Lasik Eyes Surgery - after 4 1/2 years my results

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after 4 1/2 years my results

Mark Cleary

2005-07-10, 5:50 pm

I had surgery Ash Wednesday 28th of Feb. 2001. I was -13 in my right eye
and -12 in my left. I could not wear glasses and did very well with contacts
although was corrected to only 20/25 in them. I did not realize this till
later. Basically I was unable to do anything till I got my contacts in. My
glasses would work for about 3 hours then my vision would fall as I wore gas
perm contacts.

The day after surgery I was 20-50 in my left eye a little overcorrected. I
was 20/25 in the right. I drove home with no glasses for the first time
ever. I was 39 when I had the surgery. A week later I was 20/30 in my right
and 20/25 in the right. I considered my right eye as perfect not in my
contacts could I see that good. The left was fine but not as good.

After 3 months I was 20/30 in right and a fuzzy 20/20 in my right. I could
see just like I had my contacts in and naturally I was really thrilled. I
had no dry eye and no night vision problems I can see better at night than I
did in contacts.

I went in last week to my regular eye doctor who I had not seen in past 4
years, I followed up with the surgeon who did the lasik for 2 years. Well he
found I was 20/25 in both eyes open. My right eye was corrected for distance
perfect and I was still slight over corrected in my left. He had me try on
what the glasses that he refracted me with just to see if I could see
better. In all honesty they did not help at all made no difference to me I
felt I could see clearer with nothing on. I guess it may not be possible to
get to 20/20 even corrected for some people. I can say in good lighting I
can read the 20/20 line. If people see better than me now as many do, they
are blessed. I think this is great!!!!!!

Ia interesting note is now my left eye actually can read at very long
distance a little sharper than my right like when I am driving. This is not
anything I notice I have to try and do this and even then sometimes the
right is better. I do notice some loss of really up close vision but nothing
that I need reading glasses for now at almost 44. Dr said that was coming
and I know this happens no matter.

I have no dry eye and see fine at night. My eyes are perfect to me, except I
do have the physical eyes of someone very, very nearsighted. My retina is
stretched as would be expected for someone in my shoes. I have this checked
regularly as I have check ups and just be aware that it needs to be watch.
This would be the case even without the lasik.

Sorry for the long post I have not been on this group in 3 years but wanted
people to know lasik can work. It is great, but find a doctor who will tell
you the truth and then spell out all the details. I was lucky in a true
sense as this was a one shot in each eye. Stats were in my favor for all
types of different reasons but if I could be corrected to 20/15 in contacts
and then gone to 20/25 without I might feel different.

peace to those on the Lords Day

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Ragnar

2005-07-10, 5:50 pm

Nice post Mark.
I hope you realize that -12 and -13 are SEVERE cases of refracive
error. For people who don't know, without correction, your vision was
such that anything beyond the tip of your nose would be nothing more
than blobs of undefined light.

On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 19:16:13 GMT, "Mark Cleary" <mcleary1@verizon.net>
wrote:

>I had surgery Ash Wednesday 28th of Feb. 2001. I was -13 in my right eye
>and -12 in my left. I could not wear glasses and did very well with contacts
>although was corrected to only 20/25 in them. I did not realize this till
>later. Basically I was unable to do anything till I got my contacts in. My
>glasses would work for about 3 hours then my vision would fall as I wore gas
>perm contacts.
>
>The day after surgery I was 20-50 in my left eye a little overcorrected. I
>was 20/25 in the right. I drove home with no glasses for the first time
>ever. I was 39 when I had the surgery. A week later I was 20/30 in my right
>and 20/25 in the right. I considered my right eye as perfect not in my
>contacts could I see that good. The left was fine but not as good.
>
>After 3 months I was 20/30 in right and a fuzzy 20/20 in my right. I could
>see just like I had my contacts in and naturally I was really thrilled. I
>had no dry eye and no night vision problems I can see better at night than I
>did in contacts.
>
>I went in last week to my regular eye doctor who I had not seen in past 4
>years, I followed up with the surgeon who did the lasik for 2 years. Well he
>found I was 20/25 in both eyes open. My right eye was corrected for distance
>perfect and I was still slight over corrected in my left. He had me try on
>what the glasses that he refracted me with just to see if I could see
>better. In all honesty they did not help at all made no difference to me I
>felt I could see clearer with nothing on. I guess it may not be possible to
>get to 20/20 even corrected for some people. I can say in good lighting I
>can read the 20/20 line. If people see better than me now as many do, they
>are blessed. I think this is great!!!!!!
>
>Ia interesting note is now my left eye actually can read at very long
>distance a little sharper than my right like when I am driving. This is not
>anything I notice I have to try and do this and even then sometimes the
>right is better. I do notice some loss of really up close vision but nothing
>that I need reading glasses for now at almost 44. Dr said that was coming
>and I know this happens no matter.
>
>I have no dry eye and see fine at night. My eyes are perfect to me, except I
>do have the physical eyes of someone very, very nearsighted. My retina is
>stretched as would be expected for someone in my shoes. I have this checked
>regularly as I have check ups and just be aware that it needs to be watch.
>This would be the case even without the lasik.
>
>Sorry for the long post I have not been on this group in 3 years but wanted
>people to know lasik can work. It is great, but find a doctor who will tell
>you the truth and then spell out all the details. I was lucky in a true
>sense as this was a one shot in each eye. Stats were in my favor for all
>types of different reasons but if I could be corrected to 20/15 in contacts
>and then gone to 20/25 without I might feel different.
>
>peace to those on the Lords Day