MrIFan
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DavidHale said:
Not true, modern laser surgery can cure almost all types of vision problems.
Lasik works by reprofiling the lens so short, long and astigmatism can be sorted.
getting it lasered!
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Not true, modern laser surgery can cure almost all types of vision problems.
Lasik works by reprofiling the lens so short, long and astigmatism can be sorted.
DavidHale
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MrIFan said:
I stand corrected! Thanks MrI!
At present, my service in the Forces causes problems getting it done. I know others in the services who have had it done on the quiet and have been delighted with the results. The policy is that if you get it done and bugger up your sight, you can forget your career and pension so I am going to wait until I leave the armed forces then get it done. I've been wearing specs since I was 13 and I am 40 this year, so I am keen to be liberated from the damned specs once and for all, I never got on with contacts due to dry eyes and a condition called blepharitis which I seem to get occasionally, maybe PRK/LASIK/LASEK would be a godsend for me.
Right.....................squemish people look away 
I had mine done at the end of January of this year.
I didn't post before, because you know that 1 in 10,000 chance of getting a streptococcus.....................
(that's eye infection for all you pervs out there)
Let's just say my nickname's now "Highlander"
Just been given the all clear yesterday..........
However, I knew the rules and risks before I did it and I'd still do it again. The improvement to your sight is fantastic and very difficult to explain to those who don't wear glasses.
Waking up and seeing the curtains in focus..............Not having your glasses mist up under your visor..............I could go on.
At the end of the day, you pays yer money, you get's yer surgeon. I'd be vary wary of any cheapy places. You're paying the extra in case something goes wrong. I paid £3.3k.................other places charge for for each consult, drops, etc, etc.
Something went wrong with mine and the aftercare's been brillliant. Cynics would say "well it should be", but apparently the NHS gets it's fair share of work done eslewhere to sort out.
Just to clarify. This wasn't the suregon/clinic. These things happen rarely, very rarely, but they do happen. You always think it'll never happen to me..........well I did
I was -4.5 before and I'm now 20/20 and 6/6 or whatever it is.
Another place to go is Laser Vision (also known as Pro-Vision) based in Harley Street.
Mine was done there. Not an ad - you're all big boys here. The consult is free and there's no pressure whatsoever. They give you your blurb and you make your own mind up whenever you want. Other places will charge you unless you have the op with them.............
You also see the guy who's going to operate on you and you can ask him anything related. Two of us were doing it, so we had a list of questions ranging from scuba to biking, skiing, to nightime driving vision.
The improvement on the nightime driving glare side has come on immensly in the last few years. I don't suffer any glare or halo effect at all.
I went there as my Optician (been going there nearly 20 yrs) said their service and aftercare had a good rep in the business. In the past he's always said, hang on, it's still new technology. Last time, he just said, if you're going to do it, have a look at these people. He has no tie in, he's an old school type who'll only put forward who he thinks is good enough.
They've also done all the famous bods; Branson, Roger Taylor (Queen), loads of pro sports people etc.
If anyones going to Moorfields, I'd recommend a consultant called Bruce Allen - he sorted my eye out when it was first diagnosed. The guy who did my eye was out of the country and the clinic only trust about 3 people with their patients if they're not around.
This type of correction has been around quite a while now and there's plenty of info on the long term effects. You just need to read up on it.
Pukmeister, you'll be interested to know the US Air Force is either allowing or looking closey at this for their pilots.............
Anyone want anything else answered, feel free to ask
ps. was it only me, or did everyone else having it done smell bacon after the first eye, think "Oooh, I could just go a bacon sarnie now.........." then realise what the smell actually was..............
I had mine done at the end of January of this year.
I didn't post before, because you know that 1 in 10,000 chance of getting a streptococcus.....................
(that's eye infection for all you pervs out there)
Let's just say my nickname's now "Highlander"
Just been given the all clear yesterday..........
However, I knew the rules and risks before I did it and I'd still do it again. The improvement to your sight is fantastic and very difficult to explain to those who don't wear glasses.
Waking up and seeing the curtains in focus..............Not having your glasses mist up under your visor..............I could go on.
At the end of the day, you pays yer money, you get's yer surgeon. I'd be vary wary of any cheapy places. You're paying the extra in case something goes wrong. I paid £3.3k.................other places charge for for each consult, drops, etc, etc.
