Contacts...

Civrules said:
There are some risks to it though (obviously - that's why it's called surgery ;) ). Especially if the doc isn't experianced. :eek:
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Yea, stay away from the all-night laser clinic and tequila bar in Tijuana. ;)

Go to a good doctor and you should be fine. Actually most of the procedure doesn't even involve a doctor at all. Once you are laid down the machine measures your eye, makes the decisions about where and how much to remove and then does so automatically.
 
I wear my specs, but my dad got laser eye surgery and never looked back..
(pun intended)

Even if I had the cash, I would stick with my glasses as I like them.
And I only wear them for the computer or look at far away items...

:)
 
Wouldn't it mess up royally if you couldn't hold your eyes absolutely still, though? They make unintended movements as well ... eek. Or does the anasthetic stop them moving, too?
OTOH ... I remember, I think in the last few months, an article in the BMJ about eye surgury, with fascinating paintings of what people saw while having the surgury. I'm hunting for it now.

EDIT. Ah rats, I can't find it, I'll see if I can post it later this week, when I can get at the actual stash of old BMJs at home.
 
My dad had no complaints.

But you need someone to come with you, as you lose almost all vision right after the event.

So you may have difficulties getting home, etc.

.
 
Sophie 378 said:
:scared: That somehow sounds worse than an inexperienced doctor carving away at my eyes. Are you conscious while they do the op, or is it a full anasthetic?
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Full anaesthesia is an option if you prefer but in my opinion is unnecessary.

They give you eye-drops to numb your eyes and as antibiotics to prevent infection and in my case offered me a Valium which I chose to take.

You are conscious but the procedure only lasts maybe 30? seconds per eye. You lay on your back and look up at the machine, hear some loud 'pop' sounds and switch to the other eye, hear more pops and that's it, you're all done. Absolutely no pain during the procedure.

If you wiggle the machine spots this and stops.

Someone will need to drive you home as your eyes will be very light sensitive at this point.

For the next day or two your eyes feel dry and sandy or rough. They give you covers to put over your eyes to sleep with so you don't rub them.

I stayed awake for the day before so once I got home I slept for the first 12 hours due to being very tired and it worked great.
 
I'm not sure what all this talk of lenses falling out is about. I've never had mine fall out (in fact, sometimes I have to struggle a bit to get them out). Mine are monthly lenses (not for sleeping with).

Sophie 378 said:
EDIT. Apparently toric lenses - presumably they have a weighted bit at the bottom, to make sure they're always in the same orientation (or something) - can correct for astigmatism. I wasn't offered these, so didn't know they existed. Heheh, presumably that means my astigmatism isn't too bad.
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Yep, I use toric lenses and they fix my astigmatism just as well as glasses (although every now and again they can rotate and until they re-align that is annoying).

Contacts and glasses both have their pros and cons. It took me a while to get used to them, but I really dislike wearing glasses, so I was willing to get through that. Most of the time I don't notice I'm wearing them, I never bring along any cleaning fluids or anything like that and if I should lose one (or have an irritated eye so I have to take it out), I will just remove both, discard them, and put in some new ones later.

I buy mine online which saves me quite a bit of money, unfortunately cleaning fluids have to be added to the cost if you're not using one-day lenses.
 
I got them today...
Sure I still need to get used to them a little bit but so far everything is going well. :)
 
I recently benefited from changing cleaning fluid, causing less eye irritation. So if you're not using disposable 1-day lenses keep in mind that some cleaning fluids may work better than others.
 
For my laser eye surgery, they put this ball-type thing on my eye. Then vacuum pressure was applied, and it sucks the eyeball out a little bit and immobilizes it. That way my eye didn't move at all.

I was conscious throughout the whole event. The second eye hurt a little more than the first, but only because I knew to expect the pain each time.

The entire event was rather scary, but worth it.
 
It does sound scary. :/

I'm using the contacts for one month, so they aren't the 1-day ones.
Only annoying thing is that when I blink, my vision gets distorted for a little bit. Kind of when you have tears (which I don't).
I'll try to figure out what' that's about. Could it be the cleaning solution I'm using?
 
Civrules said:
I'm using the contacts for one month, so they aren't the 1-day ones.
Only annoying thing is that when I blink, my vision gets distorted for a little bit. Kind of when you have tears (which I don't).
I'll try to figure out what' that's about. Could it be the cleaning solution I'm using?
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Do you have toric lenses for astigmatism correction? They need to be rotated to the correct position in the eye (to compensate for the uneven lens of the eye), so if they shift a bit out of position things will look a little blurry until they move back (which they normally do by themselves). That's the only thing I can really think of right now, but it's not supposed to happen just because you blink! For me it usually happens if I rub my eyes too hard.

I remember when I first got my lenses, the first month or so I constantly had weird issues (apart from general irritation, my eyes were rather sensitive to them), I still don't know what the problem was but eventually it went away. Every now and then they will switch a bit out of position or something, but nothing like the problems I had at first.

If your eyes get dry you can try some eye drops they usually sell with lenses, I don't use them, but some people like them. If my eyes get irritated I usually just take the lenses out and rinse them in saline solution and put them back on. Always remember to wash hands before handling lenses.

So, I don't know why they do that when you blink, but it may pass.. if not, ask your optician.
 
ironduck said:
Do you have toric lenses for astigmatism correction? They need to be rotated to the correct position in the eye (to compensate for the uneven lens of the eye), so if they shift a bit out of position things will look a little blurry until they move back (which they normally do by themselves). That's the only thing I can really think of right now, but it's not supposed to happen just because you blink! For me it usually happens if I rub my eyes too hard.

I remember when I first got my lenses, the first month or so I constantly had weird issues (apart from general irritation, my eyes were rather sensitive to them), I still don't know what the problem was but eventually it went away. Every now and then they will switch a bit out of position or something, but nothing like the problems I had at first.

If your eyes get dry you can try some eye drops they usually sell with lenses, I don't use them, but some people like them. If my eyes get irritated I usually just take the lenses out and rinse them in saline solution and put them back on. Always remember to wash hands before handling lenses.

So, I don't know why they do that when you blink, but it may pass.. if not, ask your optician.
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Good advice. For me it doesn't matter how they're rotated though so I guess it's a good thing.
I have an appointment in two weeks because they have to do their regular checkup. If this keeps happening I'll let them know, but I think/hope it's temporary.
Just like with glasses, it takes a little getting used to.

Thanks again...
 
Contacts are absolutely awesome, despite what the naysayers are moaning about.

Too dry? Talk to your technician, get a different cleaning method.

Falling out? You are clumsy.

Dust in your eye? Take em out and clean em, otherwise you are an idiot.

Taking a long time to put in? For me it takes 1 minute tops. You are being too anal.

Glasses on the other hand get dirty, break all the time, have lenses pop out etc., make you look like a dweeb, and slide down your nose.

In short, contacts own glasses.

When I am an adult, I will eventually get LASIK surgery.

El_Mach, you seem to be an expert on laser eye surgery, how much does it cost and whats the minimum age to get it?
 
I was hesitant at first and it does take some time to get comfortable with them; however, the convenience factor is too good to pass up.
 
Without my glasses, I look like an idiot. I don't like putting annoying things in my eye. Glasses are better.
 
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