Intralase

Question: Has anyone had intralase lasik? whats it like, how much pain do you feel after and for how long?

(Posted by: laura lou on 2009-04-12 09:36:32)

Posted by: Tom on 2009-04-12, 22:21:28

I had Lasik eye surgery done after wearing glasses for 16 years. It has been perfect for me. I have had no changes. Of course, as I age, I expect changes. I also co-manage refractive surgery and have seen hundreds of successful patients. It doesn't hurt, generally. There is a bit of pressure, but no real pain if you have LASIK. The PRK version (where no flap is cut) is a little more uncomfortable for the first few days following the procedure. I've seen several people who said they were in some pain, but healed just fine. I used to wear both glasses and contact lenses. I had LASIK done and it's the best decision I've ever made. I can see clearly, no squinting, no driving with glasses anymore. I can read road signs, see the individual leaves in the trees (they're not just a blurry mess anymore). It's also nice to be able to see what time it is when I wake up. The procedure is painless (although a bit uncomfortable) but takes less than 15 minutes. Highly recommended. If you need help finding a reputed surgeon in India u can check out the ink below: indianhealthguru.com You can schedule a free appointment there and they'll answer all your questions and see if you qualify as a good candidate or not

Posted by: Malc N on 2009-04-12, 09:52:17

Hi there, well for me it was the best thing I ever did, 5 years ago I changed my life and threw glasses away. Whats it like - scares the living C**p out of you, I wont lie and say its easy because it gets to you on so many levels... what f it goes wrong? Is it going to hurt? whats happening? etc etc. The truth is that when you get past the fear there is no pain, it plain strange to have done though. You are in the chair for less than half an hour and within a few hours the results are clear, within a couple of days I was driving, working and acting like I had never worn glasses. Five years on at the age of 50 I do find that my short sighted vision leaves me wearing reading glasses when there is not much light, my normal and long raneg vision is better than most! Good luck