Lasik - Recommendations?

[aholm]

Hello,

I'm thinking about getting Lasik done soon.

I have Osde 310 - can anybody recommend any doctors that are supported under my plan?

I've been terrified of Lasik since I saw a video simulation in college, but then again, I'm almost out of my stockpile of dailies I don't want to know what they cost here (I just know Osde won't pay for them, not even in part) and I'm not going back to glasses...

I was thinking of maybe just going to el Hospital Alemán unless anyone has a good recommendation/experience.

Thanks! Good karma points your way.

 

[Crema Americana]

I have an appointment to get screened for Lasik with the Zaldivar institute. Dr. Zaldivar is supposedly one of the best in that nation (his father was as well) but he operates out of Mendoza. My sister-in-law traveled to Mendoza more than 10 years ago for the surgery and had great results, but I think I'll just get it done here if possible. There's a couple months of wait time for an appointment.
http://www.institutozaldivar.com/

I actually had to switch to using glasses after I got an eye ulcer here, so not even sure I can get Lasik since I have scarring.

 

[camel]

Do they offer PRK here? After researching both, I decided to get PRK (this was in the US). http://tynan.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-laser-eye-surgery

 

[FirstAidKit]

I'm interested in paying outright for the surgery, does anyone have any recommendations/cost information?

 

[nicoenarg]

Dr. Pablo Wainberg is pretty good. He's head of the ophthalmology department at Swiss Medical. Cost was around $7000 (pesos) per eye when I asked. But don't go with those prices. He has his own practice, and they take OSDE as well. Not sure what plans are covered.

 

[Ceviche]

how safe is lasik

 

[bobsnowpuppy]

Just a cautionary note, but lasik does not last forever. And, if you need touch ups over the years, you can only have lasers on your eyes 3 times total. Also the length of time that your vision is good varies from person to person and has little to do with the accuracy of the initial surgeon. I speak from experience.
When you get close to 50 years old, most eye surgeons should refuse to do LASIK. Most will then recommend other options. I had LASIK at 40 and at 49 began to experience poor vision. It took 3 specialist to finally determine that I had early onset cataracts. Cataracts at my age were determined to be a side effect of LASIK.
On the other hand, LASIK was awesome for me and now the cataract surgery has corrected everything and I have 20/20 vision again. Consider doing monovision because then one eye sees distance and the other up close and you won't need reading glasses. I did not do that with LASIK but I did that with my cataract surgery and its awesome! Oh, I had everything done in the U.S.

 

[Jaredberryman]

I got lasik at age 22 and am now 33. Haven't had any issues and I am 20/20. The only issues I have had seems to be eye strain when I look at screens for too long, but I mitigated this by wearing some protective glasses when I work (this also may have nothing to do with the lasik). The rest of the time I am without glasses.

It's important to make sure before doing the surgery they do a comprehensive analysis of your eye to see if you are a candidate. I did my eye surgery, and they had perfect success rates because if there were any doubts, they would turn you away.

 

[Girino]

Just a cautionary note, but lasik does not last forever. And, if you need touch ups over the years, you can only have lasers on your eyes 3 times total. Also the length of time that your vision is good varies from person to person and has little to do with the accuracy of the initial surgeon. I speak from experience.
When you get close to 50 years old, most eye surgeons should refuse to do LASIK. Most will then recommend other options. I had LASIK at 40 and at 49 began to experience poor vision. It took 3 specialist to finally determine that I had early onset cataracts. Cataracts at my age were determined to be a side effect of LASIK.
On the other hand, LASIK was awesome for me and now the cataract surgery has corrected everything and I have 20/20 vision again. Consider doing monovision because then one eye sees distance and the other up close and you won't need reading glasses. I did not do that with LASIK but I did that with my cataract surgery and its awesome! Oh, I had everything done in the U.S.

I still have to meet an eye surgeon who underwent to Lasik him/herself.
It's a quick fix but since it is fairly recent, there is no data available on its effects at 40-50 years. Some experience light sensitivy or poor nightly vision, I am of the idea that the most you fiddle with your body, the more risk you are taking. I don't touch anything that I don't have to, this is valid from pills to surgery.

Then, of course, everybody is different and there is always a number of factors playing a role on the outcomes , the surgeon being only one of them.
My great-grandma smoked a packet of Marlboro without filter a day all entire life and lived to the age of 96, survived to two wars, was imprisoned by Germans for 6 months and lost everything she had twice in her life. But I wouldn't recommend anyone doing that only because she made it through!

But, again, there are a lot of things to be considered, i.e. what's your current sight, does it impair you a lot, the thickness of your cornea, etc.
Go for it only if you have nothing to lose!

 

[bobsnowpuppy]

Just be sure to ask before you undergo the procedure what all the possible negative outcomes or side-effects current or future could be. I don't remember being told anything significant as in deteriorating vision after a number of years or greater risk of cataracts or other issues but they do exist and you should be informed. Even though some issues occur in a small percentage, someone has to be in that small percentage for them to exist.