Nosbod
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 07:38 AM |
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Laser Eye Surgery?
I'm looking at having this done soon and wondered if anyone here has any experience with it?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 07:44 AM |
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Go and get it done, I know plenty of people who have now had it including friends and not one has had anything but stunning results. I'm
currently trying to persuade (nag to death) my blind as a bat dad to go and get it done before he runs someone over with the car 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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kipper
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 08:18 AM |
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eyes
I went on Wed for tests to see if I was compatable but was rejected as I have a lazy left Eye and the other was the wrong shape on the cornia.
I think the Lazy eye is spreading to the rest of my body .
My niece and a mate at work have had it done and they both say it's the best thing they have done.
Go for it
Regards Kipper...........AKA Denis.
Where did that go?
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 08:26 AM |
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Another question. Does it work on long and short sightedness at the same time? Or is is like specs where the prescription is different?
I've been wearing specs for 5 years but I still get mad with them. They fall off when you've got your head upside down, just when you need
to see what you're doing and the bloody lenses scratch up in no time. Oh, and my wife thinks I'm better looking without them
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 08:32 AM |
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I had mine done three years ago with Ultralase very happy with the results and the aftercare. Not the cheapest but I was worried about the bargain
basement operators.
I havent experienced any of the night vision issues that some people refer to.
Lasik surgery has been about for over 20 years now and I am not aware of any long term issues.
- Jim
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 08:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeCapon
Another question. Does it work on long and short sightedness at the same time? Or is is like specs where the prescription is different?
how can you have long and short sightedness at the same time??? Is that physically possible?
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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NigeEss
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 08:40 AM |
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Better results with short sight IIRC.
I had it done 5 years ago, fantastic result. Couldn't read any of the chart before now
every line.
No more steamed up/rained on glasses and even thing like wearing a skid lid and watching
tv in bed are transformed.
I chose to go with Ultralase, yes, the most expensive but also the most experienced.
Not painful, but a mildly uncomfotable process.
Be VERY meticulous with the aftercare as ths is where problems can arise.
Go for it, well worth it.
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 08:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
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how can you have long and short sightedness at the same time??? Is that physically possible?
Well put it his way. Close up, without my glasses I can see Foxtrot Alpha and at a distance without my glasses; same result. To start with it was just
close up but over the last 5 years it's all gone to pot and I have to wear glasses with progressive lenses. Total PITA.
Edited to add: I cannot seem to get on with specs under a helmet either. They just move around all over the place. Before I stopped racing in 2004 I
chose not to wear them under the helmet as the distraction was more of a pain than the blurry racetrack 
[Edited on 11/7/08 by MikeCapon]
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mr henderson
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 08:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeCapon
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
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how can you have long and short sightedness at the same time??? Is that physically possible?
Well put it his way. Close up, without my glasses I can see Foxtrot Alpha and at a distance without my glasses; same result. To start with it was just
close up but over the last 5 years it's all gone to pot and I have to wear glasses with progressive lenses. Total PITA.
Vast thread about this on Pistonheads. Might be worth a look
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=422661&hw=+%2Beye+%2Bsurgery&nmt=Laser%20Eye%20Surgery%20-%20my%20experiences
John
I'll put a link in later if I have time, got to go out now
[Edited on 11/7/08 by mr henderson]
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02GF74
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 09:14 AM |
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locost way is a sanding disc in a dremel. 
search the forum and you will see this has come up before.
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Guinness
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 09:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
locost way is a sanding disc in a dremel.
No that's going to sting a bit!
I wish I could afford to get mine done. I wear disposable contact lenses every day, for short sight, which costs me a about £20 a month.
I switched to contacts about 10 years ago and have never looked back
Mike
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 09:55 AM |
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Looked into this, would have definitely had it done if I'd have been suitable. With a correction well into double digit negative(!), just
wasn't on. Very short sighted.
Middle age now means that the ability to ramp the eyeballs down to short focal lengths is waining....
I can still sight a corner on a track though, just as well as the yoof :-)
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 10:03 AM |
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Well I’m defiantly getting it done when I need it, but thing is when would it best to get it done?? Since the way I see it (pun not intended) there is
little point in getting done right away since my eye’s would presumably just get worse as I got older so surely I would have to wear glasses (I could
not cope with contacts as I hate anything near my eye’s far less on them) till my eye’s were bad enough to justify the treatment? Does that make
sense?? Currently my eye’s are 2 levels above 20/20 but going by my dads I could be like Mr Magoo in just 30 years! terrifying
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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ChrisW
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 10:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
(I could not cope with contacts as I hate anything near my eye’s far less on them)
I thought that too. Gave weekly disposables a go and couldn't get on with them at all, just uncomfortable all the time and too much faffing
about with solutions and stuff.
Was convinced I was going to get them lasered.
Then got persuaded to have 'one last try' with contacts. Opted for dailies. After a week I was sold on them and have never considered
the laser again. It gets quite expensive - £30 or so a month - but there are cheaper ways to do it. Once you have the prescription, and are
confident you can get them in and out without any hassles, there are plenty of places that will sell you exactly the same product at about half the
price of the subscription services offered in the High Street opticians.
Chris
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DarrenW
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 10:46 AM |
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Had mine done at Ultralese about 4 years ago. Brilliant, highly recommended.
Couldnt get away with contacts. Hate glasses.
I had an against the rule astigmatism too. Corrected no problem. Apperently my eyesight wasnt too bad and it was the astigmatism causing the bulk of
the sight defect. Almost not enough to laser but it worked.
Very strange experience but its all over very quickly, i would say in a blink of an eye but thats not easy when your lids are clapmped back!!!! Dont
worry about being clamped, they were contantly flushing eye with saline so you dont feel dry at all. I was amazed how quick it was. Took longer to be
prepped before hand than the actual procedure.
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liamb
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 11:49 AM |
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Would agree with above. Had it done 4 years ago and never regretted it.
Get it done!
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RK
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 04:54 PM |
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It was the 1 in 100 chance of blindness afterwards that turned me off that laser eye stuff. I've got better odds than that for finishing my car
before summer's out.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 05:22 PM |
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Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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