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So far all the feedback's i have been reading seem good and i have known 1 friend that went to perfect vision and said it was really good.

However the downside that i have heard is that it doesn't last forever after 8+ years your vision will go bad again ?

One of the older guys at my work had this done and it didn't go to well for him. Not to sure what went wrong but he was worse off than when he went there and he said for a month + it felt like he had sand in his eyes and he wasn't allowed to drive at night either. His vision returned to it's normal self though after the month had passed.

the dry eyes feeling is normal from what I've read. post-op care is just as important as the procedure itself.

I'm shortsighted so been keen to get this done, never worn contacts & don't want to

apparently your eye prescription needs to be stable for at least a year before they consider you a candidate

the dry eyes feeling is normal from what I've read. post-op care is just as important as the procedure itself.

I'm shortsighted so been keen to get this done, never worn contacts & don't want to

apparently your eye prescription needs to be stable for at least a year before they consider you a candidate

Yes your eye needs to be stable before even consider doing it.

I had mine done about 3years ago and still good. Left eye is perfect but around 80 on the other one. But I still can see quite well without glasses now. They were 500 each before.

I got mine done in Singapore and my Sister through the same doctor but she's perfect for both. The doctor told me the eye is 1 of the most complex organ and thus theres no such thing as 100% or even close. I will strongly recommend doing it in Singapore because 3 out of 5 specky friends I got got theirs done. What I am suggesting here is a lot of people do it in Singapore and doctors will be more experienced. It only cost around 2.5k SGD for both my eyes with the blade. Of course you pay a bit more for the laser cutting of the top layer of the eye. I was told they dont have much difference.

The night vision problem is probably whats known as halo. Its the most common problem but not everyone get them. And even if you do, they might go away after awhile. I didnt. I have yet to know anyone that got worse than that or even blind though.

During the process, you will not feel any pain. But its very weird and disturbing after they cut the top layer and flip it over before shooting your eye with the laser. After all shooting is done, the flip the top layer back and is left to heal. you will be "blinded" for the next couple of hours and is expected to take the sleeping pill and go straight to bed after you reach home. Everything will be clear when you wake up after a couple of hours. The next week is crucial. You MUST not do anything that the doctor say you shouldnt (e.g. rubbing, letting water in, flying, soaping around the eye etc). I even stop drinking during that period because I get bloodshot eyes after drinking but the doctor said that shouldnt matter.

Good luck to everyone that's planning to do it.

PS: A point to note is you can never wear contacts again if your vision becomes poorer over time (or at least that what I was told).

My wife has had it done twice.... She did it many years ago and not so long ago to get her right in her 40's.

As long as you keep up the eye drops as per the prescription you are fine. 2 people at work did the surgery and complained it went badly. Strange, but they ignored the doctors orders and didn't put the drops in their eyes as they were supposed to - it took them much longer to recover.... dipshits.

The wife swears by it.... and she'd get it done again if need be.

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Two of my friends had it done. Good results.

However it is odd that the ophthalmology clinics that I had attended as a student afew years ago all the consultants wore glasses (probably because if laser surgery screws up then they are out of work lol).

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