Laser Eye Surgery

[turnipmonster]

a friend of mine had it and it was a nightmare for him, although to be fair they did tell him he was high risk because of his eye shape (he's half asian if that matters).

also I know lots of people that say it's the best thing ever. I have a weird relationship with contacts, I can wear them indefinitely without ever taking them out and never even notice them, so there's no need for it for me yet. my current contacts have been in for at least a month.

--turnipmonster

[ricochet420]

Dude I knew a guy who almost went fully blind from this. Bad news. Bad, Bad, Bad, news brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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a friend of mine had it and it was a nightmare for him, although to be fair they did tell him he was high risk because of his eye shape (he's half asian if that matters).

also I know lots of people that say it's the best thing ever. I have a weird relationship with contacts, I can wear them indefinitely without ever taking them out and never even notice them, so there's no need for it for me yet. my current contacts have been in for at least a month.

--turnipmonster

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[7ontheline]

Wait until you're 25 - you don't HAVE to, but it's better and more likely to be stable. Don't skimp on the cost - as people have mentioned, only 1 pair of eyes. I have seen plenty of ugly complications, so trust me on this. Most important thing is to be aware of the possibilities of complications and to go to a physician who will tell you NOT to have it if that is what is most appropriate. People can develop dry eyes, glare, haloes, infections, etc. Don't go to a doctor who tries to sell you on it. You should want it 100% on your own.

7ontheline
(Eye MD)

[TorontoCFE]

I've had to have my eyes redone twice.

My eyes regressed after a year and it had to be redone and then redone again after there was some infection.

It was a nightmare but I still don't think I'd pass it up since there was no real pain other than repeated doctor visits.

And I'm in good shape now other than dry eyes that will probably never go away.

[guller]

Anyone ever hear anything about internal contact lenses? My mom just got cataracts removed and while they were in there they put in a new lens. She loves it. I'm thinking about looking in to it for myself. This also does no damage to your eye like the lasers do, if it messes up I guess they can remove them.

[7ontheline]

Those lenses still involve surgery, although you are correct that they are more reversible than the laser correction. As far as I know, they're not so great if you have astigmatism - it's hard to correct anything other than spherical error.