Corrective eye surgery ? Yes or No ?

brook2jack

Err no on all three counts!

Complications....
loss of acute peripheral vision
Dry eyes
"haloing" in low lighting conditions
intolerance to bright lights (crucial in surgery)
surgical complications.

As to my qualifications ... you are quite right you can never be sure that anyone is who they say they are on a forum.

oldandhappy

I have wanted to have corrective eye treatment for many years and decided recently that this is the time..now. I have had an eye test just a few weeks ago and my eyes have hardly changed in 10 years now so seemed like the perfect time I am 62...done the research I believe enough.. and having read overall that most people are pleased MY overall view is the risks of night vision problems and dry eyes is enough to put the idea on the back shelve again. time to get some modern glasses I guess. Dianne

Greengirl07

I just wanted to share some advice for anyone thinking of going ahead and doing laser eye surgery.


I think one of the key misconceptions surround laser eye surgery is that all clinics are the same and it is only the price that varies. The most important thing when deciding on your clinic should definitely not be the price – these are your eyes you are dealing with and so extremely important.

There is a lot to take into consideration when getting your eyes lasered, and the first thing to consider is that not all laser eye clinics are the same, the optometrists have varying experience and most importantly the technology that each clinic has available, varies dramatically.


Some clinics will only have the facilities to treat a small prescription, others much larger. For example Accuvision can treat prescriptions ranging from -14 to +8, a massive range – this is due to their Wavelight allegretto laser platform, the most advanced technology available.

The first thing you should expect from your consultation is a thorough examination from a highly experienced optometrist. Once this has been done they should be able to advise you on the best course of treatment for your eyes.
Often surgeries agree to treat people that they shouldn’t because they don’t have the experience or the technology available to do a completely satisfactory job.

My top tips would be to thoroughly research all three areas – diagnostics, consultation and the technology to see which surgery can provide the best in all three. Talk to as many other people that have had the surgery as possible, finally go for a consultation. At the consultation don’t feel pressured to sign up for the surgery, ask as many questions as possible, and if you don’t feel completely confident after this, then look elsewhere.

I had my eyes done at Accuvision and they were great, very professional and I felt completely secure with them. I would recommend them to others.