Anyone had laser eye surgery?

[Ladycurd]

I'm booked in for a few weeks time, not nervous about procedure oddly but worried about after effects - night glare, dry eyes or things more serious. So many rave about it but there has been a bit of hard sell from company which makes me wary.
So thought I'd ask mne tetra who had had it done for their experiences.

DH had it a few years back and is so happy with it. No pain at all, no side effects. DB also had it and doesn't wear glasses but says night vision is not so good.

I went for consultation but at -8 they said I might still have to wear glasses, which seems to defy the point, so I didn't bother.

I would say do the research and go for the most expensive place you can.

Had it done 18 years ago when optima.x did one eye T a time and it was v hard to go back for second one! They did not prepare me for the gritty feel or clusex eyes.
However One of best things ever ever done! I'm getting long sight now as 50 but still do t need specs for non reading.
Best thing to do I wd say is to prep for surgery - I had rescue remedy and tranquillisers! And bung your nose up with tissue so don't smell as you can smell a burn type smell: no one told me that and this is not meant to put you off its to give u the heads up to make the experience better. Good luck .

Bumping as I had my consultation today and am interested in the experiences of others.

I was going to get it done but backed out as a friends had a terrible experience and it took weeks for her to be able to leave the house without dark glasses and months before things settled down completely, all of which she was told 'were completely normal' yet they don't tell your that before hand

I went with her to after care appointments and saw a whole waiting room full of people muttering about 'how they don't show this in the adverts!' as they sat there with streaming eyes.

She had the expensive night vision one.

She said she wouldn't have it again even now she's healed.

Sorry, probably not what you want to hear!

Oh yes, friend mentioned the dreadful smell too!

I have 2 friends, both independent opticians, who have both said there is not enough long term evidence & they wouldn't have it done.

I would just be really pushy in the pre op stage. Make sure you meet whoever is actually going to do the procedure.

I went into one of the national companies for a consultation.
I use reading glasses which I find a massive pain.
They explained I was perfect for the procedure - surgery in one eye then the eye they operate on takes over reading and the other eye covers everything else.
I practiced with a contact lense for an afternoon and it seemed fine. Weird initially but fine. But they seemed very 'sales' like rather than medical so I got cold feet.
Recently I persues it again but went to Moorfields where they were much more serious. I met twice with a consultant.
He said that the difference between my vision would be too big for the brain to comfortable cope with the switch between eye. He said I should try for at least a month with contact lenses before I decided to proceed.
He felt the benefits were unlikely to compensate for potential blurring.

My view is that the way this industry is now about sales rather than medicine means they accept a ppm of unsuccessful ops. It's in their profit/loss calculations. I'm not saying they don't care but one should book in the knowledge that they are selling you a service, not healing you iyswim.

DH had it done with a top eye consultant in a hospital clinic.
Great result.
He got a valium before the op to relax ( he thinks- done about 4 years so a bit hazy recollecting)
Because he was getting age related long sight as well as being short sighted ( minus 2.25 contacts) one eye was under corrected so he wouldn't need glasses for reading - this is great for his smart phone usage. All his friends have to use reading glasses but he doesn't
The only downside is it is very dark at night for him so he now wears glasses for driving at night.
No dazzling lights.
He would definitely recommend it but would only do it in a hospital with an eye consultant. Much more expensive but worth it in his opinion.
Your eyesight is so precious.
Good luck.

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Please do not go to or get treated at www.advancedvisioncare.co.uk until this report comes out, as it might not be safe to get treated there.
Thanks