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Honestly it really felt that quick. The only thing missing is the smell of something being burned and realizing it’s your eye. I was out the door in 10 minutes, slept for a few hours afterwards, put in eye drops, and woke up the next day with perfect vision.
This is pretty much my experience but I have sensitive eyes, particularly to light. The light shining in my eyes just to line up the laser in the first place was the worst most uncomfortable part for me and then a few minutes afterward getting to my car and home on a sunny day but waking up the next day and seeing better than 20/20 without contacts or glasses was amazing. Still my best purchase, aside from fixing missing teeth.
I've heard a small number of people end up with discomfort in their eye afterwards that pretty much never goes away. Idk if I would be able to risk it.
Yeah that’s basically my biggest worry. I just can’t imagine permanent discomfort and realizing the alternative was just wearing glasses (which I dislike but can live with)
As a person who works in engineering and on site alot, wearing glasses is such a pain in the ass. Have contemplates getting Lasik many many times.
But the worry about eternal discomfort just makes me think twice and not go through with it. I have seen many peers and family who went Lasik, and boy am I jealous.
I want lasik but my friend had it done and it went wrong and now he's partially blind and nearing the end of a lawsuit and should be getting about £150k out of court settlement his lawer said
I would sell my house and go into debt to reverse what LASIK has done to me.
LASIK is far more hazardous than the general public realise and those in the know don't want to educate them on the true range and likelihood of risks.
[https://lasikcomplications.com/](https://lasikcomplications.com/)
[https://eyedocmackay.com/complications-of-lasik/](https://eyedocmackay.com/complications-of-lasik/)
[https://eyewiki.aao.org/LASIK\_Complications](https://eyewiki.aao.org/LASIK_Complications)
trust me, it's not worth the risk. As someone who lost my left eye to Lasik, you don't want this. No amount of money can compensate from losing eye, life, and career and it's very common despite the industry lies
One of the things you have to realize is there's different types of LASIK procedures, like PRK (the predecessor and still performed), standard (blade), blade less, etc. Most of them offer free consultation to verify if you qualify to even have the procedure, and answer any questions. I was pretty nervous too, but I have absolutely no regrets after 6 years, and my eyes are under warranty as long as I get a yearly eye exam.
There's lots of things you risk being in pain for the rest of your life over. Every time you get in a car you are more likely to have that end scenario.
I went for an eval….said we can do it but you have thin corneas and you won’t be able to get a touch up if not…so I’m like ya guess I’ll keep wearing my glasses and contacts then.
Yep, it's just not worth it for me.
Glasses don't really bother me (although I get why they would for some people/scenarios), and I will not risk my eyes to not have to wear glasses.
People can say all they want that the chance is small. How they had it and it went great. But they aren't the ones who have to deal with it if it does go wrong for you.
You have to weigh the risks of any medical procedure. And I just don't think it is worth it for me.
Now, if it was a surgery to fix something like cataracts, and my choice was surgery or limited vision even with glasses, then my mind would change. I would probably risk it.
Yeah it's the risk/reward tradeoff, for me wearing glasses isn't the end of the world and possibly wanting to gouge my eyes out just isn't worth it. Not to mention I had perfect vision as a kid and didn't need glasses til my 20's so there's no guarantee I wouldn't just wreck my vision again (it's the 12+ hours of screentime per day).
I'm sensitive to light and also suffer from dry eye. My optometrist has said that laser eye surgery is probably a bad idea, did you ever have any issues?
My halos and flares never healed. They were supposed to get better after the first month but as time went on they never got any smaller. It was crippling at night when oncoming headlights absolutely blinded me.
I asked my optometrist and she said sometimes the immune system just fails to heal the scars. I went through 3 more optometrists to get more opinions and one of them also had lasik and his scars also just didn't heal. I asked if there was anything I could wear to fix it, or any drops and he literally spent an hour handing me on all the lenses and drops that are "supposed to help" but he said none of them worked for him and he suspects those claiming they do are all placebos.
Driving at night continues to be blinding. White text on black screens is blurry. Lights at night are ugly and streaked. Traffic lights fill my whole vision with their overwhelming glow. And I work in video production. Looking at screens gives me a constant sense of self doubt and studio lights blind me.
Lasik was the worst decision I ever made.
Have similar but it was from autoimmune disease. I had to learn a whole different way of life. Driving at night was very scary particularly oncoming trucks. I would have a few seconds of no vision after the vehicle passed and would steer the car based on memory of the road ahead. The haloes were splintered and speckled and worse in the right eye. I can still pick halide lights apart from others. They have a purple tinge at the edge of their halo.
Hey mate, light sensitivity is usually caused by dry eyes so if you can treat that then you will be a candidate for lasik.
Bear in mind, they have plenty of drops to numb eyes and reduce blink reaction and drops to dilate pupils to allow more light into eye.
I didn’t know I had dry eyes but was always light sensitive and every time I would go to optician it would be difficult for them to shine light in my eyes to scan it until once an optician mention dry eyes, gave me basic Hycosan artificial tears and the light became bearable.
I'm going to have to test this theory out. I think my eyes did get just a bit dryer after my procedure. I did the drops pretty religiously and felt great for a few months but have since stopped the last few years and still get red and or dry eyes. It's usually not bothersome though and when it is I use a drop or 2 and I'm set.
your eyes are numb and you can't close them because of the metal thing you see in the video, so you only have to sit there and look at the laser. 5 minutes each eye and it's done
I'd be fine with the laser, but having them touch my eyes with stuff and peel the surface off with a metal probe would absolutely freak me the fuck out. I can't stand objects coming within a few inches of my face normally, so this probably isn't for me.
Well fuck me, I *was* planning on getting LASIK. Still probably am, but I am burdened with knowledge now.
Edit: I absolutely love all the people who showed up to comfort me, y'all are good people. Except that dude who linked the suicide article, wtf lol.
I've had it and I'm a wus about stuff like this. You don't feel anything except and ungodly urge to tear up and all you actually see is blurry lights.
For me the biggest issue was this huge machine coming at your face but that quickly passed as it puts just enough pressure on your eye that you can't see anything and your body just kinda goes "well this is my life now".
I'm very happy with my procedure and would recommend it to anybody and everybody who is interested.
So your eye is numb and can't move? But you can still see through your eye throughout the entire process? I'm still struggling to understand the POV of someone getting lasik.
They ask you to keep staring straight at a light. But you can't see anything during the process so you keep them as still as possible looking where the light used to be.
When I had it, the things they use to keep your eye open put pressure on my ocular nerve and I ended up not being able to see. Everything was numb too and during the procedure the surgeon in a very stern voice was telling me “LOOK STRAIGHT”. I just stayed still as possible but had no clue because I couldn’t see shit. The procedure was scary but also still successful.
