Questions about laser eye surgery?!
Question: Questions about laser eye surgery!?
My boyfriend is planning to have LASEK to improve his sight for entry into the police!. He has a -4!.5 on the left and -5!.0 on the right and has had a stable prescription for several years now!. He's 25!.
Could someone give me details of the risks, complications and time-span for treatment!? I've looked at the individual websites for details, but we'd prefer to know everything we can before the consultation!. Who is offering the best deal!? Who is the safest!? Each company is probably biased about safety so if anyone knows which is best that would be great!. How soon will he be able to see better!?
Thanks alot of any advice!. I've really been worrying about it xWww@Answer-Health@Com
Could someone give me details of the risks, complications and time-span for treatment!? I've looked at the individual websites for details, but we'd prefer to know everything we can before the consultation!. Who is offering the best deal!? Who is the safest!? Each company is probably biased about safety so if anyone knows which is best that would be great!. How soon will he be able to see better!?
Thanks alot of any advice!. I've really been worrying about it xWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Hi,
I'd reccomend that you have a look at the following website: www!.lasik-eyes!.co!.uk It contains information on all the laser eye surgery providers in the UK as well as plenty of information from and for people like yourself who are about to engage in treatment!.
If you do one thing, research your treatment very well!. This is not a very well regulated industry nor is this 'like going to the dentist'!. Once you have treatment done, you cannot reverse it!.
Be weary of promises to improve your vision (this is not possible with laser) with various fancy sounding techniques (with the added increase in cost)!. Often you are quoted a particular price and treatment only for the surgeon to suggest a better/more suitable (and much more expensive) form of treatment 5 minutes before you are due to have laser!.
You certainly want to have treatment done with the people/company that you trust the most!. The above website has good information, read some of the forums about surgeons / companies etc and perhaps ask people on the site for further information about the particular individuals that are to carry out your treatment!.
As with most things, if you want something done cheap along with average service and quality you go to ASDA or TESCO etc!. Likewise with Laser eye surgery you get the 'conveyor belt, take a number' treatment at Optimax, Optical Express and Ultralase (also known as LASIK mills)!. My suggestion would be to find yourself a smaller, independent specialist - they are often surprisingly cheaper besides being a whole heap better!. Lasik-eyes will point you in the right direction!. (
I'd reccomend that you have a look at the following website: www!.lasik-eyes!.co!.uk It contains information on all the laser eye surgery providers in the UK as well as plenty of information from and for people like yourself who are about to engage in treatment!.
If you do one thing, research your treatment very well!. This is not a very well regulated industry nor is this 'like going to the dentist'!. Once you have treatment done, you cannot reverse it!.
Be weary of promises to improve your vision (this is not possible with laser) with various fancy sounding techniques (with the added increase in cost)!. Often you are quoted a particular price and treatment only for the surgeon to suggest a better/more suitable (and much more expensive) form of treatment 5 minutes before you are due to have laser!.
You certainly want to have treatment done with the people/company that you trust the most!. The above website has good information, read some of the forums about surgeons / companies etc and perhaps ask people on the site for further information about the particular individuals that are to carry out your treatment!.
As with most things, if you want something done cheap along with average service and quality you go to ASDA or TESCO etc!. Likewise with Laser eye surgery you get the 'conveyor belt, take a number' treatment at Optimax, Optical Express and Ultralase (also known as LASIK mills)!. My suggestion would be to find yourself a smaller, independent specialist - they are often surprisingly cheaper besides being a whole heap better!. Lasik-eyes will point you in the right direction!. (
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