i honestly don't think there's any difference.. i believe all surgeons are trying their best for 100% successful operation.. as for followup checkups, they're usually done by other staffs, not the surgeon/doctor itself, except for the 1st day after operation only..

hello guy~~ male here.. undergo optimax lasik .. my eye totally heal already... i did it las year somehwere between april to may.. at 1st so many complication .. dry eye ... hard to see at night.. the most irritating thing is everyday i woke up and i hav to put the eye drop.. i been putting a year and i think i would have to rely on the eyedrop forever .... i am so sad by then but recently in this year .. i found out my eye cure 100% already.. i can do anything i want.......my right dominant eye 100% cure with 0 power and 0 astigmatism but my left non dominant eye is 0 power 50 astigmatism.  and its good till i cant even notice the difference.      my advice.. dont ever hoping for 100% on non dominant eye...

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Added on June 5, 2012, 12:38 amoh ya... and another thing is i just drove for 6 hour at night to hometown.. speeding and pandu berbahaya of course. with no issue

hey guys, i'm goin to do my lasik tomorrow at Taman Tun, Optimax.

Pray for me pls, need blessing coz damn nervous

Stay tuned & i will update u guys after 2 days

Thanks for ur wishes, Lucas. Ya i'm doin the all-laser-lasik custom. its RM4,000 per eye. They have something like referral program, meaning you could get discount (RM150 per eye) if you have someone / friends to introduce you to the center whereby providing their full name & hp number.

Good luck!
Tell us your experience when you get better.

How much gonna be 4 ur
?

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

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...

I don't have dry eyes... Just that a bit cloudy vision at times.... I have been religiously putting their prescribed eye drops and rest my eyes...as much..

ARe you all there?
Slight improvement on my vision........

dear all, just want to double confirm, even after LASIK, short sighted issue might return right? it's very subjective depending on individual, and eyes gets dry faster compared to original right?

planning to go for it, but worried about the effects of it, like the actual issue before LASIK coming back years after

hey, guys just wanna ask how long is the recovery period eh? and is it normal to feel some pain after the surgery? my sis done her lasik this morning. and I feel worried about her. :sad:

just to update my status, this afternoon went to TTDI do eye examination, told that right eye only can do epi-lasik, left eye either full laser or epi-lasik.

Did a mistake, should bought a sunglasses, which i forgot, surfering when i come out from the place, and i need to drive home somemore.

bought a new sunglasses imediately after i reach home, also can use after i done the surgery.

Will have fix a date with them to do the surgery, just that still cant decide on my left eye surgery method.

and i heard the epi-lasik is quite pain, anyone experienced before ? maybe can share their thoughts....

this tread is cool, still active after 6 years!
and it tooks me 2 days to finish all 1-42 pages!
the conclusion i get is:
first, check ur eye condition pre-op to choose which method suitable.
second:
basically there are 2 main corrective surgery:
one is the lasik, where they open flap and do lasik.
recovery within days.
suitable for thick cornea,
the cons: its has higher risk for contact sport
there are two: one is using blade/keratome. one is without blade- full lasik. and of course beside those two, there is one customized which is more expensive and more suitable for extreme high myopia and other special circumstances

while the other is lasek.
in this case they dont open but scratch,
so recovery time takes longer - few weeks to months
suitable for thin cornea
its more suitable for those who like extreme sport
there is one type of lasek where you need to use contact lens for days after this surgery.

oh, thats what i understand after staring at this forum and other web for hours...CMIIW

hhmmm...my dad who ask me to do lasik
as my brother did before , 7 years ago (i guess he took the lasek procedure, coz he said it took 2 weeks to see properly, 3 months for full recovery)
he is totally fine now, no complication n so on.

but my mom said lasik not necesary, n since it takes time to heal, gota hv to sacrifice other activities to do..
hhmmm..both oso true..still duno what to decide

my eyes are -7.5 and -8.0 respectively with astig. i play contact sports, train almost daily. how is the recovery period like? currently on contact lens. thanks!