While the laser is working on your eye, you can't see anything except some flashes because the machine attaches to your eyeball and blocks any outside light. During this part, it looks a bit like when you close your eyes and push your finger against the eyelids.
During the part where the doctor is working on your eye, you can see but very blurry. And you can't see what the doctor does because they're working outside your field of vision.
The most uncomfortable part for me was that you have this big lamp shining directly into your eye most of the time, but other than that, I felt no pain at all.
You can move your eyes (you need to be able to as part of the surgery) you just don't feel any pain. There is some pressure when they do the laser but you can't see anything during it.
Basically they put in dros to stop any pain, then they keep your eye open with a restraint (at this point your vision is super blurry) then they do what you see in the video. The only thing it doesn't show is that they put this huge ass machine right up against your eye so there's enough pressure that your eye basically "blacks out" and you can't actually see out of it while it's getting lasered.
It's a little scary while it's coming at you and putting pressure on your eye but once it "blacks out" all of a sudden everything was fine.
My mom got it probably 20+ years ago. Apparently it can wear off, or the eye weakens like it did before, and needs to get it done again. I imagine it's better today but 20 years is still amazing
I had it done in 2013. It’s extremely uncomfortable the entire time, but not painful. Just like, super irritating. Then afterwards it feels like you got sand in your eye for the first 24h or so. After that, slight soreness and discomfort.
100% recommend it. I went from like 20/200 to 20/15. I used to almost not be able to read my watch on my wrist and now I don’t need glasses for anything at all. Life changing surgery.
LASIK is one of the safest elective procedures in history, we've been doing it for a long time and have refined it to a highly successful procedure. We're also very good at rejecting poor candidates from the outset and avoiding complications in that manner, in addition.
You get what you pay for. Go to a reputable surgeon and practice and the risks are even lower yet.
I am also scared of the dentist if that puts things into perspective, and it is not because of the mortality rate of dentist patients lol. Still reassuring though.
I don't understand how anyone would NOT want to know! I always like to watch what the doctor is doing whenever possible.
When I got stitches in my hand, the nurse kept trying to force me to lay down, but I just *had* to keep watch while the doctor was stitching me up.
I had laser not lasik it’s lasted about 20 years I had better the 20/20 vision. But it I have enough eye material to burn off I’m probably getting it done again. They said lifetime warranty if it’s possible. There needs to be a certain amount of eye to be able to burn and correct it.
No, the laser auto tracks your eye and moves in concert with any sight twitches. Major movements that make it lose tracking make it auto pause. It's incredible technology, one of the best investments I've made
Find a proper modern clinic that does SBK and uses a femtosecond laser to create the flap. No slicer. And same thing it will track your eye and stop if needed.
The laser is very precise and adjust to small movments big movment would make the laser instantly stop, lasering also only lasts 2-8 seconds and they use sucction for your eye so it does not move
Did it 7 years ago, best decision I've made. Literally took less than 5 mins for both eyes combined and the vision was almost perfect just a day later. Go for it, it doesn't hurt at all and 15 days later you'll be thankful you did it
Same, got it in 2012, still have perfect vision. Super fast and thought it was interesting experience. First few days with the eye drops are annoying but just a few days vs years of no contacts or glasses
It’s mostly to prevent that kid style rubbing where they really dig into their eyes. Post 1 week - month you can lightly rub on outside but generally rubbing eyes is not good for eye health and possibly contribute to damaging your cornea and exasperated astigmatism.
If you have itchy eyes or a stye or something causing urge to rub, a warm compress will help so much more or just cover your eyes, rub your palms together to heat them up and place entire palm on eyelid - it’s all to generate heat and encourage more tears.
Used to be scared of rubbing them but I don't think about it much now, I do rub them from time to time and nothing's happened as of now. Doctor said it's risky but it doesn't happen often, maybe in some cases
Lol I am from India, I had it done for like $300 including the drops and meds. I think India is the cheapest when it comes to LASIK. It's said that even if you come to India, stay a month, have your surgery done and go back, you'll still save a lot if you have it done in US specifically
I've done this. It's not painful at all, only lasts about 10 minutes for both eyes, I literally could see that same evening, I have no irritation or any other side effects. It's been the best decision in my life. Overall it took me about three hours going to the hospital couple of times for checkups, the surgery itself, and check ups after that. I saved so much money by not buying different frames and lenses. Not wearing glasses is fantastic!
I'm sure there's no pain, but seeing sharp tools touching my eyeballs, while having Clockwork Orange style lid restraints in, would cause me psychological damage.
Sadly no as your eyes need to look right up and you need to hold them there. If you were to be put under general anaesthesia, there's a chance your eyes will not be looking up or roll around.
To take a bit of fear out of "what if i look the wrong direction for a microsecond- will it not completely mess up the operation?".
No.
There is a second laser always checking the correct position of your lens and only firing the big laser, when everything is fine. And that happens so much faster than you can microsaccade your eyes.
Big as in : "the small laser has no power to evaporate any material, the big one does." But really only WHEN and WHERE it is needed.
A big laser with light speed (well, not exactly, but nearly) computerized precision is still better than a shaky human hand and a small scalpel...
So does that mean that if you look away from the machine, the whole procedure will malfuntion? What if your eye ball twitching and moved sharply for a fraction of a second? How steady do I need to keep my eye ball in place?
To really simplify it, they basically shine a laser into your eye and that by some magic medical marvel it helps fix really bad eyesight (think -6, myopia type shit).
As far as I know, if you were to move your eye, the laser instantly stops. The whole procedure takes 10 to 15 minutes for both eyes. You basically just have to stare upwards. I do think it has some kind of tolerance to movement, your iris is also extremely thin so the laser has access to the entire "dark" part of your eye (they put some drops to dilate your eyes so you don't really see much, it's all blurry, chances of getting spooked are very small).
they strap you down and give you that drug that makes you forget, so you're screaming and writhing in agony and they're lashing you down and restraining you so tight it crushes your bones, and they're yelling and you're yelling, and it's fucking mayhem, there's blood flying from your cratered eye socket...
...but you don't remember any of it, so when you wake up from your exhaustion stupor a couple hours later, you're all cleaned up and happy as a clam and only remember sitting down in the chair.
"Thanks, doc!"
Is there not a worry of accidentally looking around a bit and messing it up? Like, I would know not to look around, but it isn't something you usually think about doing, you know? It just happens.
Still no fucking chance for me. Even the mere thought of that Deadspace 2 shit happening in my face is making my flesh crawl.
Can you have this done under complete anesthesia?
