Lazer Eye Treatment

[Bananaman]

Thinking of getting my eyes lazered (short sighted)

Any body reccomend a GOOD firm?

[Liam]

Rather you than me

[Bananaman]

Rather you than me

Thanks for that................

Very usefulll    

[Blatman]

I'd have it done, no worries. But not yet, so I can't help. If it was me though, I'd be asking my GP, and getting the opinions of my nearest couple of opticians, as well as trawling the web. There must be *loads* of stuff about this on the interweb...

[Renmure]

I considered having it done recently. However, after going through the free tests, they were able to recommend it for for one eye but said that the prescription required for the other eye was too low to be of benefit after laser treatment. ie they could fix the worse eye but not really improve the not-too-bad eye. I would still have probably requred glasses for driving so decided against it at the time although if my prescription worsens to the point where both eyes would be fixed then I would go ahead. I have a few friends who have gone ahead with laser surgery and all recommend it highly.

Jim

[Martin Keene]

Without wishing to worry you. One of our subbies had it done, and he said it hurt like hell.

He said what made it worse was knowing how much it was going to hurt the second time round... And his eye's were so blood shot for a week afterwards he looked like he had been on the lash for a month!

I'd go with Blatman's suggestion, and only if you can find one the professionals recommend then think about it. If it laser treatment goes wrong your blind, extreme example I know, if your glasses go wrong they fall on the floor...

You only get one set of eyes.

Just my opinion...

[Mark Stanton]

Would never have it done it myself   Know a couple of folks who have had various problems and still wear glasses  

Thing is Laser treatment has been around for about 15 years or so ................................... is that a long term time for assessment not for me

Too many variables for the risk for me........... I could cope, somehow without hearing or loss of a limb ........... eyesight is a rare and precious item that can't be replaced by an artificial aid      

[reaper]

i was thinking about it too but i wimped out and decided to go for contacts instead, still a pain in the   but better than glasses

[Liam]

Rather you than me

Thanks for that................

Very usefulll    

Apologies - moment of flippance at the end of a grim day.

I just find the prospect of shaving off some of your eye a bit daunting - you're only issued with two. Opted for contacts myself - very happy with that solution.

[Rory's Dad]

I've just got a pair of free contacts from SpecSavers - have had three attempts to get them in 0/2, 1/2, 0/2 - going back for another lesson

Had laser treatment to weld torn retina back on - absolutely dreadful experience - but worth it of course.  Surgeon had laser welder on his head, two spoons round my eye and his foot on the trigger.  I thought I could smell burning    

Rory's Dad

[reaper]

I've just got a pair of free contacts from SpecSavers

thats the way i've done it too

[Mrs Westy]

I know several people who have had it done and who thoroughly recommend it.  I know 2 people (mother and daughter) who have had it done at Ultralase Chelmsford, and the daughter works there as an admin assistant so it must be ok or she wouldn't have done so, or let her mum go there I guess  

My only recommendation would be to ignore any surgery's suggestion to have both eyes done at the same time - they insist it's safe (and cheaper I should think) but I wouldn't fancy either something going wrong or having an idiosyncratic reaction and being left with no eyes...as opposed to one eye...

[jeff oakley]

I went to have it done and had the consultation etc for correcting my distance vision for driving. The killer for me was when they explained that by correcting the shortsighteness I would need to wear reading glasses. So I would end up wearing glasses for longer. I now wear contacts for special driving ie Westfield days and saved about £2k.

The one appealed to me was the boots one, the guy who was in charge of the programe did his daughters eyes which is a good recommendation by any standards.

look at all the options before making any choice.

[pistonbroke]

I like my rose tinted specs , there just fine  

[doug price]

My wife had her eyes done about three years ago, went through a week of hell,(think the neighbours thought we had had a death,the curtains were closed for a week)

she now needs glasses again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

she said she would never go through that again.

£2k all that pain, long term no gain!!!!!