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i booked a appointment next week at snec
Wavefront Optimised LASIK - Bladeless $S$1,278.65(SNEC Assigned Surgeon) + Pre LASIK assessment and consultation cost about $ 2714 cheapest among the other 2
shinagawa
both eyes IntraLase® Wavefront LASIK = $3090+
lsc
VISX Custom LASIK (IntraLase) $2,976+
anyone done used Microkeratome blade method?
Wavefront Optimised LASIK - Bladeless $S$1,278.65(SNEC Assigned Surgeon) + Pre LASIK assessment and consultation cost about $ 2714 cheapest among the other 2
shinagawa
both eyes IntraLase® Wavefront LASIK = $3090+
lsc
VISX Custom LASIK (IntraLase) $2,976+
anyone done used Microkeratome blade method?
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hi guys, my eyesight is 175 for left at 150 for right(yes i know its very low, but still have to wear glasses)
gona do lasik but im currently overseas will be back in sing in jan, can i pre-book now for that period? what kind of details do they need if i were to book over the phone?
gona do lasik but im currently overseas will be back in sing in jan, can i pre-book now for that period? what kind of details do they need if i were to book over the phone?
Same as Shaheenjamal.
Wanna do Lasik during early Feb 11. (Before my contact lens runs out)
When should I book the appointment?
Any good doctors and clinics? I've a budget of $2k plus; eyesight 300 each with a bit shan guang.
Thanks.
Wanna do Lasik during early Feb 11. (Before my contact lens runs out)
When should I book the appointment?
Any good doctors and clinics? I've a budget of $2k plus; eyesight 300 each with a bit shan guang.
Thanks.
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Just sharing my experience:
I did my Lasik surgery on the 10th March 2011, 9 am in the morning. Clinic that I went to was Shinagawa Lasik Center. Pre-lasik evaluation was done 5 days earlier on the Saturday and was deemed suitable for Intralase Lasik procedure on both eyes.
Back to the surgery. After reaching the clinic, I was asked to initialise against an indemity form. After which about 5 minutes later, I was lead into another room to place all my beongings. Handphones are not allowed. I had to leave my trusty pair of glasses there. I guess that would be the last time I would be using it.
I was asked to sit on a reclinable chair and the lady checked my blood pressure and also a pill of lorazepam to calm my nerves. BP was 149 / 94. I guess my nervouness was the cause of the higher readings. But lady assured me that as long as it doesn't exceed 160, we can proceed with the surgery.
Next, I was lead to the surgerysection where I had to take off my shoes. I was asked to wear the surgery gown, the shower cap where they pasted the name on my forehead. Was also given antiseptic hand wash to clean my hands.
A minute later, a lady came over and dripped 1 drop of numbing solution into each eye. I was asked to keep my eyes closed and then she used a cotton swab to wipe both eyes with Iodine. All this while, my eyes were kept closed as it felt dry and too hard to open. By now, I am starting to feel nervous and had butterflies in my stomach.
About 10 minutes later, the lady asked me to open my eyes, instilled another 2 drops each into each eye. Those are the numbing drops she said and allowed me to sit there for another 5 minutes.
Finally Dr Lee came over to check my eyes. He had to do so to ensure that my eyes are free from infection before we proceed to the surgery.
"Yes, your eyes are in good condition. Let's proceed with the Intralase"
With that being said, I was lead to the Intralase room. This is the room whereby the Intralase is being created. Which means the flap will be created here.
I was asked to lie down on the dentist chair and I was swivelled under this machine. Dr Lee instructed me to look straight first, then stare right into a circle of lights. He put on the suction rings on my right eye and told me to keep still for 25 seconds. No moving, no swallowing and try to stay absolutely still. The nurse was counting down for me. Once done on the right eye, we moved on to the left eye. Everything done very quickly and I was lead back to the very same chair that I started with.
I was dripped with more eye solutions and asked to keep blinking my eye. I felt like my eye had something on it. Feeling was kind of ticklish but at this moment, my nervousness had kind of eased up a bit.
A minute later, the nurse brought me to the LASIK room. In this room was a long bed with a even bigger machine. I lied down on the bed and had to adjust my head to be directly below this machine.
