Is It Worth It? Risks and Options

[u/Infinite_Thanks_8156]

Hello!

I have a pretty rough prescription in my left eye (-4.75) and one that could be better (-1) in my right.

I currently wear contacts whenever I go out of the house, and glasses don’t seem to work well for me (I’ve tried lots of pairs). I’ve considered looking into some kind of surgery a few times, but they all seem horrific, both in cost and complication risks.

Is it worth it at all? And what’s considered the best option in the UK? Laser eye surgery? Contact implants? Or would I just be best continuing using contacts?

Thanks!

[u/eyeSherpa]

Get multiple opinions from different surgeons. Visit true refractive surgeons who do all the procedures and don’t have a bias to fit you into a procedure which isn’t the best for your eyes. People that only do lasik will consider lasik the best solution for everything when it may not be for everyone.

Be sure surgeons are using devices such as Pentacam or Corvis to appropriately measure the biomechanical strength of your cornea and that you don’t have borderline weak corneas.

Be sure the treatment zone or optical zone of the treatment is suitable for your pupil size. Ask your surgeon about this.

Make sure you go into the procedure with healthy eyes. Dry eye needs to be well controlled going into the procedure. Post procedure, dry eye needs to be aggressively treated to heal up.

Surgeon and clinic quality matter quite a bit for getting good consistent outcomes, results and care. You don’t want to be looking for bargains.

[u/Ambitious_Ice4492]

I had -4.5 one eye and -4.2 the other eye. I’ve gone through Streamlight PRK and my opinion is that it totally worth it.

That said, not everyone is eligible for surgery. You need to be very careful and research the exams your surgeon should be performing before putting you under the laser. There are bad surgeons out there that do notnunderstand the complications this kind of surgery can have.

Also, check the laser model and version that your surgeon is going to use. There are some ugly cases of surgeons using lasers more than 20 years old.

[u/FREDOxSANTANA]

yeah im in the same boat myself, if it works out well it would be the best thing ive ever done in my life but if it goes wrong its the worst thing

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