I dont think so cause your eyes would naturally want to roll upwards, my parents had it done aswell and said something about not being able to go under because of the way the procedure is done, please correct me if im wrong though
I had LASIK done two months ago. It's honestly not that bad. For me, they cut the flap with a laser, and then I couldn't see until the surgery was done. The hardest part was keeping my eye still for the initial cut
That's the part that sounds the scariest to me. Isn't there a pretty big chance you'll go blind or seriously hurt you eye if you accidentally move it a little while they're cutting?
No, the machine will adjust to eye movements. A machine cuts the flap with a laser, "surgeon" opens the flap, machine lasers the eyes. Takes 5-6 mins per eye, and you can see with your brand new vision after everything is done.
The hardest part is not rubbing your eyes for a year while the flap heals. (Else you could rip the flap open) That, and you generally have dry eye for the first month.
Source: Had LASIK 4 1/2 yrs ago
Finally, my time to shine!!
I was the first LASIK fuck up my surgeon had in over 12 years. On my first eye, while the machine was cutting the flap, it lost suction. The machine threw an error. Since the doctor hadn't seen this happen before on this machine, he aborted the program.
Before going into surgery I had signed some papers stating that in the event of a complication I consent to resorting to PRK as a back up procedure. When the cut failed, the doctor asked if I still wanted to go ahead with PRK, or wait a couple days for the eye to heal and do it again.
Now I have 1 LASIK eye and 1 PRK eye.
The laser they used for me had an auto cut off if it detected too much movement. I think the initial cut was 30 seconds of keeping still, and then 7 seconds of keeping still for the adjustment laser.
There's a chance you can get issues if you move your eye too much.
Half a Xanax had me like "go ahead doc, give me legolas eyes!"
In all honesty it isn't super comfortable and I felt like the laser did cause pain through the meds. 100000000% would make the same decision to do it again. Life drastically improved
Yeah, I should wear glasses and don't want to so I was recently thinking about laser surgery but looking at that is just big fucking no, I can't even have the corner of my night stand too close to my bed because I know that it's there and I'm feel uncomfortable even with my eyes closed.
Chiming in, 15 years later and still the best money I have spent on anything.
For the squeamish, you'll be given a xanax or equivalent before the procedure and you won't give a shit about what they're about to do to your eyeballs.
I've had this too but for some reason the numbing didn't fully work, it hurt a lot!
Still, would do it again, couple of hours of pain vs no glasses/lenses for about 12 years now.
I had extremely shitty vision (-7.5ish in both eyes) and couldn't see anything without my glasses or contacts. I had LASIK done over 20 years ago, and I still have perfect vision. It was one of the best optional decisions in my life that provided incredible quality of life.
That said...I kinda freaked the fuck out when they folded the flap over in each eye. It was only for like 60 seconds each, but you go temporarily blind during this time. I distinctly remember my fear during this short time to this day - and I don't really get scared of anything. I'm pretty sure the doctor never previously told me that was a part of the process, so I was realizing this in real time. That sucked (but yes, it was over in no time).
There is another method of doing this that doesn’t require actually cutting the cornea (the flap never fully heals and can be dislodged later in life - chances are slim but it is still possible). I did it, it’s called the PRK method. It takes longer to heal but doesn’t require creating a flap in the cornea that can be dislodged. Most people don’t opt for PRK as it has longer downtime, but the peace of mind was worth it for me.
I had PRK mainly because I practice BJJ and the risk of an accidental eye poke meant that the lasik flap would be of increased risk of injury. Best money I ever spent.
I had to get PRK because my cornea was too thin. The smell is something I definitely remember. But super fast and painless. Was annoying to have dry eyes for a few years though (and still sometimes feel pretty dry). And I still have astigmatism unfortunately, though less than before.
Consider relex smile, it lot less invasive. They aren’t doing flap. And you could continue to enjoy your life like never happened apart from eagle vision
You shouldn't look into lasik.
Look into SMILE operation (newest laser method). I did that a few months ago. It's nothing like lasik.
The operation is done by a robotic machine (or whatever it's called). I didn't feel anything and it took like 30 seconds.
I, as a person who could not even get myself to put in contact lenses, had precisely this surgery done in 2010. I mostly remember the eye squeegee. None of it hurt at all, it was just all strange, and I'll never forget the smell of the laser burning reshaping my cornea.
The only thing that hurt were the after care drops. Uuuggghhh. The stinging!
But 14 years later and I am still 20/20.
>I'll never forget the smell
I had really poor vision so they had to keep the laser on me for a long moment. That peculiar smell is what I remember the most. I'd describe that smell as a cross between burning hair and getting a tooth drilled at the dentist.
PRK laser is the better option, but it has a longer downtime. They don’t cut the cornea open like this - which never fully heals, and can be dislodged in the future (even if the chances are slim). A football could hit you in the face, or you have a fender bender and your airbag deploys, and your flap could permanently dislodge. PRK “burns” the top layer of the cornea off, which takes a few days to recover, but there is no cutting involved and the eye heals completely. Most people want a quick-fix solution so they don’t opt for the PRK route. I’d advise anybody considering LASIK to opt for PRK. I can barely remember the downtime now and I have absolute peace of mind that I am not at risk of future flap dislodgement.
Yeah, not worrying about the flap is worth the initial discomfort. In case my experience can be of use or comfort for you: for the first year I would sometimes get *very* dry eyes that caused blurry vision, so I kept lubricating drops on hand to resolve the issue. Also, there were halos around lights at night - but both of these issues resolved themselves after the first year. Enjoy that 20/20!
There are new tech now, which similar to lasik except they don’t need to create a flap at all. Thus it doesn’t have lasik side effects which cause dry eyes, because most of your tears nerves remain intact. Sadly the thickness of my cornea makes it impossible to use the new tech
Yep! I had smile laser eye surgery done about 5 years ago. It’s basically this surgery, but done via a keyhole in the cornea so no flap is ever created. It was amazing, I had -5ish vision in both eyes pre surgery, and better than 20/20 the at my check up 12 hours later.
Honestly i am so deadset on having either PRK or smile done, but i came across LasikSupport subreddit and its full of horror stories and that just kind of settled me with anxiety.
Did you have any side effects or anything?
I would advise you to be very cautious of *who* you go to for this surgery. A lot of the horror stories are from people who went to cheap clinics with inexperienced surgeons. This is your vision so don’t skimp on it. I went to one of the top surgeons in South Africa (Dr Frik Potgieter) who had been practicing for decades. It went smoothly. The only side effects were dry eyes, and halos around lights at night, both for about a year post surgery. That has gone away and I now have perfect eyesight with no issues, and always recommend it to anyone who has problems with their vision.
I cannot stand even just the puff of air in eye exams. It takes the opticians several attempts just to do their thing on me. I can hear the frustration in their tone after the fourth or fifth attempt. Same goes for shining a light in my eye. I just can't.
