Has Anyone Had LASIK Surgery for Vision Problems, Did You Have Good Results?

Have you had Lasik and are happy with the results?

  • Yes, I've had Lasik surgery and very happy with the results.

    Votes: 2 12.5%

  • Yes, I've had Lasik and am disappointed with the results.

    Votes: 1 6.3%

  • No, I've never had Lasik surgery for my eyes.

    Votes: 13 81.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    16
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Has anyone here had Lasik surgery for vision problems such as reading or other issues? If so, did you have good results or do you resent having the surgery? Please take the poll to show your opinions, thanks.

I've only used reading glasses so far, but my sight is getting worse with time. I hate to wear glasses of any kind, even sunglasses, so the idea of Lasik surgery is going through my mind again. I know a couple of people who have had it years ago and ended up still needing to wear their glasses at least part time.
 

A fella at work had it done about twelve years ago and they messed up and his sight was worse afterwards, then they went back and tried to fix it and screwed it up even more (things are slightly out of focus and fuzzy) and he still wears glasses.......maybe he was just unlucky and he was that one out of 'X' thousand that had a bad experience but he's sorry as hell now that he let them screw around with his eyes.

Another gent that I know really well had Lasik done about five years ago and although he says that he sees better at a distance now without glasses he still needs glasses to read.

Both of the fellas also say that now at night things like headlights and street lights really glare and bother them whereas before they didn't so much.

I've been wearing glasses since I was around twelve or so and I have no intentions of letting somebody mess with my eyes just so I can get away from wearing glasses.......if I should need cataract surgery later down the road that's different.

I just don't want to be that one in 'X' thousand that has a problem with Lasik.
 
I had an implant for a cataract and it fogged up after a few years, it took 3 minutes with the laser to clear it again. Very easy.
 

AZ Jim said:
I had an implant for a cataract and it fogged up after a few years, it took 3 minutes with the laser to clear it again. Very easy.
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Cataract surgery is more common for us older folks. It does two things for us... first it replaces a 'foggy' lens and second, they can make vision corrects with it.

I had RK surgery years ago and that turned out to be a mistake. Worked for a few years then my eyes started drifting more and more farsighted. The RK incisions are problematic over time. I wear contacts but my eyes are more sensitive to things and cataract surgery is less likely to correct my vision (although it would clear up any fogging) and the vision correction is less likely to stay stable. I don't know if LASIK surgery has the same issue or if it does, to the same extent. But it wouldn't surprise me if it did.
 
I've never had LASIK surgery, but when I had cataract surgery, they told me I could, in addition, have something similar to LASIK to correct for astigmatism, called Limbal Relaxing Incisions (LRI). "...LRIs are very small, but very deep, extra incisions that are placed in the cornea at the exact clock hour of the astigmatism in the cornea."

I opted out, because there are a bunch of nerves in the cornea that trigger tears. If they don't heal properly they can cause dry eyes, I think. There are so many cases reported of dry eyes after regular LASIK, I didn't want to take the chance of that happening. I'm fine with glasses anyway. Could have been a mistake, IDK.
 
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I'm thinking of using a Carnosine supplement for eye support and prevention of cataracts, it's also supposed to help those who already have cataracts. The also sell eye drops with this ingredient, but I'd prefer not to put anything in my eyes if I can take it internally. Life Extension website is one place that sells it and they have a lot of info on its benefits.
 
I know people who had some night and peripheral vision problems after surgery. Some scaring issues as well. They could read and had clear vision without glasses but it's not with side effects
 
My eye doctor told me a couple of years ago that I had cataracts starting in both eyes, but not to worry about them then. Last year, during my yearly eye exam (I'm a Diabetic II), he told me the cataract in the left eye was progressing faster than the one in the right eye. Again, didn't say anything about surgery and I simply got new prescription glasses from him. I was having some trouble driving at night, facing the headlights that new cars have and reading distant signs. No problems reading right at an intersection, but distance reading was getting to be a real problem. So, I went back to him, thinking he gave me the wrong prescription. Got retested and the prescription was fine, so he referred me to a Eye Consultant Office (surgeons).

So, yesterday afternoon, wife took me to this office. First of all, didn't understand why my eye doctor couldn't just send them his examination of my eyes. The exam/tests seem to be the exact ones that he did in Oct.. Anyway, I was recommended to get cataract surgery and laser surgery was highly recommended. Well, come to find out, we'd have to pay (out of pocket) $1,800 for laser surgery in each eye. All we could say was WOW!! And then, they recommended that I have the other eye done 2 or 3 weeks later. WELL, wife has a week off in April and we are planning on a vacation out of the state in July and, financially, that's a lot of money "out of pocket". Then, they want my PCP, who happens to be a VA doctor, to give me some type of physical, fill out a form and sign. Well, if a procedure isn't done thru the VA Medical, most VA doctors will not sign anything.

The surgeon sent us to Scheduling..........."what, schedule a surgery now?" But, that's exactly what a lady did. So, now I'm going to call the Consulting Office, ask for a copy of my eye exam and cancel the surgery. Also, found out the "out of pocket" cost, even with Drug Insurance, for three different types of eye drops for pre-surgery and post surgery, will cost us $500 plus. Am going to find out from my VA doctor about eye exams and surgery thru the VA.

Done some online research this AM and found eye drops that are for people with cataracts. The brand got very, very good reviews.
 
It was suggested that I get a second opinion on the cataract surgery. I do have cataracts, but they may not be bad enough for surgery yet.
 
Ruthanne said:
I see the cost of it has gone down drastically. That is making me think about it..just maybe..I don't know.
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Cost gone down???

Mine would cost us $1,900 for each eye. When I get it, it will be either thru my VA Medical or regular surgery thru a Medicare eye surgeon.
 
I had lasik surgery done in 1999, and I am still amazed at how much I love it. To me, it still seems a little miraculous. One day after the surgery, which was absolutely painfree, I had a little better than 20/20 in both eyes, and they haven't really changed other than close distance. About 6 years ago I needed reading glasses, which I would have without the surgery. I am outdoors a lot and the freedom is wonderful. Other than buying reading glasses from Zenni optical (online) for cheap, I have only bought sunglasses.
 

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