How much gonna be 4 ur
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Good luck!
Tell us your experience when you get better.

Glad to hear you guys are doing well after Lasik but still I am apprehensive about the procedure. What if Ectasia occurs years after the surgery ? There are so many reports about it. Just type 'corneal ectasia after lasik'. You will find several reports on it.

Dont worry, if you really unlucky to have ectasia post LASIK, i can refer you to a specialist who does lenses for failed surgery, the lens reduced glare, halo and ghosting effect with power correction. He gets lot of referral cases from eye specialist.

http://www.aao.org/publications/eyenet/200801/feature.cfm
About 0.04% at the most according to this.

hi lucas,, sorry for late reply.. i peform microkeratome lasik at kuching by dr steven chung. price is 6k plus..

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Added on July 4, 2012, 7:59 pmFactors known to contribute to ectasia risk include: (a) when a patient's corneal thickness is not sufficient to undergo surgery (or a retreatment) safely but surgery (or a retreatment) is performed anyway; (b) the microkeratome cut a thicker flap than it was programmed to (a regular occurrence, according to studies); and © the patient had a form of keratoconus - forme fruste keratonus - prior to surgery and this was not detected during screening.





so... this is what i get.. normally before you want to get lasered you will be test to see whether you are suitable... with thin flap then best avoid lasik that cause estasia

This post has been edited by manag3r: Jul 4 2012, 07:59 PM

Wish there was a risk free procedure to fix eyesight. Have lasik and then constantly worry about getting ectasia, infection,inflammation etc in some point of time.

We misfortunate people who are not blessed with good eyesight are ready to cut our eyes open to get rid of glasses even if it carries serious complication. A person with good eyesight will never understand how it feels to have bad vision and how glasses affect the quality of life.

This post has been edited by MyopicEyes: Jul 4 2012, 09:14 PM

No such thing & never will. Ever.
Maybe its just me..but I'm not in the slightest bit worried.

You should worry of dying in a car crash more.
Statistics speak for themselves.

yeah..that's so true...
jsut the $$$$$$$ to spend ...

I know there are treatments for post-lasik Ectasia.

Crosslinking, Rigid contact lens, Intacs, IOP lowering medication etc

BUT the most nasty part of ectasia is glasses and soft contacts will not work anymore to correct vision.

there is hybrid and soft but very firm contact lens that can help improved ectasic vision close to perfect vision.

meaning your power has not increased/decreased more than 5% for the last 1 or 2 years.

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Added on July 6, 2012, 9:55 amvista's initial checkup is free.

as far as i know the only one that charges you for initial checkup is optimax.

This post has been edited by freddie: Jul 6 2012, 09:55 AM

thanks for the information.
i will plan for a checkup soon. to see whether i am fit to do lasik

I just called my friends who working in Vista, initial checkup is not free. please call their hotline to confirm.

uh? i went to vista to do that 1st check before. it was free.

do you mean the first check to see whether you're qualified for lasik?

or the more details check with eye drops and things?

the more detailed test, they charged.

Ermmm already 2 days after my lasik surgery, everything is fine, just that glares and halos r still there during night which is normal... during operation, u won't feel any slight of pain, the most is only pressure on ur eyes when the doctor r creating the flap.. After 2-3 hours from ur operation, u will feel great irritation which makes ur eyes cnt really open and tears keep flowing out, so is better to straight to back to ur home and rest after ur operation.... After that, everything is fine ^^

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Added on July 7, 2012, 6:30 pmRM 7.3k for mine ( intralasik customized)



This post has been edited by Lucas91: Jul 7 2012, 06:33 PM

Lucas...did you find it take a bit longer to adjust when seeing close object and then switch to far object?

ya, it is blurry when see something which is near and something that is under dim light, i guess the eyes still adapting, how long have u done the surgery?? still feeling the same??



This post has been edited by Lucas91: Jul 7 2012, 09:29 PM

8 days. The adjusting of near and at distance is annoying me. Doc confirms my eyes are healthy. Just that it may take slightly longer to get it up and running like before..once awhile, things get clearer...and at times it get blurry. I was told it's normal as the eyes are getting to adjust to it....

Night glare is still there. Sometimes better and sometimes worse...