Does anyone have a good recommendation for a Dr. in Southern CA?
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Does anyone have a good recommendation for a Dr. in Southern CA?
Just a note to those of you considering it...I recently went to the optometrist and he told me if I was thinking about it, not to do it, as apparently my eyes are improving with age (I'm short-sighted). This is noteworthy because a lasik surgeon was willing to perform the surgery for me. Visit your own optometrist/opthamologist first.
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Originally Posted by evalaruefan
But can you see the laser shooting into your eye? :eek And is your head restrained so you can't chicken out and turn away? I would need that.
ETA: You know that test the eye doctor does with the machine that blows air into your eye? I can't even handle that! It scares me and I jump and flinch and the doctor can't get a clear enough view. :)
You can't blink for a short time but they tape your eye quite well and I don't remember about moving the head but I'm quite sure you can't. I hate those tests too and I always feel sick when they do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terena79
You don't really see the laser shooting in your eye, or atleast I didn't. I just saw something black coming down and there's a little bit of pressure on the eye for a short time. I was extremely determined to get it done so I kept telling myself to stay focused and I will be able to see for the 1st time in a long time and that really helped.
My husband had it done about 4 years ago...very pleased with the results. He could see 20/20 right away, and considering he was wearing glasses and contacts from the time he was about 8, he was really happy about seeing without help.
I had it done...it's a piece of cake. They don't actually slice anything that you are aware of (they cut a flap on the very top layer - but you are lying under a microscopy thingy with a light show going on - don't you love my techie terms :) No pain at all. They gave me something to make me go to sleep and rest after I got home. But there was absolutely zero pain or discomfort.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terena79
Pre surgery, I couldn't see far away and had to wear glasses or contacts to see anything. (like driving, movies, TV). I could read and see close up without glasses.
Post surgery, I don't need glasses for far away vision...but I now have to wear glasses for reading which I didn't before the Lasik. I'm 50+ years old...and most people lose some close up vision at my age. I probably would have lost it anyway. I am not sure if they do Lasik for both near-sighted vision and far-sighted vision now, do they? I know they were close to perfecting it back in 2000 when I had mine done. Kaicee
I know a good doctor in Santa Barbara...but that's a bit up the coast from you. Just make sure you don't go to one of those docs that advertise on radio stations in the LA area....$200 bucks an eye or some low cost like that. You get what you pay for and these are your eyes...Quote:
Originally Posted by Marley
Get references from friends (I got mine from my vet, my physician, and my now-replaced psychologist....they all had gone to the same guy)
The whole surgery is a lot less unpleasant than that danged glaucoma air test, John. I hate that test!! Too bad it's so important to have...I would decline it gracefully every time if they would let me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terena79
In Lasik, I didn't notice anything that held my head still -- but it's only a milisecond that they you need to be completely still. I had a few nurses in the room....maybe they took care of the squirm factor. I was just enjoying the light show :) I never felt restrained though. Kaicee
I had a similar procedure done about 6 months ago called PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) - a dilute acid is used to remove the top layer of the membrane over the eye so that the laser could work on the eye. I had this procedure because my corneas were too thin for the LASIK procedure, which cuts a flap in the cornea for the laser to work on the eyes. I think PRK takes a little longer to heal, but it is just as effective. My vision is now at 20/15 (better than 20/20) and while I still have a little glow around light sources, it's been really good. Find a good doctor with a good laser, like the Bausch & Lomb laser.
Oh yeah - I'd never go to one of those "Get one eye done, get the 2nd one free" Drs. :roflQuote:
Originally Posted by KaiCee
BTW: I sometimes wonder if LASIK is so great, why do so many Eye Drs. themselves wear glasses?