For anyone who has lasik eye surgery?

Question

i was just wondering what was the outcome of your eyes..was it what you hoped for or was there anything bad?

was it resonable priced or did they hit you with all kinds of hidden costs?

Answer 1

My Story

My name is Patrick Sheahan. I had lasik eye surgery at the age of 23. When I went in for a consultation at Lasik Plus they said I was a perfect candidate. I was only -1.25 in each eye and could almost make due without glasses. After the lasik surgery my left eye slowly started to deteriorate. I was getting dizzy spells and migraine headaches daily. I started taking pain killers. I went to my optometrist to see if I could get a pair of glasses because all I could see out of my left eye was light. She told me that my left cornea was severely damaged and it was shaped like a football. I immediately made an appointment to see Dr Gerald Horn of Lasik Plus, the man who performed my lasik surgery. He made me and my grandfather wait for 5 hours in the waiting room. When I finally got in to see him he admitted there was a major complication and blamed the laser not himself. Dr Horn said that there may have been a malfunction in the laser and there was nothing he could do for me. Dr Horn was very rude to me and my grandfather. He rushed us out of his office before answering all of our questions. He told us he had a meeting to go and if we had any other questions we had to make another appointment. In the following weeks I consulted many corneal experts who came up with the same conclusion that I needed a corneal transplant. After a proper donor was found I had had my transplant done on July 10, 2003. A corneal transplant is not a pleasant procedure. They cut the cornea out of your eye, replace it with a donor’s cornea and in my case it took over 30 stitches in my eye. The removal of the stitches is done a few at a time, only when the stitch loosens with a needle like instrument while you are conscious, which resulted in numerous doctor visits. I had to pay 18,000 dollars for that surgery. I also paid 4,000 for a lens implant procedure done on October 14, 2005. My doctor has told me to prepare for many other future procedures and that my cornea can reject at any time

If you decide to have lasik. Stay away from these lasik doctors.

Dr. Manuel J. Chaknis - LasikPlus of Birmingham, AL

Dr. Gabriel J. Perry- Phoenix, Arizona

Dr. David Murphy- Little Rock, Arkansas

Dr. Randa Garrana-Fresno California

Dr. George Simon, Melissa Smith, and James Abrams -Northern california

Dr. Anthony Salierno-Hartford Conneticut

Dr. Karen Heuer-Colorado Springs

Dr. Neil Wills, James lustbader -Washington DC

Dr. Kenneth Karp- Fort Lauterdale,FL

Dr Joseph Faust -Jacksonville, FL

Dr. Jeffery Robin - Orlando, FL

Dr. Lewis Groden -Tampa, FL

Dr. Eugene Smith- Atlanta Georgia

Dr. Thomas Campen - Savannah Georgia

Dr King Aymond, Gerald Horn - Chicago

Dr Jason Greenberg- Indianapolis, Indiana

Dr. Therese Alban

Dr. Dean Ellis

Dr Jason Greenberg

Dr Sonny Goel

Dr. Neil Wills

Dr. Jay Lustbader

Dr. Jessica Fleishman

Dr. Damon Pettinelli

Dr. Vince Marino

Dr. Thomas Campen

Dr. Joseph Faust

Answer 2

Corrective eye surgery like Lasik is extremely safe when performed by qualified doctors. Like any surgical procedure, there can be complications, but the complication rate is extremely low.  Complications affecting vision after laser eye surgery is very less, even it carries less risk of infection than wearing contacts.

Most of the eye surgeries are covered by insurance and some surgeons offer payment plans that help you get the surgery done within your budget. Cost is not an issue when it is the matter of your eyes. Read more use the link

Answer 3

my dad got lasik. his eyes are so much better, although one of his eyes is still a bit nearsighted. overall, it was a success