Comments on: Healing of LASIK flaps

By: Dave Allamby

Dave Allamby — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:01:30 +0000

Hi Tony
Your short-sight is be stable now, so any distance correction will be permanent. There can some small increase in myopia from the 70s onwards due to changes in density within the natural lens of the eye, perhaps as a precursor to cataract development (correcting that is now very straightforward as a walk-in, walk-out procedure).
The loss of near (reading) vision slowly progresses until 60-65 years of age. At Focus, when we do a blended vision correction to also target reading vision, and the patient is short-sighted naturally, we can usually give a very long-lasting correction for far and near.
Of course, you are always welcome to come to Focus. Which part of the country are you based?
Best regards, Dave

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:05:24 +0000

Thanks for that your reply Dave.

One final question, as I stated earlier I am 53yrs old and have worn glasses since I was six or seven. What are the chances of my eyes deteriorating further due to my age?

I can sense a 200 mile trip to London coming on

Regards,

Tony

By: Dave Allamby

Dave Allamby — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:03:30 +0000

Hi Tony
The flap wont be an issue. A flap injury to cause a problem really needs to be a direct sharp trauma to the eyeball itself, which is actually a pretty rare event. Most eye trauma is blunt. Using a theodolite won’t be a problem.
With best regards, Dave

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:48:20 +0000

Hi Dave, yes it was distance correction only. I haven’t any issues having reading glasses as well. My prescription is :

Right
SPH -6
CYL -0.25
Axis 10
Near +1.50

Left
SPH -4.5
CYL -3.0
Axis 7
Near +1.50

I was told my reading glasses would just be the ‘off the shelf magnification’ ones.

I am aware that any operation can have problems and I am sure the laser treatment will be OK with 20/20 vision. With being a surveyor I spend a lot of time peering through a theodolite and I was concerned that the adhesion qualities around the corneal flap may be compromised if one is not careful. I also didn’t one to incur extra costs should remedial work be required.

Thanks again.

Tony

By: Dave Allamby

Dave Allamby — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:08:45 +0000

Hi Tony
Can you let me know your prescription (approximately). Didi OE offer you distance vision correction only, or blended vision to correct both distance and near vision?
Thanks, Dave

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:56:46 +0000

Hi Dave, I had my consultation yesterday. I am a 53yr old Surveyor and I am very shortsighted. Bad enough that the Optical Express ‘Wavefront Lasik’ treatment would be £3600. I delayed their booking as I became very concerned about future problems with the corneal flap dislodging. I have no qualms with Optical Express at all but I must admit this possible ‘flap’ problem worries me deeply, that and the fact that my eyesight may deteriorate as I’m getting older.

Thanks

Tony

By: Dave Allamby

Dave Allamby — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:22:46 +0000

By: love

love — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:56:55 +0000

would rubbing my eyes dislodge the flap?

By: Dave Allamby

Dave Allamby — Thu, 27 May 2010 06:44:09 +0000

Hi Sam
Yes, under the microscope only though. If an ophthalmologist were to examine your eyes it is possible to detect the edge of the flap. Although you would normally have to be looking for it as it can easily be missed even on a microscopic exam.
Best regards, Dave

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:44:53 +0000

Hi,

Are microkeratomes detectable years after surguery?