Christ my eyes are fucking killing me. Flat out would tell anyone thinking about fuck that, stick with glasses and contacts. I've been sprayed a few times for work, tased, hit with a bean bag round, and so on. Nope nothing like this. Its like 30 minute mark after a direct shot of oc but it doesnt go away and you cant rub your eyes or do anything to help.

Should add, only reason I had this done is another dept I'm applying for requires better uncorrected vision than I got. Other than that, nope fuck this. Never touching up my eyes with that laser again.

Had my eyes done 13 years ago and I just remember keeping them wet and dropping the antibiotics for a couple days.

I turned out not to be a satisfied costumer of lasik because I now have starbursts and halos that have ruined my low light vision. Still a bit better than not being able to find my glasses because I was so blind, but wouldn’t do it again.

I thought about it 15 years ago but my contacts worked well then and work well now. A few of the guys I worked with had it done at that time. They all wear glasses now. I only needed a modification of my contact Rx. I understand your need for good vision without correction.

I hope and pray that your discomfort will subside and you’ll be 20/20.

I had it done in 2002. Had halos at night for six months. After that. Perfect vision. Till 2014. Started to go farsighted. They did a free touchup in ‘14. Still good to go!!


But I don’t know if I will do another touchup again.

I can't even bear the thought of contacts (tried them once) ain't nowayinhell they're nukin' my eyeballs.

Has anyone had their lenses replaced for cataracts? It sounds like the correction is better than LASIK and obviously removes the cataract at the same time. My optometrist said he no longer recommends LASIK for anyone over 40 knowing that the cataracts are coming in the next 10-20 years.

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Originally posted by MNSIG:
Has anyone had their lenses replaced for cataracts? It sounds like the correction is better than LASIK and obviously removes the cataract at the same time. My optometrist said he no longer recommends LASIK for anyone over 40 knowing that the cataracts are coming in the next 10-20 years.

I'm borderline a candidate for lasik, my eye doc mentioned ICL. Not a cataract procedure, but an implanted lens. Cost is pretty similar to lasik, but ICL is upgradable and reversible.

Once my eyes are stable for a couple years, I'll be looking into it.

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Originally posted by MNSIG:
Has anyone had their lenses replaced for cataracts? It sounds like the correction is better than LASIK and obviously removes the cataract at the same time. My optometrist said he no longer recommends LASIK for anyone over 40 knowing that the cataracts are coming in the next 10-20 years.

Yup, wife had both eyes done a couple years ago. Opted for fixed distance vision lenses and glasses for reading. Her cataracts had progressed to the point where she could barely read and didn't drive at all.

Her recovery was uneventful.

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Originally posted by MNSIG:
Has anyone had their lenses replaced for cataracts? It sounds like the correction is better than LASIK and obviously removes the cataract at the same time. My optometrist said he no longer recommends LASIK for anyone over 40 knowing that the cataracts are coming in the next 10-20 years.

I did my eyes after 40, and was in sharp-stick-in-the-eye pain the first day but have been quite happy since (20+ yrs). My script was so bad I had difficulty getting glasses w/o the coke bottle look, and contacts were too thick to be comfortable. Your results may vary of course, get a great doctor's advise on your eye structure.

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Originally posted by MNSIG:
Has anyone had their lenses replaced for cataracts? It sounds like the correction is better than LASIK and obviously removes the cataract at the same time. My optometrist said he no longer recommends LASIK for anyone over 40 knowing that the cataracts are coming in the next 10-20 years.

I am just a bit over 40 years old. Tiny bit. Kinda more than double.

I went to a LASIK place for evaluation. Doc said "You have cataract."

I said "No, Rincoln Town Car."

Silence.

Doc said this was good news and bad news. Bad news: cataracts and no LASIK for me.

Good news: My insurance (Medicare) does not cover LASIK but does cover cataracts.

The procedures were done 16 months ago. Non-dominant eye first, then dominant eye two weeks later.

I declined the offered Valium, the job was done with numbing eye drops. No pain at all, just some uncomfortable feelings of pushing, pressure, etc. Prior to the first one my BP hit 207 / 90. Extreme anxiety. Nowhere near as bad for the second one since I knew what to expect, and knew that it would be painless. Second time I brought a couple of rubber squeeze things that I worked with my hands, relieved some of the tension.

