Board 8 > I am getting laser eye surgery in a few minutes.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Wish me luck in not getting blinded or something.
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good luck not getting blinded or something
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Maybe after this you'll realize trauma center is a great game
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I wish you or something

Also don't go blind or I typed this all for nothing

Thoughts and prayers
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I chickened out of this a few years back. Or rather, I got a bad bout of food poisoning from KFC when I was initially scheduled to have the procedure. Never rescheduled for some reason. I guess just too worried about the possible side effects and such, even though I personally know people who have done it and called it the best decision of their lives.

Best of luck to you!
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Laser eye surgery is 100% worth it
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Dantezoid posted...

Maybe after this you'll realize trauma center is a great game

Unlikely.
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You should ask for your money back if not, clearly you got a defective surgery
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Best of luck
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good luck
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i guess it would be pretty cool to have laser eyes
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Maybe after this you will be able to search properly
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Congrats, best decision of my life! Few things for the day of/day after though

- you're really going to want to scratch/itch your eyes, but DON'T
- they're going to give you numbing eyedrops. USE THEM!
- if your eyes still sting/itch after the eyedrops just lay down and try to take a nap. getting lots of sleep is the best way to heal up and feel back to normal

By the second day (after sleeping a ton) my eyes were back to 100% and have been perfect in the years since.


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Yeah, the best thing to do after surgery is just sleep a lot.
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Ngamer64 posted...

Congrats, best decision of my life!

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Laser eye surgery done. I can now zap things from afar.

I can also now see things from a distance. The doctor told me it went perfectly. The edges of bright things are still fuzzy, and my eyes are like comically red, and I discovered that I'm really bad at putting in eye drops. Also I slept for two hours as soon as I got home. Currently rocking some sunglasses a nurse gave me.

One thing I notice is that if I close one eye, my right eye's vision is fine, but my left eye's vision is blurry. Hoping that will disappear quickly.
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Yeah, it's normal to be a little blurry at the beginning. It'll work itself out.
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Which one did you get?

I am very close to getting it... just need to pull the trigger. It's so damn affordable nowadays too.
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I had PRK surgery about 10 years ago and my eyes are still fantastic. The blurriness is normal. Took my eyes about a week before it completely went away, iirc.
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foolm0r0n posted...

Which one did you get?

I am very close to getting it... just need to pull the trigger. It's so damn affordable nowadays too.

Which one in what sense? I just got lasik.
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Anagram posted...

Laser eye surgery done. I can now zap things from afar.

Maybe you can answer something I've always wanted to know. How is it possible to miss with eye lasers?
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If they can ever find a way to do the procedure while youre asleep I would 100% do it, cut I cant be awake seeing how its done. Id have a panic attack

Anagram posted...

foolm0r0n posted...

Which one did you get?

I am very close to getting it... just need to pull the trigger. It's so damn affordable nowadays too.

Which one in what sense? I just got lasik.

Lasik or PRK, there are different methods
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swordz9 posted...

If they can ever find a way to do the procedure while youre asleep I would 100% do it, cut I cant be awake seeing how its done. Id have a panic attack

It's nerve-wracking, but it's not like the worst thing ever.
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swordz9 posted...

If they can ever find a way to do the procedure while youre asleep I would 100% do it, cut I cant be awake seeing how its done. Id have a panic attack

When I had PRK, I was not "asleep" by the legal definition of the word asleep, but I was not conscious and I have no memory of it happening.
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Is the procedure similar to how Final Destination 5 portrayed it?
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Raka_Putra posted...

Is the procedure similar to how Final Destination 5 portrayed it?

Yes, the doctor set a laser into my eye and then left the room.
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I opened my eyes really big to check them out in the mirror. I hadn't realized there was a circle of red scars around my irises. It's really freaky.
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How is it possible not to accidentally move your eye during the process?
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Team Rocket Elite posted...

Anagram posted...

Laser eye surgery done. I can now zap things from afar.

Maybe you can answer something I've always wanted to know. How is it possible to miss with eye lasers?

I never thought about this before but man. Now I'm always going to think it.
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swordz9 posted...

