If afraid don't do it.
Do more research & get over your fear.
Then do it.

You should fear driving on the road more than lasik damaging your eyes.
Statistics.

hi, i am interested to know who is the doctor & clinic - can u pls pm me? thx!

I wonder whether there is are alternatives apart from surgery to improve your eyesight. Like diet or lifestyle changes....

None that I know of.
Even if there is, the difference will be very insignificant over a very long time.
Lasik gives a very significant improvement that a non-educated superstitious person will call it black magic

but then again, driving on the road is a necessity. Lasik is not.

I wearing contact with index -2.00 for both eyes. Is it recommended for me to do Lasik?

It will be annoying if i have to take flight everytime i want to go somewhere.
As annoying as having to find my glasses or taking off my contacts

Lasik is a necessity for me.
Depends of people's priority.
The risk is low enough that it is a no brainer for me.

Even -10.00 can do if all criteria are met.
Go for the test & the doc will recommend accordingly.
We can't diagnose anything online.

hi...anyone went to their roadshow in 1u around month of july?
still remember how mcuh was the promotion price?less than 1500 ?

i am wondering is there any minimum power required to do lasik?

Keperluan Asas - The need to survive.

If we can't live without it (like food, car, cloth), then it become necessary...
If lasik necessary? do your job require u to do lasik (what job is that anyway??)? Can glasses solve my problem?
The answer is straight forward.

Lasik is consider part of "cosmetic surgery" - one can live without. It may enhance our life for a short term but the implication can cause u much more in the future.

Why majority of doctors still wearing glasses? it imply something, isn't it? They don't believe in the technology? I had a chance to ask a surgeon and he told me, i don't risk my eye because during operation, i can't make a simple mistake. Pls check out how many surgeon in hospital wear glasses, they will tell u the same thing. This imply, the technology isn't as safe as u think, and the long term complication may cause a surgeon to lost his job if he can't perform well in operation.

We have only one pair of eye and it cannot regrow back.
"Money can't buy back my vision", i like this phrase.

10 years ago if u visit a lasik doctor they would tell u the risk is low, until now ppl talk bad about blade lasik..bla bla bla, and with all the victom testimonial published, then ppl start talking about all-laser, intralasik..etc. <- another cycle has started, and 10 years later, i believe there will be lots of victims testimonial due to unnecessary surgery.

the issue on lasik is long term, perhaps not so "obvious" in short term. we may be happy that we get a 0-0 after surgery, but u'll never know what's await u in next 5-10 years. Each person can do 1 time lasik only, as per recommendation by doctor. Whatever warranty they give u is a bullshit, they can't warranty u non-glasses for the entire life (if any doctor say this, tell me..lol). End of the day, they will still give you glasses, regardless how rich u r.

So what really worth it for you to take on lasik? beauty? trouble of finding glasses? is it worth the risk? u ask urself, as u r the one spending money

This post has been edited by mroctopus: Oct 8 2010, 02:24 PM

mroctopus,

Very well written. I myself has been wearing specs since I was 13, and that was 26 years ago!

Agreed.

But how many doctors do u see not wearing glasses? Did u ask everyone if they did lasik or wear contacts?

It really is worth the risk for me.
Why?

I have a large pupil & full sun hurts my eyes. People will see me driving with my eyes closed coz I can barely open my eyes. Problem for me to drive during noon. Need sunglasses. Can't find suitable prescription shades. Not to mention expensive. Now I can buy any shades that I want. 1 problem solved.

I need to wear protection goggles while doing my work. Cumbersome to wear with glasses. Every little efficiency I gain is money to me. 2 problems solved.

Don't tell me to wear contacts.
& contact lenses are statistically more dangerous than lasik & much more cumbersome for me.

Also other small reasons.
Save money in the long term.
Convenient.
Can swim without being practically blind.
Making my friends jealous many are saving for lasik now
Smudges on the glass is annoying.

Bottom line, prescription glasses annoys me enough for me to take the risk

& another thing to add, many of us have no idea how busy certain professionals are. Many have barely enough time to iron their clothes.
Lasik specialist usually ask for 1 or 2 week for recovery to normal vision (I only need 3 days).
That amount of time is unacceptable for some. Doctors can't simply ask for 2 weeks leave for an elective surgery. Specialists need to consider if they are urgently needed during the healing period which any honorable doctors would declare themselves unfit for duty.
I did this during my long semester break. There is no way I'm going to do this while working.

nice point mroctopus, i wouldnt do lasik too if it is not necessary, but i think there are some other people like me who have some problem or health problem that make them unsuitable/uncomfortable to wear specs or contact lens, thats why the only way for me to survive is doing lasik because i were -950 before lasik.
for those who can wear specs comfortably, i think lasik is not necessary because i feel that lasik really risks your eyes contact lens couldnt be wore long term too as it really hurt your eyes, like me i wore contact lens for more than 10 years, and finally i couldnt wear contact lens anymore because it make my eyes become dry and of cos make ur eyes shape become irregular

i have done lasik 7 months ago and just discharged from optimax 2 weeks ago. i am now +25 for one eye and +100 for another eye, lol guess i will get long sighted earlier than normal people

This post has been edited by OnGx2: Oct 17 2010, 09:45 AM

I been wearing specs since primary 2..10 years already. Really wish that one day I can just wake up and go to the toilet without bothering to find my specs

However the magnitude of the consequences should the surgery fail is not to be dismissed..gotta think twice. The probability is low but the magnitude is unbearable. Guess I should wait out a few more years when things get more advanced

hi there, to those that has done lasik surgery, is it OK/advisable if i go back to work on the 3rd day of my lasik surgerY?

thanks..

That depends.
Everyone differs.
My mom who is diabetic, takes about 1 week to be confident enough.
For me, the next day, I drove alone for the review session. Wearing sunglasses of course.
My eyes were very sensitive for a few days to bright light though which was expected.

If your work doesn't involve anything that can harm yourself or others, may be ok.
Advisable to allow 1 week just in case.

My auntie did lasik about 8 yrs ago at Optimax TTDI & her vision still doing fine till now...

Now i am searching around to see which centre to choose, most likely will be going to Optimax since my auntie did it there... Anyone did Lasik at Optimax, any Dr. to suggest?

Thanks 1st!

Hello...thanks for the blogs..
Most probably i will be doing Lasik..bcos the optometrist said i can do this package.
So is MC 3 days sufficient? Begin to worry.......

Just ready someone to drive you.