Dr Lee came in soon after and we started on the procedure. In his calming voice, I was assured that I am doing well so far and we will start with the surgery.
He put on some eye patches so hold up my eyelids so that I won't be able to blink. I was asked to look straight up at this Green light first then afterwards, the green light turned into a large patch of red light. "Please stare straight at the red light and when the red light disappears, there will a sound but please do not be alarmed by the sound." Once the sound came on, I could smell the burning smell that everyone has been talking about. The same procedure was repeated for the left eye and very soon, I am done!
"Congratulations! The surgery has been very succesful"
Next I was lead back to the couch outside and the nurse came with instructions on eye care. Then I was good to go home!
Took a cab back home...and as I stayed nearby, it only took me a while to be back.
Back home, I took another tablet of lorazepam to try to sleep. It was hard to sleep and when the effect of the numbing drops wore off, my eyes started to feel dry and painful. I guess the pain is not from the surgery itself but from the tight seal of the suction ring used for the creation of intralase.
Drip more eye drops and the medication and bear with the pain. And I finally fell asleep.
After waking up, my vision is clearer but there is still a hazy feeling. Eyes were sensitive to light and I could not look out of the window. Went back to sleep again, wearing shades so that I feel more comfortable.
By the time it was night time, seems like my eyes are in better condition. Vision is hazy still but I am very satisfied with the result.
Day Two
Fast forward to today morning which is 24 hours after the surgery.
I am back at the clinic for the post surgery review. My eyes were good enough for me to even drive to the clinic. After the review, Dr Lee said that my eyesight is now 6/6 and recovering very well. There is no signs of infection and cornea is very smooth. I have to continue to drip the drops and all will be fine.
So far, I could even drive around the day and bought my first pair of Ray Ban shades.
Next review would be 1 week later and I hope by then, the haziness will clear.
Hope this detailed exerience re-cap will help answer any questions and qwell any fears of those who want to do Lasik.
Day Three
Today marks the third day. I woke up early with an itch in both eyes and I attribute it to my laziness. You see, before I slept, I did not drip my eyes as I've already put on my eye guard and only then I remembered that I've not done the drips. Two hours later, it resulted in me waking up with a dreadful itch. Quickly used up two vials of Blink drips which immediately resolved my problem. An hour later, I had to get ready to drive to the airport. Yes, this would be my first drive in the dark with the help of street lights.
It was not really that hard except that the starbursts coming from light source are a bit distracting. After a while I got used to it. One thing I noted though was that my eyes got really dry due to the aircon. On my journey back, I put on my shades to block out the air flow from the air con.
So far so good. Vision is getting clearer by the day. Haziness is reducing. Itch is still there when eyes turn dry.
Week One
After the 1st week checkup, Doc said that my eyes are very dry and I have to keep instilling drips to ensure that my shortsightedness does not regress. Gave me gel drops which were effective but hard to instill.
Vision is getting clearer with less haziness but still sensitive to bright lights. For example, I have to wear shades when I am out in the open under the sun.
Week Two
It's been the 2nd week since I did surgery. The round off the second week anniversary of my op, I participated in the ABT Kart Race @ Kartright organised by Autovox.
Vision is good. Although at night, it is still a bit hazy and not so clear. But I could drive at night with ease although halos and starburst effect are still prevalent.
Dryness of the eyes is improving but I am still instilling eye drops to keep it constantly moisturised.
I would say it is very worth it and the pain that you experience, is minimal.
Of course I would add a disclaimer that results may vary from different individuals so please do not hold me to task if your experience is vastly different from mine.
Thank you! =)
Desmond
I did my Lasik surgery on the 10th March 2011, 9 am in the morning. Clinic that I went to was Shinagawa Lasik Center. Pre-lasik evaluation was done 5 days earlier on the Saturday and was deemed suitable for Intralase Lasik procedure on both eyes.
Back to the surgery. After reaching the clinic, I was asked to initialise against an indemity form. After which about 5 minutes later, I was lead into another room to place all my beongings. Handphones are not allowed. I had to leave my trusty pair of glasses there. I guess that would be the last time I would be using it.
I was asked to sit on a reclinable chair and the lady checked my blood pressure and also a pill of lorazepam to calm my nerves. BP was 149 / 94. I guess my nervouness was the cause of the higher readings. But lady assured me that as long as it doesn't exceed 160, we can proceed with the surgery.
