Has anyone got it for minor prescriptions? I have some myopia and astigmatism but my prescription is minor. My eyes have been giving me a lot of headaches lately so considering surgery as well. Most doctors have been surprised when I mention I am interested in it since my prescription is so low.
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There are risks in eye surgery, no matter how low these days given advances in technology.
Maybe have a neurologist look into other possible causes of your headaches before doing eye surgery that carries even a tiny risk, and may not solve your headache problem.
Yep just strap on some binoculars to your corneas and you'll be seeing better than 20/20
Debating it aswell. Few consults done. I have a mild prescription. One thing - I am near sighted - the surgeon, optometrist etc have told me that a lot of people don't realize that you lose your natural near sight after the surgery- after about 12 years you'll need glasses to read things up close.
Only thing is naturally as you age your eyes decline anyway, however it seems the surgery fully destroys what would have been my ability to see up close forever.
Only thing is naturally as you age your eyes decline anyway, however it seems the surgery fully destroys what would have been my ability to see up close forever.
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That's why G_d invented reading glasses.
I was short-sighted starting around age 10. Needed glasses for everything, and wore them all the time.
Around age 60 I had trouble reading small print, so went to progessive lenses.
In 2023 I had cataract surgery, and chose the best replacement lens option just below the bi-focal lenses, as I heard the bi-focal lenses have drawbacks, including halos around lights, etc.
My vision with the replacement lenses was 20/20, but I coudn't read without reading glasses.
So I bought $30 reading glasses at Shopper's, and did the whole "put them on and then take them off" routine, which I hated.
My plan was to have my optometrist make new progressive lens glasses for me with zero correction on top, and reading correction on the bottom, which I planned to wear all the time.
But he wanted to wait 4 months until we were sure my eyes were healed and stable. So that's what we did.
Funny story: Because my medical deductions from my income tax were high that year, the CRA asked for my medical receipts. Along with my prescriptions and other medical receipts I included the $30 receipt from Shopper's for the reading glasses that were necessary to read during that 4 month period. Don't you know the CRA accepted all my claims except the Shopper's reading glasses! They said because I didn't have an Rx for them they were not deductible. Those CRA guys and gals are really strict!
There is a lot of misinformation in this thread.
1. If you at content with glasses or CLs then your decision is easy. There are many other reasons patients have corrective eye surgery… job requirements, hobbies, recreation, intolerance to CLs or problematic Rx for glasses.
2. If you are contemplating LASIK(or PRK), have a thorough examination of your ocular health, including corneal thickness, susceptibility to post surgical dry eye, liklihood of “full” correction, and discuss realistic expectations. If you’re over 50, the chances of you completely eliminating glasses is low. That being said, many patients are thrilled with the results.. Others are not… The difference is in the education and guidance you receive from your vision care team
( optometrists and ophthalmologists). Unfortunately, a lot of clinics will schedule the procedure whether or not you are an ideal candidate. The good ones..(Bochner, Herzig, etc.) do a very careful evaluation and are excellent at determining, prior to the surgery, whether they are likely to have a satisfied patient or not. Therein lies the difference. Forget about saving $$ going to LASIK MD etc.. Do it right or don’t do it
True complications with LASIK are rare but dissatisfied patients are not rare… primarily because they have not been educated properly as to what to expect or whether indeed they should have it done at all.
Its unlikely that corrective surgery will address your headaches. You may not even be a candidate if your RX is mild( although there are lots of cowboys out there who’d be happy to take your hard earned money).Headaches are typically multifactorial and even though it sounds like you feel the discomfort in the ocular area, there are many other sources for pain in that location. If it is ocular related, there is nothing that LASIK can do for your headaches that glasses can’t, unless of course you’ve been given an inappropriate Rx for what the glasses are required for, or the frame selection or adjustment is poor.
All surgeries, including LASIK are, or should be, benefit vs risk. Some are easy decisions, some much more complicated
Obviously but LASIK is cosmetic meaning it is not a necessity. Cataract surgery is medical and is a necessity.
20/20, 20/15, 20/10 etc are all nomenclatures of resolution and are based on angle of resolution… ie, 20/20=1minute of arc or 1/60 of 1 degreee resolution…… 20/10 means you can resolve a 0.50 minute of arc or 1/30 of 1 degree. It has nothing to do with a person seeing at “x” distance what someone else can see at a different distance. LASIK cannot, except in very unusual situations, give you better resolution than you could achieve with glasses, in fact in the majority of cases you are not fully corrected after surgery and have a residual refractive error.
Having said that, in many cases , less than full correction can still allow the person to be highly satisfied. Again , all comes down to expectations vs what can be reasonably offered. Far too often LASIK and other elective surgeries are done without having discussions about expectations and potential symptoms after surgery.. That leads to unhappy patients
Mostly true, however not completely. LASIK is also a medical procedure. Cataract surgery is not a necessity in 99% of cases. It is done to improve visual acuity, unlike LASIK which is simply another modality of visual correction and rarely improves acuity over what could be achieved with conventional eyewear. Cataract surgery has become highly successful surgery with a low percentage of complications however there are still cases when it is not adviseable if the risks outweigh potential visual benefit.
To be fair though, these cases are rare
In 2021 had gotten to the point where I had trouble reading regular size street signs while driving, and trouble reading the overhead signs in supermarkets and drugstores.
In my last annual checkup with my optometrist before the cataract surgery, he said that, unless he upgraded my glasses prescription and got me new lenses immediately, and also arranged to get the cataract surgery asap, he would have to notify Service Ontario to take away my driver's licence.
I told him I would call Herzig. He said no, the best is Bochner.
Now, he arranged the referral, so maybe Bochner takes better care of him for referrals. In any case I found Bochner to be excellent!
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That statement “Next to no surgeons have done lasik”, is just plain false. I personally know at least 15-18 in the GTA who have had LASIK and there a lot more. ( see Jeff2 post for stats)
Look.. I think Cloud 500 has made the best decision for him based on his concerns about persistant corneal sensitivity/pain, Dry eye etc. , and the fact he is content with glasses. Anyone considering it should make sure they have all the information they can glean. But for goodness sake let’s at least keep things factual here. Misinformation is as dangerous as no information.
All Cataract surgery is done under local anesthesia except in rare cases of significant cognitive or physical limitations that would not be conducive to it.
Your situation was exactly the same as mine, except for the CRA. I also wear progressives for the same reason. I can get around (drive, etc.) without any glasses, but I need them for reading. Carrying around and putting on reading glasses whenever I read a menu or book, is a bit of a hassle.
Disagree that it is cosmetic, I regard cosmetic as for purposes of appearance.
Eye surgery is not to make your eyes appear better, it is functional.
