Any of you guys ever get laser corrective surgery before...

Any of you guys ever get laser corrective surgery before? My vision has been stable for three years now so I'm considering taking the bite and getting PRK surgery done. Figure it's worth the slower healing to not have that loose cornea flap sitting around.

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I had PRK. First week was a bitch, got 20/20 sometimes 15/20. go through TLC if you're american.

Yep, 1,5 years ago. Cheap, quick and super effective. Should've been done many years ago, but I was being a retard too afraid of surgeries

How long did you have to wait to schedule the procedure? I'd like to get it done before summer so I'm not stuck putting drops in my eyes in the middle of July.

I was -5.25
Got an ICL, walked out of surgery with 15/20 and drove home. Had some recovery eye drops, but no pain. If it's an option (I was told you had to be -3.00 or worse), ICL is fantastic.

>paying for 15/20

lmao

That's immediately after the surgery, it improves from there.

Also from a 5.25 diopter that's still a massive improvement.

See I finished with 20/20 in one eye, slightly better (not quite 20/15) in the other.

I'm an OD who works w/ a corneal specialist who performs PRK, LASIK and implantable contact lenses (ICL). Although PRK doesn't have a loose flap, you still run the risk of recurrent corneal erosion because of the weakened epithelial basement membrane and increased dry eye post procedure forever. I would find multiple surgeons who perform both PRK and LASIK and get consultations. Then decide after your consultations

Got Lasik shit is cash also comes with lifetime warranty
Lasik+ is da shit

Got it for one eye (amblyopia), corrected from +4.5 to -0.75, from 0.3 to 0.5 out of 1.0 (dunno burger units).
Wasn't effective for me, just corrected the eye optics. I have to cover my good eye with a pirate patch to train the bad one.

I did it. Best money I ever spent.

Is the permanent increased dry eye present in all procedures, or is it just a risk factor?

If by "risk factor" you actually mean "side-effect", then yes it usually happens after PRK and LASIK because corneal nerves are naturally severed after the laser ablation and the eyes slightly lose reflex tearing. But pre-surgical dry eye is a risk factor of post-operative dry eye therefore a good surgeon will prophylactically treat dry eye before surgery. There is always an increase in dry eye after PRK/LASIK but some are bothered by it more than others.

I just wear the type of contacts that you can sleep in. I go weeks or sometimes months without changing them out and I'm fine. I forget that I even have them in most of the time.

Best decision in my life. Highly recommend.

Do these have a name?

What is ICL?

air optix night and day

bausch+lomb ultra

There's probably a couple other brands too. Ask your eye doctor about it. They are somewhat more expensive than regular contacts but totally worth it imo.

Yeah the name is Ultra Ulcer Night and Day Contacts. Do not trust a doctor that allows patients to sleep in contacts. Sleeping in lenses is the number one risk factor for contact lens related eye infections. I don't care what the FDA fools say; sleeping in contacts is asking for trouble

I had it done with the cornea being peeled back, it heals very quickly and left me with 20/15 vision was super happy but I did get it done with a good doctor

It's next on my list after getting my septum straightened. I think I'm gonna get that method where they don't cut a flap, the laser uses some wavelength shit to laser beneath the cornea, then the doctor just goes in from one side and scrapes off the lasered stuff and pulls it out with pliers. Looks nasty as fuck but supposedly it heals super fucking fast since instead of a whole fucking flap being cut into your eye it's just a small puncture. Idk the name, I think it was called relax smile or some marketing shit.
2500 eurodollars per eye but I don't give a fuck. There's also doctors who do it while you're under anesthesia or hypnotize you. Maybe gonna do that because that scraping around in the eye with a tiny metal hook looked scary as shit.

I got LASIK in 2018. Best decision of the year. Even with somewhat rare side effects like halos at night it is worth it.

I tried my best putting up with -5 in both eyes but holy shit having perfect eye sight is OP. Every thing in life gets better even stupid shit like cleaning dishes or showering. Should have done in when I was 18. So if anyone wondering about surgery, just visit doctor and get details, may be you are good candidate may be not.

Had prk year and a half ago. Pretty cool procedure, they load you up on valium and pain killers then you just enjoy the light show. For a few minutes after the surgery your vision is perfect then it's awful for the next week. Recovery times vary, my left eye was perfect after three days and I didn't need eye drops either. My right eye suffered for about a week. All in all 10/10 would recommend

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My biggest fear is moving my eye during the surgery or something like that and ruining my vision.

i would be in shitter if i didnt get mine. worth every penny. or what ever the standard surgery was that the doctor recommend for me

My wife got it and the looser flap that they instead SCRAPE off during PRK grew back and then never attached to her eye, leading her to get the surgery again, at which point she now has optic nerve damage. She has 0 night vision and has to wear sunglasses outside during the day.

Good luck!

personally i got it instantly all i needed was the money and it took like 10min something to do and half hour rest in dark room before they let me off.

I'm at -8.5. Terrified to go for a consultation, because my dad had one and got told that his cornea is too thin to do anything.

Also the only thing that can apparently stop the pain of the massive amount of recurrent erosions that you might get is more of the fucking drops, which saturate your fucking eye so that that shit never heals. Eventually they're like holy shit nigga your eyes are not healing at all, and you get a GIANT FUCKING NEEDLE INTO YOUR NERVESTEM BEHIND YOUR FUCKING EYE THAT MAKES YOUR FUCKING HUSBAND PASS OUT JUST LOOKING AT THAT SHIT. HOLY SHIT IS IT GROSS

Same here m80, also read that many procedures don't work with -8 or worse.
I'm fine with contacts rn, but will eventually check out, if it could be done.

Did a LASIK last year.
I was at -6
Best decision of my life. No dry eyes either. I look like a fucking beast now instead of senator-sama.

Got Lasik when i turned 18, 2 years ago, best decision of my life, i was -3.50 / -3.75 and now I'm slighty above 20/20
Some said I was too young but I wore glasses since I was 6 and had the vision stable for more than 7 years by that point

I wanna do this shit too. But I have no idea how I would be able to stay calm and not do anything to sabotage the operation. Getting contact lenses into the eye was already a fight

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I was super jumpy too but the doc managed without problem.

Just go for a fucking consultation. It's not like they would operate you on the spot. Idk how people live live -8 and only doctors can tell if there are an operation that would fit you.

Also contact lenses are actually contributing to thinning your cornea. You might not be able to do it after 5-10 years of lenses.

As for a safety of the operation: LASIC laser is constantly tracking your eye and if you jerk it or move away it will automatically stop. Then doctor tells you to focus your eye on a light and continue after you do it. I don't know about other operations, but LASIC super safe.

If you thinking about LASIC from time to time then go to doctor and learn about your options. Almost every operated person are happy with results and decision. It also cost less than glasses and lenses in the long run.

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Can this be done multiple times or is it a one off thing? Say I get my eyes done and in 30 years they’re bad again can it be lasered again?

Lasic can be done multiple times although it's rarely needed. I hope in 30 years we will get something even better.

>after 5-10 years of lenses
Well, fuck.