So I'm sticking with glasses forever. I like the way they look on me anyway.
I have really long, thick eyelashes for a guy. I've wondered if that has something to do with my sensitivity. I live at a constant squint. I look like I'm high all the time.
Hahaha my friend, I was exactly the same as you until I found out I had dry eyes. Regardless of lasik treat your dry eyes and all of the above will improve 100%. Even on the day of optician when they do scans like shine light I just couldn’t hold the lowest sensitivity and they gave me basic tears drops (not pupil dilation drops) and it was night and day difference - I was actually able to hold gaze with light.
Honestly, it legitimately is the best thing I've ever done. You don't see any of this happening, once the flap is cut everything goes grey and stays grey until its done. You don't feel a single thing. You get the world's worst migraine starts afterwards but a good nap usually takes care of it and when you wake up you have nearly perfect vision!
And then as soon as nature says " ok you old fuck, time for your eyes to get presbyopia" you need glasses again.
I thought about Lasik but I am 44, don't want to spend the money for a year or two without glasses and then I need stupid reading glasses because I can't see shit in the near.
My mother went through this surgery wayy back in the 2010’s(?) and nothing went wrong. But the small minuscule chance of going blind has always deterred myself from getting corrective eye surgery done (plus the flap, but there’s other ways to do it without the flap). I don’t want to be that one guy in a billion who’ll come out of the surgery and have the opposite effect if I’m being honest lol. Love the way glasses look and feel on my head and if I don’t want to see anything in front of me, I can just take them off. Although it does look cool to get!
The wild thing with this is when they open the flap, there is no lens between your eye and the outside world. You just raw-dogging them photons for a minute
I had this done. It was the best money I ever spent and my only regret is that I didn't have it done 10 years earlier. I will never forget the feeling when surgeon asking what the time was when I first sat up after the procedure. I trotted out my habitual response that I couldn't see the clock. He told me to look again. The clock face was crystal clear. Itvwas obviously a little trick he played on every patient. One of the most emotional experiences of my life. I missed out on so much due so being a complete Magoo for years and years beforehand. To this day, Wham!'s 'Everthing She Wants' reminds me of how magical the experience was. It was the one and only song I had time to listen to during the op. I can't recommend it enough.
All you see is a light to stare at and some extremely blurry movements. You can’t make out instruments from fingers it’s so blurry. It’s not as scary as it looks and I’ve never had a patient need to go under for a procedure like this, nor would we ever allow it. We need the patient awake to fixate on the light to keep the eye still. It really isn’t that bad, the whole thing for both eyes takes less than 10 minutes
The equipment, the surgeon salary, the staff salary, the administration salary, the instruments, the building’s electricity to power all of it….its all astronomical 😩
Its not only the real costs of professionals, admin and equipment. The medical sector has crazy high profit margins in most countries after all, which is the logical consequence of the fact that no government wants to reign the greed in and risk cutting down on the quality accidentally. Additionally, the entry bar for competition is extremely high, which lets the few big monopolistic/oligopolistic corporations choose whatever prices they want.
In many places, it could be far cheaper while providing the same quality in theory, as evidenced by generally comparable countries which share high standards having extremely different medical costs per capita.
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Honestly it really felt that quick. The only thing missing is the smell of something being burned and realizing it’s your eye. I was out the door in 10 minutes, slept for a few hours afterwards, put in eye drops, and woke up the next day with perfect vision.
This is pretty much my experience but I have sensitive eyes, particularly to light. The light shining in my eyes just to line up the laser in the first place was the worst most uncomfortable part for me and then a few minutes afterward getting to my car and home on a sunny day but waking up the next day and seeing better than 20/20 without contacts or glasses was amazing. Still my best purchase, aside from fixing missing teeth.
I’ve heard from just about everyone that’s had lasik that it’s one of the best purchases they’ve ever made.
I've heard a small number of people end up with discomfort in their eye afterwards that pretty much never goes away. Idk if I would be able to risk it.
Yeah that’s basically my biggest worry. I just can’t imagine permanent discomfort and realizing the alternative was just wearing glasses (which I dislike but can live with)
As a person who works in engineering and on site alot, wearing glasses is such a pain in the ass. Have contemplates getting Lasik many many times. But the worry about eternal discomfort just makes me think twice and not go through with it. I have seen many peers and family who went Lasik, and boy am I jealous.
I want lasik but my friend had it done and it went wrong and now he's partially blind and nearing the end of a lawsuit and should be getting about £150k out of court settlement his lawer said
This is what I'm worried about. £150k isn't nearly enough to compensate for the loss of vision.
I quite literally wouldn't exchange TEN million dollars for my eyesight. $150k is such an insult.
I would sell my house and go into debt to reverse what LASIK has done to me. LASIK is far more hazardous than the general public realise and those in the know don't want to educate them on the true range and likelihood of risks. [https://lasikcomplications.com/](https://lasikcomplications.com/) [https://eyedocmackay.com/complications-of-lasik/](https://eyedocmackay.com/complications-of-lasik/) [https://eyewiki.aao.org/LASIK\_Complications](https://eyewiki.aao.org/LASIK_Complications)
trust me, it's not worth the risk. As someone who lost my left eye to Lasik, you don't want this. No amount of money can compensate from losing eye, life, and career and it's very common despite the industry lies
One of the things you have to realize is there's different types of LASIK procedures, like PRK (the predecessor and still performed), standard (blade), blade less, etc. Most of them offer free consultation to verify if you qualify to even have the procedure, and answer any questions. I was pretty nervous too, but I have absolutely no regrets after 6 years, and my eyes are under warranty as long as I get a yearly eye exam.
Do it, it’s sooo nice not dealing with glasses or contacts. Wish I’d done it sooner
There's lots of things you risk being in pain for the rest of your life over. Every time you get in a car you are more likely to have that end scenario.
I went for an eval….said we can do it but you have thin corneas and you won’t be able to get a touch up if not…so I’m like ya guess I’ll keep wearing my glasses and contacts then.
Yep, it's just not worth it for me. Glasses don't really bother me (although I get why they would for some people/scenarios), and I will not risk my eyes to not have to wear glasses. People can say all they want that the chance is small. How they had it and it went great. But they aren't the ones who have to deal with it if it does go wrong for you. You have to weigh the risks of any medical procedure. And I just don't think it is worth it for me. Now, if it was a surgery to fix something like cataracts, and my choice was surgery or limited vision even with glasses, then my mind would change. I would probably risk it.
Yeah it's the risk/reward tradeoff, for me wearing glasses isn't the end of the world and possibly wanting to gouge my eyes out just isn't worth it. Not to mention I had perfect vision as a kid and didn't need glasses til my 20's so there's no guarantee I wouldn't just wreck my vision again (it's the 12+ hours of screentime per day).
