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> WOT: lasik eye surgery, anyone have it done?
mattillac
post Mar 4 2005, 01:33 PM
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i hear it's awesome. i'm nearsighted and i hate wearing my glasses. just wondering if anyone here had the operation done. it's supposed to be quick and painless with instant results. it also costs about $2,500.

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About a year ago....I was a -7.00 in both eyes. BE SURE to get complete rest after the surgery....I would recommend a sleep aid for the first 12 hours.

I had some degradation as my eyes decided to go far sighted after the proceedure....had to go for a tune up. One eye is set for distance the other for reading....
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mattillac   WOT: lasik eye surgery   Mar 4 2005, 01:33 PM
lapuwali   My wife had it done a few years ago. It is very q...   Mar 4 2005, 01:43 PM
JerryP   I had it about 5 years ago when it was even more e...   Mar 4 2005, 01:46 PM
!   About a year ago....I was a -7.00 in both eyes. B...   Mar 4 2005, 01:50 PM
trekkor   My neighbor had it done and is way bummed. She use...   Mar 4 2005, 01:51 PM
groot   I had it done last thursday. Cost $990 for bo...   Mar 4 2005, 01:57 PM
bondo   My dad had it done a while back and his only regre...   Mar 4 2005, 02:03 PM
mistro   I have not had it done, though I've considered...   Mar 4 2005, 02:12 PM
JerryP   I've heard more than one of those type of stor...   Mar 4 2005, 02:18 PM
mattillac   i didn't know that lasik causes up close sight...   Mar 4 2005, 02:24 PM
groot   mattilac, Not up close sight loss, but some degra...   Mar 4 2005, 02:50 PM
skline   I have a client that does it. They have an excelle...   Mar 4 2005, 02:58 PM
mattillac   groot, so you can read the signs and see the dam...   Mar 4 2005, 03:05 PM
7391420   If it really only lasts a few years and then gradu...   Mar 4 2005, 03:07 PM
mistro     Mar 4 2005, 03:38 PM
Toast     Mar 4 2005, 03:49 PM
lapuwali   ...   Mar 4 2005, 04:55 PM
!     Mar 4 2005, 05:12 PM
Randal   Best money I ever spent. Now going on 4 years. ...   Mar 4 2005, 05:29 PM
joea9146   My wife had it done about 4-5 years ago..... Thats...   Mar 4 2005, 05:39 PM
mattillac   thanks everybody for the replies and experiences...   Mar 4 2005, 06:10 PM
kwales   Thats spooky guys........ having one eye each way...   Mar 4 2005, 06:27 PM
!   Keep it up Ken.....I will show MY one eye.....   Mar 4 2005, 06:28 PM
Gint   5 years ago when I was 38. My vision had been -1....   Mar 4 2005, 08:45 PM
Pnambic   I had my eye exam last month and the doc was tryin...   Mar 4 2005, 08:58 PM
rick 918-S   Sandy had it done. She had Coke bottle bottoms for...   Mar 4 2005, 09:51 PM
Headrage   All I can say is that a friend of mine had id done...   Mar 4 2005, 10:02 PM
crash914   Wife and I both had it done...vision is great... ...   Mar 5 2005, 02:42 PM
Jenny   one of our members started a thread about eye prob...   Mar 5 2005, 03:01 PM
Jenny   here it is   Mar 5 2005, 03:06 PM
!   I had the same issue with long time wearing of con...   Mar 5 2005, 03:07 PM
teenrookie   I had it done, three years ago. Sick of my glasse...   Mar 5 2005, 03:12 PM
mattillac     Mar 7 2005, 02:15 PM
Toast     Mar 7 2005, 04:03 PM

 

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