Sylvain
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Just a few question ref Eye Laser surgery did anybody have the procedure done to them and how long did they wait before going back into the water lets stick to what the doctor advised you.
Laser Eye Surgery
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Rogaine
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It sounds like you are doing some form of Lasik as Radial Keratotomy usually deals with cutting of the cornea with an actual scalpal.....
I had Lasik eye sugury done and by 5pm the night of the surgery I was seeing well enough to see the TV from 10ft away. That's no small feat when you were as blind as I was.
As far as what the doctor told me. He said that I should wait at 2-4 weeks but it really depended on how fast my cornea healed. Your eyes are dry for a while after the surgery but other than that everything has been WONDERFUL. EYES are great. Not dry at all and no problems whatsoever. Had it done about 8 years ago.
Only thing I recommend is go to someone that knows what they are doing (ie performed lots of surgeries) and this is not the time to shop for the best price.
I had Lasik eye sugury done and by 5pm the night of the surgery I was seeing well enough to see the TV from 10ft away. That's no small feat when you were as blind as I was.
As far as what the doctor told me. He said that I should wait at 2-4 weeks but it really depended on how fast my cornea healed. Your eyes are dry for a while after the surgery but other than that everything has been WONDERFUL. EYES are great. Not dry at all and no problems whatsoever. Had it done about 8 years ago.
Only thing I recommend is go to someone that knows what they are doing (ie performed lots of surgeries) and this is not the time to shop for the best price.
Steve Egner
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Will you let us know how the surgery works out for you?
I'm at the point where fuzzy things are the only things I see clearly...
Steve
I'm at the point where fuzzy things are the only things I see clearly...
Steve
abitton
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Good luck with the surgery!
I had Lasik over 6 years ago, and it's been great ever since!! Best money I ever spent...
Alex
I had Lasik over 6 years ago, and it's been great ever since!! Best money I ever spent...
Alex
I had the custom surgery back in March of 05. Best thing I ever did. I am 20/20 now.. If I remember right it was just about a month before I hit the water with no problems..
Let us know how you make out, it is a decision you will not regret.
Let us know how you make out, it is a decision you will not regret.
caseybird
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Hi,
I had a PRK about 2 years ago and it worked out fine. Rogaine referred to an older method of doing PRK with a scapel, but it is now done with a laser.
PRK,(as opposed to LASIK) surgury is required when the cornea of the lens is too thin. They could not do LASIK on these corneas a few years ago, the laser PRK procedure makes it possible.
Unlike LASIK, PRK requires about a week to heal fully as Web Monkey noted. I'll avoid the gross details, but it requires some scraping to remove the top cell layer on the cornea, you must wear a "bandage contact lens" for about 48 hours, and daily follow up with your opthamologist. The process is painless, but for at least 24 hours you feel like someone is poking a finger in your eye. Yucck.
Now for the good news, My distance vision is 20/20 in the left eye, better than that in the right eye. I accomplished my goal; I can dive and function on the dive boat without corrective lenses. I still need reading glasses for close up, which is very common after age 45. There is no currently accepted operation that will correct for presbyopia. I use a magnifying lens in my mask to read my guages and see the screen on my digital camera.
I had my operation done in the off season, I had at least 2 months without diving. Occasionally I wake up with a painfully dry eye. Drops help.
I didn't realize how much more of the world I would see without glasses. Lines are not distorted, and I see a lot more driving and diving.
Good luck,
I had a PRK about 2 years ago and it worked out fine. Rogaine referred to an older method of doing PRK with a scapel, but it is now done with a laser.
PRK,(as opposed to LASIK) surgury is required when the cornea of the lens is too thin. They could not do LASIK on these corneas a few years ago, the laser PRK procedure makes it possible.
Unlike LASIK, PRK requires about a week to heal fully as Web Monkey noted. I'll avoid the gross details, but it requires some scraping to remove the top cell layer on the cornea, you must wear a "bandage contact lens" for about 48 hours, and daily follow up with your opthamologist. The process is painless, but for at least 24 hours you feel like someone is poking a finger in your eye. Yucck.
Now for the good news, My distance vision is 20/20 in the left eye, better than that in the right eye. I accomplished my goal; I can dive and function on the dive boat without corrective lenses. I still need reading glasses for close up, which is very common after age 45. There is no currently accepted operation that will correct for presbyopia. I use a magnifying lens in my mask to read my guages and see the screen on my digital camera.
I had my operation done in the off season, I had at least 2 months without diving. Occasionally I wake up with a painfully dry eye. Drops help.
I didn't realize how much more of the world I would see without glasses. Lines are not distorted, and I see a lot more driving and diving.
Good luck,
Bobbin-along
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Both of us had LASIK, hubby more for convenience than anything else. I was legally blind without corrective lenses and that was a liability in my line of work. I called the surgeon today to see if precautions have changed in 2 years and he said he still wants people to not dive for 8 weeks after surgery. not because of vision problems themselves but more for the fact of the flap trauma due to silly things happening like masks getting kicked off, or rubbing eyes accidentally due to water dripping in them. He says that if a patient were to get a check-up at 6 weeks (instead of the 8 weeks) and things look good then he might them sign off to let them dive but only if things looks spectacular.
We haven't had dry eye, night vision problems, or other typical side effects, but I did learn that I had a cellulose sensitivity in the eye drops that are usually on the market. They would gum up my eyes make them burn and itch and get really dry feeling. I was terrified that I had dry eye and was going to be miserable the rest of my life. Turned out it was an allergy, thank goodness for my Dr. and his ability to think outside the box.
We haven't had dry eye, night vision problems, or other typical side effects, but I did learn that I had a cellulose sensitivity in the eye drops that are usually on the market. They would gum up my eyes make them burn and itch and get really dry feeling. I was terrified that I had dry eye and was going to be miserable the rest of my life. Turned out it was an allergy, thank goodness for my Dr. and his ability to think outside the box.
I had Lasik in 1996 or 97, can't remember now. Loved it. Best thing I ever did.
45 minutes in and out both eyes done. Out to dinner with friends 6 hours later. Next day at check up better than 20.20. Six month check up the doc couldn't find the scars at first!
Was back in the water in less than a month.
45 minutes in and out both eyes done. Out to dinner with friends 6 hours later. Next day at check up better than 20.20. Six month check up the doc couldn't find the scars at first!
Was back in the water in less than a month.
I had Lasik in June and dove in December. Didn't wait that long on purpose though. Just no ocean in Atlanta, where I was living at the time. Had to wait until my trip to the Keys.
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