Next, I was lead to the surgerysection where I had to take off my shoes. I was asked to wear the surgery gown, the shower cap where they pasted the name on my forehead. Was also given antiseptic hand wash to clean my hands.
A minute later, a lady came over and dripped 1 drop of numbing solution into each eye. I was asked to keep my eyes closed and then she used a cotton swab to wipe both eyes with Iodine. All this while, my eyes were kept closed as it felt dry and too hard to open. By now, I am starting to feel nervous and had butterflies in my stomach.
About 10 minutes later, the lady asked me to open my eyes, instilled another 2 drops each into each eye. Those are the numbing drops she said and allowed me to sit there for another 5 minutes.
Finally Dr Lee came over to check my eyes. He had to do so to ensure that my eyes are free from infection before we proceed to the surgery.
"Yes, your eyes are in good condition. Let's proceed with the Intralase"
With that being said, I was lead to the Intralase room. This is the room whereby the Intralase is being created. Which means the flap will be created here.
I was asked to lie down on the dentist chair and I was swivelled under this machine. Dr Lee instructed me to look straight first, then stare right into a circle of lights. He put on the suction rings on my right eye and told me to keep still for 25 seconds. No moving, no swallowing and try to stay absolutely still. The nurse was counting down for me. Once done on the right eye, we moved on to the left eye. Everything done very quickly and I was lead back to the very same chair that I started with.
I was dripped with more eye solutions and asked to keep blinking my eye. I felt like my eye had something on it. Feeling was kind of ticklish but at this moment, my nervousness had kind of eased up a bit.
A minute later, the nurse brought me to the LASIK room. In this room was a long bed with a even bigger machine. I lied down on the bed and had to adjust my head to be directly below this machine.
Dr Lee came in soon after and we started on the procedure. In his calming voice, I was assured that I am doing well so far and we will start with the surgery.
He put on some eye patches so hold up my eyelids so that I won't be able to blink. I was asked to look straight up at this Green light first then afterwards, the green light turned into a large patch of red light. "Please stare straight at the red light and when the red light disappears, there will a sound but please do not be alarmed by the sound." Once the sound came on, I could smell the burning smell that everyone has been talking about. The same procedure was repeated for the left eye and very soon, I am done!
"Congratulations! The surgery has been very succesful"
Next I was lead back to the couch outside and the nurse came with instructions on eye care. Then I was good to go home!
Took a cab back home...and as I stayed nearby, it only took me a while to be back.
Back home, I took another tablet of lorazepam to try to sleep. It was hard to sleep and when the effect of the numbing drops wore off, my eyes started to feel dry and painful. I guess the pain is not from the surgery itself but from the tight seal of the suction ring used for the creation of intralase.
Drip more eye drops and the medication and bear with the pain. And I finally fell asleep.
After waking up, my vision is clearer but there is still a hazy feeling. Eyes were sensitive to light and I could not look out of the window. Went back to sleep again, wearing shades so that I feel more comfortable.
By the time it was night time, seems like my eyes are in better condition. Vision is hazy still but I am very satisfied with the result.
Day Two
Fast forward to today morning which is 24 hours after the surgery.
I am back at the clinic for the post surgery review. My eyes were good enough for me to even drive to the clinic. After the review, Dr Lee said that my eyesight is now 6/6 and recovering very well. There is no signs of infection and cornea is very smooth. I have to continue to drip the drops and all will be fine.
So far, I could even drive around the day and bought my first pair of Ray Ban shades.
Next review would be 1 week later and I hope by then, the haziness will clear.
Hope this detailed exerience re-cap will help answer any questions and qwell any fears of those who want to do Lasik.
Day Three
Today marks the third day. I woke up early with an itch in both eyes and I attribute it to my laziness. You see, before I slept, I did not drip my eyes as I've already put on my eye guard and only then I remembered that I've not done the drips. Two hours later, it resulted in me waking up with a dreadful itch. Quickly used up two vials of Blink drips which immediately resolved my problem. An hour later, I had to get ready to drive to the airport. Yes, this would be my first drive in the dark with the help of street lights.
