Accuvision Eye Surgery
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Okay, I was a bit daft and I wrote down the wrong treatment. It was actually LASEK that I had done. 
Pain has dropped massively, before it was quite intense. Vision is still quite blury, I'm just happy that the pain has gone mostly.
Very weird experience on the whole so far. Roll on a few days time.
Pain has dropped massively, before it was quite intense. Vision is still quite blury, I'm just happy that the pain has gone mostly.
Very weird experience on the whole so far. Roll on a few days time.
Short sighted.
The pain was quite severe around 2 hours after having it done. Now the pain has gone but my vision is still very blury and it feels as though theres loads of sleep stuck in my eyes, which I'm not going to rub I was advised against it.
I'll write down what actually happened during the procedure tomorrow, hoping that I will actually be able to focus on the words I am writing, which at the minute I can't do!
The pain was quite severe around 2 hours after having it done. Now the pain has gone but my vision is still very blury and it feels as though theres loads of sleep stuck in my eyes, which I'm not going to rub I was advised against it.
I'll write down what actually happened during the procedure tomorrow, hoping that I will actually be able to focus on the words I am writing, which at the minute I can't do!
Polarbert said:
Short sighted.
The pain was quite severe around 2 hours after having it done. Now the pain has gone but my vision is still very blury and it feels as though theres loads of sleep stuck in my eyes, which I'm not going to rub I was advised against it.
I'll write down what actually happened during the procedure tomorrow, hoping that I will actually be able to focus on the words I am writing, which at the minute I can't do!
Thanks for that The pain was quite severe around 2 hours after having it done. Now the pain has gone but my vision is still very blury and it feels as though theres loads of sleep stuck in my eyes, which I'm not going to rub I was advised against it.
I'll write down what actually happened during the procedure tomorrow, hoping that I will actually be able to focus on the words I am writing, which at the minute I can't do!
Im not too worried about the pain. Im looking forward to playing golf and not saying to other people " where has that gone?!" Im sure i should be ok for the surgery as my prescription is not too severe.
Polarbert said:
Sounds similar to my sort of sight.
Pain has completely gone now, just left with an irritation as if theres loads of sleep in my eyes, and still quite blurred vision.
Been having eye drops every hour, and got a check-up appointment tomorrow.
I had that procedure done at Accuvision a year ago. The first week had fairly rapid improvement, with no discomfort after the first few days. The thing that is slightly frustrating is when they take the bandage contact lenses out and your vision becomes slightly worse again. It gradually improves from there though, and I have better than 20/20 vision now.Pain has completely gone now, just left with an irritation as if theres loads of sleep in my eyes, and still quite blurred vision.
Been having eye drops every hour, and got a check-up appointment tomorrow.
Herman Toothrot said:
OzzyR1 said:
Something I've always wondered about this, do they give you a full anaesthetic and knock you out?
If not, how do they ensure that you keep your head still - surely its important to be completely motionless when a laser is resculpting bits of your eye?!?
Think I'd need kncoking out anyway, I hate things being near my eyes. Don't think I would even be able to wear contact lenses.
Just anesthetic drops in the eyes, you see your eye opening like a flip top lid. I found it very hard to stay still initially, I think although your automatic response is to pull away once its started that response changes to stay effin still once its under way, I was very tense.If not, how do they ensure that you keep your head still - surely its important to be completely motionless when a laser is resculpting bits of your eye?!?
Think I'd need kncoking out anyway, I hate things being near my eyes. Don't think I would even be able to wear contact lenses.
eye on a stick anyone? eye on a stick......
Since getting my eyes sorted at Accuvision I have spent more on reading glasses than I would have thought possible. I need a pair for work and a pair for reading in bed and really close work. Trouble is, they are not made to last and keep falling apart. I currently have six work pairs - one for home which is intact and one where the right lens is chipped, one pair in my briefcase with a chipped left lens, one pair at a clients with no nose pieces, one pair that is set to fall apart as all the joints are loose (and break if you try and tighten them) and one brand new pair for when the briefcase pair finally let go. And a nice shiny new pair by the bed as the old ones fell apart finally, last week. At £25 a pop, this is getting silly and doesn't include the four or five pairs broken or lost in the past fifteen months. So..... I have made an appointment next week to get some decent reading glasses made properly.
You have been warned.
You have been warned.
That is why I crapped out of having my laser treatment done, even tho' I have worn glasses since I was 4 and its now over 40 years later.
The thought of having the surgery and the expense to only have to carry reading glasses around with me all the time because of my worsening near sightedness.
I'll just have to stick with my normal glasses for short-sight and peer over them for close work.
The thought of having the surgery and the expense to only have to carry reading glasses around with me all the time because of my worsening near sightedness.
I'll just have to stick with my normal glasses for short-sight and peer over them for close work.
Yes, I did not apreciate the "trade off" of between better long vision and the need for reading glasses untill I nearly signed up for treatment.
I found out that those of us with mild shortsight (-2 in my case) are unlikely to ever need reading glasses. Certainly in my case I can read the finest print in poor light without any problem and I am in my 50's. However it would appear that if I had been lasered I would then need to have reading glasses for close work so no real gain.
I understand there may well be a procedure available soon that addresses both problems with one treatment in wich case I will consider again.
I found out that those of us with mild shortsight (-2 in my case) are unlikely to ever need reading glasses. Certainly in my case I can read the finest print in poor light without any problem and I am in my 50's. However it would appear that if I had been lasered I would then need to have reading glasses for close work so no real gain.
I understand there may well be a procedure available soon that addresses both problems with one treatment in wich case I will consider again.
patmahe said:
My girlfriend is having this done today, at the moment she's a mix of excitement at getting it done (she's wanted this for years) and nerves that something will go wrong. Will report back on how she gets on.
Hi all, everything went fine, she has another consultation today just to make sure all is well, she has 3 sets of eye drops to prevent infection, swelling and dry eyes. She was a bit sore and shaken after the operation, heavy eyelids and a lot of water in her eyes, but after an hour or two it calmed down.She found the surgeon a bit rude and impatient, I don't think he realised how nervous she was. But apart from that it was a pretty positive experience.
Her sight has already improved noticeably and will hopefully get better over the coming weeks and months.
Good luck with yours, hope all goes well.
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