the_rudeboy Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I am now loosing the will to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anlabystreet Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 dont ever do that...life is the greatest gift we have ever been given...its a million times better than winning the lottery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youwhatref Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 They have to cut around the lens of the eyeball and flap it over before doing it - that'd put me off for starters. They dont have to. That is LASEK (?), they have a more routine surgery which doesn't involve that. I wear contact lenses and have always considered it but i'm not convinced my eyes wont deteriorate over time again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristo Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Just seen this advert on tv..£395 per eye..who can afford that??? I could get one eye done and leave the other...but at the risk of the clinic thinking i was a tight get I paid £2,500 for to get both eyes done. This was a few years ago so I would expect that prices have fallen since then. I could have gone for cheaper options at the time, but went with Boots thinking that a large reputable organisation would be less likely to ruin my eyesight!! If you have to go 'bargin basement' I would have a good think about whether to do it at all. There are risks involved and you really need to stack the odds in your favour. I did a lot or reading about it and different companies use different equiptment (Boots was the only place that did 'radar tracking' of the eye at the time), and employ surgeons with different levels of experience etc etc. I'm not saying that you get what you pay for, but PLEASE don't go for the cheapest without comparing factors other than price! I estimate that I've already saved more than £1500 in glasses and contact lenses so think of it as a long-term investment. Good luck if you go ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristo Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 ..... Sorry. I've just read the thread properly!! You have near perfect eyesight now?!! Then a reputable company will not do it for very obvious reasons. There is a margin of error so even with no mistakes you could end up with worse vision than before. You wouldn't have a kidney transplant today because you worry about kidney failure in 20 years time would you? I know it's not the same, but it's not completely different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seriessix Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I was referring to LASEK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitsmoorlad Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 My daughter in law's had it done recently. Cost 3 grand but she says it was worth it. Apparently there was a conference involving top opthalmic consultants in London last year. My wife works with a doctor who was present, and the entire table of top eye doctors all wore glasses. No laser surgery for them then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I could have gone for cheaper options at the time, but went with Boots thinking that a large reputable organisation would be less likely to ruin my eyesight!! Hope it wasn't around this time: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3607818.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anj1364 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 See here: http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=58556 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananapie Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 My daughter in law's had it done recently. Cost 3 grand but she says it was worth it. Apparently there was a conference involving top opthalmic consultants in London last year. My wife works with a doctor who was present, and the entire table of top eye doctors all wore glasses. No laser surgery for them then. There is a reason for this. If you are short sighted (unless it's really bad) you have good near vision. When you get to middle age you will be able to read by taking off your distance glasses, whereas a normal sighted at the same age would need reading glasses. Many people that have surgery tend towards becoming long sighted (i.e needing reading glasses). Therefore if you were an short sighted eye surgeon doing minute close up for a living you aren't going to want to sacrifice your good close vision in order to do away with distance specs. Also surgery can't stop the natural ageing of the eye. So if any of these top docs were wearing reading glasses - there isn't really an alternative at the moment. For short sighted people who don't need perfect near vision for their occupation surgery can make a massive difference to their life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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