Eye Surgery

[Daggers]

Have you or someone you know had it done? Would you?

Scares the shit out of me.

[samingram_uk]

No Way!

[Daggers]

...but some jobs won't let you do them wearing your prescription bins

[Guest Electric Yetis]

Have you or someone you know had it done? Would you?

Scares the shit out of me.

I've been consdering it for a while, but likewise it scares the shit out of me.

[lcfc till i die]

No Way!!

[samingram_uk]

surely contacts are alot eaiser, cheaper even.

[act smiley]

While I wouldn't mind having laser eyes, lasered eyes is an entirely different proposition.

[DB11]

I just use contact lenses

[Finnegan]

Haven't been able to afford contacts for months, hate specs, horrid playing football in them and generally uncomfortable. I'd get my eyes beamed once I knew a bit more about it. I've heard few horror stories in relativity to successful ones. That, and by the time I'm likely to afford it (couple of years) - the technology should be much more advanced.

[the_bowman]

My Dad had surgery on his eye not long ago.

When he was 11 he was hit in the eye by a stone, blinding him in that eye and leaving his iris black.

However, about 35 years later he has started getting vision back, but his eye was misaligned, so he was getting double vision. he had all the inside of the eye and the lens replaced but his vision is only slightly better. Hopefully it will improve though and he can have a coloured contact lens.

[NorthernFox]

I've worn glasses since I was se7en. Had contacts for about 9-10 years but chucked them now im past playing sport. Would NEVER have eye surgery. Rather wear specs than something went wrong and could never see again....

[Webbo]

I'm seriously considering it but i'm a bit frit, sounds expensive too.

[Guest]

Have you or someone you know had it done?

surely contacts are alot eaiser, cheaper even.

Not in the long run.

[Daggers]

Can you see in the dark? Failing those new superpowers - can you see at nighttime in lit areas?

I've heard that people suffer from fogging or starburst vision?

[Guest]

Can you see in the dark? Failing those new superpowers - can you see at nighttime in lit areas?

I've heard that people suffer from fogging or starburst vision?

They warned me it could happen, but thankfully, I don't suffer with it. The only superpower that I have is that they gave me eyesight that is better than 20:20, but seeing in the dark or even x-ray vision?

[coale39]

They warned me it could happen, but thankfully, I don't suffer with it. The only superpower that I have is that they gave me eyesight that is better than 20:20, but seeing in the dark or even x-ray vision?

Sounds painfull! Was it expensive?

[Guest]

Sounds painfull! Was it expensive?

It's cheaper now than when I had it done (about 3½ years ago). I also had interest free installments, which helped.

It's not painful, the smell is the worst part (like burning hair). Afterwards, it felt like I'd been wearing my contact lenses for too long, and this lasted for a day or two, after which everything has been fine.

I know that there a lot of risks involved, but for me personally, it's been the best thing that I've ever done, and my only regret is that I waited so long to have it done, being too scared and all that.

[Finnegan]

It's cheaper now than when I had it done (about 3½ years ago). I also had interest free installments, which helped.

It's not painful, the smell is the worst part (like burning hair). Afterwards, it felt like I'd been wearing my contact lenses for too long, and this lasted for a day or two, after which everything has been fine.

I know that there a lot of risks involved, but for me personally, it's been the best thing that I've ever done, and my only regret is that I waited so long to have it done, being too scared and all that.

If it's not too cheky a thing to ask, putting it into some sort of perspective, how much did you pay?

[Guest]

If it's not too cheky a thing to ask, putting it into some sort of perspective, how much did you pay?

I paid £2500 for both eyes. It's a lot cheaper these days, but I don't feel ripped off, as I said before, I do wish I had done it sooner. It is life-changing.

[Finnegan]

Even two and a half grand seems fairly reasonable, tbh. I mean. The only thing that I worry about is I've been told the effects can deteriorate with time? That worries me far more than the 0.000001% chance of being OH MY GOD, TOTALLY BLINDED!

[Steven]

Have you or someone you know had it done? Would you?

Scares the shit out of me.

My eyes are one of only two parts that aren't failing yet.

[Guest]

Even two and a half grand seems fairly reasonable, tbh. I mean. The only thing that I worry about is I've been told the effects can deteriorate with time? That worries me far more than the 0.000001% chance of being OH MY GOD, TOTALLY BLINDED!

Your eyes deteriorate anyway, and it doesn't take away the need for reading glasses later on in life. I think the long-term effects to correct astigmatism/myopia etc all depend on how stable your eyesight is, and various other factors such as the topography of the eye etc. I had to have a load of screening tests first, and there was one guy who was turned down because his eyeballs were 'too bumpy' (laymen's term), and he made them retest him three or four times. I've been told that in my case, the results of the surgery should not deteriorate as there had been very little change in my prescription in almost 20 years, so fingers crossed!

[Finnegan]

Mmhh, fair enough I suppose. My prescription's been pretty consistent for about five or six years and I'm not likely to really look into it for another couple, so who knows.

[Guest]

Mmhh, fair enough I suppose. My prescription's been pretty consistent for about five or six years and I'm not likely to really look into it for another couple, so who knows.

It is scary, I won't deny it, but good luck if and when you do decide to do it.

[l444ry]

I met someone the other week who had eye surgery to help improve his golf. Unfortunately something went wrong and he sees two balls jumping about when putting. Now he needs further treatment.......