Lasik eye Surgery

justln

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Hi, I'm thinking of getting SMILE LASIK for my eyes, need to read up on it more but so far it's good reviews?

Anyone has referral code for any clinic/place who does this can please send me a message? Much appreciated, thanks in advance :)
 
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Hey guys, was wondering if anyone can share me the referral code for EEC docs:
-Dr Lynn Yeo
-Dr Julian Theng

Also how much is the discount if I were to use the quote?

Much appreciated and I'd really appreciate it !!! :):):)
 

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In addition to tearing eye drops (moist) frequently (depends on how good your eyes at producing tears by their own), you will also need to apply antibiotics and anti-inflammation eye drops every 2 hours. These two eye drops need 5 min rest each time after application, like close the eye for it to be better absorbed. So you will have a lot of mandatory rest intervals for your eyes if you follow the routine.

I started to drive on day 3, but of course with sunglasses on whenever outdoor or in thee car.

Thanks for sharing. Does SNEC allow you to do both eyes on same day?

For the initial eye assessment, can you drive after that?
 

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Thanks for sharing. Does SNEC allow you to do both eyes on same day?

For the initial eye assessment, can you drive after that?

I did 2 eyes on the same day. The whole process is about 20 min.
1. First part is to cut open the tissue to create the flap. Then I stood up and was escorted to a nearby room. The nurse held my arm while I was walking the short distance. One of my eyes vision reduced tremendously. I asked why and was told there was air bubble between the flap and my eye.
2. I entered another room, lie down again with eyeball clamped again. The lasering is round 20 seconds only. The doctor continued to work on my eye for a few more short minutes. I assume he was positioning the flap back in place and applying some glue to the edge of the wound. Of course, the doctor also placed a hard contact lens, which was removed the next day, so that the flap will stay in place for the next critical 12 hours and starts to heal.

The process below is correct, but wording was to promote another method than traditional Lasik.
standard-lasik.jpg


Your eyes will be diluted during the initial assessment and it will take 4-6 hours to return to normal. I was advised not to drive for assessment, so I followed. If I recall now, it is possible to drive and I could drive, but risks may arise.

Your pupils are diluted in the assessment. The obvious effects are:
- Your pupils cannot contract. Your eyes cannot be exposed to too much outdoor sunlight. When I stepped out, I really need to almost close my eyes to not feel uncomfortable. At least you bring a pair of sunglasses.
- You will temporarily have Lao Hua. Texts on paper will be come fuzzy when you try to read. I was told that some people may want to vomit if empty stomached due to this sudden change. I did not have such feeling for whatever reason (maybe most ppl won't have it), but I cannot guarantee I won't develop discomfort if I drive.

I wanted to share my experience. I hesitated for a long time before I decided to go. If I had read more people sharing his/her experiences I would have gone much earlier. That motivates me to come back to this forum and share my experience.

Last 3 days I felt very comfortable so I did not apply any eye drops. This morning after waking up my left eye becomes less clear again and tired. This is caused by eye dryness, although physically I cannot directly feel/tell my left eye is dry, not like what you can feel with your hands. So anyone who went for Lasik, please remember to apply eye drops consistently for the first weeks like what the doctor recommended.

I suspect that the reason why my left eye's condition fluctuates infrequently was because my left eye tried to move a bit when the doctor was burning away the eye tissue. I could distinctly smell the burning smell. So please restraint your eyes and relax as much as possible. I was relaxed but really could not help moving my eyes just for the 2 seconds. The doctor stopped after detecting my eye trying to move and the surgery continued. The left eye was the second eye to be lasered.
 

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I did 2 eyes on the same day. The whole process is about 20 min.
1. First part is to cut open the tissue to create the flap. Then I stood up and was escorted to a nearby room. The nurse held my arm while I was walking the short distance. One of my eyes vision reduced tremendously. I asked why and was told there was air bubble between the flap and my eye.
2. I entered another room, lie down again with eyeball clamped again. The lasering is round 20 seconds only. The doctor continued to work on my eye for a few more short minutes. I assume he was positioning the flap back in place and applying some glue to the edge of the wound. Of course, the doctor also placed a hard contact lens, which was removed the next day, so that the flap will stay in place for the next critical 12 hours and starts to heal.

The process below is correct, but wording was to promote another method than traditional Lasik.
standard-lasik.jpg


Your eyes will be diluted during the initial assessment and it will take 4-6 hours to return to normal. I was advised not to drive for assessment, so I followed. If I recall now, it is possible to drive and I could drive, but risks may arise.

Your pupils are diluted in the assessment. The obvious effects are:
- Your pupils cannot contract. Your eyes cannot be exposed to too much outdoor sunlight. When I stepped out, I really need to almost close my eyes to not feel uncomfortable. At least you bring a pair of sunglasses.
- You will temporarily have Lao Hua. Texts on paper will be come fuzzy when you try to read. I was told that some people may want to vomit if empty stomached due to this sudden change. I did not have such feeling for whatever reason (maybe most ppl won't have it), but I cannot guarantee I won't develop discomfort if I drive.

I wanted to share my experience. I hesitated for a long time before I decided to go. If I had read more people sharing his/her experiences I would have gone much earlier. That motivates me to come back to this forum and share my experience.

Last 3 days I felt very comfortable so I did not apply any eye drops. This morning after waking up my left eye becomes less clear again and tired. This is caused by eye dryness, although physically I cannot directly feel/tell my left eye is dry, not like what you can feel with your hands. So anyone who went for Lasik, please remember to apply eye drops consistently for the first weeks like what the doctor recommended.

