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Hey if you are in india then in chennai it costs around 20,000-30,000 rupees.like aggarwal eye centre,shankara nethralya.my sis had one done for 25,000 but that was 4 yerars back.don’t always go for the bigger hospitals.there are some specialized hospitals which you should try.

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Don’t do it, don’t do it! Everyone I know who has had it done is sorry. Some are REALLY sorry. Also, it does not last for a long time and you will more than likely have to repeat it. There is a new method available now that reforms your eyes by wearing contact lenses while you are sleeping. You do not wear lenses or glasses during the daytime and can see without them. This sounds like a safer idea. I know a few people who have done this and they love it! Good Luck!

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The prices will vary widely, but generally will be between $1500-$2500 per eye.
I highly recommend you to check this website: allaboutvision.com. I am sure
there you will find out more information about specific questions.Good luck!
…..and keep asking

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You can easily check your minimal health care rates in internet, for example here – health-quotes.talk4fun.net

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It costs around 2000 US dollars for both eyes.

You can find more articles on lasik here: http://www.newagey.com/lasik/

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First, you have to determine if you are a suitable candidate by attending to a reputable eye centre. NEVER undergo surgery if your power is still fluctuating as lasik does not put a stop to your progressive short sightedness. If you are a suitable candidate with a stable power, lasik is relative safe in good hands.

Dr Yeoh Phee Liang
Consultant Ophthalmologist
www.advancevision.net .my

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U can dipute it with the bureaus and if the creditor doesnt verify the account within 30 days the bureau will take it off your credit and you will never have to pay it. Usually that doesnt work with a debt over 100 dollars. I use to repair credit for people. You can give it a shot. Otherwise I would just work out a settlement with them. Tell them 3200 isnt good enough. They wont work out a payment plan, if you wait the seven yrs you will eventually get sued and have to go to court and 4000 can turn in to 8000. Ive seen it happen many times. If i was your sister believe me your ex husband would be paying that debt in full. Try to get someone to make him an offer he cant refuse. Everyone has those kind of connections and if you dont then im sorry. Good luck

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I looked into Lasik eye surgery quite a few years ago. I am now 47 and I was probably about 37/38. It was stated that the older you are the more benefit Lasik will be for you. They feel that as you age the muscle in the eye begins to relax more and allows more light in. In the end I would end up wearing reading glasses. I wore contacts off and on which I felt was a more viable option for me as opposed to having surgery and still having to wear the glasses.

I know a few people who have had their eyes done and they feel wonderful that they don’t have to wear glasses. My sister’s sister-in-law is beginning to have to wear reading glasses (she was in her late 30′s and is now in her early 40′s). Also a friend of mine who is in her late 40′s had to have it re-done because her vision was beginning to deteriorate.

There is also a procedure known as corneal refractive therapy whereby you wear contact lenses at night while you sleep to reshape the cornea. It also depends how bad your eyesight is. My boss and another co-worker have tried it and neither of them need to wear glasses during the day. The only reason I didn’t opt for the corneal refractive therapy is that I would still have to end up wearing contacts at night and the expense involved $1500–I can use it elsewhere at the moment. The time may come when I do decide to do it.

Get an opinion from an optometrist or opthalmologist. If you have an eye doctor go and see him. If you are satisfied with him and his recommendations then you can talk to him about your options. If not find someone that you can talk to and agree with.

There are always new options out there. Keep researching and looking. You don’t know until you ask the question.

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No, you just want to smoke pot. Not a good enough reason.

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My recommendation is to search for a “vision therapy” specialist. There are devices (and techniques) that allow you to retrain your eyes. It can take some time, but can really be worth it. If it were me, I would avoid anyone who says it is too late or it can’t be done.
One of my guiding questions in this realm… “if nothing can be done, if it’s just genetic, why didn’t native americans and native africans ever need glasses?” If they didn’t, why do we?

