Laser Eye Surgery - a question

TinyLady

Hi All,

I have just had a consulation with Optical Express in Dundrum and have been recommended Wavefront Intralase. I am provisionally booked in for Sat the 28th May (scary!) but I have asked for a couple days to think about this and will confirm with them on Tuesday. I was really happy with the consultation and they made me feel very comfortable and at ease. The only thing is that they told me I would see results almost immediately and that I would be ready to go back to work on the monday but just from some of the posts I have seen on here people seem to need to take a lot more time off work (3-5 days) and were finding computer work very difficult. I work on a computer all day so I'm a bit worried about this!

I know its different for everyone and also depends on the type of procedure you choose but I just wondered whether anyone who has had Wavefront Intralase with OE would like to share their experience with me. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Irishbreeze

TinyLady,

Good to hear you are booked in with OE too.
I am booked in for 27th, yea, its scary! I was also recommended wavefront. I will take 9 days in total to rest my eyes after the surgery.

In many Asian countries, eye surgeons always recommend to take a month off after laser eye surgery regardless it is Lasik or Lasek for better outcomes in a long run. That is, in order to prevent eyesight get bad again after surgery, also for a better recovery, we need to be be prepared to die from BORDEM for a MONTH!

I dont have that many annual leave to take from work, so only got 9 days.

Hope this helps. Good luck and hope you can come back here to let me know how it goes for you.

jfzcb

Hi was wondering if you had your eye surgery we had consultation in OE in Newbridge today and feeling bit nervous about it all.
Do you recommend it or any problems involved?

Irishbreeze

jfzcb wrote: »

Hi was wondering if you had your eye surgery we had consultation in OE in Newbridge today and feeling bit nervous about it all.
Do you recommend it or any problems involved?

Yes, had mine done in OE in ballsbridge. its took me more than 10 years to eventually have the courage to do it.

One eye is perfect, 20/20, the other is slightly long-sighted and the astigmatism is still there. but they advised me to relax and wait till the one month mark and see.
so far,not in position to recommend , but the surgeon there and the team is very nice. the surgeon hums, which helped me to relax a bit.

rounding tattenham Corner

jfzcb wrote: »

Hi was wondering if you had your eye surgery we had consultation in OE in Newbridge today and feeling bit nervous about it all.
Do you recommend it or any problems involved?

i got laser eye surgery done last Saturday 24/06 in newbridge, i live in Dublin but when at the consultation Wednesday 21/06 they said they had a cancellation in newbridge so i just went for it as i had been putting it off far to long.

So 6 days later and 20/20 as far as i know both eyes fine, some times dry, my right eye was good straight away but my left felt gritty for the first 4 days like you have an eye lash in your eye, this eye was a lot more bruised too so probably that reason.

only thing i got was the procedure itself seemed very rushed, more or less kicked out the door when it was done, they did not even walk me to the outside of the clinic when done as i was very blurry and dizzy after been lying down for the surgery, for €3.5k they certainly could be a little more customer friendly.

nightskies

I got mine done on Monday with Optical Express in Ballsbridge. My eyes are really tired and I'm finding it hard to use the computer today but I am not back to work until Monday and am hoping that they will improve over the next few days. Surgery itself is a doddle. They do more or less kick you out the door but I think you're better off cos after 20 mins, the numbing drops wear off and your eyes start watering like crazy! I was in the car at that stage (as a passenger of course!) so I just kept them closed. I wouldn't fancy trying to make my way to the car with them watering.

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TinyLady wrote: »

Hi All,

I have just had a consulation with Optical Express in Dundrum and have been recommended Wavefront Intralase. I am provisionally booked in for Sat the 28th May (scary!) but I have asked for a couple days to think about this and will confirm with them on Tuesday. I was really happy with the consultation and they made me feel very comfortable and at ease. The only thing is that they told me I would see results almost immediately and that I would be ready to go back to work on the monday but just from some of the posts I have seen on here people seem to need to take a lot more time off work (3-5 days) and were finding computer work very difficult. I work on a computer all day so I'm a bit worried about this!

I know its different for everyone and also depends on the type of procedure you choose but I just wondered whether anyone who has had Wavefront Intralase with OE would like to share their experience with me. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

hey can I ask how it went? hows your eye sight and how was the procedure?

Pythia

I got mine done at the start of the year. It was on a Friday. By Friday night I felt normal. Watching tv and going online.

On Sunday I went shopping and drove there. I had booked Monday off work but I went in because I felt the same as normally did. I work on a computer all day and felt fine. I would have felt so bored if I had taken a week off.

Rubilious

Pythia wrote: »

I got mine done at the start of the year. It was on a Friday. By Friday night I felt normal. Watching tv and going online.

On Sunday I went shopping and drove there. I had booked Monday off work but I went in because I felt the same as normally did. I work on a computer all day and felt fine. I would have felt so bored if I had taken a week off.

