The Farmer Posted 19 August, 2014 Share Posted 19 August, 2014 Pondering this at 40 - What, where, how much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonraker Posted 19 August, 2014 Share Posted 19 August, 2014 Yes and I reccomend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonraker Posted 19 August, 2014 Share Posted 19 August, 2014 Sorry forgot teh important but: Optimax Bristol, both eyses 5 years ago about £3k but paid interest free over 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Farmer Posted 19 August, 2014 Author Share Posted 19 August, 2014 Sorry forgot teh important but: Optimax Bristol, both eyses 5 years ago about £3k but paid interest free over 2 years. What treatment did you have Mush? How old were you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Mikey Posted 19 August, 2014 Share Posted 19 August, 2014 What treatment did you have Mush? How old were you? Also, how bad were your eyes in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 19 August, 2014 Share Posted 19 August, 2014 There are concerns so take advice from your optician who will know your eyes well. Most opticians and ophthalmologists I know personally have not had it done on them selves despite major advances in the technologies. There is still no clear indication of long term problems for obvious reasons and possible exacerbation of underlying/ unknown corneal problems. It's still fundamentally a pretty crude operation, you cut the cornea so it bulges and forms a second lens. Best done around your 30s / 40s as that is when your eyes are most stable but obviously won't stop their general decline so you probably will need glasses at some point again. The reason I didn't go for it is that I'm a very high myope and they could only give me a reasonable guarantee of 'driving level sight' and to be honest you would be amazed how bad that is if you are used to your optician correcting your vision to the bottom line on a snellen chart. The best available operation at the moment is the one where they replace your natural lens with a prescription one. Essentially a cataract op when you don't need one. More expensive to have done but generally regarded as safer and more long lasting. I know many people who are very happy with their laser surgery but after a LOT of research it wasn't for me and I'm wearing contacts until I can justify having replacement lenses done. I'm a doc and have a lot of mates who work in eye depts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 19 August, 2014 Share Posted 19 August, 2014 I'm a mega myope at -12 so I don't believe it would be worth it for me for reasons outlined by Sussexsaint above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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