nzlegend 1 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 I had done 4years ago, anyone else had it done? how have your results been? My eyes are still awesome, excellent vision, but at night time recently my night vision has not been as good, still pretty good, but not as good. Anyone had problems? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 How bad was your eyesight before you had it done? Where did you have it done? I'm curious about the procedure, but I was wondering if it's really safe in the long term. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted March 28, 2003 Author Share Posted March 28, 2003 my eyes were pretty bad, -5.o dioptres, had it done by an expert in NZ, called David Kent, LASIK is his bread and butter. My eyes 4 years later a perfect still usually, 6/5 better than perfect. Before I had it done was night sight was terrible, but after the op it was really good again, but recently its decreasing a little, still very good, not awesome any more at night. Overall I highly rate the op, long term I think there are no effects, PRK has been around nearly 20 years and no long term ill effects are to be seen. Dont listen to opticians they will say its bad mainly because after the op they lose a customer who previously spents hundreds a year on contacts and glasses. Many opticians and optomertrists have lost thousands of patients in NZ and it worrying, truly worrying for them. Plus peoples eyes change regardless of Laser ops or not. The more I think about it Recently I have been using the computer much more and reading more and I think that may well have more to do with it that the operation. when i dont use a computer or read I can feel a difference in my eyes, after a week of skiing my eyes are like an eagle, a week on the 'puuter and I am Mr Magoo Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 I've been thinking about getting this done for quite some time now. I'm a -6.5 in my left and -6 in the right. Luckily, my eyes have stabalized over the past two years. I still would like to see more data before I take the plunge. Do you have any good sites to check out with good info? I may just have to take a trip to NZ this Summer and check in with your doc. Hope he's on the south island! A little surgery, a little skiing, a little surfing - now that's a vacation Link to post Share on other sites
wakaran 1 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 My optitian swears that using a computer etc does NOT affect your eyes, outside of just making them tired. Is that really right?? Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 My optician only speaks Japanese and I only speak English and German (Spanish coming soon). Grunting and pointing gets you far in Japan. I was definately told by my optician in the states that computers/TV/Video games for prolonged periods of time WILL affect your eyesight. Funny how mine have stabalized and all I've done the last 4 years is stare at computer screens. Who knows - may be a person to person thing.?. If you saw the movie Simone (sucked!) you would know that computer geeks die from staring at computer screens too much Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 Yes, I think that's probably right. Studies in England showed that reading in poor light doesn't affect your eyesight, notwithstanding what your mum says. Also, as a very heavy computer user, I can attest to the fact that although your eyes get tired, bloodshot, and your eyelids flicker with long use, your eyesight is not affected. However, you may develop lazy habits of focusing on things at only 3 handlengths away from your face. A trip to the gelende certainly sorts this one out. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted March 29, 2003 Author Share Posted March 29, 2003 http://www.eyeclinic.co.nz/ this is the place I went to in ChCh NZ. Check out Dr Kents credentials, the dude is the LASIK master, if he doesnt have the skill or experience no one does. 7000plus satisfied customers It cost $4000NZ to do both eyes 4 years ago, so i am figuring maybe $4500 now thats about $2500US. It was the single greatest thing I have done for myself. No glasses, contacts. for a person who is active and has contacts or glasses, one of the top 5 greatest days of your life is when the take the covers off for the first time after the op the next day and you can see..... The joys...scuba diving and not worrying about your mask flooding, not losing a contact on a powder day, your contacts not drying up in dry room, not ever taking out your contacts again,or putting them in, not fumbling for your glasses in the morning, being able to read an alarm clock across the room at night, your glasses not steaming up, not paying a kings ransom for disposable contacts, not forgeting to take the contacts out after getting drunk and passing out......the list goes on. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted March 29, 2003 Author Share Posted March 29, 2003 My buddy was dodgy about doing it, he had full on coke bottles -10 and -11 dioptres!!!! he was blind!!! anyway after I did it successfully he raced in at the spped of sound and was sorted. His eyes are still bang on perfect 4 years later. I raved about it to a Japanese friend who did it last week, in Japan the surgery was only approved in 2000, very far behind the reat of the world. Many Japanese are play it safe for this kind of thing, but I was the catalyst for her to do it. She was soooo happy after she did it Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted March 30, 2003 Share Posted March 30, 2003 $2500. Wow. I'm really interested but don't really have that cash lying around. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 30, 2003 Share Posted March 30, 2003 How much would it cost for me to have all my facial hair removed by electrolysis? Now THAT would something worth doing. No more goddamn shaving... Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted March 31, 2003 Share Posted March 31, 2003 Why not "do a danz"? Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 "Snowboarding - good for your eyesight" They should sell it on that next year Link to post Share on other sites
connackers 0 Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Just dug up this thread as am thinking of getting my eyes done when I go back to England. Does anyone else have any experience of this or the new `Wavefront` and `Zyoptix` treatments? Link to post Share on other sites
Roger's head 0 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I've been wondering about this as well, not to the point of nearly making a decision though. It just seems a good idea. Any idea of much does it costs in the UK connackers? Link to post Share on other sites
connackers 0 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 This is a good place to start for some general information http://www.lasereyesurgery.co.uk/les/lasereyesurgery/ I think it costs from 1500 - 4000 pounds for both eyes depending on the treatment. But it seems there have been deals and offers that can bring the price down to below a thousand. Link to post Share on other sites
Weegeoff 0 Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 This only works if you are short sighted Link to post Share on other sites
advantyper 0 Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 I haven't had it done yet, only 2.75 at the moment. I know several people that got it done, they all have worster night vision, halo when driving at night. Daytime vision pretty great, so overall not too bad. But wouldn't recommend it till your vision is worst then 5.o or higher. Link to post Share on other sites
connackers 0 Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Hey snowglider! Has your eyesite deterioted from when you last posted here? Would you still recommend it? Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted June 15, 2005 Author Share Posted June 15, 2005 My eyes are still sweet! no changes 6 years on now. Night vision is actually pretty good again, I mustnt have been eating enough carrots when I first made the post ;-) I still give it props, but make sure you go to a expert, dont go for the cheapest deal, your eyes arent air tickets. two potential side effect are keratitis (inflammed corneal cells) and regression, one of my friends had Lasik done and suffered this double whammy. Very rare and very unlucky. Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 damn snowglider, do you work for LASIK because i'm feeling tempted! Link to post Share on other sites
connackers 0 Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Cheers snowglider, hopefully I`ll be able to get enough money together to get it done. Link to post Share on other sites
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