Laser Eye Surgery LASIK PRK - high Rx’s, Reading, Presb pt 2

It depends on the organization. At the place that I’m getting it done at (LASIK MD in Toronto), you must be between 18 and 75. During my research, though, I’ve come across places that require you to be 21+, and even 25+. The most important factor, however, is your prescription — it must be steady for at least two years prior to getting surgery.

it is painfull m8?????i will have it on december perhaps and it scares the crap out of me..:-P

i had this surgery like a few months ago and i`m fine it was so easy and now i have no problem with my eyes..so yeah it`s all good don`t be scared

On the second point, the US armed forces (airforce, marines, navy) and NASA have now approved all laser lasik (as long as it is wavefront guided) for ANY personnel including pilots. LASIK, performed by an expert surgeon has equal, possibly greater safety than PRK as it does not invite healing variables such as scarring (known as “haze”). Generally, in expert practices, PRK is reserved only for patients in whom LASIK cannot be performed.

didn’t the doctor say the healing time for PRK was a few weeks? She was healed in seconds? Plus PRK does not only have a longer healing time but is safer than Lasik because you don’t get that new cap in the eye so you don’t need to worry about it falling off and its the only surgery aprooved if you wan’t to be a fighter pilot. So if its good for the USAF its good enough for me. I am going for PRK.

I had lasik done 9 years ago and I saw clearly after it was done - yes my eyes were really irritated but I saw things so clearly and was so pleased. Everyone I know who has Lasik can see clearly right afterwards, you just have irritated eyes (rightly so) and you need to rest a bit. I don’t know why anyone would post that this is fake - seems like what I went through - maybe I’m fake?

At Professor Reinstein’s clinic he provides actual statistics on how well you’ll see on day 1. In his practice, about 90% of patients are seeing 6/6 (20/20) or better on day 1. Of course it depends on your individual eyes as to whether you’ll be in the 20/20 bracket or not. Some lasers have slower visual recovery time than the most modern lasers (like the Zeiss MEL80).

I am a photographer and writer and I had perfect vision. As I got older, I needed glasses for close up and then began to need them for distance. That is when I opted for “blended vision” done by Dr. Reinstein. Now there isn’t a day when I don’t bless him for giving me back my freedom from glasses. Whether I am looking through the lens or at the computer screen–I’m doing so as I did when I was young–without glasses! What a gift for my life! Thank you, Dr. Reinsteing.

Everybody’s eyes are different and will react to the surgery differently. Some may see clear after 1 day or some after 1 week.

it’s complete impossible to have a clear vision 1 day after surgery, this video is extremely fake.

Well, it’s been stated the Europe has much better laser technology (and better trained doctors maybe??!?!), so PERHAPS the shiny view they present is more true there than in the states. So the question now becomes, do I really have to go to Europe for the best LASIK treatment?