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laser eye treatment

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greentea72 · 27/10/2010 21:32

I have yet another painful eye infection which i am convinced is as aresult of contact lens wearing. Am thinking of laser eye surgery does anyone have any experience of this, how is it best to go about it, how much does it cost are there any drawbacks.

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rabbitstew · 27/10/2010 23:04

I have had laser eye surgery. Best to do your research first and choose somewhere and someone with an excellent reputation, even if it costs more. Make sure you are not prone to eye infections with contact lenses because your eyes are dry, as laser eye surgery can, at the very least temporarily, make dry eyes much worse. They ought to check for this at your assessment, of course, but you should let them know about the eye infections. There is also the possibility, of course, that you are not an appropriate candidate for laser eye surgery (eg corneas too thin, eyes incurably dry, pupils too large), although as the technology improves, the number of people found to be suitable candidates for laser eye surgery increases. They will check your corneal thickness and other relevant eye and health issues at your initial consultation before letting you know whether they believe you to be a suitable candidate for laser eye surgery.

And bear in mind that whilst laser eye surgery appears to be extremely low risk, it is still surgery and there are risks - the most severe being the most rare, but also, of course, the most devastating. I tried to make sure I was aware of every known possible risk and complication, and every theoretical but unproven risk, in the short, medium and long term, because I'm the paranoid type who wouldn't be able to live with what might turn out in retrospect to have been a mistake unless it was a very well informed one! As it is, I have no regrets whatsoever to date and am happy that despite my excessive zeal in looking for the negatives, I still went ahead and got it done, as it has made a huge difference to my life.

annebronte · 28/10/2010 08:52

What sort of contacts do you use? I used to get occasional infections, but have switched to daily disposables and now have no problems.

rabbitstew · 28/10/2010 09:43

ps prior to your laser eye surgery consultation, you need to have spent a period of time not wearing contact lenses (something like 2 weeks for soft lenses, I think, but can't remember for sure), because they marginally affect the shape of the eye.

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