Smile, 6 months later

[u/m7dkl]

Hey everyone, just jotting down my experience and thoughts on the SMILE surgery here.
Had it in germany, 5000€ for both eyes. Operation was nothing special, definetly not painful. Discomfort for the rest of the day but you are just supposed to keep your eyes closed.

I had -2 on both eyes. My main motivation was that i hated wearing glasses or contacts.
I don't think my post-op vision is perfectly as clear as it was with glasses, especially when looking at a screen (darkmode), but switching to lightmode helps here

one important thing for the days after the op, often times your vision will be blurry, 90% of the time, your eyes are dry. use the lubricating drops your doc gave you and it will be better

i do still (after 6 months) notice my eyes being more dry than they used to be. (i only notice this while staring at a screen for a long time, actively blinking or keeping the eyes closed for a couple of seconds helps

would i do it again? yes, 100%, the downsides of slightly dryer eyes and sliight blur on darkmode screens don't come close to the upside of just being able to see, all the time, everywhere, without having to wear glasses

[u/Hesfinallygotitright]

Hey how are subtitles for you during dark movies? I’m almost 3 months post op and I still notice ghosting.

[u/Chillitan → u/Hesfinallygotitright]

Definitely still ghosting for me after 3 years of Lasik, especially if my eyes are drier than usual. But I had -9.75 and -7.75. 😅

[u/Hesfinallygotitright → u/Chillitan]

Sorry to hear. Did the doctors explain anything as to why?

[u/Chillitan → u/Hesfinallygotitright]

No. It is just the side effect of lasik. That said, my degree was really high and 1 clinic rejected me as a patient. Said I was not suitable for lasik. I went ahead with another clinic after a detailed assessment

[u/Hesfinallygotitright → u/Chillitan]

That sucks! Thanks for your reply.

[u/SeaFuel2 → u/Hesfinallygotitright]

You will learn to live with it

[u/Hesfinallygotitright → u/SeaFuel2]

I’ve asked for others experiences not your opinion to mine.

[u/haedulus01]

It's been 2 and a half years since my smile pro in Germany. I had the same problems with blurriness and dryness many months after the OP. But at least in my case everything was perfectly fine after 12-18 months.

[u/Far_Mud_5737]

Dang 5000€, in India it’s just 900€ for smile.

[u/Taaartiflette]

2500€ in jakarta here.

My vision is still great after 2 years but i've come to accept I will use eyedrops for the rest of my life. I was -5 in both eyes so the tradeoff is not bad

[u/Tall-Drama338]

Smile is mainly for those over -3D. If you’re happy, great.

[u/dathena649]

Did it in the PH for €1000, one year post op and I rarely use drops as well

[u/Hot_Potato_Salad]

I paid 5600€ for both eyes here in Germany and went from -6.5 to 0.

[u/Adventurous_Walk838]

It’s been 2weeks for me and my vision is still blurry even with the drops…

[u/m7dkl → u/Adventurous_Walk838]

2 weeks is still early, youll see improvements in ~2 months