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Hi has anyone had or know anyone who has had the laser eye surgery lens replacement, I am a horse owner and training horse artist, eyes with contacts great for riding but i am struggling with seeing when i do my art work , sight not good , I have astigmatism eyes really bad actually , wear contacts all day . hope you can shed some light bless ya xx
 
Yes I have had my eyes lasered. Don't understand what you mean about lens replacement though?

I was short sighted and had astigmatism in one eye, all of which was corrected.
 
Oh thanks for replys , laser surgery is where the inner eye is reshaped by laser, and replacement lens is where they insert a permanent lense inside your eye for life, thats all i know im afraid .
 
I had laser surgery with Optimax in Liverpool in may 2007. Cost me £1800 at £100 per month for 18 months (0% interest). I had a -6 prescription (V short sighted!) and had worn glasses since age 7, contact lenses since 16.

I cannot even begin to tell you how wonderous it is. I can see every vein on every leaf on every tree. It is the best money I have ever spent. I am amazed every single day that such a simple 20 min procedure can change your life so much.

My advice is to pick a company you wish to go with and email an expression of interest. Then after they've sent you their procure IGNORE THEM. They will aggressively email you with increasingly better and better deals until they give you a really good offer you can't refuse.
 
I had laser surgery about 3 years ago and one of the best things i ever did - my prescription was about -4.25.
I had Wavefront Lasik which is where they cut and lift the lens then reshape the eye with lasers. I went to Optimax too and it cost me £1100 which i paid off over 10 months

Not sure if this the same as lens replacement but a few years ago my dad need a lens inserted for cataracts in both eyes. He had had astigmatism and shortsightedness all his life.
They corrected this at the same time so he no longer needed glasses.

Did anyone else think when they were lasering your eyes, the smell was the same as when shoeing horses and the hot shoe is put on the hoof?
 
see I would really love to have my eyes lasered but this sort of comment totally puts me off
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"Did anyone else think when they were lasering your eyes, the smell was the same as when shoeing horses and the hot shoe is put on the hoof? "
 
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I had my eyes lasered nearly 6 years ago but don't remember any smell, I do remember the excruciating pain afterwards and the bandage contact lenses getting stuck to my eyes and the optician needing tweezers to take them off!

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Not helping, not helping!!!!
 
I haven't had my eyes done - although I've been thinking about it. But have you noticed how the surgeons etc who do it all wear glasses? Do they know something we don't?

Seriously I have to be able to drive and the risk of halo night blindness is just too great. (About 10% risk) If I couldn't drive after dusk I would loose my job. I would love to chuck my glasses - but that is just too much risk in my particular circumstances.
 
I think Lasik is a pretty pain free procedure. You would most likely be given Valium or something else so you won't feel that stressed out about any smell. Also, it is very quick.

If you want to read more about it, this page is very informative. (It is provided by the US food and drug regulatory agency)

http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Produc...K/ucm061358.htm

As for side effect, as with pretty much any drug or medical procedure this has potential side effects. If you are worried but still would like to go ahead with the procedure, consider doing one eye at a time. This will probably cost more time and money, but you may find it reassuring.
 
Hi I had Lasik surgery about 9yrs ago now. It was not a pleasant experience, the smell was horrible but i am soooo glad i had it done.

I believe having one eye done at a time is more painful and is a different procedure. I would recommend going for the Lasik and getting it all over and done with in one go! I am not sure i would have gone back for a second trip if i am honest! However, there was no pain at all during or after the procedure. It was just the experience and the smell that i didn't like!
 
I had mine done 2 years ago, best £1800 I've spent after years of discomfort with contact lenses.
I had bad astigmatism too and had the Lasik wavefront.
I commented on the smell and they assured me it wasn't bits of me burning off!!
I do find now that after a day on the computer or close work my eyes get tired but I think that is probably to be expected (and they did with lenses too!)
I am now starting to use glasses for reading which I was warned about but it is an age thing nothing to do with the surgery.

The best moment for me was when I woke up the following morning and looked out of the window, the first thing I saw was my 5 month old foal racing around like a loon and I could see him! It was a magical feeling.
 
Sorry didn't mean to put you off with a smell.
The procedure for me anyway was very quick and painless. It was not pleasant and a little scary but happened too fast to get really worried. I wasn't given any drugs but they put local anasthetic in my eye.
There is also a procedure called epi lasik which apparently is a little more painful after but less intrusive as they do not cut first. However this is more appropriate for very mild prescriptions.

I was sent home with a selection of eye drops and masks to keep my eyes safe from being knocked while I slept

Would definitely recommend it..
 
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A colleague had the cut open and then laser version.
One eye was fine but the other was cloudy for months and isn't totally right years later. Unlike before he can't achieve 'perfect' vision with specs. There is /always/ a risk.

As far as I know the eye will still change prescription with aging so depending how old you are you might want to ask about if it would be possible to have it done twice (not sure) if you change later in life.

If your lenses/glasses don't give you good enough vision to do your art now it might be worth getting re-checked by another optician... sounds like you don't have the right prescription for your combination of issues and work.

Some people love it - but do really consider how you'd feel if you lost clarity of vision permanently.
 
I had laser eye surgery in March and it's been great - I'm now better than 2020.

1) Yes there's a smell like shoeing horses (that's exactly how i described it to my mum!) but it lasts for seconds and you don't feel a thing. The process is over very quickly - there's far more waiting around than actual treatment.

2) The modern methods mean that the vast majority of people are suitable for the lasik version of treatment which means practically no pain and no bandage lenses etc... I was a bit sore and light sensitive for the rest of that day, a bit gritty feeling in the eyes for the next day and absolutely fine after that. My eyes still get a bit dry, but it takes a good 12 months for all the nerves etc to reconnect so your eye knows when to make more tears.

I looked into lens replacement but it's much more expensive, though suitable for a wider range of types of eyesight problem.

Go for it, it's over before you know it and mine worked out at the equivalent of 8 years' worth of contact lens costs, so it's not expensive in the long run.
Brilliant for riding - so much better without contacts.
 
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Yes, there is a reason why few, if any, opticians or opthalmologists have laser eye surgery.

A lens is normally only replaced if you are suffering already from cataracts or similar. (Two opticians in my family)
 
Don't come in NL much but:

Optimax did mine - Finchley Road, London. Cost me £800 because I DIDN'T have Lasik, I had the surface of my eyeballs reshaped. I don't know if they even do it anymore. Couldn't see properly for ten days while it healed and I had both done at once so they could heal/adapt together. No problems and still better than 2020 vision - they call it Supernormal vision, I think - six years later
 
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