Latest responses to “My Experience With Lasik Eye Surgery - Thoughts About Laser Vision Correction - Is It Worth The Cost and Risks?” Copyright 2013, MoneyBlueBook.com 6409922 2012-12-27T16:47:01-08:00 Christina Agree with Katie! Yes Visian ICL seems like a good way to go. According to www.yourvisionoptions.com which compares ICLs to LASIK and PRK it seems to be the best option so far. Consultation scheduled for me! fingers crossed 469850 2011-03-13T15:32:22-07:00 janellen I had wavefront at TLC over 3 months ago and am at -1 at least, and can't drive safely without glasse. They won't do an enhancement at 3 months. apparently their 'policy' is to make people wait 6 months. i figure this is just a financial move on their part, trying to avoid doing enhancements. So they told me to get contacts or glasses! I wish I'd gone to a clinic that is more concerned about outcome. At this point I wouldn't recommend where I went. 441720 2010-10-27T23:00:34-07:00 Katrina I have Lupus, and autoimmune disease, and it seems like some doctors refuse to try Lasik on lupus patients while others are perfectly fine with it. The ones who refuse say they're worried my eyes won't heal right, but the others say there's no problem (both from large reputable companies). I was super excited to get it done (My eyes are 7.5 in my left and 8.5 in my right) but now I'm getting worried. Any suggestions? I can't find anything from people who have had it done with lupus. Thanks! 441730 2010-06-15T15:29:31-07:00 Jenni Daniel, When i first joined the armed forces you weren't allowed to join up if you had laser eye surgery but it's recently changed and you now can, and some places even offer armed forces discount on surgery. Fot all those thinking of surgery, I decided to go for the surgery and had it done the end of April with Optical Express. My eyesight was -3 and -3.25 and i'm 23 years old. i had lasik, ultralase and wavefront. The procdure was over in a matter of minutes and it felt so strange, i could see the improvement straight away though my eyes felt heavy so as soon as i got into the car i closed my eyes and rested while i was taken home. In the house i still wore my sunglasses as the lights stranged my eyes, i looked silly but it was worth it. I didn't watch tv or read any books for the 1st day and slept lots. You have to put 3 sets of eye drops in every 4 hours on the 1st day but they are really good and do help. Then after that its 4 times a day for a week and you wear goggles in bed to stop you rubbing your eyes, my fiance found this hilarious but they did work just were a little uncomfy to sleep in obviosuly but it was only for the 1st week. A week after surgery its just one set of eye drops whenever your eyes feel dry. My eyes were really stratchy for the 1st 2 weeks and i hated blinking as it was really uncomfortable but it gradually got better. I took a week off work so i could relax my eyes and not be stressed at work but you can usually go back the same week you have them done. Its been nearly 7 weeks now since i had them done and it feels like it was months ago. The changes are amazing i can see perfectly, my eyes are hardly dry anymore, just sometimes after a long day i put some eye drops in to moisture them a bit. My eyes are also fine in the evening and i have no starbursts which are good. Optical express do a check up on your eyes the day, week, month and 3 months after to ensure everything is going ok. So overall i am very pleased with the results and hope my vision stays good for years to come and i look forward to life with my new eyes :) x 441710 2010-06-11T19:25:55-07:00 Alex I had that problem, which is why I wanted to get LASIK. The ulcers are related to your contacts, not problems with your cornea. If you stop wearing contacts they will go away and you should be able to get LASIK if your corneas are thick enough and your eyesight has not recently changed (if your corneas are too thin you should get PRK; if your eyesight has been changing, you should wait until it stops). I would highly recommend that you find a doctor experienced with IntraLase and CustomWaveFront and spring for them. It is worth the extra money; it will virtually eliminate the kinds of problems many people above have with starbursts and halos and whatnot. Don't go to someone who doesn't at least offer it as a choice - it means they're old-fashioned and aren't using the latest technology. IntraLase is the all-laser LASIK technology, and CustomWaveFront is a technology that creates a 3D model of the cornea and creates individualized correction measurements based on the topography of your eye. I got both and experienced a little temporary dry-eye from the laser, but it went away in a couple months and I have never had ghosting, halos, starbursts or any other problems. 441650 2010-06-10T18:22:38-07:00 Carlie I am 20 years old and have been wearing glasses for about 5 years. I would really like to get the surgery but recently I have been getting corneal ulcers which are probably due to contact lens wearing. I am waiting for my consultation appointment but I was wondering if anyone else had similar problems and lasik was okay for them? 441740 2010-05-21T11:08:57-07:00 Mary Smith I have bad experience. Mine only lasted 5 years. I was told that I would never had to wear glasses again. Now I need glasses and is getting worse little by little!! Ms. Smith 441480 2010-02-15T13:00:35-08:00 Lux Katie, hope to be 26, but I started to study English then. Now almost retired. Correction was done in my right eye by one doctor having very good reputation and vision is quite good now in my right eye. Starburts still remain, not so bad though. 441680 2010-02-13T13:57:46-08:00 Katie And frankly, many of those here who are posting negative experiences--the English is not good, so that makes me think that either you're getting in done by the factory-line eye doctors or in dodgy countries. 441670 2010-02-13T13:56:24-08:00 Katie For those who post horror stories, it would be really helpful if you stated WHEN you had the procedure done and by WHOM. I know there are a lot of shoddy practitioners out there who don't know what they're doing--but in "real life" I know far more people who have been very happy with their results. They all paid top dollar for it too.