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I actually just had it done a week ago. After going home and immediately going to bed for a few hours, I was able to see just fine when I woke up. The procedure was crazy fast and easy. I would actually compare it to a light show at a pink floyd concert. Thanks to a 20 minute procedure, I have 20/20 vision. No more glasses for me. The doctor said I might need cheap readers in about 30 years when I hit my 50′s, but I think it’s completely worth it. But whatever you do, do NOT go for the $299 special. That is when they use an obsolete laser that is not as accurate. Dish out the $3-4000 and get it done right.

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15%-20%

A 1999 study published in the Jounral of Ophthalmology (1) found that somewhere between 14.6% and 19.2% of eyes treated with LASIK required touch-up (referred to as ‘retreatment’.) This study was large – over 2000 patients. These patients required treatment of both eyes for myopia – near-sightedness, and it was a few years ago, so things might have changed. I think that this is probably a good estimate for you to work with.

We know that if you don’t need a touch-up within six months, you almost certainly won’t need it after 11 years. (2) We don’t know about longer periods than that.

It terms of whether or not it is worth it, the answer is that the company selling the touch-up plan makes money – a lot of it. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t offer the plan. Don’t waste your money – if you need a touch-up, it won’t cost much over $1000 anyway.

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Some places have a 20/20 guarantee. Don’t go with the cheapest, go with the biggest(most surgeries and best). I don’t know what the girl’s problem is above, but it does last and doesn’t have anything to do with vanity. I had it done a few years ago and it’s been great. I think I was about 20/200 before. Now I have 20/15 combined.
Typically it’s 1200 to 1500 per eye.

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No, and yes…
No, in the sense that 95% of people are between happy and very happy with their outcomes.

Yes, because some people are not in that category even though it’s the big majority, and can be left with anything from annoying side effects to seriously disrupted vision.

Have a look below:

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If the myopia is low to moderate (i.e. -7 D or less), then 96% patients achieve uncorrected visual acuities better than 20/40, however only 72% of patients achieve vision equal to or better than 20/20. As mentioned earlier, more people achieve 20/20 vision with wavefront-guided treatment. If the myopia is high (i.e. More than -7 D ), then 89% patients achieve uncorrected visual acuities better than 20/40, however only 48% of patients achieve vision equal to or better than 20/20. Note that the uncorrected vision results in high myopes is not as good as in low myopes (FDA data). LASIK and surface ablation have largely similar vision outcomes. Therefore, most – but not all – people will have 20/20 vision after LASIK without glasses. Some people will not be able to “get rid of glasses” to see 20/20. Taken together, this means that LASIK will almost certainly reduce your dependence on glasses and contact lenses, however, there is no certainty and there can be no guarantee that you will be able to achieve perfect vision without glasses. You have 90 to 95% chance of passing the vision test to get a drivers license without glasses (i.e 20/40 vision) and therefore 90 to 95% chance that you will be able to legally drive without glasses after LASIK. Our recommendation, however, is that you drive with the best vision that your eyes are capable of achieving.

Serious complications from refractive surgery are rare, as evidenced by the low rate of loss of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity. However, before undergoing any refractive procedure, you should carefully weigh the risks and benefits based on your own personal value system, and try to avoid being influenced by friends that have had the procedure or doctors encouraging you to do so. Remember that, even though rare, complications do occur.

