ESource, how old were you when you got it done? My brother (Rocket104) and sister both got it done after their 21st birthdays. I'm 19 now and I'm really getting sick of glasses, I'm hoping I can do it next year because my sister said when she got it done there was a 20 year old in there. Also, which doctor did you go to?
Another person has had to wear goggles because of an eye ailment. Not every setback can be one. May the best outcome always find you, Drappy.
I had LASIK done about 3 or 4 years ago. I now see about 20/30 which is good considering where I was before. The surgery itself was a breeze. You don't really notice the laser since your eye is kept open...besides, the valumn (sp) helps a lot. The only drawback I had is my night vision. It's worse, much in part to my large pupils. The halos around lights aren't a problem, I just cant see as good in the dark. And as far as retinal problems are concerned...if you ever see a bunch of new floaters, get it checked out ASAP. I did and it saved me a lot of problems. The floaters in my eye were caused from some blood coming from a tear in my retina. It was repaired (lasered around the hole). About a year later I had a small tear in my other retina. It's since been fixed and all seems to be well.
I did it on when I was 30. The doctor should not do the surgery unless your vision is stable meaning no big swings in your prescription, etc. I went w/ Dr. Holladay on Bellaire @ Chimney Rock. Take a look: www.docholladay.com Good luck.....
I had my lasik surgery 5 years ago this December, my vision has been 20/20 since the day I got it. In response to your question though, my night vision does suffer somewhat. Any light at night, especially bright lights like car headlights, have very large halos around them that can be blinding at times. It's bothersome, but I'll take that one drawback considering my old focus point was 6 inches.
My eyes were pretty bad. In fact I was legally blind. Now I have 20/20 vision... It cost me a total of $3500. It was well worth it for me though.....
Well.. i can help.. My father is an optometrist and I worked in his office for a number of years. When you get your yearly eye checkup, always get your eyes dilated. That is how the Dr. can get a better look inside of the eye to check for retina tears, holes, detatchments and whatnot. He will also get a good look at the optic nerve to check for abnormalities. As far as Lasik, I have seen many people where it worked just fine and I have seen some pretty bad horror stories. I worked for Eyemasters for 3 years and I remember a guy came in, who had Lasik, and his vision went from being slightly myopic(-1 Diopters in each eye) to very very far sighted and he had a ton of astigmatism from the surgery. I felt so bad for him because he had to wait 6 months before they could operate again. More aggressive Opthamologists will operate in 3 months. Also, Lasik cant stop you from getting older. Your vision is going to change regardless. Lasik does not correct Presbyopia(where the lens in your eye loses flexibility and you need bifocals) so around age 40 you will need reading glasses. Personally, I'd still rather use glasses and contacts if I can get corrected to 20/20. However, being freakin blind as a bat without correction(-5 Diopters in each eye with a light astigmatism on my right eye) I'd like to be able to wake up in the morning and see the alarm clock or go swimming and not worry about my contacts. Maybe when I'm around age 30, I'll consider lasik. One more thing you guys might want to consider doing when you get your regular check-up is to get the visual fields test done. It checks for blind spots in your central and peripheral areas. Basically it can catch neurological problems or any other problems that the Dr. cant see just by looking in the eye. My dad has had a few patients that had brain tumors and was diagnosed in time to get treatment.
One more thing.. most people get confused to what legally blind is. It is where you can't be corrected past 20/200. So if you are wearing glasses or contacts and you still can't see better than 20/200 you are legally blind. If things are a little blurry, you arent. I am 20/400+ in both eyes, but I get corrected to 20/20.
OH MY GOD, I'M SEEING FLOATERS! I THINK MY RETINA IS DETACHING!! Oh wait, my glasses are just dirty...whew!!
Hey drapg, I had a friend who recently had surgery to repair a detached retina and it worked although it took a while for the swelling to go down near his optic nerve so he had about two months of blurred vision in that eye before it returned to almost normal. He is happy though. I am sure your doctors have discussed such things but if not you should look into it. If it is any consolation I had to have six eye surgeries after getting my face trampled in a rugby game five years ago. My cornea has alot of scar tissue and the eye has pretty bad vision but it is fairly correctable and works for me since I am just really right eye dominant now.
