Comments on: What kinds of laser eye surgery are there? Part 1 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/ Your personal on-call laser eye surgeon Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:33:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dave Allamby http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3182 Dave Allamby Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:58:22 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-3182 hi Sanjeev. Is that +7.00 or -7.00? David hi Sanjeev. Is that +7.00 or -7.00?
David

]]> By: Sanjeev http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3179 Sanjeev Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:01:32 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-3179 Greetings, To get straight to the point, I have high numbers 7.00 roughly and am thinking of having surgery done. Locally available, that is C-Ten. Should I go through it? does it have any drawbacks and will it do away with specs? Looking forward to your feedback. Greetings,

To get straight to the point, I have high numbers 7.00 roughly and am thinking of having surgery done. Locally available, that is C-Ten. Should I go through it? does it have any drawbacks and will it do away with specs?

Looking forward to your feedback.

]]> By: Dave Allamby http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1616 Dave Allamby Thu, 20 May 2010 21:38:12 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-1616 Hi Emma, What is your prescription please, approx is fine. Thanks Dave Hi Emma, What is your prescription please, approx is fine.
Thanks
Dave

]]> By: Emma P http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 Emma P Thu, 20 May 2010 20:12:16 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-1614 Hi, I'am planning on getting LASIK intralase and have been looking at Ultralase and Optical Express - you mentioned in an earlier post that you would recommend VISX S4 and iFS for this, as used by Optical Express. Which laser does your company-Focus- use and how does this compare?Very confused! Cheers, Emma Hi, I’am planning on getting LASIK intralase and have been looking at Ultralase and Optical Express – you mentioned in an earlier post that you would recommend VISX S4 and iFS for this, as used by Optical Express. Which laser does your company-Focus- use and how does this compare?Very confused!
Cheers,
Emma

]]> By: Dave Allamby http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1560 Dave Allamby Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:16:46 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-1560 Hi Michael Yes, its pretty confusing, isn't it. The Visx S4 produces good results. I hear the brand new version of the B&L laser produces good results, significantly better than the older version so look out for that. B&L havent completed FDA approval for their newer system as far as I am aware. For Intralase, either the 60Hz FS60 or the newer iFS should do the flap creation well, and I would avoid the older FS15 or FS30 (although I do prefer the Ziemer femto laser overall). Between those two, I would chose the Visx S4 and the iFS. You also need to look at the surgeon, and of course also the clinic. For obvious reasons, I recommend the doctor/consultant owned single clinics, rather than the higher volume chains. Best regards Dave Hi Michael
Yes, its pretty confusing, isn’t it. The Visx S4 produces good results. I hear the brand new version of the B&L laser produces good results, significantly better than the older version so look out for that. B&L havent completed FDA approval for their newer system as far as I am aware. For Intralase, either the 60Hz FS60 or the newer iFS should do the flap creation well, and I would avoid the older FS15 or FS30 (although I do prefer the Ziemer femto laser overall).
Between those two, I would chose the Visx S4 and the iFS. You also need to look at the surgeon, and of course also the clinic. For obvious reasons, I recommend the doctor/consultant owned single clinics, rather than the higher volume chains.
Best regards
Dave

]]> By: Michael LEvy http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1559 Michael LEvy Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:58:12 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-1559 Hi We have been quoted amounts for Lasik, Intralase wavefront surgery from two well known comapnies. Their quotes differ by £900. The more expensive comapny uses equipment called VISX S41R and the cheaper uses Bausch & Lomb technology. For intralase, the more expenive use IFS Femtosecond laser and the cheaper uses an older version of this technology. And finally, the more expensive company mentions that their equipment is FDA approved whilst the cheaper company's kit is not. Whew!! Do you have any views on this, bearing in mind that the very nature of technology is that new and improved releases are always coming out. What would sway your descision if faced with all of this? Many thanks Michael Hi
We have been quoted amounts for Lasik, Intralase wavefront surgery from two well known comapnies. Their quotes differ by £900.

The more expensive comapny uses equipment called VISX S41R and the cheaper uses Bausch & Lomb technology. For intralase, the more expenive use IFS Femtosecond laser and the cheaper uses an older version of this technology.

And finally, the more expensive company mentions that their equipment is FDA approved whilst the cheaper company’s kit is not.

Whew!!

Do you have any views on this, bearing in mind that the very nature of technology is that new and improved releases are always coming out. What would sway your descision if faced with all of this?

