Lasik surgery

[The Lone Rider]

Here I am, the day after surgery. I just got back from the post up check up and have been told my vision is now 20% better than 20/20 vision (something like 24/25). Prior to surgery my vision was bad enough I couldn't always recognize people.

I had the surgery yesterday and here I am, alive and vibrant and only dried out eyes and a sandpapery feeling that goes away as the eyes heal.

This is truly amazing


People - consider having it done. I believe Fendalton Eye Clinic in Christchurch is also the best in the country.

Just brilliant!

[Tony.OK]

What vision probs did you have before? Long/short sighted, astigmatism?

Would love to get it done but its still a little problematic for astigmatism.

[musicman]

Awesome, that's good to hear! I'm saving up for it, but will probably do it overseas where it's cheaper.

[MD]

Yeah it's an amazing thing to wake up with sharp vision without the usual stuffing around with specks or poking irritating sheets of plastic into your eyeballs.

I had it done in the early days (93 & 94). As the doc described us we were his guinea pigs. Took him 5 ops to complete my eyes. Bloody sore back then. They burnt off the surface of the eyeball- 22 hours of severe pain each op and you were blind for most of that.

Nowadays, you yunguns are spoilt with the painless under the cornea burn.

[PrincessBandit]

Would love to have it done, but the $ puts it lower down the "What I'd love for Christmas/birthday..." list.
Katman could tell a different tale of when he had his done in Auckland, but despite that he wouldn't warn people away from having it done. (One eye was everything he'd hoped for and more, but the other eye had problems which necessitated further surgery).
Technology advances in such leaps and bounds that being a guinea pig in the early 90s was no doubt a bit of an "approach with trepidation" feeling MD? Even with the comparitively painfree and quick procedure now I still would feel apprehensive about what it would be like to have done.

[martybabe]

Here I am, the day after surgery. I just got back from the post up check up and have been told my vision is now 20% better than 20/20 vision (something like 24/25). Prior to surgery my vision was bad enough I couldn't always recognize people.

I had the surgery yesterday and here I am, alive and vibrant and only dried out eyes and a sandpapery feeling that goes away as the eyes heal.

This is truly amazing


People - consider having it done. I believe Fendalton Eye Clinic in Christchurch is also the best in the country.

Just brilliant!

That's very interesting mate, I've been contemplating it for a long time. How much did it cost you in total and how long was the operation and recovery?please.

[kiwifruit]

I've also been thinking about having it done... Does it ever go wrong?

[Pussy]

I'll just keep the Golden Labrador and my white stick for now....

[bungbung]

I had mine done at Fendalton eye clinic about 6 years ago. Fantastic, cost then was about 2.5k each side.

[jrandom]

http://www.aucklandeye.co.nz/

"Personalised IntraLase LASIK surgery - $2950 per eye
$5900 both eyes"

The Wikipedia article has a good discussion of risks and results.

[The Lone Rider]

Cost is $2800 per eye, they can fix long, short and astigmatism

I couldn't see distances and had astigmatism

Surgery takes at most, about 30 mins and thats mainly them setting and adjusting things.

Recover time varies, it's the day after and I can see (and about to go out riding with my club) but I wouldn't ride with a skull cap and sunnys only, you aren't allowed to play contact sports or swim for awhile. Also my eyes dry out and your vision goes funny off and on but clears up with eye drops.

Basically - one day turn around and a bit of recovery. And you get free corrective surgery for the next year and they check up on you on a 1 3, 6 month etc basis. Any problems arising in the first year and they fix it free. Mine seems to be spot on but they say you won't know for maybe 3 months - and should feel "normal" after 2-3 weeks.

I'd go to Fendalton - they have had more surgerys done than any other place in the country.

www.lasik.co.nz

[Katman]

I've also been thinking about having it done... Does it ever go wrong?

Yes, sometimes.

As PB has said, one of my eyes turned out brilliantly but the other developed an inflammation under the cornea (through no fault of my own) and I spent the next twelve months with fucked vision out of that eye waiting for the eye to heal and settle back down before the eye clinic would even contemplate having another go at it.

Thankfully, the second time round worked a treat and while it was twelve months that I'd never want to go through again, I would never talk anyone out of having the operation - in fact quite the opposite.

What happened to me was supposedly a 1 in 5000 occurance.

[H00dz]

after years of glasses and contacts my wife finally had the operation on both eyes, f***k me WHAT A DIFFERENCE its made for her definately the way to go

[Maha]

Yes, sometimes.

As PB has said, one of my eyes turned out brilliantly but the other developed an inflammation under the cornea (through no fault of my own) and I spent the next twelve months with fucked vision out of that eye waiting for the eye to heal and settle back down before the eye clinic would even contemplate having another go at it.

Thankfully, the second time round worked a treat and while it was twelve months that I'd never want to go through again, I would never talk anyone out of having the operation - in fact quite the opposite.

What happened to me was supposedly a 1 in 5000 occurance.

Is that why you dont always see things 'clearly'???......

[Maha]

Here I am, the day after surgery. I just got back from the post up check up and have been told my vision is now 20% better than 20/20 vision (something like 24/25). Prior to surgery my vision was bad enough I couldn't always recognize people.

I had the surgery yesterday and here I am, alive and vibrant and only dried out eyes and a sandpapery feeling that goes away as the eyes heal.

This is truly amazing


People - consider having it done. I believe Fendalton Eye Clinic in Christchurch is also the best in the country.

Just brilliant!

Would have to agree with ya Lone Rider, I had cataracts done a few years ago, first one at the Manakau Super Clinic...on the house, they would only do one eye though. The second one, got it done privately at a cost of $3000. What you see the next day is mind blowing to be honest, money well spent!
I can read one line better the 20/20 on the chart so the Doc Dude done a pretty good job considering he had guess at new lens size and strenght, cos he could see through the cataract.