Tell me about your experiences with corrective laser eye surgery?
Q. I'm interested in having surgery to correct my extremely poor vision. I have astigmatism in both eyes, and I have several family members who swear they've heard horror stories about botched surgeries. I'm SO sick of the discomfort of contacts and glasses, not to mention the insane amount of money and time I've invested in them over the past 17 years. I'm 25 now. Tell me about your experiences? I'd like to hear about cost, side-effects, pain, results, and your reflections on the experience as a whole. Thanks so much!
A. I had Lasik on my eyes several years ago. My vision wasn't too bad, but I still needed glasses/contacts.
I live in Singapore, so the cost was about S$3,000 (US$2,000) for both eyes with top-of-the-line eximer lasers to correct my astigmatism. I blew more than US$2000 doing stupid stuff, so it was a drop in the bucket to do something that made an actual impact on my life.
I had an initial consultation that took several hours to map my eyes and measure the corneal depth (if it isn't thick enough, you can't get the surgery). My doctor even had a mock surgery where you sat in the surgery room, had the retractors put in your eye and a targetting laser put in your eye. This is key because you need to be very still when the razor goes around your eye.
The doctor then told me everything that I was to expect, ran a video and gave me a book (3x redundant, but that's a good thing).
As you can imagine, it was a bit unnerving - but that what the practice was for. I was then told to practice fixing my gaze on points for two minutes at a time. It's much harder than it sounds.
When the time of the surgery came around, the Doctor did one eye only (as a risk mitigator). You first pop a valium to make you sleepy (mostly so you sleep through the most uncomfortable time after the surgery).
He put me on the table. I fixed my gaze. He put the ratractor in my eye. Put a piece of plastic bibbing around my eye, irrigated the eye with saline, put the cup on my cornea, which just feels like someone pushing your contact in your head hard enough that your see stars on your eyeballs. Everything goes dark for a second as the "cup" suctions onto your eye to secure it in place. There is a whir as the razor goes around your eye. No pain, just a two second whir. Then the doctor takes some foreceps and retracts the flap of your cornea. He tells you to stare at a dot - which is the focusing laser. The doc then turns of the laser and you hear a snapping noise as the laser ablates part of your eye. Your vision gets gradually worse. Depending on how bad your eyes are, it takes about 20 seconds to 3 minutes per eye. He then puts the flap back down on your cornea, your vision gets better. You are told to close your eye. A plastic shield is taped over your eye and you go take a nap in a recovery room.
After about 1/2 hour, you wake up. Nothing really hurt. At most it's uncomfortable. Like when you have an eyelash underneath your contact. You then go home, take it easy. The next day, when you wake up. You take off your plastic shield and - voila - you can see perfectly. A few days later, I had the other eye done.
The only side effect I have is night-halos. These are circles of light around bright lights at night. It doesn't bother me because I ahad them BEFORE my surgery, but I was night-blind to boot.
My wife also had Lasik. She's perfect. No side effects.
Now we scuba, do sand volleyball, go to windy places and other things you would dread doing with contacts. We don't miss the money and we love our vision.
I've recommended that friends come out to Singapore to do the same thing. Cost of a plane ticket and the surgery sometimes cost less than doing it in their home country. I went to Dr. Jerry Tan.
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I live in Singapore, so the cost was about S$3,000 (US$2,000) for both eyes with top-of-the-line eximer lasers to correct my astigmatism. I blew more than US$2000 doing stupid stuff, so it was a drop in the bucket to do something that made an actual impact on my life.
I had an initial consultation that took several hours to map my eyes and measure the corneal depth (if it isn't thick enough, you can't get the surgery). My doctor even had a mock surgery where you sat in the surgery room, had the retractors put in your eye and a targetting laser put in your eye. This is key because you need to be very still when the razor goes around your eye.
The doctor then told me everything that I was to expect, ran a video and gave me a book (3x redundant, but that's a good thing).
As you can imagine, it was a bit unnerving - but that what the practice was for. I was then told to practice fixing my gaze on points for two minutes at a time. It's much harder than it sounds.
When the time of the surgery came around, the Doctor did one eye only (as a risk mitigator). You first pop a valium to make you sleepy (mostly so you sleep through the most uncomfortable time after the surgery).
