Lasik Epi Lasik
Question for LASIK patients: What kind of LASIK did you have and how long before you saw 20/20?
I had Epi-Lasik Surgery on 5/18 and I still can’t see 20/20. The doctor says it will improve with time but I’m starting to worry that I won’t ever be 20/20. What was your experience?
You need to be aggressively using the eye drops and sunglasses at this point. Keep those eyes moist! I had laser surgery on my eyes in 2003. I am not 20/20, though, and never was. They don’t guarantee 20/20. I had fairly severe astigmatism. One eye is very good, the other is actually a bit farsighted, but not enough that they don’t coordinate well without glasses. And since I was older, I need glasses for reading as the farsightedness that you get as you get older CANNOT be corrected. No big deal. You will experience some daily fluctuations in the accurateness of your sight and the amount of light you are trying to see in (bright, muted, dark) will have allot to do with how well you see. Seeing haloes on lights at night was a problem I had for months (sometimes lights looked doubled) but that gradually got better. If after several months your vision is not what you expect it to be, then you and your doctor can discuss revisions to the original surgery. At this point, though, you are only a couple of weeks with your new vision and the doctor is most likely right–give it time and don’t stress.
EPI-LASIK
May 4th, 2010 at 10:16 am
It is safe. The safest is BLADELESS surgery. You dont do anything to keep the 20/20 vision. There is nothing you can do to "keep it" at 20/20. I went to a TLC Laser Eye Center and they GUARANTEE their surgery so that when I get older if my eyes regress I can get it redone for free.
June 3rd, 2010 at 3:53 pm
my friend got lasic eye surgery and his eyes are great…..every once in a while you might have to go in and get them done again though
June 7th, 2010 at 3:12 am
Three people in my immediate family have had it (10 other relatives as well), and they all agree that it’s definitely worth it. I know I’ll be getting it in a year as well. My Mom and two sisters had it, and they were all able to go out the same night without glasses. Make sure you go to a top-notch Laser Eye Specialist. Your eyes are definitely nothing you want to skimp on! Good luck!