Lasik, not a question.

[RumBum]

Did you need reading glasses before and if so hows that now?

I just had a lasik consultation this week.

From what I understand it does NOT correct a need for reading glasses.

They said I could dive within 4 weeks, enough for the flap to heal. According to the optometrist who does the followups, she says this is not due to decompression or altitude problems but that you have to let the flap heal over in case your mask gets flooded, the water could displace the flap. If anyone else knows of any scuba related issues post-lasik please post about it. However, from my research I have not found any kind of problems with diving after this procedure.

I am pretty much decided to go do it. I am super excited about it!

 

[adurso]

I had the procedure almost one year ago, was diving in three weeks. My right eye was 20/400, left was 20/50. Currently 20/15. Still need reading glasses due to crystallization of lens due to age. Someone had mentioned the monovision which attempts to undercorrect an eye to reduce the need for readers. The proscription on diving after the surgery is to reduce the risk of infection, but as I said 3 weeks later I was in the water with no problems..

 

[dherbman]

I just had a lasik consultation this week.

From what I understand it does NOT correct a need for reading glasses.

My wife elected to have the 'mono vision' performed. It dials in one eye for distance, the other for reading. They rigged a pair of glasses to simulate this and I chose distance only. She's happy, I'm happy. I also use reading glasses. THat mono vision was not the ticket for me.

Prior to the procedure, I could see well up to about 12". I could make out a highway speed sign from probably 30'. Don't recall the diopter.

 

[justleesa]

From what I understand it does NOT correct a need for reading glasses.

A friend of mine had one eye done for distance and one eye for reading. No more glasses, says it works great for her.

 

[justleesa]

My wife elected to have the 'mono vision' performed. It dials in one eye for distance, the other for reading. They rigged a pair of glasses to simulate this and I chose distance only. She's happy, I'm happy. I also use reading glasses. THat mono vision was not the ticket for me.

Jinx

 

[BabyDuck]

i had lasek (no flap, all scrape ) in may. dry for 3 weeks after the second - they were done 10 days apart - so 4 weeks total.

very very happy. lasek has more pain and slower healing but i had to because of previous eye probs, and i never have to worry about flap problems.

was -4.75 and -5.25, now perfection - like the rest of me... :angel:

 

[TxHockeyGuy]

I had lasik performed 5.5 years ago. There was no blade free lasik at the time, but even so it was a breeze. I was 20/100 before and I now see 20/10 left, 20/15 right. I'm young so I don't have to deal with reading glasses. I can see everything now. For those considering it go and find yourself a good doc. The only people I have heard of that have had problems with lasik were people who never should have had it done to begin with. A good doc will not perform lasik on such a person.

 

[RumBum]

My wife elected to have the 'mono vision' performed.

Oh, yeah, now I do remember I have heard of that before. But the place I went to specifically told me that later on in life I will still need to get reading glasses (no problem with near vision YET...) Maybe once both eyes are done for distance vision they can't go back in and do a monovision? I don't know.

 

[gander]

I too had the Lasik surgery about 7 years ago. I was a -11.25 diopters in one eye and a -11.50 diopters in the other eye. The next day I was seeing around 20/40 and my vision improved to 20/15 in both eyes. Over the last year or so, my vision has begun to worsen and am now 20/25 in both eyes.

I wasn't diving when I had the surgery performed, but it sure made flying airplanes alot more fun. I gave up flying and started diving (I am still not sure which is the cheaper sport).

I too would highly recommend this procedure to anybody that needs/wants vision correction.

Greg

 

[RumBum]

I gave up flying and started diving (I am still not sure which is the cheaper sport).

LOL! That depends on what kind of plane or boat (or compressor, or chamber...)you want!