Laser eye surgery - your experience?

**Drizzle** · 12-21-2010, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by CarolinaCy

Sounds like your Dr. got you to pay for his vacation to the Bahamas. Yikes.

Haha, it was very expensive.. My eyesight was beyond terrible(around -10 each eye).. $6200 later, I have 20/10 each eye and 20/5 overall.. My surgery was more expensive than most due to the procedure I had..

**Wesley** · 12-21-2010, 03:35 PM

Get the best doctor.

**CarolinaCy** · 12-21-2010, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by Drizzle

Haha, it was very expensive.. My eyesight was beyond terrible(around -10 each eye).. $6200 later, I have 20/10 each eye and 20/5 overall.. My surgery was more expensive than most due to the procedure I had..

-10 for contact Rx? Holy blindness batman! My wife was something like -4.0 when she had lasik done, and I thought she was blind as a bat.

**CrossCyed** · 12-21-2010, 03:44 PM

I'm around -7.5 for both eyes...

**CarolinaCy** · 12-21-2010, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by CrossCyed

I'm around -7.5 for both eyes...

Dumb question, but what's considered "legally blind"? You and Drizzle (-10) have to be knocking on the door at least.

**Drizzle** · 12-21-2010, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by CarolinaCy

-10 for contact Rx? Holy blindness batman! My wife was something like -4.0 when she had lasik done, and I thought she was blind as a bat.

If I remember correctly, my contact Rx was -9.. I had to have appts with three optometrists, they determined -10 to be safe(they wanted to make sure I was going to be better than 20/20 rather than worse)..

**CrossCyed** · 12-21-2010, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by CarolinaCy

Dumb question, but what's considered "legally blind"? You and Drizzle (-10) have to be knocking on the door at least.

I'm non-functioning without contacts or glasses. Under normal light, for example, I'd probably need to be within two feet of a normal digital clock to read it clearly.

**Drizzle** · 12-21-2010, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by CarolinaCy

Dumb question, but what's considered "legally blind"? You and Drizzle (-10) have to be knocking on the door at least.

Don't quote me on this, but I believe it is 20/150..

**ISUAgronomist** · 12-21-2010, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by CarolinaCy

Dumb question, but what's considered "legally blind"? You and Drizzle (-10) have to be knocking on the door at least.

I'm at -9 and without contact in I can only see clearly about 8inches from my face. I really want eye surgery but my eyes are still getting worse at age 26. Heck they don't even make contacts beyond -12. Wearing glasses at my prescription and driving is not fun.

**ISUAgronomist** · 12-21-2010, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by Drizzle

Don't quote me on this, but I believe it is 20/150..

20/200 actually.

**clones_jer** · 12-21-2010, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by CarolinaCy

Dumb question, but what's considered "legally blind"? You and Drizzle (-10) have to be knocking on the door at least.

I was -8.25 & -8.75

I could read the big "E" on the chart without glasses but that was about it ... I think legally blind is right about there. I asked the doctor what "20/" went with -8.75 and he just said there really isnt one past a certain point, 20/200 I think is the end. which roughly equates to the -8.0

I had a friend at ISU that was -15 ... which just sounds ******* crazy.

**chewbocka** · 12-21-2010, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by CarolinaCy

Dumb question, but what's considered "legally blind"? You and Drizzle (-10) have to be knocking on the door at least.

Visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correction. That means that someone with perfect vision can see from 200 feet (with the same acuity) what you could see from 20 feet.

I've been -7.5 for the last two times, I hope it's normalizing so I can get in on this. The Dr said he doesn't even consider people until they've been stable for 2 years.

**Drizzle** · 12-21-2010, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by CrossCyed

I'm non-functioning without contacts or glasses. Under normal light, for example, I'd probably need to be within two feet of a normal digital clock to read it clearly.

I remember not being able to see my alarm clock in the morning. Unfortunately for you CrossCyed, it sounds like you will need a procedure similar to mine. It's more expensive, but you will most likely have better than 20/15 or 20/10 vision. Good luck if you decide to get the surgery, it is definitely worth it. Especially if you're as blind as I was..

**CrossCyed** · 12-21-2010, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by Drizzle

I remember not being able to see my alarm clock in the morning. Unfortunately for you CrossCyed, it sounds like you will need a procedure similar to mine. It's more expensive, but you will most likely have better than 20/15 or 20/10 vision. Good luck if you decide to get the surgery, it is definitely worth it. Especially if you're as blind as I was..

My Rx is still changing slightly - as for right now, I'm good with contacts, but once I win the lottery, I'll be looking at this.

I asked this before too, but do you have to wear glasses for a certain amount of time to allow the eye to reshape?

**Drizzle** · 12-21-2010, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by CrossCyed

My Rx is still changing slightly - as for right now, I'm good with contacts, but once I win the lottery, I'll be looking at this.

I asked this before too, but do you have to wear glasses for a certain amount of time to allow the eye to reshape?

No contacts for 2-3 weeks.