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Okay. I just answered another question about Lasik, but here I go again. You need to hear this if you are considering the procedure. Step 1: Ask around. Do you know others who have had it done? Where? What was their experience? Step 2: Go to Yahoo! Yellow Pages to search for laser eye surgeons in your area. Of course, you should also call your eye doctor to see if he/she has a place they refer patients to. Step 3: Check out the websites. If they don’t have a website, forget it. What kind of clown does not have a website to reach out to potential patients and educate interested people, right? Thoroughly investigate the websites, get an impression from them, write down your questions that come up. Step 4: Schedule consultations with your top surgeon choices. Bring your questions to the appointment. Here is where you get information on the process, cost, financing, and if you are even a candidate. They will do some tests and measurements on your eyes. You may have to go without contacts for a couple weeks prior if you are a contact wearer. Step 5: Pick a surgeon/doctor and further discuss financing, your questions, etc. I spent almost $5000.00 on my eyes. I got Custom Lasik, which is specified to my unique eyes, not some cookie-cutter formula. It involves a 3-d map of your eye and the difference was only about $600 when compared to traditional Lasik. I believe you get what you pay for so I was willing to pay more than some might be. It’s your vision, you deserve the best quality care, right? The process was not difficult. I had to ditch my contacts 16 days before my surgery so my eyes could go back to natural shape. Then I had a pre-op exam which included the final tests and measurements- double checking everything. Then 3 days later I had my procedure. I went to the office and they gave me a Valium (thank God!) to help take the edge off. They let it kick in and then took me to prep me. They put a thing over my hair and sterilized my eye area with iodine. Then they put drops in my eyes to make them numb and they marked the surface of my cornea with a special marker so they would know where to aim the laser. They then took me into the surgery suite, put me in the chair, and covered the eye they were not working on. They put something in the operative eye to hold it open and then they put a glass tube over the eye. I felt pressure, like something was pushing on my eye, but it did not hurt. The vision in that the operative eye goes dark and this is the process of making the flap (if it’s done with a laser as mine was). Then they took off the Intralase machine (the tube and laser that make the flap) and I could see them open the flap. Then they positioned the laser and I had to stare at a flashing orange light for about 45 seconds or so and heard a loud clicking noise. Then they flush out the eye with saline and such, put the flap back, and smooth it over. Then they switch eyes and repeat the whole process. It went SO fast and it was a little surreal. I could instantly see MUCH better, too. I could barely see my hand a foot in front of my face before. My eyes felt a little swollen, like they wanted to stay closed (can you blame them?) Shortly after the procedure a nurse put lots of drops in my eyes to keep them numb. Then they tell you to go home, put on your eye shield, and sleep (you have to sleep with an eye shield on for a week so you don’t disturbed the flap in your sleep). You have to use lots of drops the first few days, and I used lots of tear drops for the first month or so. My vision was 20/30 with contacts (best correction I could get). The day after my surgery my eyes felt great and I was able to drive to my post-op exam. My vision was 20/25 that day and now it is 20/20. It’s been a month and a half and I have had no complications. I got one little red spot on one eye but that’s normal. No pain, nothing. Just follow the directions to a “T”. I had a 10% chance of needing a second procedure to achieve full correction, which was my biggest fear going into it. All the risks are really very minimal. The equipment is very safe and I would recommend choosing an eye center that only uses all-laser equipment. My mother had her flap made with a blade and she said it really hurt. I had my flap made with the laser and it was a piece of cake. It’s amazing that this procedure changed my life in under 30 minutes. It was the best thing I have done for myself in a very long time and worth every penny. Make sure the doctor is experienced, board certified, and comes with excellent recommendations. Doesn’t hurt to ask how many years they have been doing laser eye surgery or how many procedures they have done. Good luck to you, if I can answer any more questions let me know!

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I think you will be just fine. Now the issue of why you need a drug to make you feel good rather than just feel good about yourself is another question.

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Yes, and it was wonderful!

I would highly recommend it – I had no complications. To the contrary, it was over before I knew it. So fast…

Medical insurance doesn’t cover the expense – I paid for my operation ‘out of pocket’ (cash)… I suppose you could take out a personal loan. Certain doctors who do this surgery may have financing available.

The only drawback I have from my lasik is that I get ‘halos’ at dusk and at nighttime. There is an associated glare with seeing bright lights in the dark. I had halo effect before the surgery, but it has intensified since. It was still worth it to get the surgery..

I was blind as a bat my whole life – wore glasses since the age of 4!!!! Now my vision is 20/20 !!!!!

I went out to Scranton, PA to have my surgery, as opposed to having it in NJ or NY. It saved me about $1500.

Do it!

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I recently went to a seminar, some of it depends on your age. Dry eyes seemed to be the biggest issue, or your eyes could go the other way and you could need reading glasses if your distance vision is corrected.

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It’s been 1 year since my Lasik. My girlfriend had it first and she going on 2 years.

What you will experience (which is temporary) tearing constantly some pain, but the doc should and will give you drops to subside the pain.

You will see halo, blurred vision, but again that all will go away.

