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A blade cutting my eye sounds terrifying though. Did you go completely under?
by JCharante 4y ago
A blade cutting my eye sounds terrifying though. Did you go completely under?
- feintruled 4y agoNo, you don't. You get eye drops to anaethetise the eye, that's it. BUT.. it's not as horrible as it sounds. Even this initial cutting of the flap is all done with a automated thing that covers your eye, it's not like some guy sways up to you with a scalpel wobbling in his hand. You don't 'see' anything other than your view being obstructed, you certainly don't feel anything. (There is some discomfort afterwards, but they give you eye drops which work wonders) There is a slight smell of something burning, which is a little disconcerting, I can't lie.
- Vinnl 4y agoI had TransPRK, where the experience really just came down to "a light shines in your eye for 20s, then another 20s in the other eye, and you're done". A day of pain afterwards though, which wasn't great. But zero regrets, even on that day. And you have that with LASIK too, though not with LASEK, IIRC.