Lasik surgery

**The Lone Rider** · 14th December 2008, 17:59

Lone Ranger!? Sorry.. I'm not a horse riding cowboy. My steed is steel (and some plastic). Although I am hoping to have ridden enough K soon to earn the the club Spur patch.

Enjoying the bad ass look with the sunnys though.

Going to ring the clinic tommorrow if my right eye is still this sore - better to err on the side of caution. It only started hurting last night when I was watching tv with friends, after I got back from the club ride. Bit funny feeling this morning, bloody aggravating headache all of today!

Here.. painted candy goodness.. sunnys included. yes that is me

**Little Miss Trouble** · 14th December 2008, 19:19

I'd love to get my eyes done, sadly my perscription hasn't stopped changing yet so I have to wait until I'm older and blind-er before they'll fix me (short sighted and astigmatism)

**Katman** · 14th December 2008, 19:24

Originally Posted by The Lone Rider

Here.. painted candy goodness.. sunnys included. yes that is me

Awesome pic.

**The Lone Rider** · 14th December 2008, 19:51

Anyone have problems with crusting around the eye?

My right eye still driving my crazy, i've emptied a lot of lube eye drops in it and I ended up with sticky stuff sticking to my eye lashes which I've carefully wiped off.

Still feels like I have an eye lash caught on my eye though!

Gah.. can't wait til tommorrow to phone them. Have to have it sorted before Thursday as I'm having throat/nose surgery on Friday!

**samgab** · 14th December 2008, 20:22

Originally Posted by The Lone Rider

Anyone have problems with crusting around the eye?

My right eye still driving my crazy, i've emptied a lot of lube eye drops in it and I ended up with sticky stuff sticking to my eye lashes which I've carefully wiped off.

Still feels like I have an eye lash caught on my eye though!

Gah.. can't wait til tommorrow to phone them. Have to have it sorted before Thursday as I'm having throat/nose surgery on Friday!

This is not good. You're kinda freaking me out a bit, as it's only 4 days till my op... Keep updating this thread in the next couple of days, will ya?
Cheers

Hope the eye comes right very soon.

**imdying** · 15th December 2008, 07:16

Originally Posted by Tony.OK

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

I had two, one one way, one the other, fixed up perfectly

**Okey Dokey** · 15th December 2008, 07:23

Good luck when you talk to the docs today. Hopefully the right eye weeping will be something simple to clear up. Keep us posted. I'm realising how fortunate I am to have normal vision; your posts have helped me to appreciate it a bit more. One tends to take so much for granted and it is good to be reminded.

**alanzs** · 15th December 2008, 07:23

It's in my future...

**The Lone Rider** · 15th December 2008, 07:31

Eye a bit red this morning, vision a little funny - tad fuzzy, but not horrible

Still irrated, feels like I have eyelash in there.

Lube drops not helping and almost out of them now!

Doesnt help I've woken up two hours before I believe the clinic opens. Was hoping to get in before their normal clients come.

**The Lone Rider** · 15th December 2008, 08:03

Right, talked to one of the doctors there - he says it's probably just the healing process but because I've had a bit of pain to come in at 10:20 and he'll have a quick look at it.

A+ service for Fendalton Eye Clinic

**Mully** · 15th December 2008, 08:12

You may have rubbed it in your sleep and dislodged the "flap"

I had mine done in 2005. I was -5 and -4.5 vision, with slight astigmatism. I was the first patient in the morning (0800). Went home, had a sleep and was watching the news at 1800h that night with no dramas.

Extremely light sensitive for a couple of days, but other than that, good as gold (started uni the next day, and kept having to use eye drops, I'm sure the lecturer thought I was a druggie, as I kept coming back from the toilet with watery eyes).

Just have to be careful rubbing your eyes for a couple of weeks. I only had "Halo" issues for a couple of months, so I tended to avoid driving at night for a while.

All those considering it, check it out. I think they all do free consultations. Best 5 grand I ever spent (apart from the bike, of course)

**The Lone Rider** · 15th December 2008, 08:15

Originally Posted by Mully

You may have rubbed it in your sleep and dislodged the "flap"

Nah because I only just finished the mandatory 3 days with eye shields when you sleep.

And if you dislodge the flap your vision is suppose to be really bung. I can see alright.. its just not as comfortable or stable as the left eye.

**Mully** · 15th December 2008, 09:55

Originally Posted by The Lone Rider

Nah because I only just finished the mandatory 3 days with eye shields when you sleep.

And if you dislodge the flap your vision is suppose to be really bung. I can see alright.. its just not as comfortable or stable as the left eye.

I managed to rub one of the eye shields off while I slept - was just saying.

I ended up with a wrinkle (like a bedsheet, they said) in the flap of one of my eyes. It didn't affect my vision, just irritated the snot out of it. It sorted itself out in a day or so. They said it was easy to smooth it out again if it hadn't bedded back in.