He put me on the table. I fixed my gaze. He put the ratractor in my eye. Put a piece of plastic bibbing around my eye, irrigated the eye with saline, put the cup on my cornea, which just feels like someone pushing your contact in your head hard enough that your see stars on your eyeballs. Everything goes dark for a second as the "cup" suctions onto your eye to secure it in place. There is a whir as the razor goes around your eye. No pain, just a two second whir. Then the doctor takes some foreceps and retracts the flap of your cornea. He tells you to stare at a dot - which is the focusing laser. The doc then turns of the laser and you hear a snapping noise as the laser ablates part of your eye. Your vision gets gradually worse. Depending on how bad your eyes are, it takes about 20 seconds to 3 minutes per eye. He then puts the flap back down on your cornea, your vision gets better. You are told to close your eye. A plastic shield is taped over your eye and you go take a nap in a recovery room.
After about 1/2 hour, you wake up. Nothing really hurt. At most it's uncomfortable. Like when you have an eyelash underneath your contact. You then go home, take it easy. The next day, when you wake up. You take off your plastic shield and - voila - you can see perfectly. A few days later, I had the other eye done.
The only side effect I have is night-halos. These are circles of light around bright lights at night. It doesn't bother me because I ahad them BEFORE my surgery, but I was night-blind to boot.
My wife also had Lasik. She's perfect. No side effects.
Now we scuba, do sand volleyball, go to windy places and other things you would dread doing with contacts. We don't miss the money and we love our vision.
I've recommended that friends come out to Singapore to do the same thing. Cost of a plane ticket and the surgery sometimes cost less than doing it in their home country. I went to Dr. Jerry Tan.
www.
What is this eye surgery called? It was done the latest American Horror Story?
Q. The "Ann Frank" girl was having this very thick needle hammer through her eyes. She became a totally different person when she woke up. What happened to her?
A. Haven't seen the episode yet but considering the time period and what you're describing....it's a lobotomy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobotomy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobotomy
What has been your experience with Lasik Surgery?
Q. I am spending $400+ a year on contacts/glasses and can get LASIK done for less than 2k. I am strongly considering it. What are the success/horror stories you've heard of?
A. My experience has been awesome!
I had my surgery done when I was 20 (I'm now 23), I had a relatively strong prescription (very nearsighted with quite a bit of astigmatism). My prescription was strong enough that I didn't like wearing glasses because the lenses make everything look really small (and my eyes looked really small to people that looked at me with them on). I wore contact lenses during the day, only taking them out an hour before I went to bed and put them back in with 30-40 minutes of waking up in the morning. I couldn't see anything without a correction. I had to hold the alarm clock a couple inches in front of my face if I ever woke up and wanted to know the time. Even in the dorms, we had to mount a shelf by my lofted bunk so the clock could be within arm's reach.
I remember when I sat up after the Lasik procedure...and I could see the clock on the wall. I wasn't at perfect vision yet (20/20), I was seeing about half that at 20/40. But after wearing glasses or contacts for the last 9-10 years, I forgot what it was like to look at a clock without any correction and be able to see it. I also remember when I walked out of the building (under assistance from my mother, of course. They gave me Valium beforehand, and I was a little loopy), I remember looking around the parking lot and being able to SEE. It was like I had been blind and was seeing for the first time, it was an amazing experience. I also remember waking up the next morning and could look over to see the alarm clock for the first time in 10 years.
I now have 20/15 vision (a little better than normal) and no longer wear any glasses, other than sunglasses.
Now that was the good part, but there are a few drawbacks. The procedure I had is called epi Lasik, where they actually shave the top layer of the cornea off to perform the procedure and allow it to grow back (can take a few weeks). So the day of the surgery was fine, and most of the day after. But then, I went through 2 days of a lot of pain which is very much expected with this procedure. It also took me about 2 weeks to get to 20/20 vision, which was quite a bit faster than what I was told. It took me about another year to get to 20/15 vision. So some people aren't happy with this method because it takes time for your eye and vision to recover. The other common version of Lasik is where they make a flap on your eye and put it back in place when the procedure is done. In that procedure, you see 20/20 immediately. But the epi version is much safer, because there is no flap (which there is always a danger of opening it back up).
Longer term effects, I have a little trouble with car headlights/brake lights at night. Nothing severe, but they kind of look like a star, with those streaks radiating out from the light. I also have some dry eye issues. Both of those are expected, but I absolutely will put up with both of those issues to see an alarm clock in the morning!
Oh, and you'll end up needing reading glasses sooner than you would without Lasik. But there again, you only need glasses for reading and not for full-time wear.
I hope this helps!
