Who has had Lasik surgery in the past couple years?

[nicaburns]

I had mine done at Woodhams in 2000. I was nearly legally blind and now and still 20/15! Pricing is usually not flat, it depends on your eyes. Just remember, the machines are on a "per use lease" to the doctors, they pay the manufacturer in much the same way you pay per copy at kinkos. When a new technology come out, the high end docs change gear and turn in their unit for the latest and greatest. The older machine are then refurbed and put back into service at a lower lease rate to the cheaper spots. That is one of the driving factors in cost variations between the ones who even put out coupons in the Sunday paper and the high end joints. Woodhams is NOT cheap... Way back when, mine was 2400 per eye because of how bad mine were but I would pay it again in a heartbeat!
Two hours of feeling like you have grit in your eyes, then perfect vision! I will say that my wife had hers done in the same place and had problems with dry eyes. Hers also degraded back to 20/30 after about ten years.

 

[USUK]

I had mine done in 2010. Took me from a -7.5 and -9.5 prescription to 20/20 and -0.5. Little bit if a halo around bright lights at night. Best $3k I ever spent
rest if the day after surgery wasnt fun. Felt fine by the next day. You just aren't supposed to swim or play racket ball for a couple of Weeks.

Biggest problem for me was calling my wife to come pick me up after surgery... Couldn't see the cellphone clearly enough - had to just guess timate my dialing.

 

[GeauxLSU]

I'm at the point now, for the first time, that I had to get progressive lenses last year. Up until then my near vision was fine and it was just my distance that was the issue. With Lasik, it is my understanding (unless something has changed) you can correct your distance vision OR your near vision but not both (unless you did opposite corrections in each eye). The only thing worse than having to wear glasses all the time in my mind would be having to wear JUST reading glasses (and always having to find them) some of the time. No thanks. I put my glasses on in the morning, take them off at night. While I'd rather not, it's apparently the best option for me right now.
And oh yeah, while I can appreciate being frugal, believe me, there is NO WAY I'd be "bargain shopping" someone slicing my eyes open with lasers!

 

[csheehangpc]

I got my eyes zapped on 4/22/2011 and it was the best thing I have ever done for myself.

I had a pretty bad astigmatism. Woke up in the morning, first thing I used to do was put my glasses on and the last thing I did before going to sleep was take my glasses off.

I now have 20/15 vision and love it. Used Joffe medicenter off Cobb parkway and they did a great job. They do a free consultation and you can sign up for it on their website.

My only regret is that I didnt do it sooner.

 

[Bass Akwards]

I thought about getting it done, I but I freak out if anyone gets near my eyeballs. What do they actually do, can they put you under?

 

[GeauxLSU]

I thought about getting it done, I but I freak out if anyone gets near my eyeballs. What do they actually do, can they put you under?

Then you'll love it!

 

[Bass Akwards]

Then you'll love it!

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**** THAT!!!

 

[GeauxLSU]

**** THAT!!!

You're welcome.

 

[USUK]

I thought about getting it done, I but I freak out if anyone gets near my eyeballs. What do they actually do, can they put you under?

Hah! You are conscious. They numb your eyes but you can smell burning eyeball during the procedure.

It's weird, they cut of the lens and your vision just goes cloudy. That's when the laser gets to start ( cute flickering light and burning smell).

 

[elloco07]

I had lasik when I was 22/23, I am now 35 and back to wearing contacts. I had very poor vision, it was great till it lasted but my vision got bad again. Last time I checked I cannot do lasik again because my cornea is to thin to do any type of corrections. It sucks wearing contacts again but in my family we all have poor vision, my only hope now is to get donor eyes lol.

Other cons, I have halo at night. I guess each person is different and will have different results.