Laser eye surgery......

[buck]

I have had a lazy eye all of my 66 years. I had tests in my late teens, I was told a lazy eye is nothing to do with the actual eye, but a part of the brain that deals with sight. If that still holds today, eye surgery would be useless. I would try to be assessed by an eye consultant then your mind would be put at rest.

 

Angel1.

I was diagnosed with a lazy eye back in 1960 and wore a heavy prescription lens because of it. I never questioned my eye specialist about it when he suggested laser surgery for my cataracts. So I went ahead with it, and have never had to wear specs or contact lenses since, and that is for the last few years. Maybe I just got lucky.

[ll49]

Repeat laser surgery complete and now hoping for much longer lasting results than last time.

 

I had lots of pain last night but after a good nights sleep I've now just got discomfort which I think is from the bandage lens that they put in my eye, so I'm hoping that will go as soon as they remove the lens on Monday.

 

The repeat procedure (Lasek) did seem to take longer than the first one I had done (LASIK), I'm not sure if that's because it's a different way of doing the laser surgery or because it's a second procedure, but if anyone else does need retreatment then please don't be put off.

[Aleksandr]

I've got a consultation on Tuesday in Leeds at Optimax for eye surgery. Got it via ebay for £795.

 

Anyone else had it ?? I hopefully will have the choice of Epi-Lasek or Lasik. Anyone had either of those ? Just after some feedback really. I've a fairly low prescription of -2.00 and -2.25.

 

I know Lasik is quick and fairly painless, which is more my style !!

It's fine to consider this treatment, but considering your slight refractive error I think you're a fool! When you get to 50 you will need glasses come what may. -2.00 to -2.25 will give you excellent unaided reading vision, so you can simply remove your normal distance vision specs in order to read. No need for varifocals, although they're an option if you wish. Why risk losing your sight or being unhappy with the outcome? Even if it works well, you're likely to notice things just aren't as crisp as they used to be with glasses.

 

A lot of patients who are more short-sighted than you, opt to be corrected to your current level of myopia rather than go the whole hog and have normal distance vision because it is truly an advantage to be a little myopic when you're older.

[ll49]

It's fine to consider this treatment, but considering your slight refractive error I think you're a fool! When you get to 50 you will need glasses come what may. -2.00 to -2.25 will give you excellent unaided reading vision, so you can simply remove your normal distance vision specs in order to read. No need for varifocals, although they're an option if you wish. Why risk losing your sight or being unhappy with the outcome? Even if it works well, you're likely to notice things just aren't as crisp as they used to be with glasses.

 

A lot of patients who are more short-sighted than you, opt to be corrected to your current level of myopia rather than go the whole hog and have normal distance vision because it is truly an advantage to be a little myopic when you're older.

 

Why are you giving such incorrect information???

 

It is not guaranteed that anyone will need reading glasses at 50, many people do but it certainly isn't guaranteed! I first had laser surgery done at 23 years old so someone saying just wait til you're 50 as your short sightedness will actually help with your long sightedness when you're 50 would not have been helpful at all.

 

Also, laser surgery doesn't and can't make you go blind so why suggest they could lose their vision????

 

After my laser surgery my vision was far better than with any glasses I've ever had so you're wrong to say that too.

 

If you can't be remotely helpful why comment at all!!

[Aleksandr]

Why are you giving such incorrect information???

 

It is not guaranteed that anyone will need reading glasses at 50, many people do but it certainly isn't guaranteed! I first had laser surgery done at 23 years old so someone saying just wait til you're 50 as your short sightedness will actually help with your long sightedness when you're 50 would not have been helpful at all.

 

Also, laser surgery doesn't and can't make you go blind so why suggest they could lose their vision????

 

After my laser surgery my vision was far better than with any glasses I've ever had so you're wrong to say that too.

 

If you can't be remotely helpful why comment at all!!

Really, I know a lot more about this than you do. People who don't need reading glasses by the age of 50 are either short-sighted (myopic) in both eyes, or in one eye. And I never mentioned long sightedness - you're confusing that with presbyopia which is quite different. Laser surgery certainly can make you go blind - there are risks with all procedures and laser surgery is certainly no exception. The risks are far too numerous to describe here.

[Robin-H]

Really, I know a lot more about this than you do. People who don't need reading glasses by the age of 50 are either short-sighted (myopic) in both eyes, or in one eye. And I never mentioned long sightedness - you're confusing that with presbyopia which is quite different. Laser surgery certainly can make you go blind - there are risks with all procedures and laser surgery is certainly no exception. The risks are far too numerous to describe here.

 

You are making laser eye surgery seem much more risky than it is. There is of course risks with everything. The risks however are incredibly small - indeed you are more likely to get complications from wearing contact lenses.

[bendix]

Right, that's it. I'm sick and tired of buying damn reading glasses and think I might take the plunge and get lasik surgery. Has anyone had it locally and what are your experiences and would you recommend.

 

For what it's worth my prescription is +2.

 

All input gratefully received.

[tinfoilhat]

Right, that's it. I'm sick and tired of buying damn reading glasses and think I might take the plunge and get lasik surgery. Has anyone had it locally and what are your experiences and would you recommend.

 

For what it's worth my prescription is +2.

 

All input gratefully received.

 

Laser surgery won't work if you're wanting to replace reading glasses to the best of my knowledge. I had mine done at optical express at Meadowhall 18 months back or so. Happy with the result (not that I needed a particularly strong prescription) and it's been a positive change - I drive a lot at night and it's helped a lot. But, if memory serves I might still need reading glasses in the future. But don't let them kid you it's a painless experience!

[chalga]

No,it won't.I had an implant to improve my weak eye and distance vision,but I still need reading glasses for my near vision,which I am willing to put up with.Very pleased with the implant as I have almost 20/20 in that eye,and will probably have my other eye done in future.

[Puggie]

Right, that's it. I'm sick and tired of buying damn reading glasses and think I might take the plunge and get lasik surgery. Has anyone had it locally and what are your experiences and would you recommend.

 

For what it's worth my prescription is +2.

 

All input gratefully received.

 

I would second Anna B's recommendation from way back in 2014 - a very good starting place would be the private eye clinic that operates within Hallamshire hospital on 'A' floor.

 

It's called [Sheffield Vision Centre]. Their ophthalmologists are NHS surgeons and work within the same hospital. It's one of the few clinics in the country that can treat presbyopia with blended laser vision.