trigger2 3,152 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 was just wondering if any of you off this site have had lazer eye surgery and if it worked. ive been to the opticians and its borderline for me having to wear glasses, is it worth me saving up and getting my eyes done. or is the surgery a waist of time and money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 On 28/11/2012 at 15:55, trigger2 said: was just wondering if any of you off this site have had lazer eye surgery and if it worked. ive been to the opticians and its borderline for me having to wear glasses, is it worth me saving up and getting my eyes done. or is the surgery a waist of time and money. god knows but can they stop me seeing dead people Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 know a guy who had it done.says he can see perfect.but do your homework,some have had problems,and the price can be drastic to what they advertise.ive thought of it myself.i should wear glasses t times,but very rarely do.certainly something i would look into if it got bad.let me know how you get on bud lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trigger2 3,152 Posted November 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 On 28/11/2012 at 16:09, scothunter said: know a guy who had it done.says he can see perfect.but do your homework,some have had problems,and the price can be drastic to what they advertise.ive thought of it myself.i should wear glasses t times,but very rarely do.certainly something i would look into if it got bad.let me know how you get on bud lol wiil do. but like i said my eyes are just on the border line of me needing glasses but i am starting to look into it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Most people need glasses for reading and close up as they age: mid forties onwards normally, but eyes continue to change for many years. I don't know if they'd do surgery so early in case the eyes changed again: worth finding out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 10,004 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 On 28/11/2012 at 16:10, trigger2 said: On 28/11/2012 at 16:09, scothunter said: know a guy who had it done.says he can see perfect.but do your homework,some have had problems,and the price can be drastic to what they advertise.ive thought of it myself.i should wear glasses t times,but very rarely do.certainly something i would look into if it got bad.let me know how you get on bud lol wiil do. but like i said my eyes are just on the border line of me needing glasses but i am starting to look into it try (contact-lens) might be eaiser for you than putting glasses on, and would cheaper than a OP for the above its your age jon lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 On 28/11/2012 at 15:57, paulus said: On 28/11/2012 at 15:55, trigger2 said: was just wondering if any of you off this site have had lazer eye surgery and if it worked. ive been to the opticians and its borderline for me having to wear glasses, is it worth me saving up and getting my eyes done. or is the surgery a waist of time and money. god knows but can they stop me seeing dead people It can probably stop you seeing anything at all if it goes wrong lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P5HEN 168 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 my gaffer had his done, it does work, his sight improved and he no longer wears his glasses, he had to wear shades for a week though, the bright light hurt his eyes, he did look like peter off family guy before the surgery so need a new nickname for him now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,621 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 would rather wear my glasses than let someone tinker with my eyes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackinbox99 41 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Ive looked into this loads of times as i wear contact lenses. My lenses cost me about £15 a month and the surgery costs 800upwards. My mates just paid £2000 for his. So thats a lot of months before id break even financially on what id save on lenses. My mate ummmed and arrred about having his lazered for a long time. All these "offers" on the net... buy one get one free, £395 per eye etc... all sounds dodgy as anything to me. He said he turned up for one interview and the surgen said he can do it for £395 an eye or £800 an eye for a "better surgery". Now who in their right mind would go "yeah okay mate i`ll go for the cheap one" as its your eyes we are talking about. And to make matters worse he said all the surgeons there were wearing glasses!!!! In the end he went to a place on harley street and got them done properly. He said it was fine. He has drops to put in for 6 months and he says his eyes get dry easily. He`s just had his 6 month check and one eye is 20/20, the other is a bit less, so they are saying they can re-lazer for free. 20/20 is another thing which puts me off. 20/20 is what you need for driving. But with my glasses or lenses i get a lot better eyesight than that. Last time I went to the opticians I could read the bottom line on the chart, and yet 20/20 was something like 3 lines from the bottom. So, whilst after lazer my eyes would be 20/20 I dont think id be happy with that after 20 years of having better than 20/20 vision. So all in all, personally id just stick with lenses. These days you get daily disposable ones which you dont have to clean, my missus has monthly disposable ones which she can sleep in and never take out. Its not the hassle it used to be with turning your bathroom into some sort of chemisty lab!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferretville 69 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Me mate had it done last year said its the best money he spent . It cost him 800 quid per eye but he says he has hawk vision now lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 should do it on the nhs lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graham4877 1,181 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 On 28/11/2012 at 18:16, scothunter said: should do it on the nhs lol should not of played with himself so much 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 587 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 I had it done 7 years ago after wearing glasses and contact lenses from age 12............it is the most liberating thing I have ever done! No more steamed up glasses, allergic reactions to glasses touching my skin, broken glasses after crashes off horses, no more eye infections/irritations from wearing contact lenses and panic on losing lenses. Look into it, mine was done with Optical Express......best £1000 I ever spent. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cubz 73 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 I've had it done, best money I have ever spent I would of paid double for it! Operation only took 6 mins. It's painful first day then next day or two eyes feel a bit gritty but worth every penny! I opted for top treatment as healing time is a lot quicker, my sister had cheapest option and both same result just heal quicker with dearer one as its a finer cut in the eye! My vision was a lot better then 20/20 after surgery was around a year ago I had it done and don't get dry eyes etc! I'm due a check up soon although I don't have lifetime after care I got 2 years! One thing I will say is if you get it done you can smell your eyes burning and everything is black so it's scary for a few mins! I watched a few videos on YouTube of operation being done first! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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