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Thinking about having my eyes lasered

24 replies

elfsmum · 14/08/2006 14:15

I am short sighted and have a consultation booked at an ultralase clinic, I know 4 people who have had it done and they all swear by it, however my optician isn't a fan.

What are others experiences ?

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Lemmingswife · 14/08/2006 14:22

I had my eyes lasered around 9 years ago. I used to have terrible eyesight & was fed up with using contact lenses and all the eye infections I kept getting as a result.
I had the old type of laser treatment where they did one eye & then the other a few months later, & much as I experienced quite a lot of discomfort for a few days after each op, I am SO glad I had it done! I now have 20/20 vision & forget that I ever had such poor sight! I have had no problems following the treatment at all.

AlwaysOnTheGo · 14/08/2006 14:24

My children's nanny had it done for her 21st. It changed her life, since then her brother and his wife had all had it done and are very pleased with the results

Medulla · 14/08/2006 14:27

Elfsmum I am considering the same thing. I have a friend who had it done last year and she says it's fab! I'm so tempted - no lenses or glasses again!

Lemmingswife · 14/08/2006 14:29

My sister has also had it done. She had the newer surgery, where they do both eyes at the same time. She now has perfect vision & has also never experienced any problems following the treatment.

Medulla · 14/08/2006 14:30

How much does it cost now?

broperponkers · 14/08/2006 14:30

I wear lenses at night that mean I can see during the day. They're called Ortho-K.

Lemmingswife · 14/08/2006 14:30

Think it is around £700ish an eye, but I could be wrong!

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elfsmum · 14/08/2006 14:40

Thank you all, the one's who have had it done said it was about £2k all in, but they offer 3 years interest free credit, and one guy got his done in March and doesn't start paying until next month.

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Jackstini · 14/08/2006 15:29

Am looking into it for dh at the moment and there are a few major clinics to consider. You can also save quite a bit - details here laser eye cost cutting

Panyanpickle77 · 14/08/2006 15:31

My brothe-in-law just had his done, and he said he wishes he'd done it earlier

GeorginaA · 14/08/2006 15:32

I have looked into it quite extensively, but in the end decided against. I would recommend reading 10 Common Sense Reasons Why You Should NOT Have Lasik (a pdf file, so you'll need Acrobat reader installed) before making any decisions.

thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 14/08/2006 15:34

dh had it done. no problems at all and no regrets. I was merciless in taking the piss out of him for having to wear goggles in bed for several nights. The only complaint is that I can no longer rely on soft focus to be kind to my wobbly bits.

thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 14/08/2006 15:37

I think I'm right in thinking that there are 2 basic kinds. DH went for the more expensive of the two - which 18 months or so ago was relatively new. I think it used more advanced technology for measuring the required correction. He also accepted that no-one really knows what the long-term effects could be but decided it was a risk worth taking.

Medulla · 14/08/2006 15:45

Some good points in there georgina!

Bradsmum · 14/08/2006 15:50

I had lasik done for shortsight at Moorfields with a few months between each eye. I just wish I had done it sooner. My consultant left me slightly short sighted in one eye which will help as I get older and get long sighted.

GeorginaA · 14/08/2006 16:13

Bradsmum has reminded me, if I did ever have it done, I would go to a specialist eye hospital like Moorfields. I certainly WOULDN'T go to a cut price place whose only interest is in quick easy ops with little aftercare (as aftercare is expensive). Well worth the extra money if you consider that it is fairly major and potentially life altering (in either a good or bad way) surgery.

thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat · 14/08/2006 16:15

yep, dh went to Moorfields

CaptainCavemansMummy · 14/08/2006 16:18

I had mine done 8 weeks ago at Optical Express. Fab fab fab fab!
Having been short sighted for 20years its still a novelty not to wear glasses or lenses. Wish I'd had it done years ago, very pleased with results - better than 20/20 vision, can even see better now than I ever could with lenses or glasses.
I had LASIK Wavefront, cost 1K per eye but worth every single penny!!!
Discomfort for 3 hours, but not painful, and no problems since then.

hunkermunker · 14/08/2006 16:19

Worth asking your optician if they do ortho-k, IMO.

Pruni · 14/08/2006 16:26

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hunkermunker · 14/08/2006 18:40

Contact lenses that you wear at night that shape your cornea (painlessly and reversibly) so that you can see during the day. Not many opticians offer it, but it's great.

Spagblog · 14/08/2006 19:06

Oh I want this done. I broke my indestructable specs yesterday
Do you think we can request it as a competition prize???

DetentionGrrrl · 14/08/2006 21:58

I had this around 5 years ago- fab! I went to Ultralase in Bristol. They wouldn't perform the procedure until i understood all the possible outcomes (good and bad) and they were lovely. More importantly, i just had my first driving lesson, and could read a number plate my instructor couldn't make out!

JennT · 14/08/2006 22:14

My sister is a doctor and every eye surgeon she has ever worked with wore glasses (if they needed them) and wouldn't dream of lasering as not enough research or long term studies.

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