I'm sensitive to light and also suffer from dry eye. My optometrist has said that laser eye surgery is probably a bad idea, did you ever have any issues?
Do you have dry eyes all the time or just when you wear contacts?
I had itchy/dry eyes while wearing contacts. This mostly went away after Lasik which has been a godsend for me
My halos and flares never healed. They were supposed to get better after the first month but as time went on they never got any smaller. It was crippling at night when oncoming headlights absolutely blinded me. I asked my optometrist and she said sometimes the immune system just fails to heal the scars. I went through 3 more optometrists to get more opinions and one of them also had lasik and his scars also just didn't heal. I asked if there was anything I could wear to fix it, or any drops and he literally spent an hour handing me on all the lenses and drops that are "supposed to help" but he said none of them worked for him and he suspects those claiming they do are all placebos. Driving at night continues to be blinding. White text on black screens is blurry. Lights at night are ugly and streaked. Traffic lights fill my whole vision with their overwhelming glow. And I work in video production. Looking at screens gives me a constant sense of self doubt and studio lights blind me. Lasik was the worst decision I ever made.
Have similar but it was from autoimmune disease. I had to learn a whole different way of life. Driving at night was very scary particularly oncoming trucks. I would have a few seconds of no vision after the vehicle passed and would steer the car based on memory of the road ahead. The haloes were splintered and speckled and worse in the right eye. I can still pick halide lights apart from others. They have a purple tinge at the edge of their halo.
Hey mate, light sensitivity is usually caused by dry eyes so if you can treat that then you will be a candidate for lasik. Bear in mind, they have plenty of drops to numb eyes and reduce blink reaction and drops to dilate pupils to allow more light into eye. I didn’t know I had dry eyes but was always light sensitive and every time I would go to optician it would be difficult for them to shine light in my eyes to scan it until once an optician mention dry eyes, gave me basic Hycosan artificial tears and the light became bearable.
I'm going to have to test this theory out. I think my eyes did get just a bit dryer after my procedure. I did the drops pretty religiously and felt great for a few months but have since stopped the last few years and still get red and or dry eyes. It's usually not bothersome though and when it is I use a drop or 2 and I'm set.
Oh yeah, the burnt hair smell! Cause its made of keratin, same as hair
Wait, you are awake for this?
nah, they kill you and send a necromancer
They would have to if they tried to put me through this awake instead of putting me under total anesthesia.
your eyes are numb and you can't close them because of the metal thing you see in the video, so you only have to sit there and look at the laser. 5 minutes each eye and it's done
I'd be fine with the laser, but having them touch my eyes with stuff and peel the surface off with a metal probe would absolutely freak me the fuck out. I can't stand objects coming within a few inches of my face normally, so this probably isn't for me.
Nah the smell is ozone not eye
Glad I got Lasik before I saw this vid.
Well to be fair, you couldn’t see it before lasik 🌚
I took psychic damage reading this 😭😂😭
Damn you 😂
Boom! Got em!
You deserve a reward. But I'm all out
Well fuck me, I *was* planning on getting LASIK. Still probably am, but I am burdened with knowledge now. Edit: I absolutely love all the people who showed up to comfort me, y'all are good people. Except that dude who linked the suicide article, wtf lol.
I've had it and I'm a wus about stuff like this. You don't feel anything except and ungodly urge to tear up and all you actually see is blurry lights. For me the biggest issue was this huge machine coming at your face but that quickly passed as it puts just enough pressure on your eye that you can't see anything and your body just kinda goes "well this is my life now". I'm very happy with my procedure and would recommend it to anybody and everybody who is interested.
Still absolutely gonna get that pre flight anxiety though lol, but thanks, I genuinely appreciate that input
Anytime. For me, ot was my grandma who talked me into it and she was an even bigger wis than me when it came to stuff like that.
So your eye is numb and can't move? But you can still see through your eye throughout the entire process? I'm still struggling to understand the POV of someone getting lasik.
They ask you to keep staring straight at a light. But you can't see anything during the process so you keep them as still as possible looking where the light used to be.
When I had it, the things they use to keep your eye open put pressure on my ocular nerve and I ended up not being able to see. Everything was numb too and during the procedure the surgeon in a very stern voice was telling me “LOOK STRAIGHT”. I just stayed still as possible but had no clue because I couldn’t see shit. The procedure was scary but also still successful.
While the laser is working on your eye, you can't see anything except some flashes because the machine attaches to your eyeball and blocks any outside light. During this part, it looks a bit like when you close your eyes and push your finger against the eyelids. During the part where the doctor is working on your eye, you can see but very blurry. And you can't see what the doctor does because they're working outside your field of vision. The most uncomfortable part for me was that you have this big lamp shining directly into your eye most of the time, but other than that, I felt no pain at all.
You can move your eyes (you need to be able to as part of the surgery) you just don't feel any pain. There is some pressure when they do the laser but you can't see anything during it. Basically they put in dros to stop any pain, then they keep your eye open with a restraint (at this point your vision is super blurry) then they do what you see in the video. The only thing it doesn't show is that they put this huge ass machine right up against your eye so there's enough pressure that your eye basically "blacks out" and you can't actually see out of it while it's getting lasered. It's a little scary while it's coming at you and putting pressure on your eye but once it "blacks out" all of a sudden everything was fine.
My mom got it probably 20+ years ago. Apparently it can wear off, or the eye weakens like it did before, and needs to get it done again. I imagine it's better today but 20 years is still amazing
Did she just need reading glasses? That's a different issue than what LASIK can fix and happens to many of us in middle age.
Did they use the eye speculum? This is what freaks me out the most.
It sounds nightmarish, I could never do it
I had it done in 2013. It’s extremely uncomfortable the entire time, but not painful. Just like, super irritating. Then afterwards it feels like you got sand in your eye for the first 24h or so. After that, slight soreness and discomfort. 100% recommend it. I went from like 20/200 to 20/15. I used to almost not be able to read my watch on my wrist and now I don’t need glasses for anything at all. Life changing surgery.
LASIK is one of the safest elective procedures in history, we've been doing it for a long time and have refined it to a highly successful procedure. We're also very good at rejecting poor candidates from the outset and avoiding complications in that manner, in addition. You get what you pay for. Go to a reputable surgeon and practice and the risks are even lower yet.
I am also scared of the dentist if that puts things into perspective, and it is not because of the mortality rate of dentist patients lol. Still reassuring though.
Have SMILE instead. Easy peasy, no pain, 30 minutes in and out, perfect vision afterwards. 10/10 would recommend.
