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This is what I was talking about

Samu, most people experience the onset of hypermetropia (longsightedness caused by onset of age) around 40. Even people with consistent negative power (shortsighted) are affected. As a result it is not often recommended after 35. Ideally you should do it between 19-30, when your vision has stabilised and you still have "good" years left.
I did mine at 25.

Sounds good. 12 years ago I paid 36K and needed about 3 days off work and a week or so to recover completely. The technology has come a long way since then!

I don't agree with this.

My ophthalmologist had warned me that my cornea was probably not the ideal thickness and that I should expect some residual power. At that time my power was (-7.5,-5) in one eye and (-4.5,-2.5) in the other (spherical and cylindrical respectively). So I simply told him that anything to reduce my dependence was fine since I was virtually blind without my glasses.
He smiled and said that was the right attitude to have. I was left with spherical power of about -1 in one eye, -0.5 in the other. No regrets at all. I can still function fine for most normal household tasks and need the glasses for work, driving, watching TV etc.

Any recommended place in Bangalore for Lasik?

I have had Lasik at Eye7 south delhi already at end of '12.

About the surgery, I opted for Custom Q Blade variant for Lasik, costed me 55k. Although I could see clearly 3-4 days after surgery for distant objects, I had trouble reading or looking at computer as it appeared blurry with less contrast and I had to focus really hard to read. Also in low light i felt my vision had decreased and I see star burst effect if I looked at bright lights in night. It took me almost a month to get the blurriness away and contrast sensitivity back to normal.

Now after 1.5 month post surgery, I still feel sometimes my vision fluctuates in low light and star bursts if I look at small lights (like LED) in complete darkness. It doesn't bother me much though. However driving in night can lead to dry eyes. The doctor is saying it can take 3 months to get the vision perfectly fine. However, reading more on the internet, I'm seeing the recovery time varies a lot from patient to patient and can take upto 1 year in some cases. Normally, they don't tell you about this recovery time when you consult them initially. They will mention like in 2 weeks your eyes would be perfectly fine.

As someone mentioned in this thread before, go for Lasik surgery if you really want it, there's still a risk associated with it. The treatment on how much your cornea need to be reshaped (burned) depends upon statistics for an average person. If you are on wrong side of statistics, there can be some complications which would never go away.

BTW cornea thinning due to contacts is true. For one of my friends who wore contacts for 5yrs, the doctor(in USA) told the same thing when he went to see him for Lasik. Due to his thin cornea, it was told to him he needs to get PRK surgery done instead of lasik.

Actually Hypermetropia is the term given to the Long sightedness at all ages due to karger focal length of Eye.
Presbyopia is the correct term for the Age-associated long sightedness.
and you have given a correct reason.
But Samurai, cheer up because even Presbyopia is being treated now with LASIK!


You took my post out of context. I said that if you are already a borderline case, wearing contacts can worsen the situation and that is no good.

and even a borderline case doesn't mean that you are guaranteed bad results. It only indicates higher chances of complications. But there can be good results as well, you being a prime example.

Thanks for giving a real life example for all of us. PRK would then be much more acceptable in such a case.

Sorry for the late reply, had been travelling and just got back today. Wish they taught me that at med school :D

Earlier LASIK would correct only one distance, and since you were Presbyopic (needing a diff power for distance and a diff power for near) you would have been counselled against LASIK. But if you were interested in LASIK then, i wouldn't be surprised if they suddenly found you fit for LASIK

Contact lenses induce warpage, a slight change in the shape of the cornea. This is more so with hard contact lenses. Hard contact lenses are hardly used these days.
Soft contact lenses induce an edema and not corneal thinning.

Because of these reasons patients are advised to stop lens usage prior to LASIK. 2 weeks for soft contact lenses, and a longer period for hard contact lenses

The goal of LASIK is to reduce spectacle dependence and not to make the power 'ZERO', in a patient with a power of -1.25 a residual -1.0 will not be acceptable, so the goal too changes from case to case.

In patients with thin corneas a surface ablation (PRK) is preferred, or if not thick enough for a PRK and the patient is understanding a residual is planned giving safety a priority.


There will always be a risk with it, as with any surgical procedure, there is no 100% success. The surgeon who says so is a liar.

Yes all of us eye surgeons are looking forward to this. We have turned down hundreds of patients till now, and in the future hope that everyone can be spectacle free. Myself included.

Hi ,

so whats the update ?!? which one did you choose and hope life's crystal clear :)

im just about reading up on lasik and planning to go for it next month. So which hospital and doc did you choose .

cheers
arun

Yes, my sight is normal now. And that is a great feeling. However, i still have Dryness and still using drops and gels along with Restasis.

Doctors now blame it on Vitamin A deficiency. If this was a known thing, wonder why is was a Vitamin A deficiency test not done before the surgery.

If you have absolutely no dryness, you can go for the surgery, otherwise, think twice.

I got mine done from Maxivision, Somajiguda

What was the power of glasses you wore before surgery? How much did you spend for the surgery? I understand it differs from person to person and eye to eye.

Already mentioned by him

Originally Posted by katpasin
My power is -4 on the left eye and -3.25 on the right eye with -0.5 of cylindrical power.

:thumbs up If it's any excuse I was recalling from Class IX Biology.
I did in fact misunderstand your post. Apologies.

Unrelated- I saw an eye doctor the other day (for some eyelid infection) and he was surprised when I told him I had been LASIKed. Said there is not even the slightest indication of it (did a fairly thorough physical examination).

Maybe I should get 'em presbyoped too eh? :D

My bad, didn't see that. Thank you aka_iitd.

katpasin, if it is okay with you, could you please share the cost? Also, did you considered other clinics in Hyd before zeroing in on Maxivision?

It is probably because it has been a long time since the procedure. Good to know , your surgeon did a good job and your eye is perfectly healed!!
Of course, if you experience any problems with your usage with specs, PresbyLasik would be appropriate. Keep us posted..
Cheers!!

This is quite possible. Always remember to mention to your eye surgeon about your previous LASIK surgery. LASIK changes the corneal thickness and corneal curvature. Now these are used in calclation of Intra Ocular Pressure or a Lens implant power for cataract and so if you dont mention it, it might lead to errors.

The surgery cost me 1.25L.