yes this is my question as well... as a kid and all through my teen years i had better than 20/20 vision, but now it sucks (i think from staring at the computer so long). i have terrible farsightedness, i can read up close perfectly fine, but objects more than 10 feet or so begin to blur a bit.... any takers on DeAleck and my question?
they wont do lasik if you have miopia right? coz ur eyesight is bound to keep getting worse. my eyesight always fluctuates. 1 year its 2.5 in one eye, 2.0 in the other then its 3.0 and 2.75 then 2.75 and 2.0 with the money i spend on contacts and glasses, i could easily get lasik. the question is, would i like a laser shot in my eyeball
Ive been thinking about gettng surgery for quite some time for my right eye. Im 21 and ive had a cateract since i can remember. It really weakend the eye and its been diagnosed as lazy as well, although it doesnt lag. I was alway told that i would get surgery when the cateract moves to the center of my eye, but it stopped moving quite some years ago. But i think its moving again cause my vision has gotten worse
They recommend that your eye sight should be stable for at least 2 years before doing the surgery. I just got mine last summer and I can't say enough about it. I've worn glasses/contacts since I was in 1st grade so it was absolutely unbelievable when you already have clearer vision right after the surgery. For those that want to know: I got it at Berkeley Eye Center. You go in for a checkup and they tell you if they can do it or not. If able, you must where your glasses for 1-2 weeks before surgery(if you where contacts). They give you some eyedrops to put in throughout the week as well. Whenever you get there, they sit you in a room, GIVE YOU A VALIUM!! And you just relax for a couple minutes. You go into the room and you are literally in there for less than 10 minutes. You stare into a light for 30 seconds each eye (you can actually smell the tissue burning) and then you're done. No pain at all. You can immediately see better although it is still blurry. Throughout the day, your vision will get better and will probably be 100% in a day or so. You also have 2 years to get touchups. Some people's vision goes a little blurry again (your body is trying to fix the tissue) but you'll have 2 years to get the surgery redone if needed. My eyesight was 11.5 in each eye before the surgery, the last time I checked, I actually had better than 20/20 vision, they call it "eagle vision."
I had Dr. Kaplan and he was very good IMO. Of course, you could get Dr. Berkeley if you want. http://www.berkeleyeye.com/surgeons.html I don't remember how much it cost exactly, but I think it was $1500-$2000 per eye.