Hi there,I'm getting mine done today in OE in ballsbridge.very nervous but reading here about people having dry eyes.did ye have to put drops in your eyes weeks beforehand? I have had to and worried now I'll have very dry eyes afterwards?? I'll post how I get on

lahinch_lass

Hi all,
I went for a consultation with Optical express in Cork last weekend and they're telling me they recommend LasIK wavefront.. my pupil size is too large for non-wavefront. and the IK procedure has the faster recovery time.

BUT here is my question for anyone that's had the IK prodecure done in whatever form it took.. Did you have sensitive eyes beforehand & if so how have you found your eyes reacting since the operation ?

Put it this way I can't wear contact lenses day to day, I only use them for sports and the odd night out. I wore them once for a week (fresh pair daily) and was ready to scratch my eyes out by the end of the week. If anything gets into my eye or there's the slightest scratch to the cornea it tends to cause a similar reaction on my part.
So I'm really worried that I'll be able to feel the "flap" edge after the IK operation forever after, and not just for the first few days.

Please Help !!

johnnysmack

lahinch_lass wrote: »

Hi all,
I went for a consultation with Optical express in Cork last weekend and they're telling me they recommend LasIK wavefront.. my pupil size is too large for non-wavefront. and the IK procedure has the faster recovery time.

BUT here is my question for anyone that's had the IK prodecure done in whatever form it took.. Did you have sensitive eyes beforehand & if so how have you found your eyes reacting since the operation ?

Put it this way I can't wear contact lenses day to day, I only use them for sports and the odd night out. I wore them once for a week (fresh pair daily) and was ready to scratch my eyes out by the end of the week. If anything gets into my eye or there's the slightest scratch to the cornea it tends to cause a similar reaction on my part.
So I'm really worried that I'll be able to feel the "flap" edge after the IK operation forever after, and not just for the first few days.

Please Help !!

Cant feel the flap edge at all, at least i couldnt anyway. And it completely heals like any other cut you get after a while anyway. Only problem you might have is the dirty gritty feeling in your eye that you'll have for a while after it. Used to wreck my head cause it constantly felt there was something in my eye but plenty of drops and it will eventually go with time.

Im a year after my surgery, no complaints and the difference between wearing glasses is immense. I could see fine with glasses but now its like going from a regular tv to seeing everything in high definition. I can now see sign writing or stuff in distance that no one else i know can make out till they're a lot closer. On my last check up the optician said i had 20/10 vision. I had to look that up on the internet to see just how good that actually is. Well worth the short term gritty annoyance and pain.

Anyway best thing to do is ask the actual optician. Good luck with whatever you decide!

finbarrk

I did one eye 10 years ago in the Matter Private. No problems since. It was dry for a month or so afterwards but the eyedrops were a help. I thought I would have had the other one done by this stage but amazingly no need yet.

blahblah06

im getting mine done next tuesday in ballsbridge. very nervous

lahinch_lass

blahblah06 wrote: »

im getting mine done next tuesday in ballsbridge. very nervous

Do please share an update after it's done... which procedure are you getting?

I'm still in 2 minds about the Lasik. the recovery time is the selling point as well as the less pain & discomfort.

Everyone at work seems to have gone to the Matter Private, but since I've currently got a damaged back I don't want to go to them as I'd have to trek up to dublin over & over for checkups. wheras Cork is a fairly short jaunt for the optical express checkups.

ondeball

I'm still considering it. I had a consultation in Newbridge booked but had to cancel it due to work commitments.

I've been reading a lot about it and everyone seems to be offering special deals including here for Optilase Laser Eye Surgery and here for Optical Express.

My friend got his done when he was living in India and swears by it but I don't think I could be happy paying less for having work like that done on my eyes.

blahblah06

im getting the wavefront intralase lasik costing me €2930 for both eyes

blahblah06

well guys got it done this morning. Have to say I felt it was uncomfortable but didnt last long. Pain for 4 - 5 hours after was hell with stinging etc. Im now just blood shot but eyes are perfect 20/20 at least

lahinch_lass

glad to hear it.. I've pretty much resigned(!?) myself to going through with the same procedure on the 7th ... really hoping it goes ok.

xebec

blahblah06 wrote: »

well guys got it done this morning. Have to say I felt it was uncomfortable but didnt last long. Pain for 4 - 5 hours after was hell with stinging etc. Im now just blood shot but eyes are perfect 20/20 at least

Was in early this morning for Wavefront LASIK too, first impression is that I'm delighted with results, not sure about 20/20 but sight has been getting better throughout the day... Found it hard to keep eyes open after surgery and stinging was annoying, but a few hours sleep and I felt much better.

gizmo73

Hi there, anyone know what major differences are from going to private hospital and the companies like O.E and Optilase ect? and one other thing, can one get reduction in hospitals surgery with health insurance

xebec

blahblah06 wrote: »

well guys got it done this morning. Have to say I felt it was uncomfortable but didnt last long. Pain for 4 - 5 hours after was hell with stinging etc. Im now just blood shot but eyes are perfect 20/20 at least

Nice meeting you this morning, two lines better than 20/20 for me, two happy OE customers here I think

blahblah06

You swine. 1 line better then me LOL.
Ye im very pleased as you said gets better every day.

btw we better change our avatars

rounding tattenham Corner

don't know if anybody going to read this tread again, but just want to say 3 months on from getting my eyes done and they are still perfect and best 3 grand I've spent.