Couple weeks with post-op eye drops, slept with a "Captain Hook" eye patch so that I would not inadvertently rub my eye while sleeping.

For the lens implant (IOL) I opted for distant vision correction. I can walk around, drive, even fly, without corrective lenses, but I do need them for reading and desk work. I use trifocals. Distant portion has almost no correction, I do just as well without it. Bottom portion is good for reading, and middle segment is good for computer vision, instrument panel of airplane, and is just right for front sight on a handgun.

I have absolutely nothing to complain about.

The only negative, and it's really a very minor point: If the light conditions are just right, I can see a faint circular arc, probably the edge of the implant lens. I have to be at just the right angle, and it's just a fleeting impression. Probably happens for a fraction of a second, maybe once or twice a month. It does not interfere with vision, it's really a very minor thing.

Summary: I have nothing bad to say about it. The improvement in vision was dramatic; I started seeing results in less than 24 hours. Not only sharper focus and better definition, but with the cataracts gone, everything is brighter, colors are more vivid. Great improvement!

I did Lasik some ten years ago. I absolutely loved it. The procedure was a breeze, and it got me away from glasses/contacts altogether. (I'd been wearing corrective lenses since about second grade.)

At my last eye exam, my vision was still darn near 20/20. However... I'm needing some readers now, as I'm getting a little farsighted.

(How about that! Lasik was to correct nearsightedness!)

Anyway, I do wear some light-prescription progressive lenses at work nowadays, but for my general kicking around I don't need them.

If I was guaranteed as good a success for the next ten years, I'd do the touch-up tomorrow.

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Originally posted by Chowser:
I had it done in 2002. Had halos at night for six months. After that. Perfect vision. Till 2014. Started to go farsighted. They did a free touchup in ‘14. Still good to go!!


But I don’t know if I will do another touchup again.

Not a fucking chance I will do a touch up. The mood I'm in now, they'll said, minor irratation, minor discomfort. Well they can go suck six dicks and choke all six of them. If they had a fucking clue they'd prescribe the numbing eye drops with the antibiotics. Even old precription pain meds I have aint touching it right now.

Had LASIK 3ish years ago. Went in at 0800, wife drove me home 20 minutes later after the procedure. Had a great 2-3 hour Valium induced nap and drove to lunch. Some of the best money I ever spent.

Did it in 2000. 20/13 afterwards. No real discomfort.

Presbyopia is setting in these days, though. Eye exam next week, we shall see what they say.

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Originally posted by smpsmp:
Christ my eyes are fucking killing me. Flat out would tell anyone thinking about fuck that, stick with glasses and contacts. I've been sprayed a few times for work, tased, hit with a bean bag round, and so on. Nope nothing like this. Its like 30 minute mark after a direct shot of oc but it doesnt go away and you cant rub your eyes or do anything to help.

Should add, only reason I had this done is another dept I'm applying for requires better uncorrected vision than I got. Other than that, nope fuck this. Never touching up my eyes with that laser again.

From the sounds of it you just had it done?

It'll be worth it. The irritation will be like this for a few more months.

The drops they told you to get, put some in the fridge first so they're cool when you use them. Took a few months for me before the irritation went away.

Definitely worth not having to deal with glasses/contacts or prescription sunglasses.

Had Lasik done a few year ago and it was one of the worst decisions I've ever made. Not a day goes by that I don't wish I hadn't done it. My vision is 20/20, but only when my eyes are wet, meaning I have to put drops in constantly to see that well. Of course, I can't keep up with that, so I get to live with less than stellar, but uncorrected vision. Plus starburst lights. Some of you guys have had great experiences, but I would never recommend it just because it's a crap shoot.

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Originally posted by PKFan:
Had Lasik done a few year ago and it was one of the worst decisions I've ever made. Not a day goes by that I don't wish I hadn't done it. My vision is 20/20, but only when my eyes are wet, meaning I have to put drops in constantly to see that well. Of course, I can't keep up with that, so I get to live with less than stellar, but uncorrected vision.