Many thanks
Michael

]]> By: Dave Allamby http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1530 Dave Allamby Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:26:30 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-1530 Hi Peter Yes, LASEK/PRK to both eyes would be your best option, and avoid LASIK in the right eye. Always get the wavefront option. You should get a great result. I would not worry personally about haze risk from LASEK on left old LASIK flap. Have done lots of those without problems. With best regards Dave Hi Peter
Yes, LASEK/PRK to both eyes would be your best option, and avoid LASIK in the right eye. Always get the wavefront option. You should get a great result.
I would not worry personally about haze risk from LASEK on left old LASIK flap. Have done lots of those without problems.
With best regards
Dave

]]> By: Peter http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1524 Peter Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:33:30 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-1524 Hi, Back in 2001, I had LASIK on my left eye (blade, tracking laser). However it only succeeded in correcting 50% my prescription and I was border line for re-treatment. However, as my left eye was fairly good and not recommended for any corrective surgery, this greatly improved my vision in day light sadly not so much at night as I still needed glasses for night driving. Today I really need to either have further treatment of use glasses in all but bright conditions, because if the light dims my vision rapidly becomes blurred. I have a prescription of: L -0.5 -0.75 R -0.25 -100 I have been advised that LASEK with wavefront (just happens to be a VISX S41R) is my best option on my left eye. Issue being I am extremely worried about the recovery time, plus the risk of hazing or corneal scarring? I have been told it is 5 days recovery, with a ‘contact lenses’ bandage? Also that I should have both eyes treated at once, the right with LASIK. To be cautious I would only have the left eye re-treated and then the right at a later date. However, as I actively participate in martial art type sports, would LASEK also be the best option for my right eye or LASIK (Intralase Wavefront)? I would be extremely grateful for your opinion please. Thank you, Peter. Hi,

Back in 2001, I had LASIK on my left eye (blade, tracking laser). However it only succeeded in correcting 50% my prescription and I was border line for re-treatment. However, as my left eye was fairly good and not recommended for any corrective surgery, this greatly improved my vision in day light sadly not so much at night as I still needed glasses for night driving.

Today I really need to either have further treatment of use glasses in all but bright conditions, because if the light dims my vision rapidly becomes blurred. I have a prescription of:
L -0.5 -0.75
R -0.25 -100

I have been advised that LASEK with wavefront (just happens to be a VISX S41R) is my best option on my left eye. Issue being I am extremely worried about the recovery time, plus the risk of hazing or corneal scarring?
I have been told it is 5 days recovery, with a ‘contact lenses’ bandage?
Also that I should have both eyes treated at once, the right with LASIK.

To be cautious I would only have the left eye re-treated and then the right at a later date. However, as I actively participate in martial art type sports, would LASEK also be the best option for my right eye or LASIK (Intralase Wavefront)?

I would be extremely grateful for your opinion please.

Thank you,

Peter.

]]> By: Dave Allamby http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-958 Dave Allamby Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:20:52 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-958 Hi Adam Yes, 95% of our treatments are now blade free wavefront LASIK - superbly accurate, no blade risks, almost no down-time. The consultation would be a separate visit, and then we would do both eyes together at your next visit for treatment, unless you specifically wanted each eye done at a time. But I can't even remember the last time I did that actually, but it remains the patient's choice, of course. Corrective procedures are available and depends on the kind of correction required. For haloes and glare, I really just don't see these anymore with the modern WaveLight laser for distance vision correction. Around 1% of patients though are slightly long or short sighted still after treatment and we then do an enhancement often 12 weeks after initial LASIK. For you right eye blade free wavefront Z-LASIK should be £845 and £1045 for the left, assuming we measure you the same as your contacts. Will be very close to that anyway and we will confirm your prescription at the consult Thanks Dave Hi Adam
Yes, 95% of our treatments are now blade free wavefront LASIK – superbly accurate, no blade risks, almost no down-time. The consultation would be a separate visit, and then we would do both eyes together at your next visit for treatment, unless you specifically wanted each eye done at a time. But I can’t even remember the last time I did that actually, but it remains the patient’s choice, of course.
Corrective procedures are available and depends on the kind of correction required. For haloes and glare, I really just don’t see these anymore with the modern WaveLight laser for distance vision correction. Around 1% of patients though are slightly long or short sighted still after treatment and we then do an enhancement often 12 weeks after initial LASIK.
For you right eye blade free wavefront Z-LASIK should be £845 and £1045 for the left, assuming we measure you the same as your contacts. Will be very close to that anyway and we will confirm your prescription at the consult
Thanks
Dave

