Eye Laser

Question: Has anyone gone abroad for eye laser surgery?

(Posted by: ms le mam on 2008-09-24 03:07:25)

My friend hates wearing glasses and contact lenses, we live in ireland where its very expensive to get laser treatment.does anyone know of a good clinic somewhere in europe where she can get it done a bit cheaper.i would be going with her so we are looking for something affordable with a good reputation.looking forward to hearing about your experiences.......

Posted by: ¡quésuerte! on 2008-09-24, 03:16:23

Wouldn't recommend it. If she does decide to do this, I recommend she does one eye at a time. If they do screw it up, she'll still have vision in one eye! Good luck!

Posted by: celtic_rick2000 on 2008-09-24, 04:35:51

I think youre going to find its expensive no matter where you go.If you use google you should be able to search databases abroad for Opthamalogists who perform this.Id try Paris first.

Posted by: xfast on 2008-09-24, 16:05:13

I've done my wavefront treatment about 5 months ago and now I see 20/ 20 Iam very happy now! I also hated wearing glasses. I have been treated by Laser Eye Turkey , the doctor Ali "Dr. Ali Ofluoğlu " is reputable and very trustable and their service was really good, and the prices were also affordable. Although I havent bought their package they took me from my hotel to the hospital and even made a small city tour! You can reach them from lasereyeturkey.com . Anyways, according to the text below I can recomend wavefront to you... There are three main treatment choices for anyone thinking of having laser eye surgery. But which one will be right for you? The final choice will be determined between you and your laser eye surgeon. BUT, of course, you have the eyes and your surgeon has the expertise so you will be heavily influenced by what the doctor or another clinic staff member says. It will be better to be prepared. With just a little knowledge you can be actively involved in making the right choice. I will outline the 3 main options to help you have an informed discussion when the time comes to select which approach is best for your individual eyes. After all, you only have one pair so you want to get it right. You will be overwhelmed at first by all the terminology, treatments and brand names. Don’t worry. There is no need to be blinded by science or some of the frankly misleading marketing information that is out there. Firstly, whichever of the 3 treatment types (more on these coming in a couple of days in part 2) you go for, you must go for the wavefront option. The wavefront (or custom) technology has made a huge improvement in vision success rates with many more people getting 20/ 20 sight or even better. Different clinics use different names for this technology: custom, wavefront, wavefront guided, wavefront optimised, CustomVue. Also wavefront laser eye treatment will give better vision at night or in low light situations. Patients will notice less halos and glare from light sources such as car headlights. It is like buying a more expensive camera with a much, much better lens. This is the year 2008, so get the best current technology for your sight correction - you only will have this done once and you will live with the results for the rest of your life. Think about the computer you had back in 2000 and what is now available in 2008 - that is the level of difference in laser technology too. No brainer, really. If you can’t afford the price, either don’t have it done yet and save up until you can afford it, or think about financing.

Posted by: FMJ on 2008-09-25, 12:21:45

Cheap and excellent treatment is not found easily, however one of the UK's best clinics, also has an Indian based set of clinics with the same superior technology, and surgeon excellence at very affordable prices. You should look at going over for a week for the term of your treatment. Follow up appointments can most likely be arranged at a friendly surgeon in Ireland or in the the UK, although there will be charges for these visits. phirozedastoor.com/ ref_options.htm Drop me an email if you want further information

Posted by: jordylad on 2008-09-26, 06:33:47

Nottingham £2000 for both eyes, optical express. wouldn't risk contintental europe - there's no need to