Getting my eyes done - Page 3

Blackstar · 13-03-2008, 02:07

Hopefully next Thursday the eye hospital people will finally tell me they are going to operate on my stupid eye thingy and give me a date for it. I've got a chronic infection my body cant fight off and they need to cut out the lump and clean it out. The very idea of it makes me feel sick but i know this has to be done as letting the infection stay is bad for me, you are much braver than i am.
My eye sight isn't nearly bad enough to warrant surgery, i can get away most of the time not wearing glasses (i know this is bad) but need them for driving and uni or i just can't see.

Mark · 13-03-2008, 02:10

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Originally Posted by Will

Would it help your sight at all Mark? Or is yours more a muscle problem? I hope you don't think of it insensitive for asking I'm just curious. I apologise if you're not comfortable talking about your eyesight.

Muscle-related, or worse - the brain. Trust me to have a dodgy brain.

If £3k could fix what I've got, I would have done it a very long time ago.

LeperousDust · 13-03-2008, 02:33

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Originally Posted by Flibster

How bad are your eyes?

Kim's were around -10 and thats a visibility range of about 6"
Something around that level allows you to be registered visually impaired iirc.

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Originally Posted by Bigstan

You might be surprised. The counsellor I spoke to said she had hers done 7 years ago (presumably with less advanced technology) and her eyes were a damn sight worse than mine.

Pretty sure guys

Totally far-sighted. It sucks the big one. Basically i'm about as far sighted as you get and its stops being far sighted and generally just useless signted... +6 +8 rings a bell but i could actually be making that up totally, or that could be my contact lenses (which are stronger i think, right?). Also i have a uselss, strong astigmatism too, its all far too much hassle for them, and probably too risky... Not worth it i don't think. I seriously would LOVE to do this though. £3k would pay for itself within the next 10 years in contacts alone (let alone glasses and other stuff's related). My contacts aren't cheap either

I just totally hate my eyes

Roberta · 13-03-2008, 09:18

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Originally Posted by divine`

Take it you've watched the videos of LASIK and that on youtube?

Nope. Just hearing about it is enough for me. I'm really squeamish about eyes.

Dee · 13-03-2008, 09:43

So whats all this £395 per eye thing? What are you paying 3k for?

Stan_Lite · 13-03-2008, 09:54

£395 per eye is for the basic treatment, which probably hardly anybody is suitable for. The wavefront and the Intralase pushes the price up. I probably could have got it a little cheaper but I'm convinced the treatment I've opted for will give me the best results with the fastest healing time (I don't want to be going out to the rig without this having healed properly.

Desmo · 13-03-2008, 12:04

I did look into getting this done and I knew somebody who worked at a place in Chelmsford that did it to let me know about it. But then I saw the machine thing on TV and thought **** that. Now I'm not squeamish with my eyes but no ta, didn't look very nice

I also don't think it's been around long enough to convince me of the long term effects yet. I'm happy with my monthly disposable lenses now

Jonny69 · 13-03-2008, 13:25

Are you getting astigmatism corrected as well Stan?

Stan_Lite · 13-03-2008, 14:51

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Originally Posted by Jonny69

Are you getting astigmatism corrected as well Stan?

Yup.

Jonny69 · 13-03-2008, 22:05

Do you mind if I ask how much that added to the total bill? Only because I'm getting mine done at some point and I'd like to know what the cost actually is. I want to get the top whack job done like you for minimal life disturbance but I don't have an astigmatism. You can pm it if you don't want everyone knowing.

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Blackstar Ambassador of Awesome Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edinburger Posts: 3,676	Hopefully next Thursday the eye hospital people will finally tell me they are going to operate on my stupid eye thingy and give me a date for it. I've got a chronic infection my body cant fight off and they need to cut out the lump and clean it out. The very idea of it makes me feel sick but i know this has to be done as letting the infection stay is bad for me, you are much braver than i am. My eye sight isn't nearly bad enough to warrant surgery, i can get away most of the time not wearing glasses (i know this is bad) but need them for driving and uni or i just can't see. __________________ Jim Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen

13-03-2008, 09:54	#26
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	£395 per eye is for the basic treatment, which probably hardly anybody is suitable for. The wavefront and the Intralase pushes the price up. I probably could have got it a little cheaper but I'm convinced the treatment I've opted for will give me the best results with the fastest healing time (I don't want to be going out to the rig without this having healed properly. __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

13-03-2008, 12:04	#27
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I did look into getting this done and I knew somebody who worked at a place in Chelmsford that did it to let me know about it. But then I saw the machine thing on TV and thought **** that. Now I'm not squeamish with my eyes but no ta, didn't look very nice I also don't think it's been around long enough to convince me of the long term effects yet. I'm happy with my monthly disposable lenses now __________________

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Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Are you getting astigmatism corrected as well Stan? __________________

13-03-2008, 22:05	#30
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Do you mind if I ask how much that added to the total bill? Only because I'm getting mine done at some point and I'd like to know what the cost actually is. I want to get the top whack job done like you for minimal life disturbance but I don't have an astigmatism. You can pm it if you don't want everyone knowing. __________________

13-03-2008, 09:43	#25
Dee Combat Spanker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,292	So whats all this £395 per eye thing? What are you paying 3k for?