]]> By: Adam Palmer http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-953 Adam Palmer Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:10:58 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-953 Hi, I have been doing substantial research over the past few weeks into this as I have been hoping to have laser sight correction for a number of years now. My contact lense prescription is L-2.00 R-1.50 and has been consistent for about 3 years now. Unless there is any issue shown up at the consult, is blade free LASIK the best option to go for? What would the cost of such a thing be and is it done in one go or separate visits for each eye? In the event of halos or other problems, what are the corrective procedures available? Thank you! Adam Hi,

I have been doing substantial research over the past few weeks into this as I have been hoping to have laser sight correction for a number of years now. My contact lense prescription is L-2.00 R-1.50 and has been consistent for about 3 years now. Unless there is any issue shown up at the consult, is blade free LASIK the best option to go for? What would the cost of such a thing be and is it done in one go or separate visits for each eye?
In the event of halos or other problems, what are the corrective procedures available?

Thank you!

Adam

]]> By: Marc Nicholson http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Marc Nicholson Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:35:23 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-741 Thanks for your help! Thanks for your help!

]]> By: Dave Allamby http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-740 Dave Allamby Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:23:35 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-740 Hi Marc No problem, happy to help. Yes, the one week check up can be at 8 days rather than 7. I also operate on other days, but the Tuesdays have the best availability at the moment and we can usually accommodate within a couple of weeks for surgery. See you soon! Dave Hi Marc
No problem, happy to help. Yes, the one week check up can be at 8 days rather than 7. I also operate on other days, but the Tuesdays have the best availability at the moment and we can usually accommodate within a couple of weeks for surgery.
See you soon!
Dave

]]> By: Marc Nicholson http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Marc Nicholson Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:36:21 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-738 Hi there, Not sure if this is the right place to ask this. I'm looking into having laser eye surgery and enquiring about the weekly checkup. As I understand it, surgery is only performed on a Tuesday at Focus Laser Vision, with a week checkup the following Tuesday. Can the weekly checkup be on the Wednesday after surgery? I'm having trouble getting all the time off work and being able to book an appointment on the wednesday after surgery would help! I would ring the clinic directly, but I've lost the number! Thanks for your help Marc Nicholson Hi there,
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this. I’m looking into having laser eye surgery and enquiring about the weekly checkup. As I understand it, surgery is only performed on a Tuesday at Focus Laser Vision, with a week checkup the following Tuesday. Can the weekly checkup be on the Wednesday after surgery? I’m having trouble getting all the time off work and being able to book an appointment on the wednesday after surgery would help!

I would ring the clinic directly, but I’ve lost the number!

Thanks for your help

Marc Nicholson

]]> By: Dave Allamby http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Dave Allamby Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:54:45 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-730 Hi Hugh thanks for the mail. Yes, be happy to let you know prices. And you could stay over for 2 nights with consult first day, treatment the next and morning after check up to follow. We can help with a discount at local hotels if you wish. The next visit is one week later, than about 2 months after correction. Prices for distance vision correction for your wife's prescription for wavefront blade-free LASIK would be £1145 per eye, saving £700-£1800 compared to other clinics. If you want to book in, just let me know and I will get one of my staff to email to you directly. Best regards Dave Hi Hugh
thanks for the mail. Yes, be happy to let you know prices. And you could stay over for 2 nights with consult first day, treatment the next and morning after check up to follow. We can help with a discount at local hotels if you wish. The next visit is one week later, than about 2 months after correction.
Prices for distance vision correction for your wife’s prescription for wavefront blade-free LASIK would be £1145 per eye, saving £700-£1800 compared to other clinics. If you want to book in, just let me know and I will get one of my staff to email to you directly.
Best regards
Dave

]]> By: Hugh McGrane http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Hugh McGrane Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:09:59 +0000 http://lasik-truth.com/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/what-kinds-of-laser-eye-surgery-are-there-part-1/#comment-729 Hi, My wife would like to get her vision corrected. We have been to another clinic and she is suitable for treatment but the cost seems very high. What would it cost for the following prescription for wavefront blade free lasik. Right -3.25 , -0.25 Left -3.0 , 0.0 If we went for the treatment I would have to travel some distance to London. It is possible to have a consultation one day and treatment the next day. What would be the minimun stay in London required for the treatment. And then what after care appointments are required. Regards Hugh. Hi, My wife would like to get her vision corrected. We have been to another clinic and she is suitable for treatment but the cost seems very high.

What would it cost for the following prescription for wavefront blade free lasik.
Right -3.25 , -0.25
Left -3.0 , 0.0

If we went for the treatment I would have to travel some distance to London. It is possible to have a consultation one day and treatment the next day. What would be the minimun stay in London required for the treatment. And then what after care appointments are required.

Regards
Hugh.

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