scoob_babe

I've had to wear glasses for over 20 years. I like the idea of not having to mess abuout with glasses (which cost about £350) every couple of years or so or contact lenses. But, if the worst did happen, nothing is guaranteed, I don't want to lose my sight so I think I'll bumble on for the next few years. Hey, by the time I'm 70ish, I might have 20/20 vision anyway by the time the muscles stop changing!!!!!

StickyMicky

cant you corrrect the eyesight with glasses or such if it doesnt work?

letdown

My Dad is a GP and said the same thing exactly ! Funny that people in this line of work say dont do it yet.

Mo

I don't see what the hang-up is.

Why not do it even if you do have to have it re-done in the future - which you shouldn't. If you pay £30/month for contacts then over 6 years you've paid over 2k which is the average cost of surgery.

7 Foot

The friends that I mentioned earlier in the thread have been told that there is nothing that can be one about the halo effect - it can't be corrected. This added to the fact that the long term results are simply not known is reason enough for me to wait a while.

I'm sure the long term results won't be horrific, they may be wonderful but we simply don't know yet. My eyesight is just too precious and with contact lenses (fortnightly disposable that don't even need cleaning/rubbing) I have near perfect vision - why risk that?

dharbige

I had it done at Optimax in London 2 years ago. Best money I have ever spent.

My eyes were sort of mid-range short sighted - about -3 / -4 in each eye.

I went for the LASIK (epiflap) rather than the LASEK (scrape the surface away), which was slightly more expensive but looked better in terms of recovery time.

I experienced NO PAIN WHATSOEVER, although my eyes were ultra light sensitive for the first 5-6 hours after the surgery. I got myself home via train & taxi, taped the plastic eye shields to my face (so you don't accidentally rub your eyes whilst sleeping), and went for a nap for a few hours. Woke up with perfect vision.

Had to use 3 different types of eye drops for a few weeks afterwards, but it was worth the hassle.

My vision has been perfect ever since, and I haven't suffered from night vision halos or anything.

A couple of notes:
You can't have the surgery if you've been wearing contact lenses recently. You'll have to go back to glasses for a couple of months before.

The relaxing of the eye muscles which causes vision problems as you get old cannot be corrected by this type of surgery. However, whereas you would have needed "distance" and "reading" glasses, you should only need "reading" glasses.