Laser Eye Surgery - Opinions

Mousewar · 01-05-2013 9:56am

baldbear wrote: »

Does anyone know are the prices open to any sort of bargaining at the Wellington or theMater?The other half is having a consultation soon.

Probably less so there than other places but sure have a go at it. I had it at the Wellington and was delighted with them.

louisewalsh23 · 10-05-2013 10:18pm

I had it done this morning and I'm perfect now. No discomfort and I can see as if I was wearing my glasses!

rok · 11-05-2013 1:03am

Good stuff Louise, best of luck now with the recovery.
At the start I was so obsessed with taking the drops and minding my eyes (I wore the night goggles for way longer than they recommended) it took me a while to appreciate my "new" corrected eyesight, really appreciate it now though!

Pink11 · 14-05-2013 3:09pm

I had laser eye surgery over a year ago with ultralase in Cork. No problems and better vision than I ever had.

Best decision of my life

baldbear · 05-07-2013 8:41am

I'm having my eye procedure today in the Wellington. I shouldn't be on this forum at this stage. Very nervous but excited.

Mousewar · 05-07-2013 9:49am

baldbear wrote: »

I'm having my eye procedure today in the Wellington. I shouldn't be on this forum at this stage. Very nervous but excited.

They're really good there. Which surgeon are you having?

baldbear · 05-07-2013 5:04pm

Mousewar wrote: »

They're really good there. Which surgeon are you having?

I went for lasik. My oh had lasek a few weeks ago so that made my mind up. I had Dr. Corkin. Everything went well. The dr. and gis team were very informative during the procedure which reassured me.

The Car journey home wasn't good. My Eyes were very sensitive and watery. I Had a lie down afterwords and my eyes feel much better. So far so good. I can read number plates. Crazy feeling. My eyes have been reborn.

Bellissima Beauty · 09-07-2013 7:29pm

If anyone's interested I've blogged about my LASIK experience so far, thought it'd be too long to post in here
http://bellissimabeauty18.blogspot.ie/2013/06/my-lasik-experience.html

stephen_e · 23-07-2013 9:24pm

Think very carefully before having Lasik done. Do not do it, unless you have a very good reason to. Do not make the same mistake I did.

I had Lasik in 2001, 12 years later I have complications, my corneas are steep, and my vision blurred. I am a software engineer, and my life is ruined.
I worry for my future, my independence, and my life, I am depressed and suiciudal. I was never advised of the risks, I was under the impression that the surgey was like having a hair cut. I was young (21) and naive. I have to pay for this mistake the rest of my life, I remember sitting waiting to go into surgery with my Mom when I was handed a consent form, my first reaction was I am leaving, I should have. The pre op was a joke, no topography, pentacam, post op was the same. Although things are different now, I have to live with this pain the rest of my life, I don't thiink I can. To make matters worse I did not need this surgey there was no justification for it. After surgey my vision did not improve, but I could function as normal until now.

In the last few weeks I have visited a number of Opthamolgists, but there is not a lot they would do apart from recommending contacts. I am currently being fitted but is difficult due to the shape of my corneas. From searching on the Internet CXL looks promising to halt progression, other than that there is not a lot.

I attented a reputable clinic.

Please be careful

death1234567 · 24-07-2013 2:19pm

stephen_e wrote: »

Think very carefully before having Lasik done. Do not do it, unless you have a very good reason to. Do not make the same mistake I did.

The pre op was a joke, no topography, pentacam, post op was the same.

Sorry to hear your story. I think in 2001 there was alot less known about the procedure and the important pre/post op checks. Hopefully there are no more of these type of poor service clinics out there.

Although things are different now,

Hopefully. I am considering Wavefront at the moment.

babymamma · 17-09-2017 11:27pm

I have dry eyes, every day put drops in eyes and each night I put a special gel into my eyes.
Now I want to get something done definitely not Laser........wondering has anyone got Lipiflow done on their eyes.
I would like to hear from someone who got this done .

Maryannewyles · 19-09-2017 2:18pm

I had a terrible experience with optical express in cork! I was lied to continually by them to try and get me to pay for more eye exams which they said were free for life!! After my surgery I have suffered severe dry eyes and blurry hazy vision! They just washed there hands of me! Getting laser was the biggest mistake of my life!! And if your going to take the eisk!! Go somewhere with lifetime aftercare! For realðŸ˜¡

Seve OB · 19-09-2017 2:34pm

Dry eyes is a possible after effect of Laser treatment.
Everyone who gets laser will experience dry eye for a period.
I had it for a while and still do from time to time. Thats what the drops are for.
They should test you though beforehand to get an idea if you are likely to suffer with dry eye on a long term basis. Get second opion IMO or even a third opinion. If you are going to suffer long term, personally I wouldn't like it, but then is it really any different to sticking contacts in every day or searching out your glasses.
Sometimes I wonder if I did the right thing, but I think I'm 5 years on now and really it has been 5 years that I dreamed of. I was quite bad -5.5. I wouldn't change it, but go to the best places if you are getting it done and I personally would stay well clear of high street places.

Mousewar · 19-09-2017 4:19pm

To be honest I think everyone's eyes will become drier after laser surgery.
Now if your eyes are like 100% perfectly moist then you won;t really notice as you'll only be down to, let's say 80% (at a guess). But if you're already suffering from dry eyes and are about 60%, you're going down to 40% and you'll find it very uncomfortable.
I have dry eyes after surgery. I manage it but there's no sign of it improving by itself ever.

gaiscioch · 28-12-2020 4:22pm

Very informative thread but for 2021, has anybody got their eyes done with Laservision, Optilase or Optical Express lately? Or anywhere else you'd recommend? I'm suitable for Lasik apparently.

Pablo_Flox · 06-01-2021 2:50pm

I had it done recently with Laservision. Overall it was a positive experience. Perhaps it was just me, but I found the duration of the recovery to be understated. I was told that most people could drive to their follow up appointment the next day, but that was certainly not the case for me. It was a week before I felt comfortable to start driving again. For the 2-3 weeks post surgery every now an then I would experience short periods of out of focus vision which I was not really expecting, but I was told was fairly typical when I asked about it.

I am now 6-7 weeks post op and apart from dry eyes I am happy with how things went.

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