Can anyone tell me their good and bad experiences after getting Laser Vision correction?

I had my vision corrected about 3 years ago. My eyesight was originally 20/300. It is now 20/15.

I took care to find a very experienced, highly-recommended doctor. The surgery cost $4,500, which was on the expensive side at the time, but I don't think you should economize on something this important. The surgery itself was as short as they say- around 30 seconds, and painless.It was not uncomfortable or in any way difficult.

It was amazing because, even with the pupil-dilating drops, my vision immediately after the surgery was better than my pre-surgery vision. After the surgery, I was given some Tylenol-PM and told to sleep for four hours (to help ensure I didn't do any damage to myself while my eyes recovered from the surgery). Word of advice for those planning a surgery- plan it later in the day!

I did mine early in the morning, and had a terrible time trying to force sleep. The only pain was a headache that started a couple hours after the surgery and lasted for about an hour.My doctor told me to expect this. It was a strong headache, but nothing like a migraine.

When my four hours was over, my vision was already almost perfect. Some of my favorite things about now having perfect vision include swimming/going to the beach and actually being able to see, seeing my feet in the shower, and not worrying about what would happen if an earthquake were to occur and I didn't have my glasses on, haha. The only thing that even remotely concerns me is that sometimes my eyeballs feel a little cold to my eyelids.

It sounds weird, I know. I'm not worried that it related to decreased blood flow, since I know that your vision starts to go as soon as you experience a decrease in blood flow to the region. So I haven't been worried enough to make an appointment with the doctor, but am curious about this affect.

If you are thinking about laser vision correction, take your time and find a doctor who does several procedures each day. Those doctors are more practiced and have a better success rate (although you don't want one who makes you feel at all rushed). And I would avoid the mall doctors... I don't have any real reason why, but it just seems like a really bad idea.

I have a family member that got it done several years ago. They were pretty happy with the results. Also, from what I understand, there is better technology available today for laser vision correction than there was back then.It's also much cheaper now.

If I remember correctly, they just peeled back the surface of her eye, went to work, and replaced it when they were done. I have no idea if this is accurate or not, but I was told that years before she had her surgery that they used to cut through the eye's surface using a star type pattern or something like that (think of an asterisk) rather than cutting around the perimeter of the area and then peeling it back (think of a circle with a small portion still attached). At the time, she was raving about how it only took a few weeks to heal.

She had to wear sunglasses and avoid bright light for a little while, but I think it was a pretty easy recovery overall.

I have had a few friends that have received laser eye correction. And they are very happy with it. There have been no complications, and they were fine within a day or so... As with any medical procedure, there are risks involved.

You should discuss them with your optician before receiving the procedure.

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