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By: - 9th July 2002 at 13:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Laser Eye Surgery (Zap & F
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 09-07-02 AT 01:09 PM (GMT)]He needs to ask about the "halo" effect when viewing objects at night. It could limit his ability to drive at night.
He also needs to wait until he is at least in his mid-40's. Most humans have a big change in eyeball shape at that age. It could be that an elongation in eyeball shape could correct his near sightedness.
By: - 9th July 2002 at 14:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Laser Eye Surgery (Zap & F
Adonis,
I would advise you to check the following websites:
Your uncle (and anyone considering laser eye surgery to correct Myopia or Hipermetropya, etc...) should consider VERY CAREFULLY the chance that things could go wrong. They sometimes do and I personally know some cases that didn't go very well...
Unfortunatelly, as the procedure is expensive and lucrative, there are a lot of doctors (all over the world) that are performing this type of surgery and do not inform their patients that there are many risks associated and a LARGE percentage of subsequent problems (dry eyes-lack of tears for lubrication-being the most common).
It is best to get opinion from a good, honest, reputed eye doctor (or several, preferably) and hear what is their advice.
Two things more:
- This operation has a serious technical limitation, it is only possible to treat an oval area of about 7 mm radius from the center of your pupil and in dim light the human pupil dilates to compensate. The diameter of dilatation varies from person to person. But if the person has pupils that dilate BEYOND the diameter treated he will suffer from irreversible distortions (Halos, starbursts) of his vision in those conditions (night, dim-lighted rooms, cinemas, car lights, etc...).
- People with Myopia or Astygmatism have natural imperfections in the vitrium (the liquid that fills the interior of the eye) that many times is imperceptible to them when wearing glasses. There are many recorded cases of people that underwent the operation (LASIK) that afterwards see these particles floating in their vision, especially in daylight. Hence these paricles are refered commoly as "Floaters".
It is most annoying because they look like some sort of translucent or dark brown spots or tubes whirling around your field of vision whenever you move your eyes.
So I basically would advise your uncle to try to gather as many information as possible (not only from doctors but from people that were operated) and think very, very carefully before deciding to underwent this surgery. Being operated by a skilled surgeon that practises LASIK for a long time and that performs thourough pre-op examination (himself preferably and not an assistant!) and uses the most modern laser device is also of paramoint importance. Besides his honesty and ethics that is...
Remember also that any particular surgery, especially to the eyes is by itself a situation of no-return!
Don't expect that if anything goes wrong, the doctor will be able to do anything about it...It's sad but true.
Best Regards,
L-Bat
By: - 9th July 2002 at 17:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Laser Eye Surgery (Zap & F
My dad had it done last year. He found that his eyeballs (both, strangely) were extremely dry after the operation and he needed to use fluid for a few months afterwards. Quite painful I think.
Also, he had his done in Johannesburg - same standard as UK (maybe higher) but significantly less expensive.
By: - 9th July 2002 at 21:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Laser Eye Surgery (Zap & F
My dad's eyesight is much better. He is cursing himself for not having done it earlier! He still needs to have an adjustment made to his surgery, but the results so far (even at 85-90% effectiveness) are very good.
I guess there is always a risk with these things, which you need to be prepared for. But as it happens, this turned out very well.
By: - 10th July 2002 at 16:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Laser Eye Surgery (Zap & F
I too am short sighted. I was told when I was a teenager that I could be operated on to correct the problem when I had reached a certain age. The thing is, at the time, laser was not widely used (if at all?) and the procedure involved making incisions in the eye to correct the flaws.
Needless to say, it didn't sound too appealing, especially as there was apparently a good week of fairly consistent agony according to the doctor I saw. I stuck to glasses and contact lenses. (which I found to be fantastic, not only for contact sports ( I used to take my glasses off to play football and to do karate and missed out on quite a lot) but also for general vision. No condensation, no glasses you can see out of the corner of your eye and... litle risk provided you look after your lenses properly.
I'd be interested to know whether people still correct short-sightedness with a surgical knife, and if so is this less risky?
By: - 11th July 2002 at 08:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Laser Eye Surgery (Zap & F
I am also short sighted, but I don't mind wearing glasses, in fact, i couldn't do without them (I look a bit more intelligent :D). My doctor also said maybe I should undergo such a laser-surgery, but I will not do this until I start becoming blind :D.
By: Anonymous (not verified) - 8th July 2002 at 18:55
My uncle is planing to have his eyes done because he has been short sighted since his early teens and he has done his research thoroughly. Does anybody u know had the treatment?? were there complications or was it a success??