Laser Eye Surgery

cee

Well, I have finally booked my laser eye surgery and it happens on saturday afternoon!

I can't wait and look forward to not farting around with contact lenses on bothy weekends up in the mountains!

Only thing is I guess I will be off the bike for at least a week, then be pretty careful (i.e. always wear eye protection) for the next couple.....

Any one else had it?

robmanic1

cee wrote:

Well, I have finally booked my laser eye surgery and it happens on saturday afternoon!

I can't wait and look forward to not farting around with contact lenses on bothy weekends up in the mountains!

Only thing is I guess I will be off the bike for at least a week, then be pretty careful (i.e. always wear eye protection) for the next couple.....

Any one else had it?

Not me, makes me squeemish (Clockwork Orange and all that). Would consider it though, let us know how it goes eh?

The Hogester

Is it completely permanent? Or can your eyes still deteriate after the surgery? Id be very interested in this myself.

cee

The Hogester

They do say that your eyes may still deteriorate with age, but this is within the normal bounds of what happens to everyone through age. Obviously everyone is different, so they will deteriorate at a rate particular to you.

So I may need glasses for reading later in life.

At the moment however, I need my bins to go for a pee in the middle of the night, so I do not consider this any loss.

One of the things they lok at for suitability os how much your eyes have changed in the past, so if your eyes are already deteriorating noticably, they wiould not do the surgery. My prescription has not changed for about 6 years, and the one before that was very minor too, so it seems my vision is quite stable for now at least.

I expect to have quite blurry vision for the first couple of days, with sight improving even until the end of the first week as the eyes heal.

Robmanic1

I will of course update this thread to let you know how I get on!

The Hogester

My prescription has stayed the same for a number of years now too. I really like the idea of waking up and being able to see without chucking a metal frame on my face.

Could i be cheeky enough to ask how much? Dont worry if you dont want to say, i know its not cheap. A lifetime of glasses isn't cheap either though right?

mike1-2

You're a brave man, I'm not sure I could put myself through that, even though I detest paying for contact lenses every month. But still, I've always considered it, hope it all goes well.

cee

The Hogester wrote:

My prescription has stayed the same for a number of years now too. I really like the idea of waking up and being able to see without chucking a metal frame on my face.

Could i be cheeky enough to ask how much? Dont worry if you dont want to say, i know its not cheap. A lifetime of glasses isn't cheap either though right?

it varies from £500 per eye to about £1800 per eye, depending on which treatment the individual is suitable for......

mine has worked out at about £2200.......

got interest free credit though, so am spreading the cost.

The Hogester

cee wrote:

The Hogester wrote:

My prescription has stayed the same for a number of years now too. I really like the idea of waking up and being able to see without chucking a metal frame on my face.

Could i be cheeky enough to ask how much? Dont worry if you dont want to say, i know its not cheap. A lifetime of glasses isn't cheap either though right?

it varies from £500 per eye to about £1800 per eye, depending on which treatment the individual is suitable for......

mine has worked out at about £2200.......

got interest free credit though, so am spreading the cost.

Not cheap, but can you put a price on how life changing it will be? Best of luck mate, please keep us up to date on how it goes!

cee

The Hogester

thats exactly the point.....its not even about weighing it up against the cost of bins and contact lenses....

Not even having to think about it when going to gigs, riding, snowboarding, etc......

life changing like you say....

well...we will see (boom) I will update after the surgery and over the following few days....

can you tell i am excited?

The Hogester

cee wrote:

The Hogester

thats exactly the point.....its not even about weighing it up against the cost of bins and contact lenses....

Not even having to think about it when going to gigs, riding, snowboarding, etc......

life changing like you say....

well...we will see (boom) I will update after the surgery and over the following few days....

can you tell i am excited?

Bit nervous too no doubt. Id kinda miss wearing glasses though. I like having 2 looks with/without.

cee

actually...not really feeling nervous....(yet)

I have been thinking about this seriously for 2 years, gathering information about the various companies and had consultation with a few of them.

Now made my decision and just can't wait....the nerves will probably start on friday night!

My missus said she was going to miss my glasses look, but the chappy at the clinic said he would sort me out some plain lenses for my current frames free of charge.

robmanic1

Don't spend large amounts of cash on expensive laser eye surgery, simply stand closer to the object you wish to view.

Copyright viz 1996

cee

and when i get my eyes fixed i will be able to read that teenytiny text!

Surf-Matt

Cee - my cousin had it done and it's superb.

Mrs Matt is seriously thinking about it too - if you're not left permanently blind, we'll get some quotes!

cee

Surf-Matt wrote:

Cee - my cousin had it done and it's superb.

Mrs Matt is seriously thinking about it too - if you're not left permanently blind, we'll get some quotes!

gee thanks for that matt

the old scotsman being used as cannon fodder again!

