Eye health

[DeBlayde]

the Eyes on EoFF thread made me think of this one.

I'm planning on getting lazer surgery on my eyes because I'm so active that glasses are much more of a pain than they are worth.

I heard, though, that some people get the surgery and then a couple years later need glasses again.

has anybody heard of somebody who had lazer surgery and then a few years later was back where they started?

[Shlup]

My uncle had laser eye surgery and now he's blind.

[MoonsEcho]

I've heard lots of cases like that. It's been a couple years since I've been to my eye doctor, but when asking him about it, he told me about people who had it done with bad results. I can't remember now if it was LASIK surgery or not, though. People would end up years later with their eyes almost destroyed. He advised me to wait until more time goes by and more things are perfected and more results seen before deciding if I want it or not. I know I sound vague, but it's been awhile since I've talked to anyone about it. I can find out more current results for you, though, and post them later.

EDIT: How bad is your vision? I would love to be able to get my vision corrected without wearing contacts, but my vision is so bad that even with the surgery I'd still need to wear them. A weaker prescription, of course, though. And I've been wearing them for so long that I would rather just keep on wearing them rather than have my eyes laser-cut and still have to wear them. Just do a lot of research before you decide on this.

[Logan]

My mother had that and they messed up and made her vision worse than before. Haha!

[Chris]

the Eyes on EoFF thread made me think of this one.

I'm planning on getting lazer surgery on my eyes because I'm so active that glasses are much more of a pain than they are worth.

I heard, though, that some people get the surgery and then a couple years later need glasses again.

has anybody heard of somebody who had lazer surgery and then a few years later was back where they started?

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[escobert]

I only need glasses for reading . My uncle has glocoma (spelling?) and his glasses are really thick. I hope I dont ahve to wear glasses when I get old and wrinkly like PG

[Carnage]

The only way you can get eye surgery is if your over 18 and your prescription hasnt changed in 8 years. There are exceptions like your going blind or something.

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[Meat Puppet]

I don't wear glasses at all. I got scared when I was doing an eye examination for my drivers licence, because I couldn't read the letters, but it turned out my eye balls fogged up or something.

I'm pretty sure (although don't quote me on this) that eye lazer surgery makes you go blind. Or blinder then you are already. It might be a temporary solution. But I don't know!

[Del Murder]

The lazer eye thing scares me. I'd much rather just go get a new perscription every couple of years. In fact, I'm due for one. I've been getting headaches recently and I hope eye strain is the cause, because that is easy to fix.

[DeBlayde]

I hope I dont ahve to wear glasses when I get old and wrinkly like PG

God. if PG's old, then I'd best be bustin out the Grampa shawl and the little old person walker thing. but, the plus side is I can start whackin people with my cane and talkin about "back in my day...":twak:


most of the people I've spoken with that have had lazer surgery done it's been recent or within the last several years. I've not spoken to anybody about really long term effects.

though, since it's a fairly new thing, I don't suppose I'd be able to talk to somebody who had it done 15 years ago because it wasn't done 15 years ago, and if it was, technology is orders of magnitude better nowadays.

[Sacred Phoenix]

I had a friend that had it done, and her eysight ended up being perfect, even at night. However, she was playing with her dog and accidently hit herself in the eye, and now her vision is really messed up. The only way to fix it is to have the surgery again. Personally I would never do that, cause i wouldnt ever do anything that would comprimise my eye sight. (the surgury, not playing with my dog :P)

[MoonsEcho]

That is what the biggest risk is. There is no long term data. And with all the bad things I've heard so far, I think I'd wait a good number of years until they fix some bugs, so to speak. It also varies for each person, so until it's been on the market longer and there IS long term data to look at.

[Miriel]

My parents both did it a couple years ago, they have 20/20 vision now. I really want to get it done, contacts piss me off. Especially when you accidentally sleep with them on and then they cling to your eyeballs and hurt like hell when you peel them off.

[Yamaneko]

It's recommended you do the surgery only once your prescriptions stabilizes. For most people that happens in their late twenties, early thirties. I'm going to do it. I hate contacts, but not as much as glasses, though.

[MoonsEcho]

I'm so used to my contacts I don't even really notice them anymore. Except when putting them on and taking them off, of course. I've been wearing them since I was nine and it's just another part of me now, really. I don't like soft lenses though, I've had to wear them on a few occasions and I couldn't stand them. And yes, falling asleep with contacts in is usually not an ideal thing. It's happened to me more than a few times, and it makes your eyes so dry the next morning.

Glasses irritate the mess out of me. Which is why I don't wear them. I suppose I should get a cheap pair as backup, though. .-.