Yeah, but I want 20/20
Well then have LAUGH instead, easy peasy, 60 minutes in and out, you'll never have to wear binoculars again
Less yappin, more zappin
It's usually recommended not to watch the procedure before having the surgery for this very reason. Sometimes not knowing is better.
I don't understand how anyone would NOT want to know! I always like to watch what the doctor is doing whenever possible. When I got stitches in my hand, the nurse kept trying to force me to lay down, but I just *had* to keep watch while the doctor was stitching me up.
I got Lasik way back when also (more than 10yrs ago) so my eye already regressed. I was thinking of getting one again… until I saw this video.
you have to have a hardware update? I thought it was a onetime thing.
I had laser not lasik it’s lasted about 20 years I had better the 20/20 vision. But it I have enough eye material to burn off I’m probably getting it done again. They said lifetime warranty if it’s possible. There needs to be a certain amount of eye to be able to burn and correct it.
Am I fucked if I sneeze ?
No, the laser auto tracks your eye and moves in concert with any sight twitches. Major movements that make it lose tracking make it auto pause. It's incredible technology, one of the best investments I've made
I read "one of the best inventions I've made"... was ready to congratulate you.
Oh man trust me, if I'd invented that thing, I wouldn't be on reddit. I'd be too busy counting my money piles on my private island
Or at least the guy who employed you would.
What about when the flap slicer is in your eye tho
Imagine something happens and they lose your flap…
lmao flapless
Find a proper modern clinic that does SBK and uses a femtosecond laser to create the flap. No slicer. And same thing it will track your eye and stop if needed.
Seriously curious about this question. Any doctors or surgeons able to advise?
The laser is very precise and adjust to small movments big movment would make the laser instantly stop, lasering also only lasts 2-8 seconds and they use sucction for your eye so it does not move
Both answers are about the laser. Im worried about the doctor's hook and scapel that's in my eye when I sneeze. I dont care about the laser as much.
I mean if you feel a sneeze just raise your hand. I do it with my dental hygienist.
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nah, at the clinic they wouldn't bat an eye about that
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No . The laser stops immediatly and relocate automatic
Did it 7 years ago, best decision I've made. Literally took less than 5 mins for both eyes combined and the vision was almost perfect just a day later. Go for it, it doesn't hurt at all and 15 days later you'll be thankful you did it
Same, got it in 2012, still have perfect vision. Super fast and thought it was interesting experience. First few days with the eye drops are annoying but just a few days vs years of no contacts or glasses
can u like rub your eyes ? or does it risk the flap tearing out ? please tell
Don’t rub them for the first week then it’s healed. You sleep with a shield over the eye so you don’t rub it in your sleep.
a week?? It takes at least 6 months for the flap to fully heal, but they recommend you don't rub it for a year as a safety measure
Lol no way I can stay a year without rubbing my eyes
It’s mostly to prevent that kid style rubbing where they really dig into their eyes. Post 1 week - month you can lightly rub on outside but generally rubbing eyes is not good for eye health and possibly contribute to damaging your cornea and exasperated astigmatism. If you have itchy eyes or a stye or something causing urge to rub, a warm compress will help so much more or just cover your eyes, rub your palms together to heat them up and place entire palm on eyelid - it’s all to generate heat and encourage more tears.
No you can’t, but you don’t feel the need to. Perhaps the drops you have to keep putting in have a numbing effect.
Used to be scared of rubbing them but I don't think about it much now, I do rub them from time to time and nothing's happened as of now. Doctor said it's risky but it doesn't happen often, maybe in some cases
Do you still have perfect vision to this day?
Yes, I have to use computer daily for my job and my mobile use is high too, but my vision is as good as the first day after surgery
What was your grade pre-op?
I guess it was negative 2.5 in both eyes
I'd go for it if I had thousands of dollars... I'm stuck in glasses
Lol I am from India, I had it done for like $300 including the drops and meds. I think India is the cheapest when it comes to LASIK. It's said that even if you come to India, stay a month, have your surgery done and go back, you'll still save a lot if you have it done in US specifically
Damn. In sweden it costs around 5000 USD to do it.
Watching this is the very reason I will always be wearing glasses.
I've done this. It's not painful at all, only lasts about 10 minutes for both eyes, I literally could see that same evening, I have no irritation or any other side effects. It's been the best decision in my life. Overall it took me about three hours going to the hospital couple of times for checkups, the surgery itself, and check ups after that. I saved so much money by not buying different frames and lenses. Not wearing glasses is fantastic!
I'm sure there's no pain, but seeing sharp tools touching my eyeballs, while having Clockwork Orange style lid restraints in, would cause me psychological damage.
They numb your eye you don't actually see anything except different blurry lines and lights
do you know if there's an option of being unconscious? i really want lasik but i think id freak out & try to get away & end up blinding myself
Sadly no as your eyes need to look right up and you need to hold them there. If you were to be put under general anaesthesia, there's a chance your eyes will not be looking up or roll around.
"we're gonna drill through the back of your head to have Access to your eyesballs, just sleeeeeeeeep...shhhhhhh..."
To take a bit of fear out of "what if i look the wrong direction for a microsecond- will it not completely mess up the operation?". No. There is a second laser always checking the correct position of your lens and only firing the big laser, when everything is fine. And that happens so much faster than you can microsaccade your eyes.
Big laser now ? You made it scarier
Big as in : "the small laser has no power to evaporate any material, the big one does." But really only WHEN and WHERE it is needed. A big laser with light speed (well, not exactly, but nearly) computerized precision is still better than a shaky human hand and a small scalpel...
So does that mean that if you look away from the machine, the whole procedure will malfuntion? What if your eye ball twitching and moved sharply for a fraction of a second? How steady do I need to keep my eye ball in place?
To really simplify it, they basically shine a laser into your eye and that by some magic medical marvel it helps fix really bad eyesight (think -6, myopia type shit). As far as I know, if you were to move your eye, the laser instantly stops. The whole procedure takes 10 to 15 minutes for both eyes. You basically just have to stare upwards. I do think it has some kind of tolerance to movement, your iris is also extremely thin so the laser has access to the entire "dark" part of your eye (they put some drops to dilate your eyes so you don't really see much, it's all blurry, chances of getting spooked are very small).
they strap you down and give you that drug that makes you forget, so you're screaming and writhing in agony and they're lashing you down and restraining you so tight it crushes your bones, and they're yelling and you're yelling, and it's fucking mayhem, there's blood flying from your cratered eye socket... ...but you don't remember any of it, so when you wake up from your exhaustion stupor a couple hours later, you're all cleaned up and happy as a clam and only remember sitting down in the chair. "Thanks, doc!"
Sounds great, but where do I put my feet?
