Lasik

[creggur]

Has anyone here had this done, and are you happy with it?

My wife is getting it done at the end of the month, and I am seriously considering myself.....After 20 years of contact lenses the thought of not having to deal with that is very attractive....

[loudgonzo]

I'm doing it early next year, that way I use an FSA account and not pay taxes. One of my aunt's had it done several years ago and she has had no problems at all. And this was with the "old" method, where they use a blade to cut a layer of cornea back...I can't think of the name they give it now, but they use a laser to cut the cornea now, and this is supposed to be easier, safer, and more effective. So I imagine it is only better now, except for the price of course.

Anyway, for the amount of procedures that have been done, you very rarely hear about a bad experience, but there are risks of course, just very very rare. Best of luck to you and your wife! Don't forget to post back here and let us know, like I said, I'm also looking forward to get mine done and would appreciate your feedback.

[Scuba-Bill]

My wife had it done two years ago after 28 years of wearing glasses. Her eyesight is now better than 20/20 in both eyes now and she has not had any issues. The surgery was quick and the aftercare was easily managed.

Good luck!

[sudnit5]

One of my friends had it done and he said the change was amazing.

[reservecops]

After nearly 20 years of glasses and (mostly) contact lenses, I had LASIK performed back in March (it's been about 6 months).

I opted for the (more expensive) Intralase for the first step (the cornea cut with the laser that loudgonzo was referring to above). Not only is the Intralase much more accurate than conventional microkeratome (an actual mechanical blade), it also reduces the risk of infections and your healing is both shorter and more accurate.

Long story short, I dove in the Caribbean about 3-4 months after the LASIK was performed (although my doctor told me that I could be swimming after just a month).

All I can say is: this is, by far, some of the best money I have ever spent in my life. No more glasses fogging up or falling off. No more contact lenses drying out, getting rubbed out, or getting all jammed up somewhere in the corner of the socket. And the quality of my eyesight is better than it was with contacts. I even had a very mild astigmatism in one eye that was corrected by the surgery.

I dive, golf, and participate in various other activities that have truly been changed by LASIK.

[DUnder]

I have been thinking about having it done, so is nice to hear about how well it is working for other people.

[chinacat46]

I had it done in mid July and am 110% happy with it. I've been in a pool since then diving but my first test in the ocean will be in October in Australia. Can't believe the difference as reservecops said I see better then I did with my contacts. I to had an astigmatism as well.

[creggur]

I have a slight astigmatism as well, and am really leaning toward doing this..

My wifes doctor told her she could be cleared to dive after her 3 week checkup if all goes well....Seemed a little quick to me, but we'll see...

[unclepooty]

Father in law had the surgery performed last year or so to correct extreme nearsightedness. Only issue he had was one morning soon after in the bathroom. Looked down and realized he wasn't as....."blessed" as he had previously thought. No worries though, he just started making wife wear old glasses to bed.

[jo8243]

I've been thinking about this also. I have 20/40 uncorrected and 20/15 corrected vision. I thought about doing it but am concerned it could put me in reading glasses earlier when I'm older. Anyone know if there's any truth to that?