Comments on: Do you need glasses after LASIK surgery?

By: Dena

Dena — Mon, 17 May 2010 08:32:46 +0000

Educating about the LASIK surgery by clearly explaining how the surgery goes on and the consequences of surgery is appreciated and suggestions for enhancing our vision by this method is preferrable.My mom has the problem with her vision but never prefer using glasses or contacts constantly her sight has been increasing so i concluded LASIK is best option to her.I think this LASIK surgery best suits her and we stay at speccy, i’d like to go for laser eye surgery as suggested. Thanks alot!!!

By: Qossay Takroori

Qossay Takroori — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:18:53 +0000

Hello firdos and thank you for your comment. I am not a medical expert, so I cannot really give you the advice you are looking for. However, there are many resources that you can refer to for help. WebMD.com is great source.

By: firdos

firdos — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:28:25 +0000

Hi,
I had lasik Surgery 5 years back in left eye (Before Surgery my eye sight was for left eye:-(-7.5) and for rigth eye -1.25).but after surgery my left eye sight got reduced to -3.I am using eye glasses now becoz i cant see things which are far away.I would like to have lasik surgery for both of my eyes now.Could you please tell me Is it good to have lasik surgery again for my both of the eyes.

Thank you,
Waiting for your Rep

By: David Carpenter

David Carpenter — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:31:12 +0000

I had Lasik a few years ago. The doctor told me that pre-surgical tests indicated that he could correct my vision to 20/10 (better than 20/20). After surgery, I could not see much of anything for a day. My vision slowly improved for about 2 months. I now have fairly good distance vision but I still need glasses for reading or using the computer.

Since my experience, I have done some intensive research into Lasik. I would not have the surgery today considering what I found out. For those individuals with poor results, the changes can be life altering. The results are not worth the risks.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:36:45 +0000

My LASIK surgery center, TLC (the one which treated Tiger Woods’ eyes), only surveyed my satisfaction with the procedure within 3-6 months after having my surgery. I would like to see the LASIK surgeons survey their patients after 2 years, or 5….

After 4 years, I needed glasses for distance and working at the computer (though not for reading). As I was shopping for glasses, the various opticians heard me mention the LASIK, and then they would ask, “So what has it been, 5 years? Yep, that’s how long it takes before you need glasses again.” Though of course they’re not referring to every patient who has LASIK, it sounded like a more common occurence than the percentage I was given at the time of my surgery.

Also, though I struggled to see the letters (sometimes couldn’t even them at all) on my vision tests, my optometrist would still record me as 20/20. A year and a half after my surgery, when I reported I still had to squint for many distance tasks, he said I may have astigmatism.

Had I stuck to contacts and not gotten the LASIK, I may just have started needing inexpensive, over-the-counter reading glasses by now (I’m 45 and elected to have monovision LASIK). But now I need progressive glasses and computer glasses. The glasses are expensive, and it’s a hassle to change them back and forth.