They day i woke up and could see my alarm clock without squinting or reaching for my glasses – and no reaching for my contacts.. Was the day i was overjoyed

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LASIK!

1. My brother got it done and he’s doing good. (touchwood)
2. My cousin brother got it done and he had astigmatism on both eyes too; he got that cured and he’s doing great too. (wish i could show you a pic of him)
3. I’m gonna get it done in another 4 months and i can not wait!
4. Lasik is a once in lifetime expenditure … While for lenses, you’ll have to keep spending. Think about that.

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My prescription was about -6.50 with astigmatism as well, and I had lasik done.
In a nutshell, lasik has fewer risks of serious complications (because nothing is actually being done within the eyeball, it’s all external on the cornea) and it’s been done for longer so surgeons generally have more experience with it. Around here, they tend to reserve ICLs for people for whom lasik or prk aren’t an option.
I don’t know what they do in the UK, but here in Canada surgeons generally provide free consultations. Your best bet would be to ask the surgeon what’s appropriate for your eyes. Finding anecdotal evidence of success of problems on here isn’t necessarily reflective of what you’ll experience.

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Try these websites for info
http://www.medicinenet.com has full medicine info
http://www.webmd.com has symptom checker

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html

My best,
Hope

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Most peoples eyes have stopped progressing at 21. If you feel that yours have not, you should wait. LASIK does not keep your eyes from progressing. In general if you can afford it, the best deal is to do LASIK as soon as your eyes quit changing. When you are in your forties, you will have to start wearing glasses to read. Having your LASIK done in your early twenties gives you the most glasses free years possible. If you have a lot of fear over going blind you may not want to have LASIK. If you Google bad LASIK results, you will find some real horror stories. If you do decide to do LASIK, chose the center with the best results in your area. Let them know that you want them to take a very conservative approach to your eyes. Ask them if they are completely confident that your topographies are normal. Find out your corneal thickness. After they compute how much thickness you will have left ask them the minimum they will do and make sure yours is quite a bit more than that. LASIK is not completly risk free but the neither is wearing contacts the rest of your life.

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I had Lasik surgery last year. I too had really bad astimatism and nearsightedness. I didn’t know whether or not I would be a good candidate, but I went in for the consultation and they said they could do it (they will let you know if they cannot and what other options you have). The consultation was free, and the surgery was $1299/eye. I think it was one of the best decisions that I have made. It was amazing how sharp my vision was. I now have 20/20 vision in one eye and 20/15 in the other.

I say go for it if they do say you are a good cadidate. (I remember having to pay almost three hundred dollars for the featherweight lenses for my glasses because they were so thick and almost 400 dollars for contact lenses).

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You can have LASIK and be in the Army, and yes you could bring your glasses, you can wear whatever you want after basic and AIT. You will have to wear what they give you in those two schools. But you might have to worry about if you can get in if your eyes are that bad. LASIK side affects are really not that bad…

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WAY, way, way too long.

Shorten this question and you may get more answers to help you.

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Come to england it a hell of alot cheaper, but just remember dentist train for 5 years to get where they are,,
if u find it such a problem maybe u should re train as a dentist

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I am a former Army recruiter. You cannot enlist directly into SF. You have to work your way into there. They require a certain experience level. Expect it to be around the time you reenlist. The best experience is gained if you enlist as infantry, combat engineer, scout, etc. Combat skills will help you get through assessment and selection. Correctable eyesight is acceptable. Talk to a current recruiter about the Lasik surgery before you do it. The military has a handful of Lasik surgeons now so you may save a little money. If you can be happy with glasses or contacts, then the Army can too as long as you don’t plan to be a pilot. Being color blind can affect jobs, too. See the recruiter and don’t let him blow smoke up your backside. Some of them in all branches will (gasp) lie to you. Email me if you have questions.

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As a fashion designer, this type of thing irritates me.

Sounds pretty fake to me, but that’s my opinion.

What was wrong with you before? I guess I don’t understand the need to change every little thing. Teeth whitening and head gear are fine, and so is head gear. Contacts and surgery are a whole different story though, completely in the fake realm there.

