o/t Anyone do that eye surgery so u can see far again?

[ROIDRANGER]

youll probaly get alot more replies/info to this on the chat, or b/t the sheets boards....

 

[decem]

for real... what does o/t stand for?

 

[rushx79]

for real... what does o/t stand for?

off topic....

my g/f grand dad had the surgery done a few years back and it caused him to go partially blind in one eye, the other eye has perfect vision though. do your research, talk to the doctor that will be doing it, get reccomendations... most places that perform lasik welcome you to come in and see the procedure for yourself..

 

[Warik]

My friend had terrible vision (i.e. he could not read his digital night table clock from his bed without glasses/contacts) and he had Lasik surgery. One day later he had 20/20 vision. Cost him $5,500 and insurance paid for $2,000 or so I believe.

I plan on getting it done when my boss stops scumbagging me with my pay.

-Warik

 

[FourPhaseMan]

I had PRK done about a year and half ago. My vision wasn't that bad to start. I'm at 20/30 in my right, 20/40 in my left now.

The healing process is a lot longer with PRK than it is with LASIK. People get up out of the chair seeing 20/30 at least with LASIK. It was a month before I could get that with PRK just because of the nature of the procedure. The whole thing including pre-op tests, which were very expensive was just shy of $4500.00. Was it worth it? Totally... Your myopia doesn't sound to severe so you could be a great canidate for LASIK which is actually coming down in prices a lot lately. Check out at least three facilities and go with a facility that will let you watch them do a procedure.

Post op you can expect a lot of daily eye drop use, some mild "grainy" feeling, almost like sandpaper in your eye, and possible HALOS at night around lights. Nothing severe. That's for PRK or LASIK. There are some other nasties I had with PRK but you shouldn't have to deal with that because LASIK would be a better road for you.

Good luck!

 

[guards]

I had it done, I now have almost perfect vision. I can SEE the alarm clock when i wake up in the morning!!!!!

I don't think they will do it until you are about 25 because your eyes haven't finished maturing yet.

 

[Hugh Gellatts]

Yeah, the price has gone down alot in the past 2 years. Where I'm at you can just walk into the mall (next to payless shoes) and get zapped for something between $1000 and $1500.