For anybody thinking of the price i'd say turn it on its head, imagine you have perfect site and someone offers you €3k to fu*k up your sight and you have to ware eye glasses\contacts for the rest of your life.

lahinch_lass

48 hrs since I had the operation which turned out to be with a different surgeon than I was originally advised. I am finding using the computer is almost instantly headache inducing and I can't focus on anything small/detailed yet, but apart from that seems ok.
the eye test the day after the op my right eye was already better than 20:20, but my left eye was completely blurred, it's better now, but still blurry compared to the vision through the right eye.

BTW they definitely do NOT give sufficient warning about the pain involved in the actual operation. I couldn't keep my right eye open so they had to clamp it for cutting the flap, and then they immediately went to clamp the left eye and it was exruciatingly painful. they ended up having to finish the correction procedure on the right eye before going back to re-attempt cutting the flap on the left, and then found they didn't need the ruddy clamp on the left eye after all !!

thankfully my eyes have pretty much adjusted to light pretty much straight away. had to wear sunglasses on the operation day alright, but yesterday/today i don't need 'em except in conditions I'd have needed them before I had the op. Apparently blue/light eyed types take a lot longer to get past the sunglasses stage.

Irish Slaves for Europe

They didn't tell you they have to clamp your eye??? Thats pretty messed up. I agree though, providers tend to gloss over the worst bits of the procedure when describing it online. They all make a big deal about how the laser part only lasts seconds, but in my opinion the laser part would be the easiest part of the procedure anyway. The worst bit is definitely keeping the eyelids open by speculum, clamping the eye and making the incision, but all the literature online goes into hardly any detail about this part, or else they just leave it out altogether which is very misleading.

lahinch_lass

Irish Slaves for Europe wrote: »

They didn't tell you they have to clamp your eye??? Thats pretty messed up. I agree though, providers tend to gloss over the worst bits of the procedure when describing it online. They all make a big deal about how the laser part only lasts seconds, but in my opinion the laser part would be the easiest part of the procedure anyway. The worst bit is definitely keeping the eyelids open by speculum, clamping the eye and making the incision, but all the literature online goes into hardly any detail about this part, or else they just leave it out altogether which is very misleading.

I knew about the potential need for clamping the eyelids, but that was through my own research.. they were very sketchy overall in describing the procedure. But what I had not expected was the level of pain i experienced when they clamped the eyelids on my left eye.

Irish Slaves for Europe

lahinch_lass wrote: »

I knew about the potential need for clamping the eyelids, but that was through my own research.. they were very sketchy overall in describing the procedure. But what I had not expected was the level of pain i experienced when they clamped the eyelids on my left eye.

and did they give you a valium before hand? I thought since they numb the eyes with drops that you are not supposed to feel much pain?

lahinch_lass

Irish Slaves for Europe wrote: »

and did they give you a valium before hand? I thought since they numb the eyes with drops that you are not supposed to feel much pain?

drops don't affect eyelids or muscles around the eye at all.. hence the pain.
Unless the valium was in the eyedrops then no I didn't get any.

mongoman

I would love to get Laser Eye Surgery, but I am concerned about 'starburst' at night when driving. This is a dazzling like effect from lights and it could be very problematic with lights from oncoming traffic. I've been told it's a risky side effect of laser surgery. Has anyone here encounterd this proble/issue?

TheUsual

mongoman wrote: »

I would love to get Laser Eye Surgery, but I am concerned about 'starburst' at night when driving. This is a dazzling like effect from lights and it could be very problematic with lights from oncoming traffic. I've been told it's a risky side effect of laser surgery. Has anyone here encounterd this proble/issue?

You are right.

I was a bus driver and the company Doctor said this was a potential problem with some poeple. Not all people, but a risk alright. Like double vision on headlights. Not good and not fixable.

Had a girlfriend that was an optician for 4 years and none of them got this operation. So maybe your fears are founded in science.

ondeball

mongoman wrote: »

I would love to get Laser Eye Surgery, but I am concerned about 'starburst' at night when driving. This is a dazzling like effect from lights and it could be very problematic with lights from oncoming traffic. I've been told it's a risky side effect of laser surgery. Has anyone here encounterd this proble/issue?

These might clear up your concerns.

• Look out for laser surgery
• Starburst simulator
• Starbursts after LASIK

I've have a good few mates who have been through the procedure and none have mention this as a side effect that they've suffered.

lahinch_lass

ondeball wrote: »

These might clear up your concerns.

• Look out for laser surgery
• Starburst simulator
• Starbursts after LASIK

I've have a good few mates who have been through the procedure and none have mention this as a side effect that they've suffered.

I had Lasik a month ago and am still suffering starbursts effect from car lights at night time.. strangely it's worse when they're further away .. it has improved a bit in the last 2 weeks but it is not yet eliminated. It does mean that driving at night time is much more onerous than it was and requires a heck of a lot more concentration. but I apparently have larger than normal pupils which means I'm more likely to have this side-effect & more likely for it to be slow to recover to normal.