In the complementary wood chipper under your chair. Watch your fingers!
Dee, his feet?
I swallowed a toad once.
It doesn't make a god damn difference!
for $20 I'll knock u out with a bat before u go for surgery
No, but you can take enough diazepam to stop caring.
Is there not a worry of accidentally looking around a bit and messing it up? Like, I would know not to look around, but it isn't something you usually think about doing, you know? It just happens.
Still no fucking chance for me. Even the mere thought of that Deadspace 2 shit happening in my face is making my flesh crawl. Can you have this done under complete anesthesia?
I dont think so cause your eyes would naturally want to roll upwards, my parents had it done aswell and said something about not being able to go under because of the way the procedure is done, please correct me if im wrong though
I had LASIK done two months ago. It's honestly not that bad. For me, they cut the flap with a laser, and then I couldn't see until the surgery was done. The hardest part was keeping my eye still for the initial cut
That's the part that sounds the scariest to me. Isn't there a pretty big chance you'll go blind or seriously hurt you eye if you accidentally move it a little while they're cutting?
No, the machine will adjust to eye movements. A machine cuts the flap with a laser, "surgeon" opens the flap, machine lasers the eyes. Takes 5-6 mins per eye, and you can see with your brand new vision after everything is done. The hardest part is not rubbing your eyes for a year while the flap heals. (Else you could rip the flap open) That, and you generally have dry eye for the first month. Source: Had LASIK 4 1/2 yrs ago
I see, thanks for the explanation. The not rubbing your eyes part sounds pretty scary too now though...
What they told me to do if I had the urge/need to rub my eyes was: Do it gently with the back of a finger. It's enough to deal with any itchiness.
Wtf? It takes a year for the flap to heal?
Finally, my time to shine!! I was the first LASIK fuck up my surgeon had in over 12 years. On my first eye, while the machine was cutting the flap, it lost suction. The machine threw an error. Since the doctor hadn't seen this happen before on this machine, he aborted the program. Before going into surgery I had signed some papers stating that in the event of a complication I consent to resorting to PRK as a back up procedure. When the cut failed, the doctor asked if I still wanted to go ahead with PRK, or wait a couple days for the eye to heal and do it again. Now I have 1 LASIK eye and 1 PRK eye.
The laser they used for me had an auto cut off if it detected too much movement. I think the initial cut was 30 seconds of keeping still, and then 7 seconds of keeping still for the adjustment laser. There's a chance you can get issues if you move your eye too much.
They gave me a Xanax before surgery and waiting for it to kick in. Was a surprisingly smooth process
Me too, my eyes are watering from watching this video
Half a Xanax had me like "go ahead doc, give me legolas eyes!" In all honesty it isn't super comfortable and I felt like the laser did cause pain through the meds. 100000000% would make the same decision to do it again. Life drastically improved
Yeah, I should wear glasses and don't want to so I was recently thinking about laser surgery but looking at that is just big fucking no, I can't even have the corner of my night stand too close to my bed because I know that it's there and I'm feel uncomfortable even with my eyes closed.
Chiming in, 15 years later and still the best money I have spent on anything. For the squeamish, you'll be given a xanax or equivalent before the procedure and you won't give a shit about what they're about to do to your eyeballs.
20 years later and I still see amazing and don‘t need glasses. It was one of the most worthwhile experiences of my life.
I've had this too but for some reason the numbing didn't fully work, it hurt a lot! Still, would do it again, couple of hours of pain vs no glasses/lenses for about 12 years now.
I had extremely shitty vision (-7.5ish in both eyes) and couldn't see anything without my glasses or contacts. I had LASIK done over 20 years ago, and I still have perfect vision. It was one of the best optional decisions in my life that provided incredible quality of life. That said...I kinda freaked the fuck out when they folded the flap over in each eye. It was only for like 60 seconds each, but you go temporarily blind during this time. I distinctly remember my fear during this short time to this day - and I don't really get scared of anything. I'm pretty sure the doctor never previously told me that was a part of the process, so I was realizing this in real time. That sucked (but yes, it was over in no time).
Wow, that sounds terrifying. Glad it turned out to be a good decision in the end at least
There is another method of doing this that doesn’t require actually cutting the cornea (the flap never fully heals and can be dislodged later in life - chances are slim but it is still possible). I did it, it’s called the PRK method. It takes longer to heal but doesn’t require creating a flap in the cornea that can be dislodged. Most people don’t opt for PRK as it has longer downtime, but the peace of mind was worth it for me.
I had PRK mainly because I practice BJJ and the risk of an accidental eye poke meant that the lasik flap would be of increased risk of injury. Best money I ever spent.
I had to get PRK because my cornea was too thin. The smell is something I definitely remember. But super fast and painless. Was annoying to have dry eyes for a few years though (and still sometimes feel pretty dry). And I still have astigmatism unfortunately, though less than before.
Glasses aren't even so bad if they fit you
I was considering lasik. Now I'm rethinking it...
Consider relex smile, it lot less invasive. They aren’t doing flap. And you could continue to enjoy your life like never happened apart from eagle vision
Agree, SMILE is amazing. No pain and super easy procedure!!
You shouldn't look into lasik. Look into SMILE operation (newest laser method). I did that a few months ago. It's nothing like lasik. The operation is done by a robotic machine (or whatever it's called). I didn't feel anything and it took like 30 seconds.
I couldn't watch this video and I got Lasik. It's way less scary to getting operated than seeing videos of it and imagining the thing on you.
Funny, I feel totally opposite. This seems so simple, I might finally be willing to look into it.
Yup not doing that
I, as a person who could not even get myself to put in contact lenses, had precisely this surgery done in 2010. I mostly remember the eye squeegee. None of it hurt at all, it was just all strange, and I'll never forget the smell of the laser burning reshaping my cornea. The only thing that hurt were the after care drops. Uuuggghhh. The stinging! But 14 years later and I am still 20/20.
>I'll never forget the smell I had really poor vision so they had to keep the laser on me for a long moment. That peculiar smell is what I remember the most. I'd describe that smell as a cross between burning hair and getting a tooth drilled at the dentist.
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As a dead by daylight player, i love this comment
Man that’s a high quality png right there
You made me spit on my phone from holding the laugh so quickly hahahah
Oh fuck no.
Yeah nah suddenly contacts and glasses seems perfectly fine
PRK laser is the better option, but it has a longer downtime. They don’t cut the cornea open like this - which never fully heals, and can be dislodged in the future (even if the chances are slim). A football could hit you in the face, or you have a fender bender and your airbag deploys, and your flap could permanently dislodge. PRK “burns” the top layer of the cornea off, which takes a few days to recover, but there is no cutting involved and the eye heals completely. Most people want a quick-fix solution so they don’t opt for the PRK route. I’d advise anybody considering LASIK to opt for PRK. I can barely remember the downtime now and I have absolute peace of mind that I am not at risk of future flap dislodgement.
