Q. I was just curious, my eyes are really bad, i cant read a font at the size of 12 on the computer screen when i am 70 cm away from it. And would a person like me whos eye sight is that bad be suitable for eye surgery? By the way, iam 13 years old. :S
A. You cannot legally have laser eye treatment until you are 18. Realistically you should not consider treatment until you are at least 20 odd. If you think your vision is bad now, it is almost certain to get worse through your teens until stabilising around your late teens / early twenties.
I'd advise you to wear your glasses correctly, good proper use now will make for a better, stable and hence more predictably treatable prescription earlier.
Kind regards
What does the Navy think about laser eye surgery? Would it disqualify me from being a SEAL?
Q. If my vision is worse than the minimum for SEALs, could I have it corrected by laser eye surgery and still be eligible?
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A. As a member of the navy's delayed entry program, who leaves in august for bootcamp who also is trying to reclassify to SEAL after i was disqualified for my eyesight. I have eyesight of 20/40 and 20/75. If it's correctable, and MEPS doesn't fuck you like they did me whe they give you your eye exam and say it's uncorrectable....the only requirement regarding eyesight is that it HAS to be able to be CORRECTED to 20/20. As long as they tell you that it's correctable, and you fill out the appropriate waivers (ask your recruiter) then you should be able to class as SEAL. You might also be interested in EOD. If not then. go to your A school and work your regular job for 4 years, and reclass then. In all honesty, the Navy is hurting for SEALs, because not too many are qualified...I do believe that the current bonus for seals is around $40,000. Your local recruiter will probably tell you much of the same, but they'll be able to go into much more detail with you and your particular situation. Also, if your eyesight is correctable, your health insurance policy through the navy will provide LASIK eye surgery at no cost.
Can someone give me information on eye surgery?
Q. I am considering laser/lasik eye surgery. I would like information on the average costs, potential risks and rate of such risks, age for it to be done. Duration for recovery. and any other information you may feel is pertinent in making such a decision.
A. Wow, I hope you read up on people's successful LASIK procedures before making a decision. Yes, things can go horribly wrong.. but it's a surgery. There are risks with every surgery.
Dry eye may be one of the more common side effects, but every patient does not experience it. That is entirely false! I've had the surgery done on both of my eyes and have no problems whatsoever.
Remember, people who are not happy with their outcome are always going to speak louder than those who are.
My surgery was $2100 per eye. The best thing to do would be to schedule a consultation, they are free! There you will be able to speak with a doctor and have your eyes examined.
The surgery itself is completely painless. Afterwards my eyes burned really badly(as soon as the anesthetic began to wear off). I sure was thankful for the painkillers they gave me. The pain in my eyes lasted for about 6 hours and then I felt ok enough to open them and was not in too much discomfort except for the world being really bright! Full recovery, to where I didn't have to wear eye shields to sleep and be so cautious, was about a week. They do say to wait a month for things like swimming, rubbing your eyes, etc. It's kinda up to your own judgement.. I didn't dare rub my eyes at all for about 2 months.
The risks have already been mentioned. I would say that you should treat this as something that you feel is important enough to have done, no matter what the outcome. I was ready to accept any and all side effects.. Too many people are probably doing this as a convenience; They already live perfectly happy lives with glasses or contacts.. and are not fully understanding the risks.
Good luck with your decision.
What are the chances of eye laser surgery going bad?
Q. My brother is 24 years old, and he really wants to get laser surgery. It costs about $400 CAN per eye. However, I've been hearing that it doesn't make sense since your eye sight at that age is still yet to worsen. Are there any links or experienced ppl that can give me advice to deter him from considering it? Thanks.
A. I had it done after going to a lot of different places and reading a lot about the procedure. There is different versions of the same procedure as well different procedures and different technology out there.
I choose TLC in Toronto. They were much, much more expensive than $400 CND per eye but their technology was more advanced and was the best fit for my needs. Strong prescription (-7 per eye), astigmatism, large pupils, one pupil that is slightly large than the other due to a sports injury, I had a lot going on with my eyes that made it far from routine.
Anyhow, for me the end result was amazing, life changing. I'm so glad I did it. I'd strongly recommend it for anybody who's eyes are bad enough to warrant the slight risk and expense. But you really do need to research who does it.
Specifically about risk - In the lobby of TLC offices they had a book with all the stats. Chances of this, chances of that and the numbers were all really good. Everyone possible bad occurrence had really insignificant risk. It was always numbers like 1 in 100,000, 1 in 55,000 etc. and I also recall that each possible pitfall had TLC rate of complications beside it and in every case it was 0.
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