But, she has had a baby in the meantime, and that does funny things to your body. I'm guessing having a baby would do funny things to your body too
Has anyone had Laser eye surgery or know of anyone who has. Would be interested to know how it went ?
my sister has. but after 2 years its now back to how it was pre laser. She does not recommend it now, but she did before it went bad again.
But, she has had a baby in the meantime, and that does funny things to your body. I'm guessing having a baby would do funny things to your body
too
Thanks for the reply - I dont plan on having any babies, what with being a bloke and 43 
Interesting it has reverted to the pre-op prescription. Did she go back to the clinic that did the work ... or is this a known issue.
i was always told at college not to skimp on cost with this sort of thing, there are 2 procedures that i know about, one being less invasive irc. i think generally success rates are high, but i would only concider it if i was confident the surgeon had explained all the risks involved. u will need spex for reading after about the age of 40 45 however.
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Originally posted by mrwibble
i was always told at college not to skimp on cost with this sort of thing, there are 2 procedures that i know about, one being less invasive irc. i think generally success rates are high, but i would only concider it if i was confident the surgeon had explained all the risks involved. u will need spex for reading after about the age of 40 45 however.
dont know about lasering in the back, but the big high st players now have links to companies specialising in these procedures, some are probably very
good but some have a bit of the cosmetic surgery feel to it, with special offers and buy one eye get one eye free nonsense. i wonder if your gp could
point you in the right direction, perhaps ringing around some independant opticians to see if they can offer a consulation on suitability/advise where
to get it done.
best of luck
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I got it done, very happy with the result (slightly better than 20/20 in each eye). I paid £2.5k, which is somewhere in the middle pricewise (cheap outfit but the most expensive surgery).
Simon
One person I know is still delighted after 8 years. Another person I know has said she really wished she hadn't had it done as it is little
better than before and she ended up with distorted vision.
I would love to have 20/20 vision without glasses but I'm to chicken to have the procedure, in case it all goes tits up!
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Originally posted by rodgling
I got it done, very happy with the result (slightly better than 20/20 in each eye). I paid £2.5k, which is somewhere in the middle pricewise (cheap outfit but the most expensive surgery).
A bloke I knew had it done a few years ago and recommended it, the only advice he gave was to save some money for the shower regrouting[1].
[1] it was the first time he'd seen the shower in detail for years.
I had it done around 4 years ago. Still perfect vision!
I went with ultralase as they seemed the most professional to me, that and they've been doing it the longest. Mine was around £2600, my
prescription was roughly -2.0 on both eyes.
All i would say is visit the possible places and see what feels right, would highly recommend ultralase and generally getting it done!
I had it done 2 years ago and it was the best thing I have ever done to improve my quality of life. My wife had it done shortly afterwards and had improvement but it is not 20/20 with her (however she has a complicated situation). My eyes were 2.0 out in both eyes and are now perfect. I can't recommend it enough. It cost £2000. The cheaper versions don't cut a flap off the eye, they use a solution to melt the eye then scrape the top layer away iirc. Anyway the cheaper method has the same optical effect but takes longer to recover from. Hope that helps.
One of my friends had laser eye op done.
His eyes were so bad that when he was younger he was on a documentary for children with thick glasses and bullying! He used to have massive milk
bottle glasses and he is colour blind!
His cost a lot of money (not sure how much but several £K) but he has better vision than me now and I have very good eyes.
The first thing he did was do direct access and buy an Aprillia RSV-R! He now does one track day a month and loves not having to put glasses on with a
bash hat!
If you want more details U2U me and I will ask him about it. I think that going from so bad to so good must be a good point!
HTH
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Originally posted by pekwah1All i would say is visit the possible places and see what feels right, would highly recommend ultralase and generally getting it done!
Are you short sighted or long sighted? I know of several people who are short sighted that had it done successfully.
I am long sighted and i have been told in the past that this much more complicated than working on short sighted eyes. Especially added to an
astigmatism.
I would be interested to know of any long sighted patients that have had successful treatment.
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Originally posted by Antnicuk
Are you short sighted or long sighted? I know of several people who are short sighted that had it done successfully.
I am long sighted and i have been told in the past that this much more complicated than working on short sighted eyes. Especially added to an astigmatism.
I would be interested to know of any long sighted patients that have had successful treatment.
As above I was -4.75 in both. Had it done at Solihull/Birimingham eye institute about 4 years ago. The best thing I ever did. Very scary when they explain the procedure. I went with a surgeon that came recomended by several people but certainly not the cheapest, not something I would cut corners on.
Check out the prices/options at Moorfields Eye Hospital. http://www.moorfields-private.co.uk/Home
They are the people who do their best to put right the, rare, problems for all the other laser places as NHS specialists. I've been told by a
friend who went there that they are considered the best in the country - doubt they are the cheapest, but not an area to skimp IMO.