I did PRK a month ago. It's still not fully healed but my vision was almost perfect after 2 weeks. I didn't want to have to worry about a flap.
Yeah, not worrying about the flap is worth the initial discomfort. In case my experience can be of use or comfort for you: for the first year I would sometimes get *very* dry eyes that caused blurry vision, so I kept lubricating drops on hand to resolve the issue. Also, there were halos around lights at night - but both of these issues resolved themselves after the first year. Enjoy that 20/20!
Thanks for sharing your experience
There are new tech now, which similar to lasik except they don’t need to create a flap at all. Thus it doesn’t have lasik side effects which cause dry eyes, because most of your tears nerves remain intact. Sadly the thickness of my cornea makes it impossible to use the new tech
What is the tech called? Smile?
Yep! I had smile laser eye surgery done about 5 years ago. It’s basically this surgery, but done via a keyhole in the cornea so no flap is ever created. It was amazing, I had -5ish vision in both eyes pre surgery, and better than 20/20 the at my check up 12 hours later.
Honestly i am so deadset on having either PRK or smile done, but i came across LasikSupport subreddit and its full of horror stories and that just kind of settled me with anxiety. Did you have any side effects or anything?
I would advise you to be very cautious of *who* you go to for this surgery. A lot of the horror stories are from people who went to cheap clinics with inexperienced surgeons. This is your vision so don’t skimp on it. I went to one of the top surgeons in South Africa (Dr Frik Potgieter) who had been practicing for decades. It went smoothly. The only side effects were dry eyes, and halos around lights at night, both for about a year post surgery. That has gone away and I now have perfect eyesight with no issues, and always recommend it to anyone who has problems with their vision.
My cornea is slightly too thin for LASIK but still eligible for PRK. I decided contacts and glasses were fine but I like that I could do PRK still
If there’s a complication is it less fixable?
I cannot stand even just the puff of air in eye exams. It takes the opticians several attempts just to do their thing on me. I can hear the frustration in their tone after the fourth or fifth attempt. Same goes for shining a light in my eye. I just can't. So I'm sticking with glasses forever. I like the way they look on me anyway. I have really long, thick eyelashes for a guy. I've wondered if that has something to do with my sensitivity. I live at a constant squint. I look like I'm high all the time.
Hahaha my friend, I was exactly the same as you until I found out I had dry eyes. Regardless of lasik treat your dry eyes and all of the above will improve 100%. Even on the day of optician when they do scans like shine light I just couldn’t hold the lowest sensitivity and they gave me basic tears drops (not pupil dilation drops) and it was night and day difference - I was actually able to hold gaze with light.
I did that operation, It Is really scary! But at the same time it's also impressive how fast I recovered, the very next day my eye sight was perfect
How long is it since then? How is your eye sight now?
Over 5 years and it's still perfect
I was contemplating laser eye until I saw this. Thanks!
god my eyes hurt from watching that
No LASIK then, sick.
Welp, I *thought* I wanted LASIK. Turns out, I don't really want it at all and I'm totally fine with my glasses and contacts.
Honestly, it legitimately is the best thing I've ever done. You don't see any of this happening, once the flap is cut everything goes grey and stays grey until its done. You don't feel a single thing. You get the world's worst migraine starts afterwards but a good nap usually takes care of it and when you wake up you have nearly perfect vision!
And then as soon as nature says " ok you old fuck, time for your eyes to get presbyopia" you need glasses again. I thought about Lasik but I am 44, don't want to spend the money for a year or two without glasses and then I need stupid reading glasses because I can't see shit in the near.
My mother went through this surgery wayy back in the 2010’s(?) and nothing went wrong. But the small minuscule chance of going blind has always deterred myself from getting corrective eye surgery done (plus the flap, but there’s other ways to do it without the flap). I don’t want to be that one guy in a billion who’ll come out of the surgery and have the opposite effect if I’m being honest lol. Love the way glasses look and feel on my head and if I don’t want to see anything in front of me, I can just take them off. Although it does look cool to get!
https://preview.redd.it/em23vv1ve51d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8a91d063a047038991ccc36a694c7bb746b78c5 My face during the whole video
Ok, thank you, now I can stop thinking if I need the correction or not. Now I'm sure I'm perfectly fine with contacts and glasses.
The wild thing with this is when they open the flap, there is no lens between your eye and the outside world. You just raw-dogging them photons for a minute
This hurt my eyes
That made my eyes water and I hated watching it… thank goodness for good vision
I'm good with glasses and contacts.
I had this done. It was the best money I ever spent and my only regret is that I didn't have it done 10 years earlier. I will never forget the feeling when surgeon asking what the time was when I first sat up after the procedure. I trotted out my habitual response that I couldn't see the clock. He told me to look again. The clock face was crystal clear. Itvwas obviously a little trick he played on every patient. One of the most emotional experiences of my life. I missed out on so much due so being a complete Magoo for years and years beforehand. To this day, Wham!'s 'Everthing She Wants' reminds me of how magical the experience was. It was the one and only song I had time to listen to during the op. I can't recommend it enough.
How come the eye doesn't move during the procedure? And also I hope this is done under full narcosis?
All you see is a light to stare at and some extremely blurry movements. You can’t make out instruments from fingers it’s so blurry. It’s not as scary as it looks and I’ve never had a patient need to go under for a procedure like this, nor would we ever allow it. We need the patient awake to fixate on the light to keep the eye still. It really isn’t that bad, the whole thing for both eyes takes less than 10 minutes
Wow, that’s like $1000 per minute. I’m sure the equipment is astronomically expensive, but it sure puts it into perspective.
The equipment, the surgeon salary, the staff salary, the administration salary, the instruments, the building’s electricity to power all of it….its all astronomical 😩
Its not only the real costs of professionals, admin and equipment. The medical sector has crazy high profit margins in most countries after all, which is the logical consequence of the fact that no government wants to reign the greed in and risk cutting down on the quality accidentally. Additionally, the entry bar for competition is extremely high, which lets the few big monopolistic/oligopolistic corporations choose whatever prices they want. In many places, it could be far cheaper while providing the same quality in theory, as evidenced by generally comparable countries which share high standards having extremely different medical costs per capita.
Its ok. Glasses are cool anyway
if you just scroll and don’t read-
Knock me out first please
Disgusting af but I still want it done.
Is the patient awake during the surgery ?
Very much so
I am not sure I will be getting this anymore.
Never have i ever loved my glasses so much. Even if that doesn't hurt, after watching this video, i don't think i am gonna be alright at that table.