Lasik eye surgery

[go_deep]

I had the Lasik eye surgery a week ago to the day, and man alive am I happy!

Thought I'd put a little info out there if anyone was interested, or on the fence about it.

I had the procedure done at 2 p.m. and could see after, but not great. After a good nights rest I could see great the next day, with just a little bit of sensitivity to light. The second day and after it's only getting better. I can actually see better now, than I could with my glasses before the Lasik.

It's awesome working outside without glasses getting smudged, fogged up, and falling off my face. Can't wait for hunting, fishing, and camping without them!

I would recommend if your going to have the procedure done to make sure you have 3 days for sure to recover, before you have to go back to work.

 

[RICMIC]

Good for you go-deep. My wife had the surgery about 20 years ago when it cost $2K per eye. She went from 20-600 and 20-800 to
20-20. No shit. Yeah, she gets some halos at night and she spends more money on sunglasses, but she's a happy camper for having it done.

 

[go_deep]

Same here. 20-20 now, it's freaking great. Cost is at about $1,800 an eye now. I had all the glare's and crap with glasses at night before, so if I still have a little it's no big deal.

 

[kiwi]

I had the same surgery. Worth every penny. Highly recommended.

 

[hoshour]

Not everyone can have the surgery. My wife had it, but I have dry eyes and the doctor said he would not consider me a candidate because of it. Can't wear contacts either because they literally pop off.

If I could, I surely would, because I sweat a lot when I'm hiking, especially in scouting or early season, and my "off" switch is really, really slow to work, so the sweat on the glasses has to be wiped off, just a real annoyance and that much more movement.

A hat helps quite a bit but it soon gets soaked. I keep a couple of lens cloth in my pocket and that helps keep my glasses from getting scratched so easily, especially compared to using my shirt.

 

[Ikeepitcold]

I have an appointment next week to find out if I'm a candidate. I hope so

 

[go_deep]

Not everyone can have the surgery. My wife had it, but I have dry eyes and the doctor said he would not consider me a candidate because of it. Can't wear contacts either because they literally pop off.

If I could, I surely would, because I sweat a lot when I'm hiking, especially in scouting or early season, and my "off" switch is really, really slow to work, so the sweat on the glasses has to be wiped off, just a real annoyance and that much more movement.

A hat helps quite a bit but it soon gets soaked. I keep a couple of lens cloth in my pocket and that helps keep my glasses from getting scratched so easily, especially compared to using my shirt.

I had the same problem with contacts, haven't been able to wear them for 4-5 years, but mine was due to the shape of my eyes.

Ikeepitcold, If you are good luck with the procedure. It's very quick, and really no pain just mild irritation.

 

[Gr8bawana]

I has also thought about having Lasik done because I have been wearing glasses since I was about 6 years old, 53 now. I thought once you had it done you were set for life. Turns out you eyes will still deteriorate as you age like normal and they will have to be "touched up" every so often. My sister had it done and she loves it except for the glow she has when driving at night, it's bad enough she doesn't drive in the dark anymore.
She did say it's amazing the first time you open your eyes and can see everything clearly.

 

[HeartElk1]

I'd strongly recommend Lasik for anyone considering it but what Gr8bawana says is correct.... your eyes will still age as normal and you will likely at least need readers later in life. I had very strong astigmatism in both eyes and waited until Lasik techology was advanced enough to "fix" that type of problem. I was about 40 when I had it done and it was amazing to not have to wear glasses when hunting. I hated how glasses would fog up and get sweat, rain, snow, etc. on them all the time and screw up hunts. The last 10 years have been my most enjoyable and successful due in large part to not having to wear glasses. I'm 51 now and have a new perscription and have had to wear readers for the past few years, but can still hunt effectively without glasses.

So, especially if you are relatively young and your doctor says you are a good candidate for Lasik, I'd encourage you to give it strong consideration.

 

[Fink]

I had it done 15 years ago. My eyes were 20-600 or so, I couldnt count fingers in front of my face and at only 18 years old, my eyes were just really burned out from wearing contacts. My eyes have been perfect ever since. I still wake up some mornings, and just smile, because I can see without fumbling around for glasses.
I recommend it to everyone, if their doctor think's they'd be a good candidate.