Eye Surgery

Had my eyes lazered as a Y2K present for myself [ hence my handle Lazerus2000 ].
Best $ 2400 bucks I've spent in a long time. My optometrist is a shooter as well and he was VERY knowledgable and helpful in deciding that this was for me. I now have 20/20 distant vision, altough I still need reading glasses for dim light and small print.

HOWEVER,
three things to note

1.] I can no longer shoot target rifles with a peep rear sight ... the damn front sight actually seems to wiggle back and forth now when looking through the peep. This was an unexpected side effect of the lazer surgery for me.

2.] I have lost about 20 per cent of my night vision, which is an acceptable tradeoff for me.

3.] Divers and pilots may notice vision distorting with pressure changes [ barotrauma ]

all in all, I'd do it again

LAZ
 
If you don't suffer from the old age disease it is 100%. I have no trouble with optics but the rear sight on my pistol is real fuzzy. Perhaps the major advantage for me is no fogged glasses and no rain on the lenses when I am hunting.

Brian
 
I have astigmatism, and I was told it would be more expensive. Not sure if this meant more risks or not??
 
I had Lasik surgery in 2001 and have had better than 20/20 ever since. No problems whatsoever, although I am a pilot and under DOT regs, I had to stop flying as PIC for six months afterwards.

Once I had an eye exam after the six months, they turned me loose on all you unsuspecting ground pounders again ... :D

Regards.
Badger
 
I had Lasik with Wavefront in 2004 and am very, very happy with it. Has not effected night vision at all and as far as shooting I believe that scopes and sight pictures are about the same clarity and sharpness as with my old glasses. I never heard anything about the issues that Slavex raised when doing my research; my Dr. was well aware of the contact sports and shooting that I do. No issues for me, very glad I got it done.
 
The doctors at the Eye Institute told me that contact sport damage ment having a finger poked in your eye, so Lasik is OK for shooting. I had to have one eye retouched and they had to work hard to pry the flap off.

Brian
 
You are wide awake, just a valium. Lasts about 30secs. If I had to do it again I would do the Lasek. The chances of regression are lower but the healing process is longer. Like everything else no free lunch.

Brian
 
Eye surgery

Had mine 2 years ago, worked great. For long distance 100 yards + targets get small so I did get a pair of glasses for that. Like it now, as I think saftey glasses offer more protection than reading glasses. Had the Lasik flap, sounds like a wrestling move or torture technique, He He, Xray
 
I had custom lasik with IntraLase as TLC just over 1 year ago. Total cost was $5800. Got something like $1000 back since you can deduct it as a medical expense on your income tax. The price also depends on the size of your pupil, the thickness of your cornea and your prescription. If you have a large pupil and thin cornea you will have to pay for the latest technology.

Another thing to keep in mind is you need to have checkups with an eye doctor at something like 1 day, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. And there's some eye drops and stuff you need. TLC covers the cost of this, I'm not sure about other places.

The consultations are free, so you might as well check some places out and get a quote. They do a bunch of tests, so be prepared to be there about an hour.
 
Had mine done 5yrs ago. would do it again in a heartbeat. money well spent. didn;t get me to perfect, but damn close! was -6.5 in both eyes prior.
 
Greentips, you should be able to do everything after the procedure, just give it a couple of weeks to heal properly.

I was on a motorcycle 2 weeks after my surgery, and im sure the wind to eye ratio as around the same as sky diving.

And yes, you are wide awake during the whole thing. Some people are given some kind of pill to calm them down, but it aint needed. They do however numb your eye, so you dont feel a thing.

Recommended 100%, money very well spent. Think of how much you will save in glasses and contacts.
 
Any of you need to wear reading glasses? And how does it compare before and after the surgery in this aspect?

I am also seriously considering getting my eyes done. But I have been told that the ability to read small print can be worsened. If any of you are around 40, you will know what I mean.

Thanks.
 
By what I understood, the laser procedure cannot do anything in regards to reading glasses. The procedure only corrects those who have trouble seeing things that are far away.

Im 25, and they told me that when I get to be around 40 I will probably need reading glasses.
 
My dad got laser eye surgery around about a year and a bit ago, and he's glad he did it. At first he wished he hadn't because he was in considerable pain and constantly had to wear sunglasses, put "teardrops" in his eyes and use eyedrops. He had to get one eye redone, but now he's fine, though he still has to wear sunglasses when it's a bit bright outside and still uses the teardrops.

-Rohann
 
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