Something went wrong with mine and the aftercare's been brillliant. Cynics would say "well it should be", but apparently the NHS gets it's fair share of work done eslewhere to sort out.
Just to clarify. This wasn't the suregon/clinic. These things happen rarely, very rarely, but they do happen. You always think it'll never happen to me..........well I did
I was -4.5 before and I'm now 20/20 and 6/6 or whatever it is.
Another place to go is Laser Vision (also known as Pro-Vision) based in Harley Street.
Mine was done there. Not an ad - you're all big boys here. The consult is free and there's no pressure whatsoever. They give you your blurb and you make your own mind up whenever you want. Other places will charge you unless you have the op with them.............
You also see the guy who's going to operate on you and you can ask him anything related. Two of us were doing it, so we had a list of questions ranging from scuba to biking, skiing, to nightime driving vision.
The improvement on the nightime driving glare side has come on immensly in the last few years. I don't suffer any glare or halo effect at all.
I went there as my Optician (been going there nearly 20 yrs) said their service and aftercare had a good rep in the business. In the past he's always said, hang on, it's still new technology. Last time, he just said, if you're going to do it, have a look at these people. He has no tie in, he's an old school type who'll only put forward who he thinks is good enough.
They've also done all the famous bods; Branson, Roger Taylor (Queen), loads of pro sports people etc.
If anyones going to Moorfields, I'd recommend a consultant called Bruce Allen - he sorted my eye out when it was first diagnosed. The guy who did my eye was out of the country and the clinic only trust about 3 people with their patients if they're not around.
This type of correction has been around quite a while now and there's plenty of info on the long term effects. You just need to read up on it.
Pukmeister, you'll be interested to know the US Air Force is either allowing or looking closey at this for their pilots.............
Anyone want anything else answered, feel free to ask
ps. was it only me, or did everyone else having it done smell bacon after the first eye, think "Oooh, I could just go a bacon sarnie now.........." then realise what the smell actually was..............
Bob
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Had mine done a few years ago and never looked back; no going in to a pub with galsses all steamed up !! However, as you get past approximately 45 years of age then reading glasses are required anyway.
Don't delay is my advice
Bob
Don't delay is my advice
Bob
I've considered it, but decided to stick with Contacts. My optitian recently put me on these 30day constant wear lenses that you can sleep in. Fantastic, much better than the daily disposables I was on before.
It can be, that's why I take them out every night and clean themtarka said:
If you google it, you'll see lots of studies which show the infection rate for extended wear lenses. The reason I use them like a daily lens is because they're so comfortable (as they're designed for constant wear). They're also optically much better than the daily lenses.
Plus, if you're going for a night out on the lash, you can leave them in, then take them out when you've sobered up in the morning. I've only slept in them once and you could hardly tell.
And, they're cheaper than daily lenses.
I only asked because I wear Rigid Gas Permeable ( RGP ) lenses,and when I asked my Lens Specialist about these leave in lenses, out of curiosity , he was far from happy about them.....mainly from the risk of infection point of view...and also because many wearers of such lenses are not as likely to go for regular checks as they should.
I can imagine it`s great not worrying about falling asleep while wearing them ( say after a piss-up or at a rally etc ), but not so good long term.
I can imagine it`s great not worrying about falling asleep while wearing them ( say after a piss-up or at a rally etc ), but not so good long term.
Just to chuck more logs on the fire..........
Moorfields A&E average 2 infections A DAY from contact lense wearers.............
Get to learn a lot when you're up there every other week & chatting to the consultants
Then again, 18yrs ago I was wearing extended wear ones 7 days a week. Out Sunday night, back in Monday morning..............obviously used up my nine lives with them
Moorfields A&E average 2 infections A DAY from contact lense wearers.............
Get to learn a lot when you're up there every other week & chatting to the consultants
Then again, 18yrs ago I was wearing extended wear ones 7 days a week. Out Sunday night, back in Monday morning..............obviously used up my nine lives with them
I had to change from the daily lenses, as they were starting to get a tight fit. This was after the manufacturer changed them slightly. So I was forced onto these extended wear jobbies - SO much comfier than any other I've worn before.tarka said:
If you take them out, you've got no more increased risk of infection. The only reason you can sleep in them, is that they are more permeable than all others.
I'd ask your optition for a trial if you're interested - at least you get a month worth of lens for free
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