Lasik Eye Surgery
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Okay guys I am fine, already got used my brail keyboard lol.
Anyway the surgery went well. I found it quite traumatic to be honest.. But it wasn't too bad pain wise, I spent the most of yesterday sleeping as the pain in my eyes post the op was quite intense. I am still light sensitive but not too bad.
I also just got back from my post op visit today and my right eye is slightly off of 20/20 but left is solid. They say its due to inflammation in the right eye that should got down. I also find using the PC a bit hard to focus on text etc. I hope this goes away.
So far I am very happy with my distance sight.
Anyway the surgery went well. I found it quite traumatic to be honest.. But it wasn't too bad pain wise, I spent the most of yesterday sleeping as the pain in my eyes post the op was quite intense. I am still light sensitive but not too bad.
I also just got back from my post op visit today and my right eye is slightly off of 20/20 but left is solid. They say its due to inflammation in the right eye that should got down. I also find using the PC a bit hard to focus on text etc. I hope this goes away.
So far I am very happy with my distance sight.
Awesome! Eye surgery is always traumatic... because you are basically AWAKE while they cut! Glad all is well! 
Great to hear @Gizmo
Glad it went well
Wishing you a speedy recovery back to normal and hope you enjoy your new eyesight!
Must be an amazing feeling
@Gizmo, I had this done around 15 years ago and had similar issues with the right eye, but it clears up and I ended up being one of the 3% of people getting better than 20/20 vision (I ended up with around 20/15).
Just keep on using the drops they gave you and invest in some saline eye drops to keep the eyes wet for the first few weeks and everything will be 100% - with the lasik they sever the nerves that detect dryness in the eye, so your eyes tend to dry out in the beginning.
Still the best money I spent even though my eyes are now starting to deteriorate a bit due to age.
Anyway, congrats and welcome to the world without glasses or contacts
Just keep on using the drops they gave you and invest in some saline eye drops to keep the eyes wet for the first few weeks and everything will be 100% - with the lasik they sever the nerves that detect dryness in the eye, so your eyes tend to dry out in the beginning.
Still the best money I spent even though my eyes are now starting to deteriorate a bit due to age.
Anyway, congrats and welcome to the world without glasses or contacts
@Gizmo, I had this done around 15 years ago and had similar issues with the right eye, but it clears up and I ended up being one of the 3% of people getting better than 20/20 vision (I ended up with around 20/15).
Just keep on using the drops they gave you and invest in some saline eye drops to keep the eyes wet for the first few weeks and everything will be 100% - with the lasik they sever the nerves that detect dryness in the eye, so your eyes tend to dry out in the beginning.
Still the best money I spent even though my eyes are now starting to deteriorate a bit due to age.
Anyway, congrats and welcome to the world without glasses or contacts
Great news Derick! How long did it take for both eyes to be perfectly clear? I woke up this morning and they both terribly hazy Today the right seems better then the left..
Are my eyes not hydrated enough? Should I limit my computer time or just put in tear drops in regularly?
Basically yeah, your eyes are drying out a lot faster - aircon or any wind blowing in your face will make this worse.
Do the tear drops, they really help - Set your cellphone alarm at regular intervals (every 2 hours or so) and just drop them in, even if your eyes don't feel dry.
If that still doesn't sort it, then yeah, I would say limit your PC time - with mine it gradually improved over time and by around 3 weeks I was back to normal - the dryness never really went back to the way it was, aircon and ceiling fans still bug me sometimes, but it is waaay better than those first few weeks
Ah okay great stuff. My eyes dont feel excessively dry though like they would with contacts. So I haven't been putting drops in eyes all that much, maybe twice a day. I am also nervous my eyes will rely on them and I have heard of people that need 50 drops a day of tear drops 10 years later due to excessive tear use. They only gave me 5 little disposable drops not more surely there is a reason for this.
Sigh, then again i am probably over thinking things again
Sigh, then again i am probably over thinking things again
Perfectly normal to overthink it @Gizmo
I say go get more eyedrops
And if after a few weeks its still bothering you, go visit a good opthalmologist
heh, yeah, with me they recommended every 2 hours the first day, then 3 hours the second day etc. etc. gradually weaning yourself off the need for eyedrops. Big thing in the beginning is just that you don't realize your eyes are dry because the nerves are no longer detecting it, so they feel fine, but are actually dry.
Not sure if they did this with you, but my doc was paranoid and I had to put in the drops even through the night, so had to wake up every few hours to put in drops
I can't quite remember if I had to cut down on PC time, but I did my Lasik on the Friday afternoon and was back at work on the Monday - I remember being bugged a bit by dryness, but after the drops they gave me were done I only once went and bought some Saline drops to help me out.
These days if I spend the whole day in a closed, air conditioned room where they set it maybe a bit high, I will come home in the evening with dry eyes (especially the right one that gave the original issues) , but by morning it is usually sorted out.
Not sure if they did this with you, but my doc was paranoid and I had to put in the drops even through the night, so had to wake up every few hours to put in drops
I can't quite remember if I had to cut down on PC time, but I did my Lasik on the Friday afternoon and was back at work on the Monday - I remember being bugged a bit by dryness, but after the drops they gave me were done I only once went and bought some Saline drops to help me out.
These days if I spend the whole day in a closed, air conditioned room where they set it maybe a bit high, I will come home in the evening with dry eyes (especially the right one that gave the original issues) , but by morning it is usually sorted out.
I will do that thanks guys!
Only thing I regret is that I waited so long to have it done - I had coke bottle bottom glasses, and horrendously thick, weighted contacts that gave me endless issues.
Should have had it done at like 20
You would have probably needed enhancements if you did that young, but yeah I hear you.. I also feel like I should have but $$$ was a issue
Yep, same, but I had one of those old school docs, and he said I could give him 6 dated cheques - so basically paid it off over 6 monthsYou would have probably needed enhancements if you did that young, but yeah I hear you.. I also feel like I should have but $$$ was a issue
Happy it went well for you and hope you have a super fast recovery mate
What does a procedure like this cost, if I may ask?
What does a procedure like this cost, if I may ask?
Anything from R17k to R30k depending on your scenario and the type of procedure you choose (I'm an optometrist)Happy it went well for you and hope you have a super fast recovery mate
What does a procedure like this cost, if I may ask?
Yea I paid R26k at the visomed by cresta.
Been worth every penny
Been worth every penny
Does medical aid not pay for this anymore?
They used to pay a small portion back in the day, about enough to cover the Valium they give you before the op
Never made sense to me, they are willing to pay for yearly glasses for the rest of your life, but not one op to save them money
When my mother had hers done about 20 years ago they paid it fully.
I don't understand it either - I guess they have no concept of long-term savings. The amount they've spent on my glasses for the last ten years would have covered the op easily.
I can understand from a M/Aid point of view, since most people get 5 to 10 years' worth of freedom from glasses post Lasik/PRK. Most M/Aids pay around R2500 for a pair of glasses every two years. Worst case scenario for a M/Aid is thus R12,500 over a ten year period which is half the cost of the surgery and this is if the patient religiously go for new glasses every two years, and that is not the case. In RSA people take new glasses on average every 3 years, and therefore on average a M/Aid only spend around R8,000 on glasses during a 10 year period, which is a third of the cost of the surgery.
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