Dr W Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Hi all Seriously giving this some consideration. I mostly wear glasses and contacts when going out or shooting but getting a bit annoyed by them all I've read the previous posts on the subject but just wondered whether anyone had any more info to add. LV - are you still getting the halos? Would yellow driving glasses help this? Has anyone else had it done and a. never looked back or b. regretted it? I've got 3 mates who all had it done and are all happy, 2 had excellent vision on after a week the other took a while to get used to it but is happy now. So should I do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death from below Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I would like the eye surgery that helps you see through womens' clothing. I'd pay good money for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 The optician i use wears glasses , when i asked him about laser eye surgery , his reply was that as soon as he stopped wearing glasses and had the surgery done , then i should follow suit . So far he's still wearing glasses . Now i understand he's in the buisness of selling glasses , but as you know they are a pain in the bum , so i figure they are also a pain in his bum . all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 My brother had it done as is over the moon with th results, he could see properly for 24 hours after but then it has been spot on since - 2 or 3 years ago now. I worry about the cut price adds on the telly, it isn't the sort of thing you want to done on the cheap. In the previous thread, it was mentioned like YP that opticians tend to wear glasses. Our son spent 8 days in a specialist eye ward in hospital earlier this year, every person from nurse through to senior consultant we saw wore glasses. I have been wearing lenses with glasses for backup for 20 years or so and I shudder to think how much I must have spent on fluids etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 The optician i use wears glasses , when i asked him about laser eye surgery , his reply was that as soon as he stopped wearing glasses and had the surgery done , then i should follow suit . So far he's still wearing glasses . Now i understand he's in the buisness of selling glasses , but as you know they are a pain in the bum , so i figure they are also a pain in his bum . all the best yis yp same with me. went for the check at a place in chester, was told it would be no more than £1500 for both eyes, came out with a quote for £4000. went to opticians, and she also had glasses on and said same thing as YP's opty. if you are suited to it, try and use contact lenses. i wore glasses full time, until about 5 years ago and now use monthly lenses. cheap as chips, and the quality of life is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Hi all Seriously giving this some consideration. I mostly wear glasses and contacts when going out or shooting but getting a bit annoyed by them all I've read the previous posts on the subject but just wondered whether anyone had any more info to add. LV - are you still getting the halos? Would yellow driving glasses help this? Has anyone else had it done and a. never looked back or b. regretted it? I've got 3 mates who all had it done and are all happy, 2 had excellent vision on after a week the other took a while to get used to it but is happy now. So should I do it? I had it done and I am happy with the results. I could have paid extra for the "wavefront" treatment to cut down on the halos when driving at night but I didnt. I cant honestly remember if I had halos when driving before the surgery anyway. I would recommend it to anyone. I know three other people who have had it done and cant believe how good the results are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andythechicken Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Hi there I had it done about 9 months ago. I'd been undecided until a good friend of ours had it done. She'd done loads of research and came up with the conclusion it's not where it's done it's who does it. She had a surgeon called Wayne Crewe Brown at Optical Express in Bluewater. 30,000 operations! http://www.lasik-eyes.co.uk/Surgeons/Surge...?SurgeonId=1112 I had the painful way Lasek where they dissolve a bit of the cornea then laser. 24hrs of agony afterwards, vision perfect now and a real boon to shooting. If you want to talk to me just PM me. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 2 family members have had it with fantastic results,,,,,,did a lot of checking first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden22 Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I would like to have it done, but overall I agree with Stuart and Martin. Contacts for me. Having said that, the few people I know who have taken the plunge have had no problems. One had it done many years ago. