WOT: lasik eye surgery, anyone have it done? Options

[ArtechnikA]

for high myopes such as myself, there is a newly approved implant procedure that is getting good reviews. still sounds expensive tho.

i'm way outside the range for 'conventional' LASIK and i'm not interested in a procedure that would make my contacts thinner. if they can't be GONE, no sale ...

[nickg]

QUOTE (Jenny @ Mar 5 2005, 01:01 PM)

one of our members started a thread about eye problems he had due to wearing contacts for a long period of time. Not like 36 continous hours or anything. But just from wearing contacts everyday for years. Aparently the eyes weren't getting enough oxygen, and the blood vessels had  gotten larger to compensate for that. And he ended up getting surgery because of it. I don't remember the specifics of it, but he was in a bad way. Bottom line was beware of contacts. I'll try to dig up that thread, or maybe he'll post here. I'm considering surgery myself. It'd be a time saver in the morning, that's for sure. Jen

that would be me. My eyes have cleared up greatly, exactly as they told me they would. I am quite pleased with the results actually(other than the initial problem) everyday i see beter and better......best $ i ever spent . picture longterm contact use like sand paper against your eyes....except that in addition your eyes cannot breathe. vbecause of that you get fine capillaries growing to the center of your cornea resulting in blindness. my advice is contacts are great short term, but lasik is better longterm if you are a candidate for it(i wasn't, i had prk done)

btw at the time of my surgery, my rx was -10.75 and -11.00 respectively ...i am now 20/20 and 20/25 and expect 20/10 both eyes within 6 months (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/monkeydance.gif)

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QUOTE (Pnambic @ Mar 4 2005, 07:58 PM)

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) <-- someone with two different eye settings from lasik surgery

ROTFLMAO! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/chairfall.gif)