My current doctor said 3-4 days is fine. However, I read in several places on the internet that other doctors recommend keeping them out up to two weeks, and even longer for torric lenses. Mine have been out for almost three weeks, but I wore the one in my right eye for two days, which would mean I will have taken it out six days before surgery and three days before the evaluation.
During the evaluation, I heard the doctors complaining about significant anomalies in my right cornea, but I never heard them suggest it could have been from contact lenses.
Is this something to worry about? Or is six days more than adequate to recover the cornea’s original shape from soft contact lens wear?
I am scheduled to have lasek eye surgery on the 14th and 26th of may.
On the 3rd of June i am flying to the states to work in a summer camp as a sailing instructor.
If I do get the surgery, I risk overexposure to sun, bacteria in the water, and improper healing damaging my eyes.
If I don’t get the surgery, I will have to wear contact lenses pretty much 24/7 while im over there, glasses dont really go with water! This means that i could damage my eyes ANYWAYS from prolonged use, and may not be able to have the surgery ever,
Any advice? thanks…
yep they wont do the two eyes on the same day. its lasek.
It’s been 3 months after I did LASEK, and my right eye is still quite red but only in certain areas where I see more veins running on the whites of the eye. Why is this? My doctor hasnt said anything about it, but has anyone also experienced this?
I recently tried joining the British army but failed to get in due to eyesight requirements. However, I had LASEK eye surgery to correct my visual acuity to around 20/20 and then tried to reapply. However, the army still wanted nothing to do with me because of my original visual acuity which was 1 diopter over the limit. I had my heart set on the army as I can think of nothing worse than sitting behind a desk for a job. After doing research, i found two options that were suitable to me: the French Foreign Legion (FFL) and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Mahal program which I am suitable for due to me being Jewish. The FFL has a commitment of 5 years, whereas the IDF is 18 months with option to stay longer. I was wondering what people’s thoughts on these two options were. Don’t get me wrong, I am British first and foremost, and I love my country and would have been proud to serve it, and I also have no idealogical reasons for wanting to join the FFL or IDF other than the training, discipline and adventure that they offer. So it seems that fate has led me to these two options, and i would very much appreciate any feedback about these two forces, or any other ideas which could be of help to me. Serious answers only please and nothing idealogical to do with the Israeli- Palestinian conflict as I have already stated that I would only consider it as a path to adventure and military discipline and training, thank you.
I’m not sure on the LASEK/LASIK eye surgery rules for all countries but many don’t fancy it(including mine: AUS) and still contest that their pilots have 20/20 vision.
The argument is pretty straight forward,
0mill plane vs. blurry mountain
but what I’m gettin at is:
OVER A THIRD of people have poor eye sight:
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/m/myopia/stats.htm
Are the armed forces really taking the right precaucions when they rule out over a third of possible applicants?
(Please mind the spelling, comp froze at publish)