laser eye surgery

[ghoster]

hi guys,
just had my eyes lasered with optical express in milton keynes, what a great job they did, very helpful indeed.
went to aylesbury for my eye tests to see if i was suitable, met a guy call trevor who was very helpful, i needed to transfer into the chair to have the tests done, as i am a c5-6 i thought it was going to be difficult but no, the staff were very pleasent and offered any assistance i needed, after my tests they said i was suitable and they would like to offer me a trial run in milton keynes to see if i could get on the operating table before my surgery, this i did and it was easy although i needed a sliding board to transfer, the operating table was about the same height as my chair.
anyway the surgery was a success, i reckon it took longer to transfer onto the op table than it did to do the lasering, 30 seconds per eye in fact.
if anyone is thinking of having this procedure and was worried about their disability getting in the way i would say no problems at all, the staff were very helpful and considerate, the offer of a trial run soon ended any fears i had, if like me you hate wearing glasses and are always breaking them, get your eyes done its great.
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[Gary Anderson]

Ghoster

As a doctor - and bear in mind this is only my opinion - I would not play around with my eyes. I have worn glasses since I was 11 and have never experienced any problems of breakages, inconvenience, etc.

I am of the view that if it was "normal practice" to have laser eye surgery done then opticians would be extinct! Also, every optican would tell you about it. When in practice, they usually advocate against it.

I myself suffer from astigmatism and to date, not one of the firms involved in this type of surgery have diagnosed that wrong with my eyes making me unsuitable for the treatment even if I wanted it.

Having had laser surgery on her eyes for glaucoma, my Mum would not recommend it to anyone unless they really needed it - but that is another story.

One thing, whilst it is great in the early days remember that as you age, so to will your eyes so you will find yourself back at the beginning again. Nobody can prevent the ageing process unfortunately.

As I say, as a doctor I know folk who have had it done and been fine but I also know folkw ho have had it done and it has been so/so in one eye.

As long as you are happy thought that is the main thing.

[Apparelyzed]

As I say, as a doctor I know folk who have had it done and been fine but I also know folkw ho have had it done and it has been so/so in one eye.

Same here, my wife had her eyes lasered, best thing she ever did (apart from meet me that is! )

Her friend had it done, but had a few problems, but they were sorted out in the end, and she's ok now.

Karen went to BUPA, it was more expensive, but we felt they had more backup if anything negative should happen.

It was the best birthday present I've bought her .... so far!

Simon

[Luc]

That sounds really great! Definitely something to keep in mind as my eyesight is getting worse in my old age.

[chrisarnold]

Just thought I would add a contribution. I have been short sighted, with astigmatism for many years. I was fortunate to have an excellent optometrist, who kept regularly up to date at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. She told me about laser surgery, and cautioned against it, without a definite prohibition. One significant problem is that for cataract, the precise prescription for a prosthetic lens is impossible to calculate where the cornea has been laser treated.

Having said that, I think that glasses are a nuisance. I used daily contact lenses, and for swimming, selected a pair of watertight goggles. For other sporting activities, the lenses alone were fines.

Chris