean to my sight with my large pupils. I’ll tell you if you really want to know.
How long did the recovery take? I could see better immediately. I kept my eyes closed for basically the rest of that day, but the next morning was awesome! I did have some trouble with blurriness as my left eye stabilized, and it was redone 4 months after the original blurriness. We had to wear the protective goggles and things like that for 2 months, and it seems like we had some restrictions for a month (swimming maybe?). Actual side effects I think were gone within a week, week and a half tops. Mine were some grittiness and feeling like something was in my eye. My husband, who was in language school at the time, had severe headaches for that first week. They think it was because he required so much use of them immediately, but then they went away.
Oh, and I do remember the tiredness lasting awhile. You know how your eyes feel when you stay up too late, and they are just tired and blurry? Ours would start doing that early, like 7 oclock-ish (and we are both night owls). I had to make sure that I varied what I did during the day, like whether reading, on the computer, scrapbooking, watching TV, etc, so that my eyes weren’t stuck on the same thing for too long. That tired them out pretty fast too.
I love mine and really recommend it.
Here is an “Ask the optician” thread you may be interested in which is current in MPSIMS.
Did it yonks ago and have enjoyed the benefits (nowt bad to say about it) since.
Wishing you well.
I had it done by the place that did Tiger Woods. TLC
I have floaters in both eyes now. More prevalent in my right eye than my left.
It’s worse on bright sunny days.
Upon examination, they told me they couldn’t see anything in my eye.
I’ts like looking through a cob web. If I had to do it all over, I would just wear glasses.
Absolutely, absolutely wonderful. I went from being rather blind (-8.2 diopters, which is something like 20/800) to almost perfect vision. I had it done about 8? or so years ago, when it was still relatively new. It took me a bit to adjust, and I had to wear a pair of intermediate glasses for about two weeks while my eyes adjusted. It was a bit rough… but I’m damn glad I did it. Back then, it was $2,500 per eye.
After four months, my Mom got the surgery, my Brother got the surgery, my best friend got the surgery, etc. I’ve never known anybody with bad results.
However, you STILL get the macular degeneration if its inherent in your family, but reading glasses are much easier to live with than wearing glasses/contacts all the time.
Personally, I’ll stick with my glasses. shudder I have dry eyes – had to change to glasses from contacts because of that – and that’s one of the common side effects, I hear.
My mom’s husband had the surgery a while back (a year or so, I think?) and while it went okay for him, he does have to wear glasses for distance. If you wear glasses all the time, and you still have to wear them part-time afterwards, get in the habit of putting them down in the same place(s) every time. He tends to put them down and forget where they are, so when he goes to look for them just before we’re going someplace we end up searching for his damn glasses for twenty minutes. When I take mine off they are either by my bed or on the bathroom counter while I’m washing my face or taking a shower.