R Lee
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Just had this done this afternoon with Ultralase.
I went for Wavefront Intralase Lasik something or another.
Very expensive but, you get a life time care guarantee.
Anyway, today went like this...
Get to Surgery.
Had a few more scans done to my eyes before going through into the proper waiting room.
Sat there for a while because the laser was going through some "technical complications"... very confidence inspiring 
Nurse takes me to a small room to put that surgery iodine kind of solution around my eyes. I also had to wear a funny surgery hat and some cool shoe slippers 
Went through all the eyedrops to take.
Then she led me into the operating room... 
Lying down on the bed, it feels scary as fuck!
Its a big room, everything is white and proper clinical (as you'd expect).
They tape my eyes open and then they put this device on that holds your eyes totally open and pulls the flap open, i think? Quite uncomfortable on your eye with a lot of pressure. Everything goes black for a while.
Anyway... they slide me over to the Intralase bit. This is laser that cuts the flap open.
A few seconds pass, and they slide me over to the laser that does the shaping of your eyes. You have to stare at the laser and it just makes a lot of clicking noises. Matter of 90 seconds per eye 
The rubbish part was that i didn't get to smell my eyeball burning 
Washed my eyes with solution and put the flap back.
Job done! Repeated with next eye.
They take you into a recovery room with gay "chill out/relax" music for a few minutes.
Sent home and thats it
Now... the worst part.
A couple of hours after the anaesthetic has worn off, my eyes started to ache and sting a lot. Its fucking terrible. All you can do is sit there with sunglasses on, or sleep.
Now, its been about 8 hours since i went through.
I can see without glasses but its still hazy as expected 
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Icy
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and the price.....?
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bigdan
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Registered: 4th Jan 07
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i quite fancy that but dont want it to fuck up and me go blind
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R Lee
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Expensive...
£3770
Edit: To be fair, its the top treatment they offer.
[Edited on 21-08-2007 by R Lee]
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bigdan
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i will stick with fucked up eyes
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Paul_J
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SCARY AS FUCK!
I'm glad my eyes are good... but jesus that scares the shit out of me... I'd only do it if they let me get drunk first... I'd happily just let them do whatever then
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Icy
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rather stick with contacts than pay that
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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The second im 21 (min age?) Im getting this done 
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bigdan
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
The second im 21 (min age?) Im getting this done
do you wear contacts
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Whittie
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quote:
Originally posted by bigdan
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
The second im 21 (min age?) Im getting this done
do you wear contacts
Nope, im a hazard to the road
I wear glasses when i drive at night though
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bigdan
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im meant to wear glasses for driving but my eyesight improved when i stopped wearing them
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GT4Brody
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You managed to type that pretty well lol.
I was thinking of having this done, but cant as i ahve a lazy eye and lazer cant correct this..
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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dear but if it's worth it go for it, i have good vision at moment and i think if it goes might look into something as can't be arsed with glasses TBH
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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fuck that, no one is messing with my eyes.
Saying that though I dont wear glasses so have no idea of what its like being half blind!!
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mav
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same as me cosmos..........
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Rob_Lee
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i'd rather spend £200 on glasses than laser treatment! Sounds fooking scary!
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Russ
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i'd have it done. wavefront is amazing, your vision is better than 20/20 when your done and your night vision is also ace. not got 4k to blow on it though
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Jules
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Registered: 26th Nov 04
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I had mine done just over a year ago - best money I've ever spent
I paid £1800 or Epi-Lasek (the one where the eye is cut and a flap made) Wavefront at my local branch of Optimax (I can get any future customers a discount btw)
My only regret is not doing it sooner.
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Rus
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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i would get laser surgury. but my glasses cover up my hunchback of notre dame like face.
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drunkenfool
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Made me feel all squeemish reading that
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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can they cure colour blindness?
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
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People who say they would never have it - do you actually wear glasses?
I have worn glasses ever since i was 3, i cannot drive or even see without mine on. If i go out i have to get contacts which leave my eyes sore after a few hours, when i have a shower i have to hold shampoo/conditioner right upto my face to make sure im using the right one...
I would have it the second i can afford it, because wearing glasses for 18 years is not nice! I hate it!
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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i wear glasses and do not fancy getting laser surgery at all, it would be nice to not have to wear them but i don't think i could put myself through it, i think i could only just manage putting contacts in
[Edited on 22-08-2007 by andy1868]
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Andrew
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I'm the same as Ally. My eye sight is terrible To be able to go swimming and see you mate at the end of the pool IMO is priceless.
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SetH
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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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you pussy you had intralase!!! I had my flaps down with a medieval slicing device and the surgeons hand
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