So for those of you who remember, I had my eyes lasered on July 14th. I had them tested again last night in one of several follow up appointments. Last night they measured my right eye at 20/25 and my left eye at 20/30. I asked what my "measurements" were prior to the surgery. The doctor says, "You had big fingers," and she waved her fingers in front of her face. I was like http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/wtf.gif.
So I clarified and said, "No, I mean, what were my 20/whatever readings. I've heard of people having like 20/400 visiont. What was mine?"
Her: 20/400 is as high as the scale goes. That's being able to see the big E. You couldn't even see that.
Me: So my visiion was so bad it was off the chart?
Her: Yes, all you could see were fingers in front of your face.
Me: DANG!!!

I'm going to get checked again in early December and they'll advise me at that time if they're going to redo one, or both, of them.

why would yo uhave to do it again? why dont they just correct it right the first time? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but my doc. suggested this to me as opposed to contacts

daaaaaaamn! ive been thinking of getting that done. i have the shittiest of shitty eyesight. i dont think its 20/400 though!

My dad had crappy eye sight all his life and evenually got tried of wearing glasses. He finally broke down and got lasik a month ago and now his eye sight is 20/20. I so far in my life had 20/15 vission...I hope never to loose it. I cant imagine what having bad eye sight could be like, but I would say and so would my dad, that lasik is worth the money. http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

I have a question about the surgery itself.. How was that,, did it hurt? Could you see what they were doing? were you awake? I really really want to get the surgery done but I am not a fan of pain. But I am sick of being blind http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

why would yo uhave to do it again? why dont they just correct it right the first time? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but my doc. suggested this to me as opposed to contacts



Sometimes on "large" corrections like mine, they get it as close as they can get. I also had an astigmatism, so there was a LOT for them to correct! It's not uncommon for them to have to go back and tweak one or both eyes. Then again, my eyes may correct some on their own between now and then.

That's really cool. Im close 20/200 and 20/225.

A breakdown of the numbers:

20/225: Means, what I see clearly at 20 feet, is how clearly someone with ideal vision sees the same object at 225 feet.

For instance; if I can see a sign clearly at 20 feet away; someone with ideal vision can see that same sign clearly at 225 feet away.

In otherwords, my vision is a little over 10x worse than someone with "perfect" (ideal) vision.

For the guy who has 20/15. You see clearly at 20 feet, what people with ideal vision see clearly at 15 feet. Better than perfect.

I was seeing 20/20 on the morning after the LASIK, and was checked 8 months after and still seeing 20/20.

As far as the procedure, I didn't think it was bad at all. They put numbing drops in your eyes, after they get numb you are taken to the LASIK machine. They put these things on to hold your eyelids open and secure your head, do a double-check to make sure your eyes are numb enough. Then they put this deal over your eyes and slice a flap on your cornea. When they do that, it's the only time when you can't see. After they move the flap out of the way, you focus on a red dot and they hit you with the laser. Then they put the corneal flap back in place. Do the same thing for the other eye and PRESTO....you can see! You get steroid drops and wetting solution to take home and a pair of goggles to wear at night so you don't rub your eyes. I found the procedure to be virtually free of pain....maybe a little "discomfort". Noticed that my eyes felt dry for 3 or 4 weeks after the surgery. I had a CustomVue LASIK procedure done, which cost a bit more, but offers more precise measurements and probably a better result. Cost about $3200.

I was legally blind before I had mine done. Its been three or so years and I think I need a retouch but since I dont know if I missed my last follow up appt or not it may not be covered so I'd have to pay again. If that was the case (http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif i dont want to do it again, it hurt and the dr was an asshole) I would probably have those contacts inserted into my eyes so as not to laser any more of me eyeballs away...

legally blind means that even with the strongest glasses and/or contact prescription, you still can't see anything. No offense, but I SERIOUSLY doubt you were legally blind. If you were, I don't think lasik would have worked (there's a limit to what they'll even attempt). But I could be wrong.

I have a question about the surgery itself.. How was that,, did it hurt? Could you see what they were doing? were you awake? I really really want to get the surgery done but I am not a fan of pain. But I am sick of being blind http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif



juniorace is right on the money. They gave me some valium, or something, too. So I was pretty relaxed. Not to mention they did it at like 5:30 in the morning so I was still half asleep. My visiion was so bad, I couldn't see anything they were doing anyway, and someone literally had to take me by the hand and lead me to the stations, take me to the recovery room, everything. During the procedure itself, it kind of felt like someone was sitting on my eye ball. Not necessarily painful, just a bit uncomfortable. Then after the procedure, I had to put different drops in my eyes every 10 minutes for a couple of days, then every 15 minutes for a couple of days, then every 30 minutes for a couple of days, etc. It was a COMPLETE pain in the ass. I had no idea how often every 10 minutes and every 15 minutes really is.

I was legally blind before I had mine done. Its been three or so years and I think I need a retouch but since I dont know if I missed my last follow up appt or not it may not be covered so I'd have to pay again. If that was the case (http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif i dont want to do it again, it hurt and the dr was an asshole) I would probably have those contacts inserted into my eyes so as not to laser any more of me eyeballs away...



My Doc told me that after the surgery I would not be able to wear contacts if the surgery didn't hold or I needed glasses in the future. But since moving to the Northwest I have such severe allergies that affect my eyes I can't wear my contacts now so I guess it would be much different. Check with your Doc before getting contacts and make sure that they know that you had Lasiks

Thanks for all the info on the surgery too http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif