Slightly OT: Lasik Eye treatment

[Ben Frain]

Being slightly short sighted one thing that always does my head in before a early morning tournament is trying to jam my lenses in my half asleep eyes.

So...

My question to any fellow players who have had eye sight issues - any of you had corrective eye surgery? Worthwhile? Any issues afterwards? Make playing any more enjoyable?

Wondering about anyones first hand experience preferably rather than any horror stories people may have heard/read about...

 

[Missy Q]

great post. I wondered about this myself. Can't put sh1t in my eye's as it bothers me. I also want to avoid all the people saying "have you got sh1t in your eyes?" everytime I am out with Lafonduh.

How much does it cost, and is it a case of - the less you spend, the worse job you get done? - or is there a standard to which all laser guys operate and to which they must perform?

Are you awake?
Does it work (all the time)?
Does it hurt (and if so - how much?)
What is the failure rate, and is the Op fails does that man you were the same as before - or worse off?
Will I find out Baca Loco is actually handsome?

 

[Ralph]

Originally posted by Missy Q
Will I find out Baca Loco is actually handsome?

Come on own up you are with team Killzone

Seriously I hate putting in contact lens's but i'm not to sure if i got the guts to have Lazer surgery. You only got two eyes think long and hard before proceeding

 

[DeepPyro]

Right,

This can be one of the best things that you could do... or the worst.

First off- Shop around.. and don't go for the cheapest, any doctor can legally carry out the procedure. But you want a eye specialist who knows their ****.

Secondly- Is your eye sight stable? Has it changed alot in the past few years, if so then this might not be for you. Paying a few thou and then needing it again when your sight goes a few years down the line may not be worth it.

Basically the laser burns off a few layers of the lens, shaping it to compensate for whatever is wrong with the eye...shape of the eye ball...etc.

However the Doc needs to get this spot on as a small mistake can mean a repeat procedure or (worse case) really ****ed up'd eye. So make sure he knows what he's doing.

As long as you get a good Doc then you should be fine. A mate of mine from Uni got his done when he joined the army, swears it was the best decsion of his life.

Cheers

DP

 

[Zebra3]

I know a few guys who have had this done and all they say is the smell of burning flesh is the worst bit. But they all say that it is the best thing to do and if they had to have it done again they would.

 

[Dusty]

go and get your eyes tested first to see if it is worth your while going for laser eye surgery.

I have one eye a different shape to the other, however generally very good vision as the good one compensates for the bad.

a colleague from an old job once had it done. said it was very difficult for the first week or so to tell if it had made any difference at all, however he now has nowhere near the same need for glasses that he once had. procedure was carried out about 18 months ago.

 

[Rosie]

Originally posted by dusty
go and get your eyes tested first to see if it is worth your while going for laser eye surgery.

I have one eye a different shape to the other, however generally very good vision as the good one compensates for the bad.

a colleague from an old job once had it done. said it was very difficult for the first week or so to tell if it had made any difference at all, however he now has nowhere near the same need for glasses that he once had. procedure was carried out about 18 months ago.

my uncle who's a diabetic had laser eye surgery, & he had pretty good results, no longer needs glasses or lenses

tbh i would look into it if I needed it, but just research into it a bit- does it damage your eyes ie can you get it done multiple times or just once or twice

 

[Ben Frain]

The main things I was concerned with are night vision problems. I know historically that had been a problem with Lasik - poor colour and starburst patterns when viewing bright things at night.

Really dry eyes was another comment I heard people complain about - anyone have experience of those?

 

[PaintballBudgie]

My ex-wife got me to pay for her eyes to be lasered at optimax prior to our divorce. Nothing like planning ahead.

Her eye sight was short sighted -3.75 and her vision is perfect now. No issues or problems since and that was 8 years ago.

 

[Samurai]

Something I've looked into, but not had done only due to changing prescription - there are two procedures Lasik and Lasek - I think the difference is one they pull back the surface of the eye to laser beneath it - the other they actually cut a small fold in the eye to peel back the surface.

Playing ball (or any other active sports you'll want the one where they just pull the surface back rather than cut it - as apparently this leaves a flap.

Then there is the issue of wavefront technology - this isn't 100% proven but alledgedly this can also correct any minor light refraction defects to improve night vision etc.

or so i've been told...

Best to research it yourself and see what you can afford, and what you're comfortable with!!!?