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I had PRK a few months ago and left mindblown; completely painless and insanely quick. First 30 hours after the surgery weren't the most pleasant but to me it

by Pooge 1y ago

I had PRK a few months ago and left mindblown; completely painless and insanely quick. First 30 hours after the surgery weren't the most pleasant but to me it wasn't painful—at least not as painful as a migraine. I thought I generally had dry eyes but after the surgery I didn't notice any dryness at all. My right eye is not fully healed yet so I don't see perfectly. But still very happy and overall a good QOL improvement.

vasco 1y ago
What if your eye never returns to normal? How did you think about the risk reward of a cosmetic procedure that can make you blind?
- Pooge 1y ago
  The Doctor clearly saw that my eye hadn't fully healed and therefore diagnosed that it was the reason I wasn't seeing perfectly. Don't get me wrong, it is still far better than when I didn't wear my glasses. So even if it doesn't go back to normal it would still be an improvement. As I understood it, the procedure in itself won't make you blind—ever. If you get complications—like an infection—then that's another story. I didn't have any. So I didn't think about the risk-reward as everyone around me just had eye dryness or halos at night. Both of which are very easy to live with.
  - vasco 1y ago
    Thanks for sharing. I don't know anyone that did it first hand and online its hard to trust most websites because there's a whole industry behind it.
    - Pooge 1y ago
      If you have other questions, I would be happy to answer them. But I'm just one of many thousands person. I think all Doctors would tell you that you should do the surgery because they have a financial incentive to tell you so. However, I don't live in the USA and a lot of things I read didn't apply to where I went. For example, they prescribe bandage lens for at least 7 days in the USA but I only wore mine for 40 hours. Then a bunch of eye drops and all was fine.
- dgacmu 1y ago
  LASIK etc. are not "cosmetic". Being able to see properly without glasses is a substantial thing for some people, from sports participation to not worrying about fogging to not groping around to find your glasses in the middle of the night.
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- NuclearPM 1y ago
  Cosmetic?
  - OJFord 1y ago
    They probably meant elective. It's sort of cosmetic in the sense of preferring your look without glasses I suppose, but you wouldn't call gait-fixing surgery cosmetic.

by Pooge 1y ago

vasco 1y ago

What if your eye never returns to normal? How did you think about the risk reward of a cosmetic procedure that can make you blind?

Pooge 1y ago
The Doctor clearly saw that my eye hadn't fully healed and therefore diagnosed that it was the reason I wasn't seeing perfectly. Don't get me wrong, it is still far better than when I didn't wear my glasses. So even if it doesn't go back to normal it would still be an improvement. As I understood it, the procedure in itself won't make you blind—ever. If you get complications—like an infection—then that's another story. I didn't have any. So I didn't think about the risk-reward as everyone around me just had eye dryness or halos at night. Both of which are very easy to live with.
- vasco 1y ago
  Thanks for sharing. I don't know anyone that did it first hand and online its hard to trust most websites because there's a whole industry behind it.
  - Pooge 1y ago
    If you have other questions, I would be happy to answer them. But I'm just one of many thousands person. I think all Doctors would tell you that you should do the surgery because they have a financial incentive to tell you so. However, I don't live in the USA and a lot of things I read didn't apply to where I went. For example, they prescribe bandage lens for at least 7 days in the USA but I only wore mine for 40 hours. Then a bunch of eye drops and all was fine.
dgacmu 1y ago
LASIK etc. are not "cosmetic". Being able to see properly without glasses is a substantial thing for some people, from sports participation to not worrying about fogging to not groping around to find your glasses in the middle of the night.
- deleted 1y ago
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NuclearPM 1y ago
Cosmetic?
- OJFord 1y ago
  They probably meant elective. It's sort of cosmetic in the sense of preferring your look without glasses I suppose, but you wouldn't call gait-fixing surgery cosmetic.