Laser Eye Surgery Experiences

It was great for 13 years...then disappointingly in the last 12 months my eyesight deteriorated sufficiently that I'm back to wearing glasses, which is mainly annoying because I can't actually use the computer/phone/read books etc. with them on, but need them for seeing anything 5+ metres away clearly. Still, no regrets and I consider it some of the best money I ever spent. Given how much it costs now and the fact it's unlikely they could fix my vision to compensate for

No side effects for me. I've always had bad night vision even with glasses so no noticeable effect for me, and no dry eyes like someone else reported on this thread.I guess my question for you is what is your prescription? Because mine was high enough (-5.5 + astigmatism) that even with glasses due to how thick they were, chromatic aberrations always existed especially in my peripherals, and contacts would cause dry eyes after 8 hours which would then drop visual acuity. So my reality ne

I had PRK 15 years ago. I also woke up multiple times last night because my eyes felt like they had a bad sunburn (eyes so dry they stick to your eyelids + REM sleep.)Some unsolicited advice: wait for widespread adoption, and review data on long term side effects from sources without a conflict of interest before you have a procedure like this. I went from 20/150 to 20/15 for a few years (which was pretty cool) but they're 20/40 now so I wear glasses/contacts when I l

120% on HN. I have dry eyes from laser eye surgery.

I'm in the same boat as you, in fact I've got several eye consults lined up for next week.I just wanted to say, LASIK is a catch-all term now-days. I would recommend to see if you're eligible for the ReLEX SMILE[0] proceedure. That's what I'm hoping for. There are some (disturbing) videos on youtube that show the process step-by-step[1].The biggest fear for me for traditional LASIK has always been the flap. SMILE is flapless.[0] <a href="https://med.st

I had tPRK in June for a similar reason. Astounded with the outcome.

Consider ICL instead of LASIK if it's an alternative for the level of vision you have. Super happy, and the procedure was really no big deal.

Wow.This has got me thinking of getting Lasik or prk so eliminate this whole class of potential issues.

I assume you went for LASIK ? Well the problem is that not everyone can do it, there are a number of contraindications for LASIK usage (medical conditions). And long term efficacy of LASIK is still a question mark, as far as I know.

I had ICL* surgery instead of LASIK, because the cornea was too thin. It has worked very well so far: I do get halos, but haven't had any other complications. The implants can also be removed or replaced.* Implantable Contact Lens, from Wikipedia: The procedure is performed under local anesthesia with the patient awake throughout the operation. The flexibility of the ICL enables the lens to be rolled for insertion into the soft silicone tip of the micro incision injector through a very s