Laser Eye Surgery Discussion Thread

mzmoneypenny

For information:

My boyfriend's been undergoing laser eye surgery since August this year - I say that, because he had to try 3 times before both eyes were lasered.  

The problem was when cutting a flap into the eye, the flap wrinkled.  When this happens they have to put the flap back down and let it heal (approx 1 month), before trying laser surgery again.

The first time his right eye flap wrinkled, the second time, his right eye was lasered and left eye flap wrinkled.  Finally, about a month ago, the left eye got lasered and this time was successful.

He got it done at Accuvision in London (we stay in Scotland) and it cost 2k per eye. They have been great with him (bearing in mind he's had 3 visits to get it done!).

His prescription was +6.75 in one eye and +6.5 in the other and this has gone down to +1 and +1.5 respectively as of a couple of weeks ago.

Now, he's now not worn glasses/contacts for about a month (he's had to wear glasses since he was 3).  He's waiting until his eyes settle down and he'll get another sight test - he may need glasses for driving/watching TV.

Hope it goes well for you, if you go ahead with it!  :)

nearlyrich

This cutting a flap business wasn't done when I had mine done and the method then ( 1993/94) was to scrape off the top layer and that's what really hurt after the op.

I hope your boyfriend gets sorted soon.

londonman81

For all those of you who rubbished my earlier claims about laser eye surgery not being a proven method due to it's relative youth , it looks like the govt and senior Optom's are not too keen on it either...read this....

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1395042004

As I said before - however brilliant people might say it has been for them so far they cannot have lived with it for more than 10 years so far and no one knows what long term effects there are.

Also bear this fact in mind - as you get to your forties the lens in your eye becomes less flexible which actually can help to slightly improve short-sightedness if you have it. This means if you have laser surgery when younger you could reach your forties and notice that your sight goes out of kilter again - maybe long sightedness this time -  because of the natural change in your lens at that age....will you fork out again for more laser surgery then?!

aje2010

I was the third member of my family to have the laser treatment. I paid £800 with Optimax for the Lasik (would recommend as you don't have any pain after the treatment). Optimax are probably the cheapest but I advised my sister to go elsewhere. I went with her to Ultralase and they seem so much more professional and experienced.

Having said all that my vision was corrected to 20:20 and I had a smooth operation. The only thing I've noticed lately (as my brother also has) is that my night vision is somewhat blurred.

nearlyrich

I am in my mid 40's and still got 20:20 vision after 10 years, it was never about saving money when I had it done but if I had to start wearing lenses/glasses again or pay for more treatment I know what I would do.

My eyes changes massively between 13 and 28 then stuck at the same prescription for about 4 years. They haven't changed since I had the treatment.

Each to his or own, I know people who couldn't face putting contact lenses in everyday.

madkid88

is lser eye treatment cheaper in other countries then Uk.i.e india.would any1 recommend goin there and getting it done

Liz19

I have worn glasses for 30 years with the odd try of contact lenses with no success. Optician persuaded me to try soft lenses in January - the kind you can sleep in - they are fantastic and I only have to take them out once a month. I don't think I would bother with laser surgery as these lenses are great.

Ted_Hutchinson

madkid88 wrote:

is lser eye treatment cheaper in other countries then Uk.i.e india.would any1 recommend goin there and getting it done

India LASIK treatment centre

Looks like you could have a free holiday in India and get your eyes fixed and still save money on the cost here.
Or you might consider South Africa
SA LASIK

But that isn't a personal recommendation. If the NHS nice guidelines don't support it I will probably get banned for posting medical advice here.

allycat_3

EvilMonkey wrote:

Looking through the posts for cheap contact lenses and spec for my wife (who's run out of lenses and the specs are on their last legs) I've also come across sites for laser eye surgery. As soon as I started looking into it, a couple of colleagues chipped in that they'd had it and my wife got quite excited by the idea.

2 places have it interest free and for £1200 for both eyes:-

http://www.optimax.co.uk
&
http://www.eyeclinicdirect.com/ECDirect/MainSite/about/New_Welcome_Welcome.asp

The wifes booked in for a pre op exam now, so this posts for a couple of things.

Any experiences? (good or bad, although good would be less scarey!)

Let others know that there might be a third way for them.... (not for me as my eyes are still changing and your prescription needs to be stable...)

My fiance had laser eye surgery and has never looked back since - (scuse the pun!). He always investigates things thoroughly before deciding what to do and he went to Boots in London where the laser surgery is beneath the opticians. No point giving you the name now because they have since gone out of business. The point I want to make is that he decided to go with them because the person who does the actual lasering was the same person who took the readings at the preliminary appointment. In lots of other places it was a case of someone else taking the readings/measurements and the specialist chappy going from someone elses readings. This made him a little less confident. Boots laser clinic lost money but if it hadn't been for that I would highly recommend them.
Good luck!
allycat

rubyginger

hi
if your're quick there is an offer of laser eye surgery on ebay , look under LASER EYE SURGERY and it's still there , tho only about a day & half to go ,
epi lasik is 695 for both eyes , upgrade to 990 for lasik . instead of 1700. Offer is made by optimax , my husband has just had it done , he's delighted
no more glasses!! excellent treatment