Tacky.

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Sorry to hear about what happened to your family member. If you are in the US, a lot of lawyers will give you a free initial consultation to see if you have enough of a case to bother proceding further. Just look in the yellow pages under “lawyer” (it will be one of the biggest sections!) Look for somebody that is near by and handles medical cases. If they don’t handle this specific type of case, ask them if they can refer you to someone. The problem is, at the eye surgery places, they generally have you sign all kinds of releases before you under go the procedure where you state you have been made aware of all the risks and that things might not go just perfect, etc, etc. Also because so much time has elapsed, there might be a statuate of limitations issue as well. Maybe you have already done this, but you might try taking this person to another eye surgery place and see if they can fix what the other place did.

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LASIK eye surgery is a medical procedure that can correct your vision by altering the physical properties of your eye. Unlike traditional surgical procedures that depend upon the skills and steadiness of the surgeon’s hand, advanced LASIK eye surgery is computer controlled.

The more progressive LASIK surgery centers perform in-depth analysis of your eyes as an evaluation procedure to determine if you’re a good candidate for the LASIK procedure. The evaluation process, which is largely controlled by computer itself, maps the overall physical makeup of each eye. A traditional eye exam determines your visual abilities and then an exhaustive computer analysis determines if your eyes can be enhanced by the LASIK procedure.

In addition to determining whether or not you’re a good candidate for LASIK, the procedure also records quite a bit of data that’s specific to your eyes. If you choose to proceed with the LASIK surgery, this data is used to program the computer controlled LASIK equipment to insure that your eyes are modified exactly in the proper manner so as to provide maximum benefit.

Not everyone is a good candidate for LASIK eye surgery. To be a good candidate for LASIK eye surgery, you have to be willing to accepts the risks that go along with this type of surgery. Your eyesight should be stable, meaning that it hasn’t changed appreciably over the past several years. Also, you shouldn’t have any existing health conditions that would put you at risk while having LASIK eye surgery.

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Lasik is considered safe and effective by medical standards, but is not perfect. It is surgery and there is no such thing as a perfect surgery, a perfect surgeon, or even a perfect patient.

I work for a nonprofit organization that certifies Lasik doctor patient outcomes. We don’t provide Lasik, just Lasik information and certification.

Our organization reviewed FDA clinical trial data, studies published in medical journals and thousands of patient outcomes to determine that about 3% of refractive surgery patients (all types of surgery, all types of patients) have some sort of unresolved complication at six months postop, with about 0.5% being serious complications. Only after a comprehensive examination by a competent eye doctor would you know if your risk is normal or elevated.

Http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/do-it.htm

Some national chains advertise as low at $299 an eye, but when you look at the financial reports of those same chains you will find that the averaged cost is about $1,350 per eye. Lasik cost varies from about $1,400 to $2,900 per eye, depending on the surgeon and technology, according to David Harmon, president of the St. Louis research firm MarketScope.

Http://www.market-scope.com

What you will pay will depend greatly on your unique circumstances and which procedure is recommended. Conventional Lasik ablation will likely be less expensive than wavefront-guided custom Lasik. All-Laser Lasik will likely be more expensive than Lasik with a mechanical microkeratome. Some clinics charge extra for “lifetime acuity” plans that provide additional surgery if required later. You are moderately myopic (nearsighted, shortsighted), but there are many other parameters that will need to be evaluated.

We have a list of doctors who we have certified or you may find want to use our 50 Tough Questions For Your Lasik Doctor to help screen any doctor.

Http://www.usaeyes.org/surgeons/locate-lasik-doctor.htm

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-tough-questions.htm

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I would just call and explain that you have changed your mind about having the surgery because you aren’t sure about the possible complications. I’m sure it isn’t the first time they have heard that.

