Wow thats was some correction!! Am i right in thinking not everyone is suited to laser surgery depending on what is wrong with their eyes? I guess then you are in the best position to say whether the treatment lasts forever?
I had to have wavefront treatment Paul as they had to hit multiple spots on both eyes, basically the eye being out of shape is what they need to correct. Regular laser treatment is fine for most people if they only have to hit one spot. I had it done around 8 years ago when it was still quite expensive and it cost me around £1800. Happy to say I have had no problems whatsover. However there can be side effects with a small minority of people like any medical procedure.
Without being dramatic, it has changed my life. With the prescription I had I literally had to hold a book 6 inches in front of my face to read it without correction, and I couldn't even see enough to go out for a walk without glasses or contacts. Even waking up in the morning I had to put my glasses on to see the time on the alarm clock. I had worn contact lenses (hard then soft) from the age of 15 for many years and had reached the point where I was stopped from wearing them by an opthalmic surgeon due to the detrimental effect they had started to have on my eyes (iris problems).
I took the plunge with a company called Ultralase on a recommendation from two people where I worked at the time. They weren't the cheapest but I wasn't comfortable paying another major company who at the time did it for half the price, they may have done an equally good job but your eyes aren't something to try and save money on !.
The procedure might sound a little unpleasant but I didn't feel any pain whatsover, just felt the sensation of the scalpel and a slight burning smell when the laser was working (stay with me !!!!
). Your eyes are a little blurry straight after but I immediately could see the ceiling tiles above the operating table and two people observing who I didn't even know where in the room before. Was driven home by my mother and was reading number plates of cars we passed, before the cars would have been indistinguishable blocks of colour. Spent the rest of the day in a dark room with the radio on, had a good nights sleep and although my vision was still a little blurry the next day I could see. It is really hard when you try to explain to someone who has good sight what the moment when you are given perfect vision is like when you were previously unable to function without some sort of correction. It also completely fixed a slight astigmatism I had.
I would recommend it to anyone
....before i was under the impression it would not work for me due to my a stigmatism....i might look into it a little deeper..i know people who have had it done and they to were happy......and you are right you cannot take chances based on price....not when it involves your eyesight
