organic said:
Yah-E
thanks for sharing your experience.
Could you tell us if you have experienced dry eyes after LASIK? My friend seems to start using a lot of eye drops after LASIK,and she said the surgery did make her eyes more dry
I don't experience any "drier" eyes, but I don't experience dry eyes in the first place. Everyone is different right? I'm now 4 year post-op, accordingly to my own experiences, I believe I still see 20/20. However, I have not been to an optometrist and/or an opthalmologist for over 2 years now. I should make an appointment so get my eyes checked again to see how well my LASIK is holding up.
onetoothleft said:
I have been meaning to get it done as well. I have -8.0 in each eye. Have any of you found out what your school says about financing it?? Would they be willing to add 4000 to your loan, or do they just laugh in your face.
Mine were -9.5 dioptors in both eyes in contact lens prescriptions. My normal optical lens prescriptions were worse. My results turned out pretty good! My good o parents financed the procedure for me, "thank you mom and dad!", but I know for sure that you dental school will laugh at your face. No financial aid office will increase your budget for elective surgery or for any surgeries period!
If that was the case, then I can guarantee you that many girls would took advantage of that and get breast augs and lipoplasties. You'll have to finance it through a comestic surgery finance services or private consumer loans/line of credit.
Gavin said:
I had my pre-LASIK appointment last week. I have such a bad case of myopia (-10 and -8.5) that it was assumed my corneas would be too thin to do a flap.
My tests showed that my corneas were plenty thick, so LASIK is a go for me.
Do it pal! You'll love it, no more worrying about "coke bottle" glasses anymore or not be able to see your alarm clock!
GoGatorsDMD said:
Damn, I didn't think that the surgery was still that expensive. I thought the boom of opthos who were doing LASIK put the price lower.
It will always be expensive if there are still demands for the procedure. Further, well known top local surgeons will always charge a high fee if not increase them along with inflation. Always go to a top local surgeon! I recommend to invest at least $4000 for the procedure, if your surgeon charges any less, I would question his credentials and request to see his CV.
Any rookie Opthalmologist can sit under a Exicimer Laser and press bottons and hold a joystick for five minutes. You're basically looking to pay for your surgeon's experience, so look for an experienced surgeon!
LASIK is da bomb baby!