Tell us how it goes. Good luck!

Ah sorry jialat, I already made an appointment this Saturday for eye check.

I went to Vista @ Bangsar today. They performed a full eye examination on me, and they say my cornea is thick enough for LASIK. My cornea thickness is around 580-590.

Now I just need to confirm the date of the LASIK surgery with them. Will be either this Monday if there is a spot, or Thursday. Should be able to confirm tomorrow.

Before the Surgery
Both my eyes had 700+ power with a bit of astigmatism. I could hardly read anything without glasses that wasn't at least 10 cm near my face.

Getting to the Surgery
I did my Lasik operation last Monday at the Curve. Vista was nice enough to provide a shuttle service from their Bangsar Office to the Curve. I went with another patient, an Indian guy.

Payment
Please note that you have to settle the full amount of the surgery before you can proceed. I didn't realize this because a Vista staff told me I could pay in instalments earlier. Actually what she meant was you had to swipe the full amount from your credit card then pay the bank. So if you do not have enough credit in your credit card (which I didn't), you can't swipe and continue for the operation. Luckily I managed to transfer half the amount by direct deposit using CIMBClicks, then swiped the rest via credit card.

The Indian patient went for the surgery first. Meanwhile they prepared me by making me wash my face using Johnson n Johnson baby wash, then dressed me up in those operating theatre gowns. They also gave me a locker to put my bag and glasses.

Flap Creation
First they dropped some anaesthetic eyedrops then proceeded to put the suction cup in my right eye. I kind of panicked and they had try 3 times for my right eye before it worked. I also asked for more anaesthetic eyedrops. However there was no problem with performing the suction on my left eye. After that they used the laser to create the flaps. I had to stare into some light, which was kind of difficult because the light glare is very big and I wasn't sure where to focus.

Cornea Shaping
They moved me to another table where I laid down for the laser to do its cornea shaping. This part was completely painless, but I really wasn't sure where to actually focus on the light above. I just tried not to move my eyes as much as possible.

Immediately After
They asked me to read the time of the clock, but I couldn't I could barely make out the lines the clock. I guessed the time correctly but to be honest I was kind disappointed and scared because I read from other people's experiences they could read the clock immediately. The doctor said not to be afraid since my power was reduced from pretty high (700+ on both eyes) and it'll take some time to adjust.

The First 4 Hours
My eyes started tearing and I couldn't look at bright lights. Vista had a driver send me back to my house and I could barely open my eyes. When I did, I could barely see anything. Everything was so blurry. When I reached home, I immediately put some eyedrops and the eyeshields and slept.

The Next 4 Hours
After waking up, I was happy that my vision improved. Everything was still quite blurry and I had a hard time reading anything but I could confirm that I could at least read words and text from an arm's width away. I went out for dinner by myself.

The 1st Day After Operation
When I woke up on the morning after the operation, my left eye's vision had improved a lot. But my right eye vision was still blurry. I went to Vista @ Bangsar for post-operation checkup and my left eye could read the chart they gave me clearly. My right eye had double-vision and everything was still blur and could only read the first row clearly.

4 Days Later
Very happy with my left eye vision. I would rate my satisfaction with it as 9/10. It's also not red at all, unlike my right eye. Sadly my right eye is very red due to the suction, and vision isn't as good. I would rate my satisfaction with it as 7/10. Overall both my eyes have improved vision, I can use the computer with little trouble. I managed to play Team Fortress for a few hours last night too. In fact near-to-middle vision I can see almost everything clearly and pretty sharp. But when it comes to distance vision, I have to focus a while because only my left eye can make out the details. Anyway I hope my right eye improves.

Flap creation itself is painless, but the suction before that I felt something. In fact the whole operation only the suction I felt discomfort. The actual laser I didn't even know whether it was on or not. I didn't smell anything.

This post has been edited by Andrew Lim: Mar 23 2013, 11:04 PM

The cost is based on how thick the cornea flap will be and how much cornea tissue they will remove.
The less tissue involved, the more expensive.
Blade is cheapest because it creates the largest cornea flap.
Different lasers will remove different amount cornea tissue, so priced differently.
If you want cheap, go for blade.

About 1 minute.

Best is to ask the doctor after full eye examination to see if you're suitable for LASIK.

Around 10k

For me my power was quite high, around 700 in both eyes, and I couldn't even read books without putting them very near my face. So I felt it was worth the risk of trying Lasik.

The risks are minor if you go to a reputable Lasik clinic. I went to Vista. It's been about half a year since my Lasik operation and I don't have any regrets.

I experienced glaring at night in the first month. Now about half a year later I have no glaring issues at all.

When I did my bladeless Lasik operation at Vista last year, I had never even heard about Relex smile. Technology really does seem to move quite fast.

What was your previous power before the surgery?

Can you still read the letters/numbers on the eye chart even though your vision is blurry or cloudy?

Do you get enough sleep?

You can try to see if your eyes qualify for it first. Don't have to commit immediately, just let the doctor see if your cornea is suitable.