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 were over here robert :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 I am giving the laser surgery some serious consideration, i currently use bosh & loumb (spelling?) contacts, the type you wear solidly for a month. Contacts have never been comfortable for me as i have a low tear production, so they tend to get sticky and ache, when you are working or in the field with sh1tty hands, there isnt alot you can do about it, eye drops dont seem to ease the pain, only thing that works is to take them out and scrub them in solution. The other consideration is cost, i spend over £30 per month on them, used them for 5-6 years, so laser does not seem that expensive? Does anyone know whether police/emergency services will except people who have had this surgery?, because they never used too?, which is why i have always been wary of the surgery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Cheers for the replies lads I went for a consultation last night (by the way a good way of getting a free check up on your eyes). I sat and chatted with the optician for quite a while about stuff and came away fairly reassured. The procedure I am looking at it Wavefront Lasek at Accuvision for £850 per eye, although going to go with a 2nd opinion at Optimax to see what they reckon and cost. He reckoned that my eyes are fine for surgery as I have a thick cornea and nothing to wierd that can't be fixed. He said that the best way to damage your eyes is by long term contact lenses as these stop the oxygen getting to the centre of your eye and cause the blood vessles to rise to the surface to try and help get oxygen to the front of your eye, so whatever you decide long term contacts for long periods of the day is not a good idea. One thing that was mentioned to me is that if I have this done as I get towards my 50's I may need to have reading glasses as the muscles stop working so efficiently, if I didn't have the surgery then I would have to take my glasses off to read and if I do I might have to use reading glasses (although there is a procedure to have one eye done for distance and one for reading and your brain sorts the rest out, clever eh?). I think that not wearing glasses for 20 years and then having to use reading glasses has got to be the best way to go. The procedures have been done for over 20 years so if I have to have glasses again in 20 years so what, who knows what medical advances there will be in 20 years so I'll have something else done then. Got to say I think I'm sold on the idea and after 16 years of wearing glasses I want rid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 mate at work had it done £395 per eye they tried to talk him into using the lazer £1500 per eye and he's still got to buy glasses to read the paper ,but it help him enough to pass the eye sight part for driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 There is a difference between short and long sight, if you fix one you may still have to use another for reading. Personally when it comes to my eyes I'm going to go for the best I can find but at the same time I'm not going to waste money on something I don't need for example you can pay a couple of hundred extra to have a laser cut the flap instead of a blade but there isn't any evidence that this offers a better result than the blade so why waste the money there and spend it on the wavefront stuff. the guy I saw reckoned that I could get at least 20:20 vision and perhaps even better (and yes before any one aks you can get better than 20:20 that's just a standard set you can read smaller letters) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 "over here mate" just got a bit frightened when they took me into the room to show me the gear they use. no thanks pal. but good luck in your choice, itll be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXX73 Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 The procedure I am looking at it Wavefront Lasek at Accuvision for £850 per eye I had the same procedure done by Optimax in Manchester at roughly the same cost. The op doesn't hurt but does feel weird especially when you can smell the burning. Eyes sting for awhile after but next morning I woke up and could see perfectly. 2 months later my vision went in one eye and was sent by Optimax to Manchester eye hospital, where I was told I had 2 detached retina! Had an op to reattach one and laser strenthening on the other. Hospital wouldn't put it down to the eye surgery but then they wouldn't coz they sell it as well. Having said that Id still recommend it as my eyes are ok now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 where I was told I had 2 detached retina! Had an op to reattach one and laser strenthening on the other. Hospital wouldn't put it down to the eye surgery but then they wouldn't coz they sell it as well. Having said that Id still recommend it as my eyes are ok now. Christ and you'd still recommend it. Did you have to pay extra at the eye hospital? How long did it take to recover from that? Can you get insurance to cover any future costs that you might incur if something goes wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little zimba Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 A mate of mine had it done,he's a HGV driver and goes all over Europe but says in Germany you can not drive at night if you have had laser eye sugery. Not too sure if its the law over there or just his company's policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXX73 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Didn't have to pay anything for hospital bills,NHS. I was off work for 6 weeks after the op as it took that long for my vision to right its self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 A mate of mine had it done,he's a HGV driver and goes all over Europe but says in Germany you can not drive at night if you have had laser eye sugery. Not too sure if its the law over there or just his company's policy If you have a night-time crash in Germany you may be asked to take a night-vision test. If your vision isn't up to scratch you are, or can be, held responsible for the crash. One of the more common issues after laser eye surgery was (is?) halos during night driving so perhaps his company has updated it's policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little zimba Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 must be his companys policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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