LASEK, PRK, LASIK Forum - Operation Auge NPO

stareyes · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:16 pm Post subject: Lasik or EpiLasik

@Marianne

I think it is still your decision which procedure you prefer.

1.Your age provides 0 points. In fact Age under 40 has the smallest risk potential.

2. Your diopters is under 5, making a risk potential of 2.

3. Astigmatism < -1, risk potential 0. Left eye on 105. Risk 1 pt

4. Pupil size dark-adapted > 6(?) risk factor 1

With 4 pts, statistics have shown that you are in the low-risk group.

I think you know advantages and disadvantages of both. Make a wise decision about the methods. I'm not Ron but this is the info I can give you. Maybe you can ask the doctor how many patients he treated with Epilasik regain their tear function and corneal sensitivity quicker
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stareyes · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:12 pm Post subject: other factors

How fast is your general wound healing, do you have more scarring on other parts of the body than usual? How good is your immune system?
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Marianne · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject:

In the meantime, (and after a lot of hesitating and stress) I have undergone EpiLasik on both eyes (Friday 6th of July). I think everything went fine, although I still can't see very sharp, neither short or long distances. 3 days after the operation, I had 10 out of 10 with both my eyes together (the doctor didn't test my eyes separately), so I don't worry too much.

Nevertheless, in the morning, my sight is almost perfect, but despite heavy use of eye-drops, it deteriorates during the day, and in the afternoon/evening, it's really difficult. It's as if I see the same things 2 times, with the outlines moved for about 1 millimetre.

The assistant that answered my phonecall told me that this is due to a lack of moist, and that I should folow the eye drop regime more rigidly... I hope this will solve it Shocked