I Got Laser Eyes!

[LordSnailz]

sweet, thanks for the tips ... if anyone have any recommendations for the bayarea, give me a holler ... #4 Ask ATOT on recommendations for a lasik doctor. hope it's not a sh!tty idea in hindsight

 

[shopbruin]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Ikonomi
Ameesh, what was your vision before the surgery? Any astigmatism?

i had -3.5 in both eyes and a 3/4 astigmatism (dont ask me what that means but its what the doctor said)

hmm you're not that much worse than me, i'm -3.00. with roughly the same astigmatism.. i want to do this but i'm still semi young (23) and poor.

 

[ohtwell]

I want laser eyes too! I'm tired of my glasses and contacts.


: ) Amanda

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: freesia39

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Ikonomi
Ameesh, what was your vision before the surgery? Any astigmatism?

i had -3.5 in both eyes and a 3/4 astigmatism (dont ask me what that means but its what the doctor said)

hmm you're not that much worse than me, i'm -3.00. with roughly the same astigmatism.. i want to do this but i'm still semi young (23) and poor.

as far as age goes i just turned 25 in feb so im not that much older then you and as far as poor goes, well i would just wait until i had money for it.

 

[kermalou]

Originally posted by: ohtwell
I want laser eyes too! I'm tired of my glasses and contacts.

x 2

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Are you still wearing the goggles @ night?

Biggest thing for me was waking up in the morning & remembering to not reach for my glasses like I had for the last zillion mornings.

goggles?

 

[dr150]

Originally posted by: Ameesh
4/9: well i dont need glasses anymore after 12 years. I had CustomVue Wavefront Lasik with Intralase and i had my surgery yesterday. Today i have 20/20 in one eye and 20/30 in another and the doctor says thats great, once my swelling goes down my vision should get progressivly better over the next week. At this point it is as good or better then my glasses. I dont have any halos or kalidescopes which people complain about

w00t!

4/12 update: So my night vision has gotten a lot better, and my eyes are staying lubricated by themselves for the most part, my vision is defintely getting better over time.

1.) Did you hold your breath when the laser was on? How still were you in terms of keeping your eye/head from not moving?

2.) Did you get the laser to cut th eflap of your eye or the metal blade? Did that hurt?

 

[Windogg]

The company I work for provides medical financing for elective procedures like LASIK, invitro, and uhhhh....... augementation of various parts of the anatomy. So if your insurance company does not cover the procedure, there are companies that can help out.

 

[Phokus]

I'm jealous!

 

[drewdogg808]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Are you still wearing the goggles @ night?

Biggest thing for me was waking up in the morning & remembering to not reach for my glasses like I had for the last zillion mornings.

goggles?

generally you wear safety shields/goggles for the first week so you don't accidently rub your eyes while sleeping....don't want to mess up the flap.
i remember a few nights where i would wake up with the goggles in my hands or off my head....or find myself reaching for my eyes...it was a little freaky.. i was pretty paranoid for awhile.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: drewdogg808

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Are you still wearing the goggles @ night?

Biggest thing for me was waking up in the morning & remembering to not reach for my glasses like I had for the last zillion mornings.

goggles?

generally you wear safety shields/goggles for the first week so you don't accidently rub your eyes while sleeping....don't want to mess up the flap.
i remember a few nights where i would wake up with the goggles in my hands or off my head....or find myself reaching for my eyes...it was a little freaky.. i was pretty paranoid for awhile.

They gave me swim goggles, I felt pretty cool

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: dr150

Originally posted by: Ameesh
4/9: well i dont need glasses anymore after 12 years. I had CustomVue Wavefront Lasik with Intralase and i had my surgery yesterday. Today i have 20/20 in one eye and 20/30 in another and the doctor says thats great, once my swelling goes down my vision should get progressivly better over the next week. At this point it is as good or better then my glasses. I dont have any halos or kalidescopes which people complain about

w00t!

4/12 update: So my night vision has gotten a lot better, and my eyes are staying lubricated by themselves for the most part, my vision is defintely getting better over time.

1.) Did you hold your breath when the laser was on? How still were you in terms of keeping your eye/head from not moving?

2.) Did you get the laser to cut th eflap of your eye or the metal blade? Did that hurt?

no i didnt hold my breath, the laser compensates for movement of the eye

i got the laser to cut the flap and no it doesnt hurt cause they use anestheitic drops.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: drewdogg808

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Are you still wearing the goggles @ night?

