Who has had Laser or Lasik eye surgery?
Q. If so have you had any short or long term post surgery problems such as:
1. Pain?
2. How is your night vision (most important question)?
3. Any regrets?
4. Any other problems you have encountered?
Thank You
1. Pain?
2. How is your night vision (most important question)?
3. Any regrets?
4. Any other problems you have encountered?
Thank You
Answer
Are you planning on having Lasik or have you had it and are wondering if you're the only person this has happened to?
While many people have no troubles at all and love the fact they can get rid of their glasses (at least until they get older) a significant percentage of people have complications after surgery. Much of the problems lie in the fact the doctor who's doing the surgery may not be a board certified opthalmologist. Regardless of saying 'I've done thousands of these' the doctor may have only taken a weekend course in how to use the equipment and is pretty much self trained. Before you choose a doctor -for anything - always insist they give you a full list of their credentials. Ask where they fell in their classes (50% were in the bottom half - or lower).
Lasik/laser cannot prevent or correct vision problems associated with aging. (as we grow older the eye becomes less able to respond to close/far vision changes. It's called presbyopia and surgery cannot correct this. It also can't fix other conditions such as astigmatism. You'll still need reading glasses or contacts IF the board-certified opthalmologist decides to go ahead.
Laser surgery is contraindicated in a number of situations - but some greedy docs don't care or don't know about these and promise a 10 minute laser session and 'poof!' perfect vision. Instead what happens is permanent blindness, long term pain (especially if the laser isn't tuned properly, the doc isn't fully certified or trained, hits the nerve, ,etc) and many other post-op problems.
That's why so many of these chop-shop docs (some were ob/gyns who took a weekend course and bought the equipment because the law in most states does NOT prevent doctors from switching specialties at will - much to patients' harm) make you sign a little document that precludes your suing them EVER regardless of harm. The form may say something about 'binding arbitration with the arbitrator to be picked by the physician....guess how much justice you'll get then? Or may leave you with NO recourse.
Yes, after Laser some people will have trouble with night vision. They find car lights blinding - but wearing very light amber sunglasses while driving helps a LOT. I wear these because of those annoying high intensity blue headlights that blind all oncoming drivers and leave 'afterspots' if you look at the car.
Others simply can't drive at night because they can't see.
If you've had Laser/Lasik and are having troubles I suggest you see a board certified opthalmologist who can examine your eyes and perhaps fix or improve the problems. If you're planning to have surgery don't fall for one of those in/out surgery factories. Use a qualified doctor and ASK for their credentials and training - don't go by how many operations they've performed. These chop-shop docs can do one patient every 10 minutes for hours - and that adds up fast. What they don't tell you is how many of the surgeries were successful.
Good luck to you
Are you planning on having Lasik or have you had it and are wondering if you're the only person this has happened to?
While many people have no troubles at all and love the fact they can get rid of their glasses (at least until they get older) a significant percentage of people have complications after surgery. Much of the problems lie in the fact the doctor who's doing the surgery may not be a board certified opthalmologist. Regardless of saying 'I've done thousands of these' the doctor may have only taken a weekend course in how to use the equipment and is pretty much self trained. Before you choose a doctor -for anything - always insist they give you a full list of their credentials. Ask where they fell in their classes (50% were in the bottom half - or lower).
Lasik/laser cannot prevent or correct vision problems associated with aging. (as we grow older the eye becomes less able to respond to close/far vision changes. It's called presbyopia and surgery cannot correct this. It also can't fix other conditions such as astigmatism. You'll still need reading glasses or contacts IF the board-certified opthalmologist decides to go ahead.
Laser surgery is contraindicated in a number of situations - but some greedy docs don't care or don't know about these and promise a 10 minute laser session and 'poof!' perfect vision. Instead what happens is permanent blindness, long term pain (especially if the laser isn't tuned properly, the doc isn't fully certified or trained, hits the nerve, ,etc) and many other post-op problems.
That's why so many of these chop-shop docs (some were ob/gyns who took a weekend course and bought the equipment because the law in most states does NOT prevent doctors from switching specialties at will - much to patients' harm) make you sign a little document that precludes your suing them EVER regardless of harm. The form may say something about 'binding arbitration with the arbitrator to be picked by the physician....guess how much justice you'll get then? Or may leave you with NO recourse.
