Can someone give me information on eye surgery?
Joshua asked:
I am considering laser/lasik eye surgery. I would like information on the average costs, potential risks and rate of such risks, age for it to be done. Duration for recovery. and any other information you may feel is pertinent in making such a decision.
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I am considering laser/lasik eye surgery. I would like information on the average costs, potential risks and rate of such risks, age for it to be done. Duration for recovery. and any other information you may feel is pertinent in making such a decision.
October 26th, 2009 at 2:55 am
a laser eye surgery costs a minimum of $299. lauren_rules13542
October 28th, 2009 at 6:54 am
If you are asking the rate of those risks then I assure you ( they are radical). The minimum age is 21 but please don’t go for it. Sasuke
October 30th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
I will use eye drops the rest of my life.
Eye pain is unbearable
The worse side effect is Dry Eye
IS HORRIBLE
LASIK is not safe!
LASIK destroyed my life.
I lost my job and studies, and now I can not read without my eyes hurt due to dry eye.
I will regret for life.
Before …take this advice:
TOP TEN REASONS NOT TO HAVE LASIK SURGERY
Don’t Get LASIK
LIVING WITH LASIK
LASIK causes dry eye.
The dry eye is forever.
PD: LASIK was the worst decision of my life. LASIK promotes permanent conditions with no cure:
-Dry Eye Syndrome
-Double Vision
-Night Halos/Starbursts
-Depression
-Loss of Visual Acuity
-Accelerated Aging of the Eye
-Lack of Natural Tear Production
-Each Year Post LASIK Vision Gets Progressively Worse
-Cell Tissue Mutation Sancho
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Wow, I hope you read up on people’s successful LASIK procedures before making a decision. Yes, things can go horribly wrong.. but it’s a surgery. There are risks with every surgery.
Dry eye may be one of the more common side effects, but every patient does not experience it. That is entirely false! I’ve had the surgery done on both of my eyes and have no problems whatsoever.
Remember, people who are not happy with their outcome are always going to speak louder than those who are.
My surgery was $2100 per eye. The best thing to do would be to schedule a consultation, they are free! There you will be able to speak with a doctor and have your eyes examined.
The surgery itself is completely painless. Afterwards my eyes burned really badly(as soon as the anesthetic began to wear off). I sure was thankful for the painkillers they gave me. The pain in my eyes lasted for about 6 hours and then I felt ok enough to open them and was not in too much discomfort except for the world being really bright! Full recovery, to where I didn’t have to wear eye shields to sleep and be so cautious, was about a week. They do say to wait a month for things like swimming, rubbing your eyes, etc. It’s kinda up to your own judgement.. I didn’t dare rub my eyes at all for about 2 months.
The risks have already been mentioned. I would say that you should treat this as something that you feel is important enough to have done, no matter what the outcome. I was ready to accept any and all side effects.. Too many people are probably doing this as a convenience; They already live perfectly happy lives with glasses or contacts.. and are not fully understanding the risks.
Good luck with your decision. now what