Mesmerizing LASIK

Have You Ever Imagined...

• No more broken glasses or lost contacts
• Paying outrageous prices for glasses or
• Having the recurring costs of contacts
• Showing off your best feature, your eyes

Lasik stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. It is a refractive eye surgery procedure that corrects vision problems through the use of lasers. As Lasik technology has increased so has the choice of lasers and levels of sophistication. Lasik is very popular because of several benifits it provides. Among the advantages is an almost pain-free recovery after surgery, and the fact that results are almost instantaneous.

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If you are nearsighted, your corneas are steeply-shaped. Lasik   eye surgery will seek to flatten the steepness of the cornea to fix the vision problem. If you are farsighted, you will need to have a steeper cornea to correct it. Excimer lasers can also help to correct astigmatism by forming the cornea into a more regular shape.

If you are considering Lasik , your doctor should provide a thorough examination and evaluation to see if you are a good candidate. Generally you should be in good health and over 18. You can locate a local doctor by clicking here: Lasik MD .

The doctor will check your eyes to see what their overall health is like. He or she will also check for the kind of vision correction that needs to be performed. This is in addition to the more traditional exams that your eye doctor might perform when getting glasses or contact lenses.

My Experience:

 I am cheap. The thing that was holding me back from lasik was the price. A couple of thousand dollars per eye will buy a lot of cheap glasses and disposable contacts. There are now clinics advertising the procedure for $300 per eye, when that lasik flyer fell out of the Sunday paper, I was there the next day. I had just sat on my ‘good’ glasses to read the paper. I’d like to tell you about the process you can expect at one of these clinics.

The first thing was a thorough eye exam to see if I was a good candidate for lasik (about 80% of people are). I figured even if I flunked I would use the exam to get yet another pair of glasses. I passed. It was carefully explained that the procedure does not guaranty ‘perfect vision’, although most folks get very close to 20/20.

The next decision was on the type of laser to use. This clinic had 3 different types priced at  $300, 800, and $1,300 per eye. This is quite a spread, (and an ‘upsell’). The more expensive CustomLasik has the potential to improve night vision and the quantity of what you can see as well as the quality. Well, I had no need to spot quarters on the ground flying 30,000 feet overhead, and like I said, I am cheap.

Some things you may not know and want to ask about:

• The lasik procedure may not be permanent and you may need a touch up, ask the cost of it. My clinic offered ‘insurance’ for more procedures, but its cost was 50% again the original price.
• The need for reading glasses should be discussed. Chances are if you need them now you may need them more after the procedure. The amount of benefit you get is individual and cannot be guaranteed.
• The procedure itself is virtually painless and brief, but you will have to sit for a couple hors with your eyes closed afterward. There are drops used in the eye that numb it. The only sensations aside from a little pressure felt, were a little itchiness afterwards.
• You may get dry eyes. You cannot rub your eyes, for an extra fee a small plug can be put in your tear duct to alleviate dry eyes. You will also not be able to drive for a day or three. Make sure you can head right to the drugstore for eye drops.

I noticed improvement in my vision within a day. There were two or three follow up visits to check healing and vision. My distance vision, which was the main problem, got better and better over the course of two weeks. As was explained my need for reading glasses increased slightly. It has been about 8 months now and the only thing I regret is not getting it done sooner. I no longer feel I am hiding behind glasses.

Any elective surgery, even lasik is a personal decision, but here is a case where the technology is getting better and better, costs are coming down, and the reasons not to have lasik are disappearing.