Where is there a good place to go to for laser eye surgery?
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I am considering getting laser eye surgery because I am extremely near-sighted having a 7 or greater strength in both eyes with one eye needing a cylinder strength. However, I am a little nervous about the place I am going to. They offered a place to get drinks while I was there and when the procedure is done, both eyes are done on the same day. Now, I am thinking, "They must be having trouble attracting business if they are offering drinks to people", and, isn't it common procedure to do only one eye at a time when doing laser eye surgery in case something goes wrong? Would anyone know of a good, reputable place in Massachusetts close to the suburbs of Boston to go to for laser eye surgery?
I was also reading one other question on Yahoo questions answers and someone mentioned there is also a procedure using soundwaves to correct eye problems. Does anyone know anything about this procedure?
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I had Lasik eye surgery 2years ago and I have never regretted it. I had both eyes done at the same time and had no problems whatsoever and my eyesight is still perfect.
I am in the UK so dont know about companies in the US but make sure you shop around. All companies have promotions (mine said £395 per eye but once I had consultations and tests I finally paid £1095 per eye) - so dont be tempted by offers or free things your eyes are very important.
All I can recommend is checking out customer feedback from companies and just go to a few consultations to suss them all out. Also dont settle for the cheapest - this is not always the best for you.
Good luck - it is the best thing I have ever done and you will not regret it
I had Lasik eye surgery 2years ago and I have never regretted it. I had both eyes done at the same time and had no problems whatsoever and my eyesight is still perfect.
I am in the UK so dont know about companies in the US but make sure you shop around. All companies have promotions (mine said £395 per eye but once I had consultations and tests I finally paid £1095 per eye) - so dont be tempted by offers or free things your eyes are very important.
All I can recommend is checking out customer feedback from companies and just go to a few consultations to suss them all out. Also dont settle for the cheapest - this is not always the best for you.
Good luck - it is the best thing I have ever done and you will not regret it
i am thinking of doing Lasik eye operation.At the same time very petrified of the risk, pain, etc.?
Q. Would love to hear your opinions /experiences.
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I had laser eye correction surgery three years ago, and I LOVE it. I had had glasses from the age of 4, and couldn't wear contacts, so I was just amazed at being able to see.
I had PRK surgery, which is a predecessor to LASIK. In LASIK, they pull back a layer of cornea and shoot the laser onto the eye, but in PRK, they laser through the cornea. With PRK it takes longer to heal, but it was necessary for me because I had had cornea injuries. So I can't tell you what it's like to have the cornea pulled back, but I will say a few things about corrective surgery in general:
Be picky about who you have do it. I don't know where you live, but I'm in Boston, so I was able to have a man do my surgery who's one of the best in the world at laser surgery...which is awesome. It might be worth it to go to a nearby city to a doctor with a good reputation, who's done lots of LASIK and eye surgery procedures if possible. Make sure you feel comfortable with his or her demeanor and level of professionalism. Ask the people working in the office if they have had eye surgery, and if yes, who performed it. If everyone in his or her office had it done somewhere else, or hesitates to say that they WOULD have it done by this doctor, that's a sign that you should go elsewhere.
Talk to the doctor about what will happen if it doesn't take. Some people's eyes continue to deteriorate even after a successful surgery. My doctor had a policy that if I went to see him once a year for five years, if my eyes got worse within ten years he would do a touch-up for free. Since I was paying $2500 for the procedure, it was a big deal to know my eyesight was guaranteed.
Don't worry! If you are comfortable with your doctor, and your doctor is experienced, things will go fine. As to the procedure itself: it is kind of weird. Did you ever see "A Clockwork Orange" where they have a little device that holds the man's eye open and they drop little eye drops into it to keep it moist? They use that device to keep your eye open, so you can't blink and screw it up, and in my procedure they had a red light I had to stare at while they were lasering me. They lay you back in a reclining chair, and you look up at the light and the asering device. I have never, ever concentrated so hard on a light, because I was worried about moving my eye and screwing things up, but it didn't take long at all, before I knew it it was over. They gave me a Valium before I had it done, so I was actually not too anxious, and they put numbing drops in your eye, so it doesn't hurt at the time at all. Again, I'm not sure about LASIK, but I had a few days of healing for my eye, and they gave me Tylenol with codeine to help with the pain. I could definitely feel when it was time for me to take another pain pill, but the pain was completely bearable. It's nothing to really fear.
Now I have perfect vision in both my eyes, and I have to say, I am so so so so happy that I got my eye surgery. I hope you can face your fears an get it, too. Good luck!
I had laser eye correction surgery three years ago, and I LOVE it. I had had glasses from the age of 4, and couldn't wear contacts, so I was just amazed at being able to see.
I had PRK surgery, which is a predecessor to LASIK. In LASIK, they pull back a layer of cornea and shoot the laser onto the eye, but in PRK, they laser through the cornea. With PRK it takes longer to heal, but it was necessary for me because I had had cornea injuries. So I can't tell you what it's like to have the cornea pulled back, but I will say a few things about corrective surgery in general:
Be picky about who you have do it. I don't know where you live, but I'm in Boston, so I was able to have a man do my surgery who's one of the best in the world at laser surgery...which is awesome. It might be worth it to go to a nearby city to a doctor with a good reputation, who's done lots of LASIK and eye surgery procedures if possible. Make sure you feel comfortable with his or her demeanor and level of professionalism. Ask the people working in the office if they have had eye surgery, and if yes, who performed it. If everyone in his or her office had it done somewhere else, or hesitates to say that they WOULD have it done by this doctor, that's a sign that you should go elsewhere.
Talk to the doctor about what will happen if it doesn't take. Some people's eyes continue to deteriorate even after a successful surgery. My doctor had a policy that if I went to see him once a year for five years, if my eyes got worse within ten years he would do a touch-up for free. Since I was paying $2500 for the procedure, it was a big deal to know my eyesight was guaranteed.
Don't worry! If you are comfortable with your doctor, and your doctor is experienced, things will go fine. As to the procedure itself: it is kind of weird. Did you ever see "A Clockwork Orange" where they have a little device that holds the man's eye open and they drop little eye drops into it to keep it moist? They use that device to keep your eye open, so you can't blink and screw it up, and in my procedure they had a red light I had to stare at while they were lasering me. They lay you back in a reclining chair, and you look up at the light and the asering device. I have never, ever concentrated so hard on a light, because I was worried about moving my eye and screwing things up, but it didn't take long at all, before I knew it it was over. They gave me a Valium before I had it done, so I was actually not too anxious, and they put numbing drops in your eye, so it doesn't hurt at the time at all. Again, I'm not sure about LASIK, but I had a few days of healing for my eye, and they gave me Tylenol with codeine to help with the pain. I could definitely feel when it was time for me to take another pain pill, but the pain was completely bearable. It's nothing to really fear.
Now I have perfect vision in both my eyes, and I have to say, I am so so so so happy that I got my eye surgery. I hope you can face your fears an get it, too. Good luck!
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