Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
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Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
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Re: Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
#2That'd be nice. I had LASIK a few years ago and the number of Windows Vista generic error sounds (BONG BONG) I heard during the procedure was a little unsettling. Ended up working out just fine though, so far at least.
EDIT: Given some of the comments below, for reference: mine was done almost six years ago.
Re: Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
#3That'd be nice. I had LASIK a few years ago and the number of Windows Vista generic error sounds (BONG BONG) I heard during the procedure was a little unsettling. Ended up working out just fine though, so far at least. EDIT: Given some of the comments below, for reference: mine was done almost six years ago.
Anything to look out for for someone considering going for LASIK in the next few months?
Re: Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
#4That'd be nice. I had LASIK a few years ago and the number of Windows Vista generic error sounds (BONG BONG) I heard during the procedure was a little unsettling. Ended up working out just fine though, so far at least. EDIT: Given some of the comments below, for reference: mine was done almost six years ago.
Anything to look out for for someone considering going for LASIK in the next few months?
Do your pros and cons versus ICL. It's pricier. But it comes with fewer side effects, is fully reversible and allows for refinement down the road.
Re: Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
#5That'd be nice. I had LASIK a few years ago and the number of Windows Vista generic error sounds (BONG BONG) I heard during the procedure was a little unsettling. Ended up working out just fine though, so far at least. EDIT: Given some of the comments below, for reference: mine was done almost six years ago.
Anything to look out for for someone considering going for LASIK in the next few months?
Unless things have changed, be sure you keep the little note they give you at the end that tells you your measurements. Supposedly if you end up needing another round later in life, it may be necessary to have those measurements. They apparently need to know exactly how much corneal tissue was there originally to know how much more they can remove.
And be sure you do your annual check-ups. The place where I had mine done guaranteed any follow-up procedures would be free for life, but only if I could show I'd been doing the annual check-ups.
That's about all I can remember. After the procedure, you go home and take a nap. For me, I woke up the next morning and could see clearly.
Re: Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
#6That'd be nice. I had LASIK a few years ago and the number of Windows Vista generic error sounds (BONG BONG) I heard during the procedure was a little unsettling. Ended up working out just fine though, so far at least. EDIT: Given some of the comments below, for reference: mine was done almost six years ago.
Anything to look out for for someone considering going for LASIK in the next few months?
My wife had PRK done on both eyes over a decade ago, and it was great. At the time, she had the choice between LASIK and PRK (I’m not sure that everybody has both options given their particular conditions). After reviewing the long-term prognosis and possible side effects of both, she went with PRK. It’s been a fantastic decision for her, but that just one person’s experience.
Re: Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
#7That'd be nice. I had LASIK a few years ago and the number of Windows Vista generic error sounds (BONG BONG) I heard during the procedure was a little unsettling. Ended up working out just fine though, so far at least. EDIT: Given some of the comments below, for reference: mine was done almost six years ago.
At least it wasn’t win95!
Re: Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
#8Glasses are annoying, and I’m not particularly risk averse, but unless I was completely blind or in excruciating pain, I can’t imagine any scenario in which I would elect to have someone cut, lase, or reshape my eyeball.
Re: Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
#9That'd be nice. I had LASIK a few years ago and the number of Windows Vista generic error sounds (BONG BONG) I heard during the procedure was a little unsettling. Ended up working out just fine though, so far at least. EDIT: Given some of the comments below, for reference: mine was done almost six years ago.
Anything to look out for for someone considering going for LASIK in the next few months?
Just be prepared for the waiver you have to sign.
After all of the advertising about how amazing and safe and wonderful it is, the rubber meets the road with the release you sign.
Essentially “we’re about to shoot LASERS into your eye and if we manage to not BLIND you, that’s a good outcome.”
All routine, of course, but it’s still a scary form to sign.
Re: Electromechanical reshaping offers safer eye surgery
#10That'd be nice. I had LASIK a few years ago and the number of Windows Vista generic error sounds (BONG BONG) I heard during the procedure was a little unsettling. Ended up working out just fine though, so far at least. EDIT: Given some of the comments below, for reference: mine was done almost six years ago.
Anything to look out for for someone considering going for LASIK in the next few months?
Many acquaintances dating decades back to high school days have gone through LASIK.
They were lucky enough to be happy at first (not everybody is). Long term, they all regretted it.
The statistics agree. I would personally not consider LASIK.