You are on a surgical table that hydraulically goes up and down, and pivots. Your body is positioned to fit under the laser machine, not the other way around. The lasik machine is huge, that doesn't pivot or anything.
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Anyone had LASIK Surgery?
- Thread starter 48thStreetCustom
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Most people don't have the issue I had. Maybe it is because I have Asian eyes. My friend who is caucasian and has bigger eyes who had it done didn't have the same problem. Really, this eyeball holding device actually makes sure your eyeball doesn't move around.
LOL. You are cracking me up. So, I think the most important question you should someone who already did it is "If you could go back in time and NOT have Lasik done, would you, or would you still do it?" For me, it was absolutely worth it and given all the same circumstances, would absolutely do it again. But that doesn't mean it is good for everyone. Seriously, though, we are just some random dudes (or dudettes) on the internet. Why would you listen to us? We could be aliens, all part of an intergalactic conspiracy to get you to laser your eyeballs, for all you know. If you are seriously thinking about it, talk to a professional
Oh great. On top of everything else, now I gotta worry about aliens?LOL. You are cracking me up. So, I think the most important question you should someone who already did it is "If you could go back in time and NOT have Lasik done, would you, or would you still do it?" For me, it was absolutely worth it and given all the same circumstances, would absolutely do it again. But that doesn't mean it is good for everyone. Seriously, though, we are just some random dudes (or dudettes) on the internet. Why would you listen to us? We could be aliens, all part of an intergalactic conspiracy to get you to laser your eyeballs, for all you know. If you are seriously thinking about it, talk to a professional
slobake
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What is this? I don't know why there is hardware holding this guys's mouth open. I didn't have that. For me the actual procedure only lasted a minute or two. It was the prep work that took most of the time.
They gave me a pair of very dark glasses when I left. There were several others with the same glasses. I felt like a MIB agent.
slobake
resident ... something
Duuuuuuuuuude, keep your glasses it's not worth the stress for you.
It's from a movie where a guy gets abducted and the aliens perform lasek on him against his will.
google "Fire in the Sky"
No need to talk to a professional. Just get your eyes lasered so we can provide your brain cells to the mother ship... I mean give you better vision.
My mom got it done in the mid nineties when it was brand spanking new, and she had been pretty much legally blind with big coke bottle glasses. She only started wearing reading glasses a few years ago.
I have a sister in the navy who had it paid for by the government. She was a very responsible contact wearer and took them out every night, but they still made her wait a year sans contacts before they would do the procedure. I don't know if that's just normal for the Navy to do though.
I really want to get it done, but I am a very irresponsible contact wearer, leaving them in for months at a time. I just hope I haven't ruined my chance to have it done yet.
I have a sister in the navy who had it paid for by the government. She was a very responsible contact wearer and took them out every night, but they still made her wait a year sans contacts before they would do the procedure. I don't know if that's just normal for the Navy to do though.
I really want to get it done, but I am a very irresponsible contact wearer, leaving them in for months at a time. I just hope I haven't ruined my chance to have it done yet.
After both my kids got it done, (22 and 25 at the time) I checked it out.
I currently wear bifocals, wore contacts for about 30 years apart from one time when I managed to get corneal ulcers on both eyes from bad contact practice -this was in the late 80's which stopped me for a while - they were painful!
I was told that I could have it done -50 plus at the time and I would have perfect distance and night vision but I would have blurred near vision and would need glasses for reading (which I currently don't, I can read a book and a computer screen etc. quite happily with no glasses) they explained it that closer things like for example, if I was sitting at a table, the food on my plate would appear blurry - I thought then that there was no point at all in paying about 3,000 euros to get this done and still need to wear glasses -especially for something that I don't need to wear them for at the moment!
They also said, as others have said, that even for my kids, once they get into their 40's they would need glasses for at least reading and possibly more.
That said, both of them got it done with no issues, no side-effects, they left the surgery with dark glasses on and had drops to put in for a week to avoid any dryness or irritation, neither had any issues beyond that and both have 20/20.
I'd also say that if the thought of it is causing you concern based on what you've read here, don't do it, spend the money on a dream bass and wear your glasses!
I currently wear bifocals, wore contacts for about 30 years apart from one time when I managed to get corneal ulcers on both eyes from bad contact practice -this was in the late 80's which stopped me for a while - they were painful!
I was told that I could have it done -50 plus at the time and I would have perfect distance and night vision but I would have blurred near vision and would need glasses for reading (which I currently don't, I can read a book and a computer screen etc. quite happily with no glasses) they explained it that closer things like for example, if I was sitting at a table, the food on my plate would appear blurry - I thought then that there was no point at all in paying about 3,000 euros to get this done and still need to wear glasses -especially for something that I don't need to wear them for at the moment!
They also said, as others have said, that even for my kids, once they get into their 40's they would need glasses for at least reading and possibly more.
That said, both of them got it done with no issues, no side-effects, they left the surgery with dark glasses on and had drops to put in for a week to avoid any dryness or irritation, neither had any issues beyond that and both have 20/20.
I'd also say that if the thought of it is causing you concern based on what you've read here, don't do it, spend the money on a dream bass and wear your glasses!
They will give you Xanax or another relaxant that makes the anxiety less.
The machines used today compensate very quickly to adjust to any extra movements your eye makes during the procedure.
Most people I know who have had it done say it's one of the best things they ever did.
The machines used today compensate very quickly to adjust to any extra movements your eye makes during the procedure.
Most people I know who have had it done say it's one of the best things they ever did.
what the hell are we looking at it here? I was browsing for lasik experience/cost, now I'm not convinced
This...don't get too enamored before you've been evaluated. I wanted to get LASIK done, but I was ineligible due to the thickness of my corneas.
how long ago was that? They have different procedures for thin corneas now but they cost more