I had my surgery done when I was 20 (I'm now 23), I had a relatively strong prescription (very nearsighted with quite a bit of astigmatism). My prescription was strong enough that I didn't like wearing glasses because the lenses make everything look really small (and my eyes looked really small to people that looked at me with them on). I wore contact lenses during the day, only taking them out an hour before I went to bed and put them back in with 30-40 minutes of waking up in the morning. I couldn't see anything without a correction. I had to hold the alarm clock a couple inches in front of my face if I ever woke up and wanted to know the time. Even in the dorms, we had to mount a shelf by my lofted bunk so the clock could be within arm's reach.
I remember when I sat up after the Lasik procedure...and I could see the clock on the wall. I wasn't at perfect vision yet (20/20), I was seeing about half that at 20/40. But after wearing glasses or contacts for the last 9-10 years, I forgot what it was like to look at a clock without any correction and be able to see it. I also remember when I walked out of the building (under assistance from my mother, of course. They gave me Valium beforehand, and I was a little loopy), I remember looking around the parking lot and being able to SEE. It was like I had been blind and was seeing for the first time, it was an amazing experience. I also remember waking up the next morning and could look over to see the alarm clock for the first time in 10 years.
I now have 20/15 vision (a little better than normal) and no longer wear any glasses, other than sunglasses.
Now that was the good part, but there are a few drawbacks. The procedure I had is called epi Lasik, where they actually shave the top layer of the cornea off to perform the procedure and allow it to grow back (can take a few weeks). So the day of the surgery was fine, and most of the day after. But then, I went through 2 days of a lot of pain which is very much expected with this procedure. It also took me about 2 weeks to get to 20/20 vision, which was quite a bit faster than what I was told. It took me about another year to get to 20/15 vision. So some people aren't happy with this method because it takes time for your eye and vision to recover. The other common version of Lasik is where they make a flap on your eye and put it back in place when the procedure is done. In that procedure, you see 20/20 immediately. But the epi version is much safer, because there is no flap (which there is always a danger of opening it back up).
Longer term effects, I have a little trouble with car headlights/brake lights at night. Nothing severe, but they kind of look like a star, with those streaks radiating out from the light. I also have some dry eye issues. Both of those are expected, but I absolutely will put up with both of those issues to see an alarm clock in the morning!
Oh, and you'll end up needing reading glasses sooner than you would without Lasik. But there again, you only need glasses for reading and not for full-time wear.
I hope this helps!
Do English Bulldogs REALLY have that many health problems ?
Q. I have been wanting an English Bulldog since I was 11 or 12 years old. Im now 24. The time has come to seriously do my research and find out if it's the right dog for me. I have asked my best friend and he SEVERLY warned me NOT to get one b/c of health issues.(Skin,eyes, breathing problems ,bone structure,etc.) Are there any Bulldog owners out there who can tell me from 1st hand experience....is it really that bad ? My dog would be an inside dog. Only going outside for the bathroom, and walks. And to go in car rides with me to Petsmart ,and I'd like to take him to the beach (I live on the mississippi gulf coast)to walk around if it's not too hot outside. He would never be left outside chained to a tree, and never ride in the back of my truck.He would ride "shot gun", enjoying the A/C. I plan on treating this dog like a son.I just want to know if the horror stories about their health are true. Please help me out,and be completely honest, I can handle it.
noone said I work a minimum wage job.If that was the case,then the Idea of getting a bulldog would have never crossed my mind. It would take a lifetime to save up enough to buy a bulldog with minimum wage pay.I work at a bank, as an account specialist. I never asked for price and salary to be evaluated. Just if there was any truth to the horror stories I hear of their health.
noone said I work a minimum wage job.If that was the case,then the Idea of getting a bulldog would have never crossed my mind. It would take a lifetime to save up enough to buy a bulldog with minimum wage pay.I work at a bank, as an account specialist. I never asked for price and salary to be evaluated. Just if there was any truth to the horror stories I hear of their health.
A. I have an English Bulldog that I purhased from an ad in a local paper. We got her at about 5 mos. old. She came from a puppy mill in my state and was very poorly bred. Therefore I felt I rescured her from a woman who couldn't or wouldn't be able to take care of her life long because of financial struggles. We paid $1,100.00 for her just because we didn't want her to go to rescue or another bad home. She was ery difficult to potty train, has severe hip dysplasia, and some on and off allergys. I have heard worse storys about bulldogs than our girl, Dottie. Did you know that they are the # 1 breed for hip dysplasia? Over 78% from my research. It runs approximately $6-$8,000. for hip surgery and there is no guarentee. So far we have not had any real skin problems, thank goodness. She will be 5 years old next Feb. and we hope she willl continue to do as well as she is. Do your research and buy the best of the best even if you are not planning to show, but just want a nice pet. The $2000 and up price tag might be the cheapest cost of owning this breed. Good luck.
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