Might be dry-eye? Our very own SIGforum eye doc listened to my symptoms, did as much as he could analyzing from afar, gave me his thoughts, and told me to see a local eye doc.

I went to an ophthalmologist who examined me and gave exactly the same diagnosis as our forum doc (who had never seen me).

Prescribed Restasis, which is a pretty expensive Rx drop for dry-eye, I was told that it might be six to eight weeks before improvement. I actually started to see improvement in a week, maybe week and a half. I have now been using it for almost a year. A drop in each eye, morning and evening, and there is a huge improvement.

One Simple Weird Trick That The Drug Companies Do Not Want You To Know! (See what I did there?) Insurance coverage is not based on daily dosage. It is based on how many days (30, 90, etc.) that the prescription is for. Restasis comes in a box containing individual vials. Most people open a vial, use it once in the morning, then again in the evening, discard, and open a new vial next day. Therefore, a 30-day box contains 30 vials. My pharmacist told me that if I were to open a new vial for each application, morning and evening, the box would contain 60 vials instead of 30, for the same price, since it would still be a 30-day box. he called my ophthalmologist and got approval for this, so my Rx cost was cut in half.

He did not state the following, but I bet it would work, with doctor's approval: for a tablet type med, I bet prescribing double strength and then using a pill-cutter to cut the tablets in half would work the same way. Certainly not worth messing with for a moderately priced Rx, but if it's expensive, this could be a money-saver. I would certainly not do it without consulting with my doctor first.

Returning to topic, my suggestion would be to consult with an ophthalmologist who specifically treats dry-eye, see if that's your problem. If so, it's easily solved.

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Originally posted by MNSIG:
Has anyone had their lenses replaced for cataracts? It sounds like the correction is better than LASIK and obviously removes the cataract at the same time. My optometrist said he no longer recommends LASIK for anyone over 40 knowing that the cataracts are coming in the next 10-20 years.

My wife just completed cataract surgery on both eyes, done one at a time, of course.

She has had glasses or contacts her entire life. Now she has essentially 20/20 vision and is totally tickled about it, as reported here.

Expensive, but worth it.

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Originally posted by ugeesta:
Had my eyes done 13 years ago and I just remember keeping them wet and dropping the antibiotics for a couple days.

I turned out not to be a satisfied costumer of lasik because I now have starbursts and halos that have ruined my low light vision. Still a bit better than not being able to find my glasses because I was so blind, but wouldn’t do it again.

Never had lasik, but did have cornea transplants on both eyes.

In my case those star bursts were caused by the inner layer of the cornea. Was a genetic problem in my case. The epithelium? was slowly dying from perimeter towards the center. The cells die and turn gray, giving that starburst effect.

You might have a eye specialist check it out. There is a solution if that is what you have.
Medication will NOT do it.

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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:

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Originally posted by ugeesta:
Had my eyes done 13 years ago and I just remember keeping them wet and dropping the antibiotics for a couple days.

I turned out not to be a satisfied costumer of lasik because I now have starbursts and halos that have ruined my low light vision. Still a bit better than not being able to find my glasses because I was so blind, but wouldn’t do it again.

Never had lasik, but did have cornea transplants on both eyes.

In my case those star bursts were caused by the inner layer of the cornea. Was a genetic problem in my case. The epithelium? was slowly dying from perimeter towards the center. The cells die and turn gray, giving that starburst effect.

You might have a eye specialist check it out. There is a solution if that is what you have.
Medication will NOT do it.

I go to a retina specialist annually along with my regular optomitrist. I do this because I’ve had two instances where a gray has formed in my fiel of vision. The first one went away on its own and the second one I had the Anti VEG shot in my eye. The doc calls it Miopic Degeneration due to my bad eyes. I used to be severely near sighted.

Well, still am just now with corrected lenses.

When I had my lasik procedure done, the laser was burning away the flesh of my eye for 75 seconds in the right and 95 seconds in my left. I understand the typical time is only like 20-30 seconds.

All before the age of 50. My future’s bright, I’ve gotta wear shades. Trouble is it comes with a seeing eye dog too.