One recommendation (from a BBC program iirc) was to have one done wait for it to recover then have the other. Reason being if the first one goes
wrong because your body reacts badly to the procedure (or there's an infection) then you'll still have sight.
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Originally posted by karlak
Blimey £2.5k ,, So all this £395 per eye stuff is just not out there in reality ???
Thanks for all the feedback.
So those of you that have had it done. How do you find nighttime vision, I have read that you can sometimes get a "halo" effect when
driving etc and looking at street lights ?
For me, a very very mild halo effect - less than you usually get if you're wearing not-perfectly-clean glasses, certainly much less than if
it's a bit foggy. I'm not even sure it's any worse than before without glasses on. So if it goes well, this shouldn't be anything
to worry about.
However, I think the severity of this kind of negative effect depends on how bad your eyesight was to start with - if it's very bad, you're
more likely to get it.
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Originally posted by karlak
Thanks for all the feedback.
So those of you that have had it done. How do you find nighttime vision, I have read that you can sometimes get a "halo" effect when driving etc and looking at street lights ?
Sorry guys,, another question.
I assume like me, many of you guys saw an optician regularly before the op, especially contact lenses wearers.
I have a monthly debit set-up with mine that provides contact lenses and care. What have you done post-op? Do you just go for normal sight checks ?
Halo stuff - absolutely nothing. I think this depends a lot on your prescription and high strong a stigmatism you have.
Post op - i haven't had a single optician check up since. Didn't think to ask after the op and never really thought about it until now...
how often do regular sighted people check their eyes?
had mine done 5 years ago, back to wearing glasses again now, think it was my age, i have been told that the younger you have it done the better chance the results will last.
Had LASEK in 2003, it cost 400 omani rials in Muscat including the necessary aftercare. I'm well pleased with it even if I still need spec's for reading, I was advised that would probably be the case, but I,m happy as I couldn't read a No plate before. Again thats an age related problem I'm pretty close to 60
Had the £1800 job at Optimax about 3 years ago, look 6 months for the night vision to be good - it was acceptable just had some ghosting.
My vision is still 20:20 and I'm chuffed to bits with it, wished I done it years before, seriously one of the best things I've ever done.
Mind you the procedure is VERY weird to say the least.
And don't be fooled that you pay more and get better, they advised me not to spend £4k, they said with my presciption the £1800 one was fine.
Jeez, seems a lot of people have had it done. Thanks for all your comments, I think I will go and speak to some of the places.
This is a very interesting thread for me, I've worn contacts for years as I am short sighted (-1.25 left eye and -2.0 right eye), but now I have
started riding bike again the wind coming through my helmet seems to dry my eyes out and my contacts fall out occasionally which is no fun.
I don't want to go back to specs, so was considering laser surgery. One snag is I'm a bit squeamish, and have seen the procedure where the
cornea is cut from the front of the eye and I'm really not sure I'd be able to cope with that - is it as bad as it looks?
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Originally posted by MikeRJ
This is a very interesting thread for me, I've worn contacts for years as I am short sighted (-1.25 left eye and -2.0 right eye), but now I have started riding bike again the wind coming through my helmet seems to dry my eyes out and my contacts fall out occasionally which is no fun.
I don't want to go back to specs, so was considering laser surgery. One snag is I'm a bit squeamish, and have seen the procedure where the cornea is cut from the front of the eye and I'm really not sure I'd be able to cope with that - is it as bad as it looks?
Had mine done by Ultralase in Chester 6 years ago. -3.5/-4 pre op, advised I may
need reading glasses after. Cost 2k, 19/20 vision now and still no need for reading
specs but have noticed a slight deterioration in close vision (old age ?? I'm 45).
They said I could go back for free to correct the weak eye but I chose
not to, happy enough with 19/20.
Now just go for routine eye tests with the same optition I used before, who incidently
also had it at the same place.
The actual procedure is unpleasant but not painful. The worst part is trying to keep
your eyes fixed by staring at a red dot
that keeps moving as your focus is changing.
One word of advice though, be absolutely meticulous with the aftercare as that is where most
problems occur.
As for costs, friend recently had hers done at Optimax and despite the "from £395 per eye"
claim paid nearly 3k due to things like astigmatism. She is very pleased with the result though.
Interesting comment from Foskid about Muscat, Oman as that's where I am typing this from !
Been 35-40deg for 10 days now and not seen a cloud since I landed 
Shame it's back home on Tuesday
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Originally posted by MikeRJ
I don't want to go back to specs, so was considering laser surgery. One snag is I'm a bit squeamish, and have seen the procedure where the cornea is cut from the front of the eye and I'm really not sure I'd be able to cope with that - is it as bad as it looks?
If my reply is still on time, there are packages in Mexico that include hotel nights on one of the nicest beaches of the Mexican Caribbean.