Laser Surgery

spikehs · #1 03-14-2006, 02:49 PM

I was also considering IOL's (Inter Ocualar Lenses) where they place a lense under your cornea i believe. But that is very $$$, to get toric lenses (for astigmatism) it would have cost nearly $8000! PRK is actually the cheapest which is nice... should be around $3500 at gimbel. I think lasik would have cost me around $4500

jws444 · #2 03-14-2006, 05:03 PM

If you have an usually warped cornea, then PRK will probably be suggested by your doctor. It's more expensive, but it's also more accurate. Lasik is also not advised if you're somewhat of an athlete. Trauma in the eye may tear the flap open. eek! Of course that could happen anywhere, but playing sports just raises the probability of getting an elbow or basket ball in the face.

spikehs · #3 03-14-2006, 05:35 PM

well got my appointment booked. March 31st it is. It was actually cheaper than I had thought. Came to $2750 at Gimbel. Now its time to play the waiting game.. Supposed to be a pretty painful recovery from what I hear.....

jws444 · #4 03-14-2006, 06:26 PM

PRK is a little more painful than Lasik because the 'wound' is exposed on the outside, rather than healing quietly under a flap of tissue. All people have different reactions. Some feel almost nothing and some feel quite a bit of irritation. You'll get protective contact lenses right after surgery, but these have to come out fairly soon. ouch! You'll also get a huge assortment of eye drops that have to be dripped every few hours. Some are antibiotics and some are pain killers. They really do a good job of numbing your eye. Your eyes will be dialated and light sensitive for a few days so you'll get these not-so-cool looking shades. Your vision will be quite blurry too. It's annoying because your first instinct will be to hold items close to get focus , but it won't help one bit.

You'll be quite bored at home doing nothing too. Oh, you can listen to the TV. Good luck!