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I had LASIK in the summer of 2002. (Wow, hard to believe it's been more than 8 years!) No problems to report. I do experience the so-called "halos" while drivi
by portman 16y ago
I had LASIK in the summer of 2002. (Wow, hard to believe it's been more than 8 years!)
No problems to report. I do experience the so-called "halos" while driving at night, but it's not a problem and hasn't impacted my night driving.
Furthermore, a few of us got LASIK that same summer:
- My mother, who was 51 at the time
- My wife
- My best friend
All three of us have had no problems.
We all used the same doctor, Dr. Rajesh Rajpal in Washington DC. He led the LASIK clinical trials resulting in FDA approval in 1995. I believe (but can't confirm online) that he's done over 25,000 operations in his lifetime.
- peteforde 16y agoI've read a few claims like that. Perhaps I'm being overly pedantic, but assuming he started when the procedure became FDA approved in 1995, doesn't that imply that he does 4.5 operations a day, 365 days a year?
- LogicHoleFlaw 16y agoThat doesn't seem too unreasonable. The actual procedure itself, where the doctor was actually involved with me as a patient, took about 15 minutes.
- drothlis 16y agoYes. When I had mine done, it took 10 minutes at most, and there were 15-20 other patients scheduled for the same day.
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- portman 16y agoI suspect it's more like 10 operations a day, 3 days a week, 48 weeks per year since 1992 (when the clinical trials started).