laser eye surgery questions

[Red9654]

1. has anyone had laser eye surgery and how did it work?
2. do they have to cut the flap or can it b disolved and it grow back?

 

[roscoe]

Re: laser eye surgery questions

I'm no eye surgeon, but my neighbor was.... lol.

There are many types of laser eye surgery, to treat many conditions.

What are you treating?

 

[glenn property of pam]

Re: laser eye surgery questions

1. has anyone had laser eye surgery and how did it work?
2. do they have to cut the flap or can it b disolved and it grow back?

1/ basics are they burn material away from the lens in layers a bit like digging a shallow hole if its for vision correction. Not sure what they do for cataracts.
2/ a flap is cut with a blade or with the laser then peeled back the work is done then the flap put back in place.

 

[Red9654]

Re: laser eye surgery questions

im goin to get surgery for vision correction for distance

 

[NYBo]

Re: laser eye surgery questions

I had LASIK in 1998 to correct myopia (to the tune of -16 diopters). I was and am thrilled by the results (20/20 in one eye, 20/30 in the other). To this day, I have dry eyes, though. Still well worth the tradeoff to me.

 

[bruceb58]

Re: laser eye surgery questions

Best thing I have ever done. Mine were done in beginning of 2008. Don't do it if you already have dry eyes as it will make it worse. Most good eye docs will not even perform the surgery if you have that condition.

Don't pick the cheapest doctor.

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: laser eye surgery questions

I cant say about the lasik but I had two lens replacements due to cataracts in 2010 and I went from 20 / 600 to 20 / 25 and no issues