I suspect that the reason why my left eye's condition fluctuates infrequently was because my left eye tried to move a bit when the doctor was burning away the eye tissue. I could distinctly smell the burning smell. So please restraint your eyes and relax as much as possible. I was relaxed but really could not help moving my eyes just for the 2 seconds. The doctor stopped after detecting my eye trying to move and the surgery continued. The left eye was the second eye to be lasered.
Which clinic? Myopia or cataract? How much? Thanks for sharing.
 

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I did 2 eyes on the same day. The whole process is about 20 min.
1. First part is to cut open the tissue to create the flap. Then I stood up and was escorted to a nearby room. The nurse held my arm while I was walking the short distance. One of my eyes vision reduced tremendously. I asked why and was told there was air bubble between the flap and my eye.
2. I entered another room, lie down again with eyeball clamped again. The lasering is round 20 seconds only. The doctor continued to work on my eye for a few more short minutes. I assume he was positioning the flap back in place and applying some glue to the edge of the wound. Of course, the doctor also placed a hard contact lens, which was removed the next day, so that the flap will stay in place for the next critical 12 hours and starts to heal.

The process below is correct, but wording was to promote another method than traditional Lasik.
standard-lasik.jpg


Your eyes will be diluted during the initial assessment and it will take 4-6 hours to return to normal. I was advised not to drive for assessment, so I followed. If I recall now, it is possible to drive and I could drive, but risks may arise.

Your pupils are diluted in the assessment. The obvious effects are:
- Your pupils cannot contract. Your eyes cannot be exposed to too much outdoor sunlight. When I stepped out, I really need to almost close my eyes to not feel uncomfortable. At least you bring a pair of sunglasses.
- You will temporarily have Lao Hua. Texts on paper will be come fuzzy when you try to read. I was told that some people may want to vomit if empty stomached due to this sudden change. I did not have such feeling for whatever reason (maybe most ppl won't have it), but I cannot guarantee I won't develop discomfort if I drive.

I wanted to share my experience. I hesitated for a long time before I decided to go. If I had read more people sharing his/her experiences I would have gone much earlier. That motivates me to come back to this forum and share my experience.

Last 3 days I felt very comfortable so I did not apply any eye drops. This morning after waking up my left eye becomes less clear again and tired. This is caused by eye dryness, although physically I cannot directly feel/tell my left eye is dry, not like what you can feel with your hands. So anyone who went for Lasik, please remember to apply eye drops consistently for the first weeks like what the doctor recommended.

I suspect that the reason why my left eye's condition fluctuates infrequently was because my left eye tried to move a bit when the doctor was burning away the eye tissue. I could distinctly smell the burning smell. So please restraint your eyes and relax as much as possible. I was relaxed but really could not help moving my eyes just for the 2 seconds. The doctor stopped after detecting my eye trying to move and the surgery continued. The left eye was the second eye to be lasered.
Which LASIK method did you go for?
Actually I did the vanilla LASIK 21 years ago and everything was done in the same room, or unless procedures have changed. This is referring to the actual LASIK itself. How come cut flap 1 room and have to walk to another room to perform the lasering?
 

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Hello everyone!

Contact EEC KAP outlet and was told Dr Julian's waiting time is now close to 4months...

Keen to go with Dr Lynn Yeo, could anyone help with sharing a referral code to her please! Much appreciated!!!
 

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Hello! Need some help here! I just did my ICL at EEC with dr Julien Theng 2 weeks ago. At 1 week mark follow up my vision was 6/6 (-2 words) and 6/9 (+3 words at 6/6).
However I felt that from that day on my eyesight didn’t continue to improve. In fact it seems worse than when I was wearing glasses or contact lenses in the past for my far vision.
I drive everyday and I can say that road signs are blurry and it’s really not as perfect as I liked it. Also, when I work long hours my vision gets really blurry.
Would like to check with all who did ICL if this is normal, is it caused by drops? Because from what I heard, most people achieve 6/6 vision after a week and their vision stabilise. It’s 2 weeks today and my far vision is still not as great as I wish it was.

I’m a bit worried and not sure if I should go back for a review or wait for 1 month review and hope it gets better then.

Thanks for any replies!
 

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My personal view - for ICL, pick the surgeon more experienced with ICL. You rely almost entirely on their skill and experience to determine what suits you, cutting your eyeballs, positioning the lens the right way (toric lenses in particular). lasik is heavily supported by the programme in the machine, especially for flapless surgeries.

My 2 cents (or worth less, since I did not get much of a choice between both options and had to go for ICL).
Hello,

I've been reading this thread cos I think I won't have a choice too and need to go for ICL...
Could you please share the referral code for Dr Lynn Yeo at EEC?

If anyone else has the code, would greatly appreciate your sharing too!

Thanks.
 

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Hi, I am interested to go for Lasik/ICL.
Currently thinking to go with either Natasha Lim or EEC Lynn Yeo. Does any one have any referral codes for them?

Thanks!
 

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Hi! I’ve arranged an appt with Lynn Yeo. Does anyone have a referral code that can PM me? 😍
 

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Hi! Does anyone have a referral code for either Dr Julian Theng or Dr Lynn Yeo at EEC to share? Greatly appreciated!
 

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Hi! Does anyone have a referral code for either Dr Julian Theng or Dr Lynn Yeo at EEC to share? Greatly appreciated!

Hi, could I have the referral code for EEC? When should i quote it? Is it when i make the appointment? Thanks.:)

Pm-ed Dr Julian Theng referral code :)
Yup can inform them about the referral when making appt so they are aware of it :D
 

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If anyone needs a code for Dr Lynn Yeo for ICL please PM me, if you post here I won't know if you have found it or not as I don't check this often.

If I'm not wrong, you don't have to find a referral by Dr Yeo to get the discount, you just need ANY referral from EEC.
 
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