Laser Eye Surgery Discussion Thread

freejunkie

08000 08000
http://www.ultralase.com/landing/2/
HTH

freejunkie

freejunkie wrote: »

08000 08000
http://www.ultralase.com/landing/2/
HTH

http://www.optimax.co.uk/
Just saw the ad

mr_rush

>>BUT the technology today gives 100% success.<<

No medical intervention offers a 100% success rate.
10% of patients have problems.
Why do many ophthalmologists wear glasses rather then undergo this procedure when they could have it performed by colleagues for a nominal sum? Because they have not seen long term success rates yet and they do not want to be test subjects.

Until I see 20 year stats for post-op problems, I'm not getting it done

mookiandco

I received a letter about this offer. You need to call them on 08456889454 quoting 'IF4'. The offer is on until 31/05/08.

Nicifer_noonoo

If you do decide to go for a consultation, make sure you go for consultations with several different companies - Optimax bungled my consultation so much, there was not a chance in hell I was giving them the chance to do the same to my eyesight. Had them done with Ultralase in September, and they are perfect - I could be a pilot in the RAF now!!

fritz1968

thank you one and all!!!

some of you have got me excited about what i could have, while others have got me thinking about what i might loose!!!

i will tread carefully through and post my personal outcome later!!

once again, thanks for your efforts and advice.


and nicifer!!!! sorry to burst your bubble but i think there are some odd rules about flying after having your eyes zapped!!!!! ooopps!!!

EagerLearner

I had Lasik surgery 7 years ago with Optimax and they were great - there weren't as many payment options as there are now either. I am 31 now, very happy with it and have saved money many times over as used to pay £30 a month for contacts plus all the cleansers etc. 3 friends have done it now as a result of my surgery.

Search www.ciao.co.uk and you will see - my review is the one called 'Are Those My Eyes Burning!' - scary sounding but really a title to get people to read it and actually see how much of a change it can make for your life.

Ultimately, you need to compare at least 3 companies and then decide if they have the expertise and the technology to suit you. Also, the younger you do it the better as with age your eyes will naturally get tired.

Katykat

To reply to mrRush. I also had doubts when I was having my (4) consulations because mostly, the surgeons I saw wore glasses. So I asked!. I was told that although 20/20 vision can , and very often is, acheived, the clarity of vision is not absolutely crystal clear. Now, I dont think anyone would want to bee operated on by a surgeon who doesn't have perfect vision. Laser surgery improves your vision tremendously but it doesn't make it perfect, not good enough to perform microscopic surgery. Incidentally, I did have it done, at optical express, and everything is fine.

wishiwasarichgirl

Nicifer_noonoo wrote: »

... Had them done with Ultralase in September, and they are perfect - I could be a pilot in the RAF now!!

I wouldn't apply just yet :

4. Refractive Surgery
A history of refractive surgery is a bar to entry for all aircrew branches.
However the following methods of surgical correction of myopia or hypermetropia are considered suitable for entry on an individual, case by case basis for non-specialist
employment groups:
1) Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) or laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK).
2) Laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK).
3) Intrastromal corneal rings (ICRs),

This is subject to the provision of documentary evidence showing:
1) The date of the last surgical procedure – which must be at least 1 year before application
2) That the pre-operative refraction was within the limits of +/-6.00 Dioptres
3) That the refraction is stable
All candidates will be assessed on a case-by case basis, taking the residual visual function into account.

taken from the Association of Optometrists website

and just so you know, 20/20 vision is not "perfect" vision, many people have better vision than this with glasses, and if left with 20/20 (or 6/6 if using UK rather than yank terms) after surgery, some people who are fussy about their vision may be disappointed.

I am an optician, so I suppose I have a vested interest in people NOT having the surgery, but still, if it was guaranteed success I would go for it, but as someone said, no surgery is guaranteed, or 100%.

If you are in or nearing your 40's then you will probably still need glasses afterwards for reading (I am saying this as a few patients I have seen who had laser refractive surgery either weren't told this or didn't hear it, and thought I was the one lying when I told them they needed glasses again!)

blaggerdan

alot of adverts claim £300 as a starting price but yes as many ppl have pointed out depending on your prescription this can rise rapidly.

I know some people who have had laser surgery where one eye is corrected for distance and one for near a similar concept that is used for contact lens correction.

if after your surgery your eyes heal and you are left with some prescription you find that the eye is too flat for a contact lens to sit snugly on the eye so it moves all over so you may possibly end up weraing glasses again

just some random thoughts on the topic