LASEK tomorrow

PersonalJesus

Hi folks,

I have LASEK surgery scheduled for tomorrow at the cathedral eye clinic here in belfast. Anyone else had surgery here?

Last minute jitters probably, but quite worried about touching my eyes and the pain involved during the healing process as i have a tendency to touch/rub my eyes a lot.

tbeans

I had Lasek around this time last year. You'll just want to sleep after the procedure which is actually (i found) the best thing to do to take you mind off the pain.

Make sure someone is there to help you which I found invaluable especially for putting in your drops.

In terms of touching your eye - just wear the eye mask at night and that should help.

I will not lie - I was in pain for the first three days and it was a whole week before I was able to go back to work but would I do it again. YES!!

Everyone is different so don't worry too much either!

Best of luck tomorrow

Had it done 3 or 4 years ago,
As above sleep is the key!
I had no pain at all.
don't be nervous either,nothing to it.

Good luck!

PersonalJesus

Cheers for the reassurances.

Ill have my partner to help me in the evenings and first thing in the morning before work.

Ive a stock of paracetamol and codeine that will hopefully get me through the worst of it. still, it seems strange to willingly hurt yourself!

murrayp4

My diary might help:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056736661

PersonalJesus

Yes, had read your diary and Johns before, great realistic accounts of what will be happening, and a big help. Ive worn glasses since i was 8, and now at 30 contacts are becoming very difficult to wear and glasses dont match an active lifestyle!

Still im sure you know yourself how daunting it was.

How are you finding things now?

murrayp4

PersonalJesus wrote: »

Yes, had read your diary and Johns before, great realistic accounts of what will be happening, and a big help. Ive worn glasses since i was 8, and now at 30 contacts are becoming very difficult to wear and glasses dont match an active lifestyle!

Still im sure you know yourself how daunting it was.

How are you finding things now?

All good, better than 20/20 vision.

Thelostcountry

Hi.

Just wondering how you are getting on post op??

PersonalJesus

Ive no shame in saying i chickened out at the last minute. Had a sick feeling in my stomach and spoke with the surgeon, he said if theres any doubt in my mind not to go through with it. A reassuringly professional attitude.

I think the small possibility of problems around dry eyes, night driving etc, are inconveniences that are comparable with being short sighted now, so do i want to take the risk?

Need to go and think about it some more basically.

Thelostcountry

PersonalJesus wrote: »

Ive no shame in saying i chickened out at the last minute. Had a sick feeling in my stomach and spoke with the surgeon, he said if theres any doubt in my mind not to go through with it. A reassuringly professional attitude.

I think the small possibility of problems around dry eyes, night driving etc, are inconveniences that are comparable with being short sighted now, so do i want to take the risk?

Need to go and think about it some more basically.

Goog for You. Do not rush into it.

If your glasses dont really bother you I would leave the old laser well enough alone.

I sufer from from glare at night and I am back wearing glasses two years post OP!!

peter_dublin

Thelostcountry wrote: »

Goog for You. Do not rush into it.

If your glasses dont really bother you I would leave the old laser well enough alone.

I sufer from from glare at night and I am back wearing glasses two years post OP!!

Any chance you could elaborate on the procedure you had perform originally.

Thanks.

Thelostcountry

peter_dublin wrote: »

Any chance you could elaborate on the procedure you had perform originally.

Thanks.

Just your standard lasek surgery...... my prescription was +4.50 I am now +2.50

Mousewar

Thelostcountry wrote: »

Just your standard lasek surgery...... my prescription was +4.50 I am now +2.50

If your prescription was plus rather than minus, it wasn't standard. Are you shortsighted or longsighted?

PersonalJesus

a + prescription means long sighted, a - means short sighted. dont think there is anything non standard about that.

from what ive read, theres more chance of regression for long sighted patients but dont quote me on that.

Mousewar

PersonalJesus wrote: »

a + prescription means long sighted, a - means short sighted. dont think there is anything non standard about that.

from what ive read, theres more chance of regression for long sighted patients but dont quote me on that.

Laser surgery to correct long sightness is nowhere near as standard as that to correct shortsightedness

I know what the plus and minus mean but a lot of people use them incorrectly so I'm asking him to confirm.

Thelostcountry

Long sighted.


I was told cxl can help stop regression post Laser.

Mousewar

Thelostcountry wrote: »

Long sighted.


I was told cxl can help stop regression post Laser.

I'm sorry for your difficulties but laser treatment for shortsightedness is, at a proper clinic, a very standard procedure with tiny complication rates for suitable candidates. Treating longsightedness is a whole different kettle of fish with a greater chance of complication.

Thelostcountry

Mousewar wrote: »

Treating longsightedness is a whole different kettle of fish with a greater chance of complication.

Sorry, but is this something you have read on a forum Or do you work in the Laser eye surgery sector?

baldbear

The mrs had lasek done a few hours ago in the Wellington. She was booked in for Lasik but at the last minute the dr. Told her that her cornea was a bit slim so she went for lasek to be 100% sure.

Shes having a kip now. Everything going well so far. I'm having a consultation next week.

Thelostcountry

baldbear wrote: »

The mrs had lasek done a few hours ago in the Wellington. She was booked in for Lasik but at the last minute the dr. Told her that her cornea was a bit slim so she went for lasek to be 100% sure.

Shes having a kip now. Everything going well so far. I'm having a consultation next week.

They only found out she has a thin cornea,just before surgery?? ODD.

What was her prescription ?

Hope eveything works out for her and yourself (if you decide to get it done)

Mousewar

Thelostcountry wrote: »

Sorry, but is this something you have read on a forum Or do you work in the Laser eye surgery sector?

Well, at the end of the day I'm just someone on an internet forum but for what it's worth - I did a huge amount of research before having my own surgery, including talking to two of the leading surgeons in the country and also arranging meetings with the head of a optometry teaching college and other opticians.

It's just a simple fact that while laser surgery to correct myopia is a long-standing and routine procedure at this stage, treating hyperopia is not. It does not have the same clinical experience and results are generally far less predictable. Again, I'm sorry for your difficulties but it's just not that comparable to someone getting their myopia treated. I'm not a doctor so people can make what they will of what I write.

Thelostcountry

Mousewar wrote: »

Well, at the end of the day I'm just someone on an internet forum but for what it's worth - I did a huge amount of research before having my own surgery, including talking to two of the leading surgeons in the country and also arranging meetings with the head of a optometry teaching college and other opticians.

It's just a simple fact that while laser surgery to correct myopia is a long-standing and routine procedure at this stage, treating hyperopia is not. It does not have the same clinical experience and results are generally far less predictable. Again, I'm sorry for your difficulties but it's just not that comparable to someone getting their myopia treated. I'm not a doctor so people can make what they will of what I write.

Hi again.

I was not trying to be smart with my last post,You know how it is on the internet with people sometimes.

You seem well informed(alot more informed then I)