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My name is Robbie, I’m 21, and up until recently, 25th May 2009 3.30pm to be exact, I was hindered by my short-sighted eyes.

Like most people who wear glasses or contact lenses, I was always worrying about where I was going, if I needed extra contact juice, whether I’d need to take them out after what ever I was going to be doing, if my glasses would get in the way etc etc etc.

Sound familiar?
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So it’s been a week since I had my laser eye treatment and what a week it’s been!

I’ve just about gotten used the waking up in the morning and being able to see! What a great feeling that is

The goggles Optical Express give you to wear are actually really comfy and give you some piece of mind when you’re sleeping that you won’t damage your eyes! Although I did find that on the first night of wearing them I wore them way to tight and I ended up with goggle marks for the whole of the next day. 8 or so hours of sleeping with foam tightly pushing on your skin leaves some pretty hefty marks! Read the rest of this entry »

Below are pre and post lasik surgery wavefront scans of my eyes.

The first two are what the lasers measured at my initial consultation and the second two are how my eyes are one week after surgery.

Using special equipment my eyes were measured for prescription, pupil size, astigmatism and various other things to do with the eyes that, to be honest, I don’t understand

The coloured circle on each sheet shows the map of my eye and the different prescriptions all over it. This is the wavefront scan which the laser uses to correct each prescription.

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Hello!

So today I had my first surf with my brand new eyes!

I haven’t been allowed to go in for the past month to allow for my eyes to heal and to ensure that they won’t get infected.

Now that month has past and being a keen surfer, I was ready and waiting to get back in the water!

In-fact it was a very good test for my recently laser treated eyes because we were going for an “early-doors” session, so that meant getting up ridiculously early and get a surf in before work at 9am.

We decided upon a 3.30am wake up time, which would give us enough time to get to the surf spot, have a good couple hour surf, then come home, have breakfast at McDonald’s and get to work!

Before having my eyes fixed with laser surgery, I would have to put my contact lenses into my already very tired eyes which usually made them sting and feel even more tired than before. Unfortunately for me that was the only way I could see and go surfing for an early morning start, so I had to put up with it.

I woke up at 3.30am – my eyes were clear and I DIDN’T HAVE TO FIDDLE WITH LENSES!

It was by far one of the nicest experiences of lens free living I’ve had so far – the freedom is fantastic!

I put some eye drops in just to wake me up a little bit and it was amazing – for the past ten years, whenever I’ve woken up early I’ve had to endure the stinging ritual of under-soaked contact lenses. And now that’s all over!

We were in the water by 4.15am – the sun was just rising and it was very peaceful (oh how picturesque that sounds )

Now usually my eyes would sting when I rubbed them as the salt water would get in behind my lenses, drying them out and making my vision go a bit funny.

I surfed for the whole two hours, admiring the crystal clear landscape; enjoying the water going in my eyes (to a certain extent, I think it was more of a novelty as it wasn’t stinging!) and not feeling like my lens might fall out if I get hit with my eyes open.

It was all very nice indeed.

Here’s a couple pictures of where we were surfing – I didn’t take them … but this is Bantham were we surfed:

When we’d finished and were back at the car, I checked my eyes to see how red they were and they were hardly red at all!

Before treatment my eyes would go very red with all the salt water in behind the lenses and would stay red for the entire day.

Now I looked like everyone else, my eyes weren’t sore and with the help of my handy eye drops, I squirted a couple drops in and the redness completely went within an hour or so!

No more looking like a druggie all day with bright red eyes.

So that was my day surfing, to be honest the surf wasn’t that great and I’m really tired now as I’m writing this but at least I got a real chance to test out my new eyes!

And what a result it was!

lasik eye surgery price

The Lasik Eye Surgery Problem

While there are many improvements in the medical field, one thing that still could use a little help is lasik eye surgery because if you come out with a lasik eye surgery problem, you could be looking at a lifetime of issues. For most people, being able to wake up in the morning without having to stumble for their glasses would be wonderful. And for those who struggle with contacts, the day of no longer needing them would be a blessing. But as with everything in the medical field there are risks involved and you could very well end up being one of the few who come out with a lasik eye surgery problem.

To make one thing clear there are thousands of people getting this procedure done every single week and most come out with no problems and love the results that they got. But for the few that come home with a lasik eye surgery problem it is the most terrible mistake of their lives. The main problem that occurs is loss of vision. This can range anywhere from slight vision loss to complete blindness and this issues are nonreversible and terrible to deal with.

How To Prevent It

First thing first, be careful of who you go to and remember that you normally get what you pay for. If the payment price sounds a little too good to be true, you may be on to something and you better stay away. You want to make sure that you are going to a trusted and well-respected member of the vision field so that you are not one of the ones who come home with a lasik eye surgery problem. If you are unsure of the doctor you are considering, do some research and see what you can find.

Search the Internet to see if anyone is reporting problems with this particular doctor. Talk with friends and family and try to see if you know people who have gone through this procedure before. If they have and they had a great experience ask them where they went. Make sure that the doctor and the vision center has a great deal of experience in this procedure in order to steer clear of any lasik eye surgery problem. Remember, it is your responsibility to watch out for your own well being so make sure that you are preventing yourself from getting any complications.

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Ortho K vs. LASIK Surgery?

I’ve researched some ways to improve my eye sight. I found a thing called Ortho K, which is like a content lens that you wear at night and reshape your eye so you can see better throughout the day w/o wearing glasses. I’m thinking about getting these to help with my nearsightedness. I’ve got about -.75 in one eye and -3.something in the other. Do these actually work? Do they feel uncomfortable?

Obviously you do not see well enough without correction, so you should have sight aids at the very least. Since you are not wanting to wear glasses, consider the soft style contact lenses, many people find them very comfortable, and use them exclusively. The Ortho K contacts that you describe are real, and do work, however, they do increase your intraocular pressure, and they are irritating to the eye, used with a small amount of topical anesthetic, they will help you see better, however the affect is short term, and you must keep wearing the lenses periodically. Lasix does work, and it is relatively safe, however, there are significant problems which can arise, and there have been cases of loss of vision. Many people also suffer from light disarray at night, and the correction of that requires, you guessed it, glasses…at your age, I would suggest you get an appointment with an optometrist or ophthalmologist who is sympathetic with your situation, and will take the time to explain to you the various ways your situation can be treated without the glasses you despise. Good luck.

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