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The FDA has approved LASIK for those over the age of 18. The real question is whether or not your prescription is stable. See the source:

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-age.htm

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As the other responder answered there are risks to any surgery . I had Lasik surgery over 5 years ago , and had wonderful results . I can honestly say it’s the best money I ever spent . No more messing with contacts , solution , glasses , etc . I have better than perfect vision even today . If you decide to do it find a reputable dr. And do your research on him or her . You don’t want to go to a surgeon how transports his equipment to different locations as it can disturb the mechanics of the machine . Make sure he keeps his equipment in one location . Talk to other people who have had it , read up on as much as you can , and make a decision from there . Still today I am amazed at how sharp and clear my vision is . I’m SO glad I did it !

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This is basically a procedure for young adults who haven’t developed presbyopia yet. They can have years of not having to wear glasses while those of us who are older would still need glasses no matter what. That is one of the reasons I have decided not to get it. The risks I know of from getting this procedure are dry eyes, blurriness, bad night vision, and the possibility of rupturing the cornea since it is permanently weakened. Then there is the chance of overcorrection in some people. They end up with the opposite problem from what they had before. Some people end up having to wear glasses again within a few years. If I were younger, I might have considered it.

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You just need to do more research. If you google “laser eye surgery” you will come back with a ton of results to look through and see what people have to say about it in the long run. One thing I can tell you is that I’ve seen it said in many places that people who get it while young are guaranteed to require reading glasses in their middle ages. Also, there have been a certain number of complaints about itchiness and discomfort that doesn’t go away after the surgery. For statistics and more details, hit up google.

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Sure.
Lasik works for most healthy people with healthy eyes who need total corrections less than about 3 or 4 diopters. It has to do with the shape of the eye and the thickness of the cornea.

You really should wait to have the proceedure until you have stopped growing and until your corrective prescriptive lenses have been the same for a year. When you are older, you will probably go 3 or 6 years without changing your prescription. You will not want to risk complications by having a lasik revision frequently while you are young.

The cornea is sliced with a micro thin blade (micro karatome) and flipped up. The lazer contours the freshly exposed inside tissue of the cornea and corrects the vision. The flap is then closed.

The corneal flap makes a bandage and the whole thing heals pretty quickly.

There are risks. Infection, halos in the night vision are the ones that come to mind.

You need to see two or three doctors, in my opinion. The consultations take about an hour. The consultations are free or about 50 dollars.

Lasik will not work if the astigmatism is very severe. My correction was more than 4.75 diopters and would have required PRK.

PRK requires the lazering off the front of the cornea and takes 2-3 weeks of rest and no work to heal.

My brother had PRK and needed 16 days. My sister had lasik and was back to work in three day. Both are happy and generally do not need any glasses.

See the doctors. Google LASIK and read about twenty sites.

God Bless you.

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It works great at least for me find a qualitfied surgeon and yes the eyes in the beginning need to be lubrificated regularly but now its only from time to time but wow now I can see and dam that is so much fun!

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It really depends who you go with and what type of laser surgery option you want, all laser eye surgery companies have their own price range.

Mine cost me around £1400 for both eyes, also if you shop around there are lot of discount options and vouchers available.

There’s a good comparison of price range form Optical Express

http://uk.opticalexpress.com/laser-eye-surgery/laser-eye-surgery-cost-and-finance-options.html/

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Lasik surgery runs $3,000 to $5,000 for the entire procedure. It is not recommended though.

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A few thousand. But research a lot first. They messed up my eye and I couldn’t complete the procedure.

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Lasik eye surgery is very safe nowadays. My cousin got her dental implants and lasik surgery in India by a company called Indian Health Guru Consultants. The Price for dental and lasik surgery is very less in India. She paid 25% of the price she was quoted in America.

Indian Health Guru Consultants is very famous in India They arrange Dental surgery, jaw surgery, lasik eye surgery, Dental Implants etc for foreign patients in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines- about their patient stories.They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low cost, as dental and eye surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.

Http://www.indianhealthguru.com

Hope this helps.

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It cause $100 in Thomasville,Ga. Cause i had to have that kind of surgery

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Hello. I feel for you because I also had problems after my surgery 2 years ago. I had what the surgeon described as ‘dry eye’ and he gave me drops that made my eyes create tears. It took around 2 months to take affect and I continued altogether for 4 months before my eyes could make their own tears. After 6 months they did my left eye again because it was blurry, but I can honestly say that my eyes were brilliant after that. Trust in the guy that did your eyes, and if they need doing again make sure he does them for free. The healing process is different for everyone, so have some patience and you will be rewarded

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I am 10 years post-LASIK, I am pleased with my results. I am also an optician and I see mixed results, most people are happier after it is done but some people have continuing problems.