Biggest thing for me was waking up in the morning & remembering to not reach for my glasses like I had for the last zillion mornings.

goggles?

generally you wear safety shields/goggles for the first week so you don't accidently rub your eyes while sleeping....don't want to mess up the flap.
i remember a few nights where i would wake up with the goggles in my hands or off my head....or find myself reaching for my eyes...it was a little freaky.. i was pretty paranoid for awhile.

ahh i have eye shields that i have to wear to bed, they are a pin in the ass but i gotta wear them for a week

 

[dethman]

congrats. i haven't grown the balls to do that yet. my dad did and he has problems, specifically with the halos.

 

[shazbot]

how well does the corrected eyes last? I'm thinking that if my eyes have already deterioted to -3.5 at age 23, by 30 or 40, even if I get lasik now, its gona be bad again. Can you get lasik again in 10 years to recorrect 'em? and how would contacts work later on if your vision goes to crap again?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

shazbot, do you play Tribes?

 

[shazbot]

vgy vgs

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

vgs = sorry
vgy = ? yes?

I don't remember, I haven't played in a few months

 

[shazbot]

i haven't played in a long while. probly 6mo+. vgs=shazbot

 

[Hankysmoo]

Originally posted by: shazbot
how well does the corrected eyes last? I'm thinking that if my eyes have already deterioted to -3.5 at age 23, by 30 or 40, even if I get lasik now, its gona be bad again. Can you get lasik again in 10 years to recorrect 'em? and how would contacts work later on if your vision goes to crap again?

Good questions. I want to know as well.

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: drewdogg808

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Are you still wearing the goggles @ night?

Biggest thing for me was waking up in the morning & remembering to not reach for my glasses like I had for the last zillion mornings.

goggles?

generally you wear safety shields/goggles for the first week so you don't accidently rub your eyes while sleeping....don't want to mess up the flap.
i remember a few nights where i would wake up with the goggles in my hands or off my head....or find myself reaching for my eyes...it was a little freaky.. i was pretty paranoid for awhile.

ahh i have eye shields that i have to wear to bed, they are a pin in the ass but i gotta wear them for a week

How suseptible are your eyes to damage in that one week period? Is it ok to rub them gently, in case some debris or whatntot flies in there or something?

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Hankysmoo

Originally posted by: shazbot
how well does the corrected eyes last? I'm thinking that if my eyes have already deterioted to -3.5 at age 23, by 30 or 40, even if I get lasik now, its gona be bad again. Can you get lasik again in 10 years to recorrect 'em? and how would contacts work later on if your vision goes to crap again?

Good questions. I want to know as well.

my doc says the correction will last until about 45 and at that age or more almost all people need reading glasses, so i will need reading glasses. and yes you can do the procedure again, my doc provides up to two years of corrections/touch ups for free but he says he has only done a very few touch ups once on a patient.

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: Hankysmoo

Originally posted by: shazbot
how well does the corrected eyes last? I'm thinking that if my eyes have already deterioted to -3.5 at age 23, by 30 or 40, even if I get lasik now, its gona be bad again. Can you get lasik again in 10 years to recorrect 'em? and how would contacts work later on if your vision goes to crap again?

Good questions. I want to know as well.

I would think that in 10 years, they will probably have better procedures than LASIK. Heck, we might be able to get Supermanesque vision

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: drewdogg808

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Are you still wearing the goggles @ night?

Biggest thing for me was waking up in the morning & remembering to not reach for my glasses like I had for the last zillion mornings.

goggles?

generally you wear safety shields/goggles for the first week so you don't accidently rub your eyes while sleeping....don't want to mess up the flap.
i remember a few nights where i would wake up with the goggles in my hands or off my head....or find myself reaching for my eyes...it was a little freaky.. i was pretty paranoid for awhile.

ahh i have eye shields that i have to wear to bed, they are a pin in the ass but i gotta wear them for a week

How suseptible are your eyes to damage in that one week period? Is it ok to rub them gently, in case some debris or whatntot flies in there or something?

after 2 days you can rub them gently after a week you are back to normal, after two days my eyelashes were all stuck together from the thick drops they have you put in the eyes. ive never been so happy washing my face.

 

[MrDudeMan]

what are halos?