Nick Dastardly

I want mine doing too, been wearing contacs for about 8 years now and had enough. Give it a year or so and I'll have paid off my car and bike loans (and hopefully had a pay rise!) and I'll get a quote. Hope it goes well for you!

Tony1976

Ive had it done and its the best decision i ever made, took about a week to get the full vision back, was a bit cloudy for a while but everyone is different, some people are ok the next day.

Is a very strange experience when you have it done but is all over in about ten minutes.

When i had it done they gave me drops which i had to put in my eye quite a few times a day, think they were steroids to heal.

Have perfect vision now, they do say that the only thing i may need is reading glasses when im older just like anyone could but its defintely the best thing i ever did.

Oh your eyes may water like crazy, but its all worth it in the end

The Hogester

I guess CEE should of had it done by now :?:

Kitty

My Mum had it years ago, i thought it was hilarious as it was at Christmas and she got buy one get one free for her eyes lol.

I should have it done myself really as my eyes are unbelievably bad but too scared.

matt581

I’ve been thinking about getting it done for a while. I’m booked in for consultation tomorrow. Which company did use? I’m seeing Optical express, If any one has any experience with them I would be interested to hear it.

Matt

Tony1976

When i had mine done it was with Boots in Manchester but i dont think they are doing it anymore.

I had mine done about 6 years ago so was a fairly newish process back then, the guy at boots was very good, as long as they do a thorough eye check and you ask any questions you have, no matter how daft they seem, then i think they are all very good.

Is a big decision as they have to point out to you what can go wrong as with any proceedure, i had really bad vision and they said i was just within the scope of what they could do but ive had no problems at all

passout

I had it done. No hitches and I now have 20/20 eyesight. The procedure is unpleasant but a week later I was functioning pretty well. Took 6 months or so before my eyesight truly settled down. I'm glad I had it.

fred1star

I went for a consultation with Optimax a few months back in Bristol. They were worse than useless... so unprofessional. Not what you want when your wanting advice on a procedure that has a number of risks involved.

I’m short sighted about -3 in each eye so not hugely bad. They quoted nearly £4000, they didn’t even have a break down of the costs, after the consultation, a jumped up admin girl just wrote a few costs down on a post it. I have had more thorough eye examinations at spec savers.

Still want to get it done one-day, just not at optimax. My advice is apply for an info pack then wait. They will keep bugging you to make an appointment, hold fire and they will keep sending you invites with money off vouchers, wait till you get the best deal. Also if you know someone that has had it done, they will be given cash if you recommend a friend.

mottles

matt581 wrote:

I’ve been thinking about getting it done for a while. I’m booked in for consultation tomorrow. Which company did use? I’m seeing Optical express, If any one has any experience with them I would be interested to hear it.

Matt

Optical Express and Ultralase are the 2 biggest laser eye specialists at the moment.. originally Optical Express where just a glasses specialist but they took over the eye clinic which dealt in laser and now there main income is now laser.

The best advise I can give is go and get as many consultations as you can from different providers to see who you feel most comfortable.. as its still a surgical procedure.

Saying that I normally recommend Optical Express to my patients as alot of my mates are the opticians who work there.

Good luck with the consultation..

matt581

Thanks Mottles

I'm going to see them tonight and just check it out, find out details and ask some questions.

Cheers
Matt[/quote]

passout

I used Ultralase and found them very professional. They were far from cheap BUT they had a 0% credit over 4 years which helped! They have got lots of branches too and you can swap between them eg I had my first consultation in Manchester and went to Liverpool after that; it fitted in better with work. I didn't try anywhere else but it makes sense to do that.

ramemtbers

i where glasses
i have done since i were really young
i dont see the problem with them
they fit under dh lids
you just buygoogles with mirrored lenses so you dont look like an idiot

The Hogester

ramemtbers wrote:

i where glasses
i have done since i were really young
i dont see the problem with them
they fit under dh lids
you just buygoogles with mirrored lenses so you dont look like an idiot

Theres no problem with wearing glasses. Some people would just like to not have to wear them. Id consider surgery for the same reason I love wearing my contacts, it feels like my face is free!!

ramemtbers

i cant wear contacts as i have a stigmatism

The Hogester

ramemtbers wrote:

i cant wear contacts as i have a stigmatism

So do i. Previously the daily disposable ones havent been able to correct astigmatism, but ive used them anyway. Just recently theyve brought out a new range that does though!

http://www.focusdailies.co.uk/astigmatics.shtml

Boots have now changed me over to these.

passout

A had a stigmatism. You can now get contacts are laser surgery if you choose to; in either case it costs a bit more though. I couldn't get on with contacts - a strong blink reflex or something.

You can cope with glasses but I found them akward for XC.