Lasik Surgery

[Scott]

My brother's fiance had Lasik done last year and has loved it ever since.  She had no dry eye issues whatsoever.  Every time I see or talk to her, she encourages me to do it.  I recently had my annual vision check-up and my Dr. told me that even though I have astigmatism in one eye, I'd be a perfect candidate for it.  Now, I just need to save up for it!  I've worn glasses since the 1st grade and contacts since 7th grade.  I honestly don't mind my contacts anymore since I wear daily disposables.  I just throw em away at night and pop in a fresh pair each morning.  To anyone who wears contacts I highly recommend daily disposables.  I buy mine from this website and they have great service www.visiondirect.com

[waliguy]

One of these days, I keep telling myself, one of these days I'm gonna do the lasik thing.

[joergHH]

Has anyone here had or looked into Lasik surgery?   A friend of mine looked into it about a year ago but turned out not to be a good candidate for it due to his particular eye problem.   I asked the opthamologist about it when I had my last appointment last year, but he told me that it isn't usually done on people who are under 40, because the early 40s is when vision usually begins to deteriorate and it's best to wait until things stabilize before doing the surgery.  I'm just thinking ahead a bit.  Even if I ended up needing glasses for reading when I'm older, it would be worth it to me not to have to wear contacts full time.  They can be a pain to deal with.

I don't know whether it's still interesting. But here you will find a link to a recent article in our German medical journal in English:

http://www.aerzteblatt-international.de/int/article.asp?src=heft&id=59189

J

[Timmay]

Its too early to be talking about eyeballs.  Mine are still sealed shut....I just wanna go back to bed.

[joergHH]

Sleep well!

We had just dinner, outsite it's storm (Emma) and rain and i'll take a little nap.

J

[Robmeister]

I've contemplated Lasik myself.

One thing that makes me hesitant is that I heard--somewhere--that, while it dramatically improves vision, it significantly weakens yer eyes so that were you to get popped in the eye with a racquet ball or tennis ball or dodge ball (or whatever) it could cause SERIOUS damage.

Anyone hear this or know anything about it?

[SLYinKC]

I've contemplated Lasik myself.

One thing that makes me hesitant is that I heard--somewhere--that, while it dramatically improves vision, it significantly weakens yer eyes so that were you to get popped in the eye with a racquet ball or tennis ball or dodge ball (or whatever) it could cause SERIOUS damage.

Anyone hear this or know anything about it?

Rob, I've heard the same thing from a friend who had the surgery.

[bonanza50]

I did it and love it.