laser eye surgery

[fix-the-spade]

Do you think the benefits outweigh the risks ?

I am undecided.

My major beef with it is that you are essentially burning sections out of the lense of your eye.
As an industry it has not been around long enough to genuinely know what the long term effects of this are.
It's already know that some people's eyes heal afterwards, leaving them with vision no better than before but no damage as such. Whilst others may heal or deteriorate further over a long period of time.
There is also the risk you can end up blinded by it, it's a small risk but it's still there.

Of course all taht's balanced by the number of people who have had it and suffered no ill effects, the fact that there aren't hundreds of people from the early 90's suddenly going blind with eyes full of scar tissue is encouraging too.

But overall I'm sticking with Glasses and Contacts, if laser surgery goes another ten years or so without any horrible side effects rearing their head I'll probably give it a go.

 

[lolmynamewastaken]

hahaha i should be using a contact but it doesn't work, so i actually need a conrnea transplant.
anyway OT i think that laser eye surgery could be worth it but maybe paying that much in one go could be abit too much for it to be a sensible option..

 

[Helmet]

I just got contacts.

Same here. Not too thrilled about the idea of lasers + eyes.

 

[Abedeus]

Because of my allergy, I have to stick to my glasses for now... but I will probably get lenses in the future, for months where my eyes don't sting like they've been in the past few days.

...Three weeks...

 

[Aunel]

I don't need it, but I would get contacts, bacause I know I will break my glasses.
and if the contacts annoy me, then and only then I'm getting laxord.

 

[similar.squirrel]

I'll wait until they iron out all the risks, thank you very much.

 

[PureChaos]

i was going to have it done but i saw a video on youtube of what they do...this one:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4kDC4sZ5Jg
and it completely put me off. it's only local anesthetic, you're awake for the whole procedure and having that happening to my eye i would HATE

 

[John Smyth]

currently the risks aren't as great as they once where, however I personally wouldn't have laser surgery unless glasses weren't working for me

 

[Shock and Awe]

Im going to get it, I hear it works great for near-sighted people.

 

[goatzilla8463]

I really need eye surgery.

My eyes are -8.00 and -7.25

 

[KaZZaP]

We really haven't seen the long term effects of laser eye surgery yet so it still scares the hell out of me. Don't wanna wake up when you're 50 and have two eye sockets full of tumors.

 

[A Pious Cultist]

I wish I had laser eyes.

 

[Dr.Poisonfreak]

I really need eye surgery.

My eyes are -8.00 and -7.25

jesus, mine are L: -3.00, R:- 3.50

 

[letsnoobtehpwns]

I have contacts but I wear glasses. It sounds kind of weird, but I actually look pretty good with glasses.

 

[TheTygerfire]

Contacts > Lasers that may blind you in the long run.

Also

EYE LAZOR SURGERY!

 

[Cowabungaa]

I thought about it once or twice, but ultimately I don't really care about it. I look good with glasses, I like my glasses. Ok that's not completely true, they get dirty so fast, and the glasses are really scratched. They actually cloud my vision sometimes, especially colours get all misty sometimes. A well, time for new one's I guess.

 

[Unknower]

oh wait, you didn't mean that with "laser eye."

I just got contacts.

I currently wear contacts at the minute, i would just like to be able to go swimming without having to pop my contacts in and out every time, also taking them out every night and putting them back in in the morning is an annoyance simply because i am normally too tired to do either without them flying every where

I just continue to wear contacts when I swim

really? i heard chlorine can make them go really funny

What about swimming in lakes?

 

[blindey]

ok so i went for my consultation today and they said that i am eligible for it, the only things holding me back are the risks that come with it, so my question is, with laser eye surgery, what is your opinion on it? do you think the benefits outweigh the risks ?

I wish I could do it, quite frankly. Quite frankly: It depends. Is your vision really bad to where current things don't really do that much (such as glasses)? Is the cost worth it? (Last time I checked it isn't covered by health insurance) If the answers are yes, then go for it. Nothin's gonna happen, and you'll be fine.

I dunno how ya'lls systems work for visual acuity but as long as we're sharing:
(uncorrected)
both - 20/800
L - 20/200
R - 20/300

 

[Doug]

I would have laser surgery, as my eyes are very bad, but the fact that they actually CUT OPEN THE FRONT OF YOUR EYE puts me off. Ok, its only the thin transparent bit up front, but still.