Laser Eye Surgery Discussion Thread

LouBlue

I had Ultralase on mine about 7 years ago. Cost me £700 per eye and worth EVERY PENNY! No more glasses, prescription sun glasses, contact lens....and just the general hassle. I know it won't last forever but it has been so worth it. Lots of my friends have had it done through Ultralase as well and are very happy with the results.

geri1965_2

blaggerdan wrote: »

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.


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

My prescription is -10 in both eyes with an astigmatism, so it would probably cost me thousands, and the risks are a lot greater with complex prescriptions.

I'd love to have perfect sight but the thought of something going wrong and never being able to wear contact lenses again is just too awful to think about.

fritz1968

having read everyones advice, and ive been asking around other places too!!!

ive come to the conclusion that it aint worth the risk!!

the perfect vision that ive dreamed of just isnt going to happen with my prescription!!!

so im going to go and buy a new motorbike instead!!

many thanks one and all, now im off down to shorrocks to have a look at a TL1000 !!!:beer: :beer: :beer:

EagerLearner

I had -4 and -5, extremely short sighted in both eyes since the age of 3, when I started to wear glasses. When I applied for LASIK, they told me I was the worse case of astigmatism they had ever seen, for my age (I was 24 at the time). It can be done, and I found it well worth it. PS: I *sold* my motorbike to get the money to to mine! x

blaggerdan

Good luck finding a good motorbike...make sure you wear the right correction for your prescription and drive safe

SamanthaA

This may already be somewhere, but I can`t see it.

Does anyone have experience with this?

I`m 39, have worn glasses for 25yrs, contacts off and on for about 12 yrs.

I was looking at Ultralase(sp) in Brum. Not the cheapest, but I have a personal recommendation from a friend.
Besides they contacted me with an 18mth intrest free deffered payment! They must be desperate, so I am having the free consultaion & seeing what else they will give me?

Has anyone done the cost comparisons regarding costs for surgery against lenses/ glasses?

Any answers, comments would be appreciated.

Nicifer_noonoo

Hi Samantha

There are loads of threads on this already...do a search for laser eye

SamanthaA

I know its not going to be perfect if I have it done, but at 39 my eyesight wouldn`t be perfect if I naturally didn`t need glasses!

Personally I just want to get up without reaching for the glasses/ contacts before I can see the floor! -6.5 & -7, means I haven`t been swimming in years, hate high things (love heights - terrified of losing glasses/ contacts!) and have trouble either by breaking or losing contacts/ glasses! Clumsey me!

Wouldn`t even mind if I had to have driving/reading glasses, so long as in general I didnt need glasses.

Things must have got better - last time I investigated, the company got you to sign an `if we make you blind, you cant sue` waiver! I hope this has changed?!

WindChim

hi

I'm seriously debating laser eye surgery .. have been wearing contacts and glasses for nearly 15 years (am 36) but have recently fallen out with my lenses.. in fact, am sitting here squinting as it's completely dried my eye out and I didn't peel it off in time so my poor eye is not happy :-(

I always said no to the idea of surgery.. mainly due to pain, and if anything were to go wrong, and at 36, is it worth it as the eyes deteriorate as you get older, and also as it's not a longstanding technique, so am unsure of long term unknown effects.

I've done a bit of a search, but just wanted some basic advice - those that have had it done, is it really worth it, and how bad is it to go through? any recommendations on who / how to approach is appreciated.

thanks
Windy

Zazen999

My OH had it done a few weeks ago, and I'm having it next monday [can't wait].

There's a humungous thread on here about it all; just use the search button.