If they can ever find a way to do the procedure while youre asleep I would 100% do it, cut I cant be awake seeing how its done. Id have a panic attack

banananor posted...

How is it possible not to accidentally move your eye during the process?

Both of these.

I had heard laser eye surgery involved being awake/conscious and the laser being actively zapped in there. How long was it?

I don't know how I wouldn't move, or blink, or panic being stuck there, I'd be way too anxious. But maybe I'll get it someday...

Edit: oh I just caught this:

Eerieka posted...

When I had PRK, I was not "asleep" by the legal definition of the word asleep, but I was not conscious and I have no memory of it happening.

Will need to do some research!

You have to be awake during he surgery, yes. For my surgery, they shot the laser once into each eye for thirty seconds each.

The doctor inserts A Clockwork Orange-style device into each eye that prevents you from blinking or moving it. You can still move it a little bit, but hes always there to tell you not to. It is intensely uncomfortable because your every instinct is to move it. During the procedure, the non-lasered eye is covered by a cloth so you cant see out of it. After a few seconds, your uncovered eyes vision goes white so you can only see the bright lights of the machine. Not being able to tell whats happening probably helps a lot.

Also, they put so many numbing eye drops in my eyes, you have no idea.
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Don't worry about blinking, you literally can't for the reasons Anagram described.

Also, you're on drugs, which helps with the not panicking.


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Tag for follow-ups on how the recovery goes.
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The one I saw involved like a mini claw scraping layers off your eye too. I dunno if thats standard for all of them or what, but that and the laser both sound terrifying to me. At least it doesnt sound like you need an injection in your eyes since I hate needles as well >_>

Anagram posted...

The doctor inserts A Clockwork Orange-style device into each eye that prevents you from blinking or moving it.

Just to be clear, the device is directly touching your eyeball? I was picturing Clockwork originally but that was just the eyelids, I think.

I can't bear the thought of touching my eye directly and never wore contacts as a result so the idea of the device getting in there is as bad as the laser! Though the numbing drops helping too, fair enough...

Still sounds good & glad it worked out nicely!

swordz9 posted...

The one I saw involved like a mini claw scraping layers off your eye too.

Jesus. Nightmare fuel made real.

HaRRicH posted...

Tag for follow-ups on how the recovery goes.

Currently wearing sunglasses indoors because it's still too bright. My left eye can see normally, but my right eye is a bit fuzzy.

swordz9 posted...

The one I saw involved like a mini claw scraping layers off your eye too. I dunno if thats standard for all of them or what, but that and the laser both sound terrifying to me. At least it doesnt sound like you need an injection in your eyes since I hate needles as well >_>

I actually did get a needle in my eyes during the pre-op tests the day before. Again, my eyes were so dumb it felt like they were exhausted while the rest of my body was normal.

MartinFF7 posted...

Just to be clear, the device is directly touching your eyeball? I was picturing Clockwork originally but that was just the eyelids, I think.

I can't bear the thought of touching my eye directly and never wore contacts as a result so the idea of the device getting in there is as bad as the laser! Though the numbing drops helping too, fair enough...

Yes, the device directly touches your eyeball and holds back the eyelid. I can't really describe what it feels like to have a round metal device touching your eyeball, it's very bizarre.
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So how are you feeling a couple days later

Thinking about doing this myself, was curious how long the recovery time was
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How you doing over there now?
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You have to take eyedrops for a few weeks afterward, but you're usually good enough to be back to a normal schedule the next day, or at least I was.
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Dantezoid posted...

So how are you feeling a couple days later

Thinking about doing this myself, was curious how long the recovery time was

I'm fine. Every so often I have an impulse to rub my eyes, but the doctor was like 'nooo don't do that.' Aside from that, it basically just feels normal.

HaRRicH posted...

How you doing over there now?

Pretty good!

LeonhartFour posted...

You have to take eyedrops for a few weeks afterward, but you're usually good enough to be back to a normal schedule the next day, or at least I was.

This is correct.
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Anagram posted...

Currently rocking some sunglasses a nurse gave me.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/stjsKwSVnxg/maxresdefault.jpg
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Actually, my eyes are randomly going between perfect vision and blurry. Right now my right eye is flawless and my left eye makes every blurry.
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