The procedure has improved greatly since I had mine done but there are some drawbacks. There is a high correlation between LASIK patients and greatly-reduced low-contrast vision—a type of vision problem not really addressed in a standard eye exam. I do not have 20/20 vision now (I never did, quite) but my low-contrast vision is poor. This means I see ok in an eye exam under very good dark/light conditions, but that my vision is considerably reduced when a room is dark or for night driving. Also, I needed reading glasses a few years before most other people my age–but use them only at work with tiny eyeglass screws, etc.

Knowing what I know now, I would still have had the procedure done.

If my son (high RX) wished to have it done, I would encourage him to do so–but I would help him carefully research the best place to have it done. This is very important.

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Yes, I did have some problems with my LASIK surgery. When they perform LASIK surgery, they cut a flap off the surface of your eye. The flap on my left eye developed Stria, which are wrinkles. The only way they could fix it was to stitch the flap back into my eyeball. I had to wear a contact lens bandage for three weeks while it healed. Both eyes ended up being over corrected. I have since had PRK done on my left eye and after six weeks of double vision it does seem to be clearing up. My right eye will still need to have a second procedure to enhance my vision. I paid extra and got custom view, but still have had a lot of problems.

If you do the research you will see that between 6 and 10 percent of everyone having LASIK has some kind of complication. A small percentage of those have permanent damage.

Do you need reading glasses now? If so, your dependence on them will most likely be increased. If the LASIK does successfully correct your far vision, it will at the same time worsen your near vision.

Good luck!

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This is something that they should have gone over with you BEFORE you had the surgery. I am always really surprised when I hear that people are alarmed with their side effects when the surgeons I know do disclose the risks and side effects. This is the most common one. The Restasis and Systane are the best and they are compatible with each other. Restasis is the only thing out there that actually stimulates your own tear production and Systane is one of the only drops that does not hinder the work that Restasis is doing for you. Try also taking a flax seed oilsupplementt. This helps keep your tears oily so that they do not evaporate as easily. The length of the dryness varies per person so it is something that no one will be able to tell youbecausee there is no real pat answer. I feel for you, hon. Make sure you are wearing some really good polarized sun glasses like Maui Jim or Revo or something like that so that you do not aggravate the dryness by experiencing glare. I wish you well!

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LASIK eye surgery can perform miracles – it can give you relief from wearing corrective lenses. It can cure nearsightedness, astigmatism and farsightedness. The procedure is quick and painless, offering almost immediate results. And due to advances in technology and the wide demand for this type of service, LASIK is quite economical.

LASIK eye surgery is now so common that millions of people have decided that it was time to abandon their corrective lenses, once and for all. There are so many LASIK clinics that you’re likely to find one close by, no matter where you live.

There are a great many benefits to LASIK eye surgery -

* Clear vision
* Eliminate the need for corrective lenses
* Easier participation if recreational activities
* Better vision than when using corrective lenses
* Boost in self-confidence
* More career opportunities likely to be available
* Your appearance will be enhanced
* Eliminate infection risks associated with contact lenses
* Procedure is quick and painless
* Healing process happens fast
* No more contact lens discomfort
* Pass your driver’s license test without glasses
* Glasses restriction removed from driver’s license
* Newest technology precisely maps eye contour for near perfect results
* Overall vision, including peripheral vision improves
* Quick, almost immediate results
* Solves most vision problems – nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism

Whereas, Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) laser eye surgery has been safely used for several years. It’s actually the forerunner of LASIK eye surgery.

Not everyone is a good candidate for LASIK eye surgery. Even though there have been many recent advances in LASIK, there are certain circumstances where PRK laser surgery is recommended over LASIK eye surgery. For instance, if the patient has large pupils or an unusalyy thin cornea, the doctor may suggest PRK.