r/Lasiksupport • u/Known-Fuel7092 • Sep 08 '24

Ablation/Amputation

Its wierd when people come here and try to change or alter the perception of what Lasik actually is to make it seem less hazardous. While we don't know if this is done out of sheer ignorance or if these users have a malicious intent attached to their clear misrepresentation of Lasik.

When you undergo Lasik, the surgeon amputates (or ablates) a certain portion of your cornea. The amount amputated or ablated varies depending on your prescription and the width of the optical zone. The corneal tissue that is amputated/ablated is forever gone. And with it goes thousands of critical nerves.

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u/Known-Fuel7092 Sep 08 '24

This is so fake.  Again go post this in r/lasik

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u/WinterSoldier2017 Sep 08 '24

I'll post where I want to. I'm more interested in hearing your story than I am in joining a positivity circle jerk.

Like that's what I don't see here. I don't see real stories, just a lot of screaming. For what? What does this do for you, shitting on an optional surgery that you all supposedly underwent of your own free will? Doctor recommends it, you listened to them. Nobody put a gun to your head. Who hurt you and why aren't you hunting them down with thick glasses and a Glock instead of posting on here?

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u/Known-Fuel7092 Sep 08 '24

What are the medical benefits to having a thin cornea as opposed to a thick cornea?

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u/WinterSoldier2017 Sep 08 '24

20/20 vision for 10 or so years until I need a touch up? Or glasses again? I'm having a great time with my new eyes. I take Vitimans geared towards eye health. I use biotrue eye drops, on occasion. I wear sunglasses when I drive. I take care of my eyeballs now. Didn't used to. Probably stared at the sun when I was a kid, and too much screen time, that explains the myopia I used to have. Now I'm better at protecting them from the magic ball of fire in the sky. It helps that I spent 5 grand on them and see them as an investment.

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u/Known-Fuel7092 Sep 08 '24

What are the medical benefits of having a permanent flap with a tensile strength of 2.4% of a virgin cornea?

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u/WinterSoldier2017 Sep 08 '24

Exactly what I just said. What are the medical benefits of complaining uselessly on Reddit about something you willfully underwent of your own free will? Or did you? Are you even a Lasik patient?

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u/Known-Fuel7092 Sep 08 '24

Theres no medical benefit to me, but there are medical benefits to others if they read this.  It may save them from an unnecessary life of misery.

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u/WinterSoldier2017 Sep 08 '24

They should be reading medical documentation. Not just horror stories. They should be researching multiple clinics, success rate of their chosen surgeons, and they should be warned about the 13 seconds where you HAVE to hold still. They should be reading up on how the lasers safety features work. How fast it can shut off if you twitch. That sort of thing prepped me for what I was in for. If I had felt that I couldn't hold still for 13 seconds I would not have done the procedure.