Yes, after Laser some people will have trouble with night vision. They find car lights blinding - but wearing very light amber sunglasses while driving helps a LOT. I wear these because of those annoying high intensity blue headlights that blind all oncoming drivers and leave 'afterspots' if you look at the car.
Others simply can't drive at night because they can't see.
If you've had Laser/Lasik and are having troubles I suggest you see a board certified opthalmologist who can examine your eyes and perhaps fix or improve the problems. If you're planning to have surgery don't fall for one of those in/out surgery factories. Use a qualified doctor and ASK for their credentials and training - don't go by how many operations they've performed. These chop-shop docs can do one patient every 10 minutes for hours - and that adds up fast. What they don't tell you is how many of the surgeries were successful.
Good luck to you
Question about Lasik Eye Surgery?
Lu Anne P
I am 50 years old. I have been nearsighted since I was a kid, but the need for reading glasses came much later in life. Right now I have to wear bifocals to function. I would really like to have the Lasik procedure, but my question is if the procedure can be done to correct both near and far sightedness either at the same time or with two separate procedures? Anyone know?
Answer
After around age 40 the natrual lens within the eye becomes less able to change shape and thereby change focus. This is when reading glasses or bifocals become necessary and is called presbyopia. Lasik cannot treat presbyopia, but there are a few workarounds that you may want to consider.
I work for a nonprofit Lasik patient advocacy. We do not provide Lasik, just Lasik information and we certify Lasik doctos who meet or exceed our patient outcome requirements.
Lasik is only able to reduce the need for glasses, and only one set of glasses at that. It is probable that Lasik can make your vision to be as you see through your distance glasses OR as you see through your near glasses (bifocal), BUT not both. You must choose one or the other, thanks to presbyopia.
There are a couple of workarounds. You can have most of your correction but leave yourself a little nearsighted. That means you would be able to see objects near, such as a computer monitor, reading, etc., but you would lose some of the clarity of your distance vision.
Monovision is the process of correcting your dominant eye to distance vision and your nondominant eye to near vision. After a few weeks the brain figures out what is going on and will "look" through the near eye at near objects and will "look" through the distance eye at distant objects.
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-monovision.htm
The problem with monovision is that about one-third of people who try it cannot stand the effects, and even if you adapt well it is very likely you will lose some accuracy of depth perception. Monovision is a workaround, not a total answer, but it can make daily tasks likegetting around the house and being able to see your watch much easier.
The best part of monovision is that you can try it in contact lenses before you have it lasered into your eyes.
A comprehensive examination by a competent doctor will give you more details and help determine if you are a condidate for any form of Lasik or similar laser eye surgery.
After around age 40 the natrual lens within the eye becomes less able to change shape and thereby change focus. This is when reading glasses or bifocals become necessary and is called presbyopia. Lasik cannot treat presbyopia, but there are a few workarounds that you may want to consider.
I work for a nonprofit Lasik patient advocacy. We do not provide Lasik, just Lasik information and we certify Lasik doctos who meet or exceed our patient outcome requirements.
Lasik is only able to reduce the need for glasses, and only one set of glasses at that. It is probable that Lasik can make your vision to be as you see through your distance glasses OR as you see through your near glasses (bifocal), BUT not both. You must choose one or the other, thanks to presbyopia.
There are a couple of workarounds. You can have most of your correction but leave yourself a little nearsighted. That means you would be able to see objects near, such as a computer monitor, reading, etc., but you would lose some of the clarity of your distance vision.
Monovision is the process of correcting your dominant eye to distance vision and your nondominant eye to near vision. After a few weeks the brain figures out what is going on and will "look" through the near eye at near objects and will "look" through the distance eye at distant objects.
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-monovision.htm
The problem with monovision is that about one-third of people who try it cannot stand the effects, and even if you adapt well it is very likely you will lose some accuracy of depth perception. Monovision is a workaround, not a total answer, but it can make daily tasks likegetting around the house and being able to see your watch much easier.
The best part of monovision is that you can try it in contact lenses before you have it lasered into your eyes.
A comprehensive examination by a competent doctor will give you more details and help determine if you are a condidate for any form of Lasik or similar laser eye surgery.
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