Gerard93 wrote: » Just a question for those who had it done say few years is your sight still as good now or does sight deteriorate with age or is this different for each individual
mixed up wrote: » I'm having my surgery in optilase Ely Place in just over 2 weeks, i will be paying for my surgery today or Monday, does anyone have a referral code i can use? Also how do i use the referral code? Thank you
picturehangup wrote: » I had it done 15 years ago. My daughter now wants to have it done, but I think you had to be over 25 back then. Daughter is 21. Is she too young? She is about -5.5 or thereabouts. Many thanks.
siobhan5454 wrote: » I'm 26 and getting Lasik in August. A bit nervous. I'm -4.25 in each eye. Thought I wouldn't be eligible as my eyes are still deteriorating every year but had my consultation and she said I was suitable. Price is €3840 for me.
Hi everyone.
I'm looking at getting surgery done with optilase in the next month or two. However, I'm not happy with the price.
I've seen plenty of people had success haggling with them. I'm just curious how people got on and what "tactics" they used when negotiating. Was it by email, phone, or both?
I'd be more than happy to go through with it but the price isn't right for me at the minute.
Thanks!
I haven't heard of anyone who's been able to haggle down the price, I'm not saying it doesn't happen but I doubt it's that common or that they'd give much off. No harm in asking I guess, maybe try telling them that you were quoted X for whichever procedure with another company.
The prices are only going one way so if you are planning on getting them done then I wouldn't be holding off in the hope that there'll be better deals down the line.
I have glasses that I just use when watching TV. Out and about, things are a little blurry but not enough to ruin my life. I'm by no means in desparate need of laser eye surgery but I think I want it just to eliminate the need for glasses and to have that extra clarity in my day to day life.
I'm sure people in my situation would not go ahead with it due to the costs involved but I'm willing to pay.
Has anyone else gotten surgery that didn't actually have horrible eyesight? Or are ye all blind as a bat without glasses on?
I’m considering getting the laser eye surgery but what’s this referral you all talk about. Does that give some discount to the price
Pm sent :)
I was the same as you, i only ever wore glasses to watch the tv, I gave up wearing contact lenses as my eyes were getting really dry, my eyes were - 2.75 and - 2.25, i could see enough to get by but everything would be blurry and couldn't read things, i only got my surgery 2 weeks ago today.
My eyes are now better than 20/20 vision, it's expensive alright, cost me 3840 but i got 100 off for referral, I'm delighted with the results and it feels great to finally be able to see perfect. Good luck if you decide to go ahead with it.
Is there still a cut-off point for laser eye depending on how bad your vision is? Or are there different factors at play. I have really bad vision, and was told by a consultant I was visiting for an eye-related matter that he wouldn't do it based on my vision - but that was maybe 15 years ago. Hoping things have changed now and technology is more advanced!
Hey guys I had my consultation for laser eye surgery woohoo. I am due to travel to Dublin in a few weeks for pre op consultation. Is this similar to the first consultation but with the surgeon?
Hi @irishgal23 So I think the "pre op consultation" is where you meet your surgeon directly before your surgery. I just had my Surgery on Thursday 12th. On the email it was down as "pre op consultation" but that's the actual date of your surgery. You meet the surgeon directly before it so he/she can see your eyes themselves before the operation.
If you need a refferal let me know, you will get €100 off the procedure. Someone kindly gave me a refferal a few weeks ago before my surgery.
After 15 years of contact lenses I finally got laser eye surgery (Lasik) and I instantly regretted it. But then 2 hours later when the stinging subsided I kinda changed my mind and was happy again. 😃
Got it done in Ely Place yesterday. All went well and my vision is already really good about 14 hours later. Have to return for my one day check up later today.
Some things I wish I knew going in….
All in all I’m happy I done it. But yeah that after surgery pain was bloody awful. They said you might want to sleep afterwards…. No I was pacing my bedroom with my eyes closed while they streamed water. It was my way of dealing with that pain/irritation. About 2-3 hours later the painkillers and some slight relief in the irritation allowed me to relax and i kind of drifted off to a bit of a semi-sleep state for an hour and when I woke I could see much better and get up and walk around with little restrictions.
I wouldn’t tell someone to not do it, but I would warn them about the few hours afterwards. Just get the strongest painkillers you can into you early. That’s my advice.
Follow up on my Lasik surgery:
Went back for my 24 hour post op check up yesterday. All good. Took about 15-20 minutes in and out. Met with a very nice man (optician) who checked my vision by asking me to do an eye chart test. I have 20/20 vision now. Hurray. He also looked in my eye to check the flap part was sitting perfectly. All good.
I have yet another thing that I wish I knew before going in…… This one is funny.
The optician put these orange coloured drops in my eye to look in and check all was ok. What he didn’t tell me was that my face under my eyes was covered in orange dye. I walked out looking like a fool with big orange rings under my eyes. Lucky i got straight into a car so not too embarrassing but note to anyone attending the 24 hour check up…… look in a mirror before you leave! 😃
Just to balance #1 a little in case anyone is feeling apprehensive... At no point was I in any serious pain. It was uncomfortable after the procedure. It felt like I had grit in my eyes and there was a little tenderness but I wasn't in much pain. I slept for a few hours after the surgery.
Hi Guys, I'm looking for a referral discount for Optilase Corkif anyone can help me out. Thanks!
How old it too old for surgery - mid 40's myself and been debating this for a while, so I know that after 40 the eyes naturally will start to deteriorate more. Just wondering if anyone in my age range in here would have feedback.
I referred a woman in her 40s recently and she's really happy with the result. She'll probably need reading glasses at some stage like the rest of us but her short sightedness was corrected. Its worth going for the free consultation anyway!
Me too, I am 43 and have been wondering about this, problem is I am -7 or so on both eyes - blind basically, have been wearing glasses since I was 12 and am used to them, so not a massive deal, I went for a consult about 10 years ago and it was 2,500 PER EYE !! .... So I did a James Woods on that one ...
Hi Guys, I'm looking for a referral discount for Optilase Cork if anyone can help me out. Thanks in advance!
