Lasik in OKC
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My brother got it done for free for whoever he pimped on The Sports Animal. I will ask him who did it. He is pleased with his surgery.
The only recommendation I have is that you make sure that whomever does the surgery is an ophthalmologist and not some dude/dudette that got their certification at the local for-profit night school.
If **** goes sideways like mine did, you'll be glad you have someone that has had years of training and knows what to do.
Yeah, I'm that 1 in 750,000 guy where things didn't go well. My vision is much better than before surgery and I'm no longer legally blind, but I'm darn sure not 20/20 and need my glasses to function.
If **** goes sideways like mine did, you'll be glad you have someone that has had years of training and knows what to do.
Yeah, I'm that 1 in 750,000 guy where things didn't go well. My vision is much better than before surgery and I'm no longer legally blind, but I'm darn sure not 20/20 and need my glasses to function.
"In LASIK, a thin flap in the cornea is created using either a microkeratome blade or a femtosecond laser. The surgeon folds back the flap, then removes some corneal tissue underneath using an excimer laser."
After my first surgery the flap 'crinkled' while I was asleep and didn't lay back down flat. It did the same thing two more times while being repaired. I think due to the number of times I went under the blade I ended up with an extremely dry eye that felt like I had sand in my eye for about a year. Went through gallons of artificial tear drops.
Even with all the issues I had, I would still do it again. I can actually function without my glasses. Before surgery, I was darn near blind.
NJoy is where I send my patients including my mom. All three surgeons there are great.
https://www.njoyvision.com/oklahoma-city/
https://www.njoyvision.com/oklahoma-city/
Wow, that sounds like zero fun. Did it go ok on the other eye?
I had PRK where instead of of cutting the flap, the dribble acid into your eyes and it eats away the outside few layers letting the laser do its job. I had the sand in my eyes feeling for a couple weeks and couldn't see crap for about a month while the outside layer regrew. Totally worth it in the end, better than 20/20 now.
I've heard that mishaps happen more often than the 1/750,000 from some attorneys. Now maybe they are taking advantage of things, but I'm betting that it doesn't always end up in a good way. So, you need to be careful on who you choose.
My mom and sister both had issues with theirs, and they went to well known, reputable places. Of course they all will correct for free, which they both did. However, neither is 100% free from using glasses in certain situations and if that's the end result what's the point.
Didn't have any issues at all with the other eye. The left one still gives me problems from time to time but I've learned to deal with it. I've been told that cataract surgery within the next year or so with lens replacement (I think that is what my doc said) will improve my vision greatly.
One thing I'll add, I was EXTREMELY near sighted prior to the surgery and an object had to be within an inch or two from my face for it to be in focus. Outside of one inch, blurry as heck. A foot away, I had no idea what I was seeing.
I opted to have to have one eye corrected for near sight and one for far sight as I was an avid photographer at the time and that seemed like the thing to do.
Fast forward 15 years and I wish I hadn't done that. Reading tends to be a pain in the arse.
I totally get what you're saying, but from my point of view, it was totally worth it, even with issues and still having to wear glasses 100% of the time. I can function without glasses now and prior to the surgery I couldn't. Just having thinner lenses was worth the headaches.