I know it was discussed a week or two back, but I'm about to go for it, but have one reservation.
I've heard there can be a problem with 'star vision' when driving at night, a bit like drriving with a wet screen, has anyone suffered
from it? and is it permanent?
Cheers.
Pete.
When I had mine done I went for the surgery that reduces the possibility of starring.
I'm glad I did because I suffer from it a bit but you do get used to it. My night vision isn't fantastic, I find that oncoming cars do cause
me to lose my night vision if their lights are either very bright or badly adjusted.
A small price to pay though
Hi Pete,
Think it's different for everyone but you can get a bit of glare at night. As you know, I had laser correction on friday. Was cleared to drive on
sat! I do get a bit of glare at night but seems to be getting less all the time. Really pleased with the results.
Ben
Yep, I agree with the above. Day vision is great, night vision not so much but OK. I also can not see well in near dark (walking around the house at
night etc) but that might just be me.
To be fair, I also had this problem (to a lesser degree) before the sugery.
I would still go for it.
Liam
Mine are fine day and night. I too was worried about starring but not had any problems. Everyone's different though.
- Jim
Meant to put this in the last thread, but never got around to it.....
I was on the verge of getting the surgery done. My only worry was long term effects. I was 'only' 25, and had a niggling worry about what
might happen in another 50 years, assuming I'm still around. There can't have been that much long term testing going on - the procedure
hasn't been around that long!
Family talked me into having 'one last go' with contacts. I'd tried monthlies and weeklies before but hadn't got on with them. I
get quite bad hayfever, so I guess my eyes are sensitive.
Anyway, I went for Focus daily disposables, and got on with them great. Had a couple of problems of loosing them under eyelids, usually occuring due
to being pissed and trying to take them out, but otherwise I'm very happy. They are something like 80% water if I understand correctly - just
like a bit of jelly. Getting them in and out takes a little practice, but after a week I could do it first attempt, and after a month I could take
them in and out without even thinking about it.
They're expensive - nearly £30/month on the subscription - but now the law has changed you can buy them cheaper in bulk from Costco or over the
Internet if you can be bothered. I'm very pleased though, and havn't considered the surgery option again since - that was 2 years ago
nearly!
Just my 2p's worth!
Chris
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The thing i found was that before the laser i didnt give sight a second thought apart from wanting rid of glasses. After the op you are so much more
aware of what is happening. For me the slight downsides of having laser are far outweighed by the the grief of glasses (seeing the frame, mucky
lens' etc). I had a bit of starring immediately after but never notice it now. As said low light vision is sometimes not great but then again it
was probs worse before, and of course later in the day or after driving in air conditioned car you will be more tired and dry eyed.
Its really difficult to make a fair before and after comparison as you expect so much from spending the cash.
Don’t you get lots of funny reflections with glasses anyway?
I don't see any reason to expect your night vision to be affected as it's not like your getting tinted eyeballs
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
getting tinted eyeballs
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Originally posted by ChrisW
Anyway, I went for Focus daily disposables, and got on with them great. Had a couple of problems of loosing them under eyelids, usually occuring due to being pissed and trying to take them out, but otherwise I'm very happy.
Ive been wearing contacts for 15 years (i was 15 when i first got them) and only in the last year have i had trouble with them. they just wont sit
right on my eye, i was banned from using them for a month (that was hard) and got the all clear again a few months ago but just cant wait to get home
to take them out.
So i have been considering laser. a mate and his wife had it done (alltho 45 years old) but he spent 3K where his wife had the cheaper option at 1.2K.
He said it was the best thing he ever did but did suffer from poor low light vision. But his wife had an infection and had to go back (he things they
just did it wrong). I need to go and speak to him about it and see what other problems there are. The money isnt the problem as im paying £400 a year
with my contacts, but its the traveling to and from the place as its a fair distance from me and a pain to get her to drive me.
My eyesight is L -5.75 and R-4.25 but i do have astigma in one eye.
[Edited on 30/1/08 by Moorron]
[Edited on 30/1/08 by Moorron]
I've been thinking of having my eyes done for some time now, just read of a newer system where there's less cutting done but i've yet to hear about any complete failures or even coming out worse off, does anyone know of someone who's had real bad experience, to be honest i'm scared.
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Originally posted by novacaine
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
getting tinted eyeballs
Quick, patent that idea, you could sell it to the nova/corsa/saxo/106 drivers![]()
[Edited on 30/1/08 by novacaine]
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Originally posted by ChrisW
Meant to put this in the last thread, but never got around to it.....
I was on the verge of getting the surgery done. My only worry was long term effects. I was 'only' 25, and had a niggling worry about what might happen in another 50 years, assuming I'm still around. There can't have been that much long term testing going on - the procedure hasn't been around that long!
[Edited on 1/30/2008 by ChrisW]
I'm going to wait till mine pack up altogether and then get a set of monkey eyes fitted, you never see them wearing glasses or struggling to read the small print.
Think everyone is different. Couldn't be happier with mine. Slightly different for me in that I couldn't pass the medical to retain my taxi
badge with out doing it. We have to reach a certain standard with and without glasses or lenses. I am also racing in the caterham academy this year so
no glasses is just one less thing to worry about, got more than enough already!!
Would certainly reccomend the midland eye institute in solihull
Ben.
I had mine done in 2001 at age of 53. Night time vision is OK but i need glasses just to sharpen the image. Would recommended surgery to anybody between 26 -45 years old. my daughter had surgery in 2000 so she could join the Bill, had to wait for 12months before they would accept her under health and safety rules. and she hasn't looked back since ha ha
Had mine done last summer - was wearing glasses for years as my eyes were intolerance to contacts (I could wear them for 6 hours but no more - after
years of wearing them...)
Day vision is perfect, better than 20:20. Low light levels are not so great but acceptable, they told me this winter would be the worst of it, and by
next winter things would be better again. I don't even mind if I end up wearing glasses for driving at night, I do so little of it.
I hated wearing glasses, and have wanted this done for years and am really pleased with it. The low light times are still worth it too, so great just
to have 'normal eyes'......
I paid around £2k with optimax here in Brighton to have the middle price treatment, I didn't have 'Wavefront' as they said it would not
make a great deal of difference with my eyes.
With me the star effect lasted a couple of months. Totally gone now and
my night vision is fine.
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Originally posted by iank
The best place to get it done, apparently, is at Moorefields eye hospital since their surgeons are the ones that have to try to sort out the rare ops that go wrong. Not cheap apparently, but the best surgeons.