Laser Surgery News
I am 31 years old and my eyesight is -6.50. Should I consider the treatment. I am very confused.
has anyone experienced a long term side effects of the surgery? my eyesight is very poor and i am planning to get the treatment. but i am nervous because i heard a lot of things about it. please help me.
I want to be an EOD tech in the Navy but I need to have a minimum of 20/200 eyesight which my eyes might be slightly worse than and I was wondering if I could get laser eye surgery done before I join up?
I have always wanted to serve as an officer in the Irish army. My eyesight is poor, well below the necessary requirements. I had never really considered this a major problem, since I could always have laser eye surgery. Recently however, I discovered that the catetships are closed to people who have had laser eye surgery done.
Any ideas why?
And might it be lifted in the next 10 yearsor so?
4 weeks ago
According to the Journal of Refractive Surgery survey that was conducted in 2002, eye laser surgeries became the most popular surgeries in the United States and Europe in the last years. The survey also found that 97.5% of the patients report that they are very satisfied with the results. One of the main problems in this area is that some clinics take advantage of the ignorant of patients in relation to this surgery and make promises that they cant keep or that are not suitable for the patients. Most clinics are good clinics and that’s why there is such a high percentage of satisfaction among people who went through this procedure but there are always some rotten apples that spoil the whole barrel.
First of all you need to know that there are different techniques to do laser eye surgery: PRL, LESIK and LASIK are the most common ones.
The second thing you should know is that these surgeries are not for everyone, and there are some people who must NOT go through this operation like:
People that their eye number is minus 8 or higher
People who suffer from different eye diseases
People who suffer from constant dryness in their eyes.
People who suffer from diabetes
Pregnant women
People who suffer from skin diseases
People who got cancer or HIV
Before you go through such a surgery it is recommended to ask your Doctor to explain you the alternatives and risks of the operation. Ask your surgeon about his success, failures and experience. Don’t get too influenced by sales persons pressure. Don’t go only for the lowest price. Go through a complete and overall eyes examination before the operation. Don’t sign anything that you haven’t read or understand to the fullest.
Good luck with your operation and feel free to surf this site for more information, read from other people’s experience and talk about your fears or ask for an advice from other people who were in the same situation as you.
Eye laser surgeries are the most common surgeries in the western world and the satisfaction percentage of patients is very high. The huge demand made many clinics to promise a short eye laser surgery that will enable their patients to get rid of their eyeglasses.
But in many cases patients are not aware of the risks and that this simple surgery cant help every single patient, sometimes it can even end in blindness. The next story might emphasis some of these risks and problems:
R. is a 23 years old mom with 3 kids. She went with her little girl to an ordinary eye check at her optometrist. R used the opportunity to ask her doctor about an eye laser surgery, her Doctor immediately recommended the surgery and said that it was a 100% risk free operation.
The Doctor gave R a business card of an eye laser surgery clinic where he used to work. 2 days later R already had an appointment for the surgery. She was operated in one eye for $3,000 and in the first few days after the surgery she reported an improvement in eyesight but it didn’t last long and after a week or so she was already saying black dots and lost more of her eyesight in the operated eye. The surgeon told her that it was a natural reaction and kept claiming the same thing for over a year. In the end R found out that she shouldn’t have been operated because of the structure of her inner eye. She won a lawsuit against the clinic but that didn’t help her eye to get back to what it used to be.
So please make sure when choosing a clinic that the surgeon is a professional and ask him to go over all the risks with you. Most eye laser operations are a success but one can never be certain. There is no such thing as a 100% risk free operation and that is something you must always take in consideration.
In many cases it is good to visit more than one clinic, talk to the operating Doctor and ask for phone numbers or emails of clients that went through the same procedure and can recommend the clinic.
I want to go into the Air Force and become a Thunderbird pilot, but my eyesight isn’t right. I’m near sighted. Is there a laser surgery, or any other kind out there to get it to the minimum?
I have always wanted to serve as an officer in the Irish army. My eyesight is poor, well below the necessary requirements. I had never really considered this a major problem, since I could always have laser eye surgery. Recently however, I discovered that the catetships are closed to people who have had laser eye surgery done.
Any ideas why?
And might it be lifted in the next 10 yearsor so?
Is there a specific age the patient has to be, and how bad does their eyesight have to be to not be eligibile for surgery? Mine is -4.75 and -4.25
People have told me that eating carrots and having green tea makes your eyes stronger, but what else can I do? I have horrible eyesight.
My Daughter is 12 and wears glasses which she hates. We got her contact lenses but due to how bad her eyesight is she can only get yearly ones because of the strength of them. She has seen adverts on the television about Eye Laser Surgery but I am sure there is an age limit to when it can be performed does anyone know.