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post Aug 24 2009, 01:46 AM

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i heard the side effects include night-blindness?
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post Nov 11 2009, 10:33 PM

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The minimum age to be eligible for this surgery is 18 right? My aunt has night-blindness and cant really drive at night after doing it.
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post Nov 12 2009, 10:35 PM

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I guess I should wait for a few more years. How much is the most expensive package anyway?
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post Nov 13 2009, 01:19 AM

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QUOTE(panda-man @ Nov 13 2009, 12:10 AM)
from what i remember i checked about a month ago was around 7000 or so for the custom intralasek i think thats their most expensive one.

but optimax had a booth at 1u last week. maybe got new promo prices.
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RM7000 for both eyes? Whats the difference? A friend of my mom did the surgery within that price range and it was aweesome. Surgery lasted less than a minute.
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post Nov 13 2009, 11:04 AM

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I think I might need to go for the most expensive one since the power of myopia of each my eye is around 800+. I heard people like me can't do it in one shot, need to do a few times?
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post Nov 14 2009, 09:21 PM

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I'm still a little doubtful about this. My aunt seriously regretted doing it because she needs to wear shades during the day and can't drive during the night. She's of age 50+. It could be due to her age though

Another aunt of mine around age 30+ did it a couple of years back. She, too regretted doing it because of a number of side effects(I'll find out more).
Cases of people getting blind after this are not unheard of. So far I know of none(thankfully) but almost all those I know of regretted doing this. I genuinely hope that all these problems are rectified by the new intralase technology.
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post Nov 14 2009, 11:25 PM

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QUOTE(caerulln @ Nov 14 2009, 09:50 PM)
That is the risks of surgery.
EVERY surgery comes with risks.
We have to weigh whether the benefits outweigh the risks.

My mom is a diabetic patient.
Have to inject insulin everyday.
Done lasik. Shortsighted perfect. Longsighted still have to wear a thin glasses.
She's satisfied enough smile.gif

I've heard many horror stories mostly 3rd hand stories.
I weigh the risk, took it & the result couldn't be better thumbup.gif
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These are eyes we'r talking about, not a nose sinusitis or leg injury. Sure enough, I yearn for a normal life without glasses but hey, I wanna drive at night too. It seems like a common side effect to me rather than an occasional risk.
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post Dec 12 2009, 04:50 PM

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QUOTE(MNet @ Dec 12 2009, 01:27 PM)
bro
buy 1milion insurance for ur eye

if anything happen no problem
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waaa surprise to see something like this in healthfitness. best of all, coming from a senior member.
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post Oct 17 2010, 09:40 PM

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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 biggrin.gif

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

 

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