It was not really that hard except that the starbursts coming from light source are a bit distracting. After a while I got used to it. One thing I noted though was that my eyes got really dry due to the aircon. On my journey back, I put on my shades to block out the air flow from the air con.
So far so good. Vision is getting clearer by the day. Haziness is reducing. Itch is still there when eyes turn dry.
Week One
After the 1st week checkup, Doc said that my eyes are very dry and I have to keep instilling drips to ensure that my shortsightedness does not regress. Gave me gel drops which were effective but hard to instill.
Vision is getting clearer with less haziness but still sensitive to bright lights. For example, I have to wear shades when I am out in the open under the sun.
Week Two
It's been the 2nd week since I did surgery. The round off the second week anniversary of my op, I participated in the ABT Kart Race @ Kartright organised by Autovox.
Vision is good. Although at night, it is still a bit hazy and not so clear. But I could drive at night with ease although halos and starburst effect are still prevalent.
Dryness of the eyes is improving but I am still instilling eye drops to keep it constantly moisturised.
I would say it is very worth it and the pain that you experience, is minimal.
Of course I would add a disclaimer that results may vary from different individuals so please do not hold me to task if your experience is vastly different from mine.
Thank you! =)
Desmond
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Haha, I rested my eyes enough! =) I thought it would be useful for those who are seeking some field report as I myself was looking around for some info like this but was not able to find something that was detailed enough to ease my fears.
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For pre-lasik evaluation, are we not supposed to wear contacts lenses (if we are wearers now), 1 week prior to the check up?
What makes you guys choose shinagawa over say govt hospitals/agencies like ttsh, snec which might be cheaper.
What makes you guys choose shinagawa over say govt hospitals/agencies like ttsh, snec which might be cheaper.
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http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1136218012387
My video, did at Eagle Eye Centre 1+ yr ago, 1000 degrees plus almost 200 astig per eye down to near perfect in left and very near perfect in right. So far so good...
Personally I think regression is less likely for those who start off with high degrees because so much corneal stroma is burnt away that regeneration is less likely.
But mine is epi-lasik, not lasik.
ANyway, I think my video sure as hell will discourage people not to do it, but personally I think its a lot less disturbing than some of the others floating around on youtube. I conditioned myself to them by watching all the lasik, epi-lasik, prk, ICL/Artisan lens implantation etc video until I got numb :'(
My video, did at Eagle Eye Centre 1+ yr ago, 1000 degrees plus almost 200 astig per eye down to near perfect in left and very near perfect in right. So far so good...
Personally I think regression is less likely for those who start off with high degrees because so much corneal stroma is burnt away that regeneration is less likely.
But mine is epi-lasik, not lasik.
ANyway, I think my video sure as hell will discourage people not to do it, but personally I think its a lot less disturbing than some of the others floating around on youtube. I conditioned myself to them by watching all the lasik, epi-lasik, prk, ICL/Artisan lens implantation etc video until I got numb :'(
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Wow!
I think your video is pretty amazing... At least now I roughly know what went on during the surgery...
For myself, I did not look through any videos prior to the surgery but read up on the various procedures and the aftercare protocols. =)
When you are scheduled for pre-lasik evaluation, the clinic will specifically instruct you on the what and what nots so just follow their instructions and you will be fine.
I made my choice to go to this clinic because of a couple of reasons. The strongest being that I've got a few friends who went there and came back with very happy results and I felt very comfortable with the doctor. In fact, I did not go shopping around the clinics to choose.
I just went to one based on friends' recommendation, went for pre-lasik check then the surgery.
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The key concern IMHO for you is not the price but whether you should.
Most central corneal thicknesses are around 0.5-0.6mm (actually that's 500-600 microns, sounds a lot more, right?), of which the majority is probably taken up by your corneal stroma tissue. Asians usually have less though, closer to 0.5mm
A Lasik flap will take away the usefulness of around 100 microns of that thickness.
http://www.ophthalmologyweb.com/FeaturedArticle.aspx?spid=23&aid=188
You have 13 diopters of myopia, so about 13*12=156 microns more ablated away provided that your pupil dilation is 6mm, less if smaller, more if bigger.
http://www.lasikguider.com/2010/03/top-10-questions-about-lasik-corneal.html
500 - (100+156) microns= 0.244mm. So your case could be at the borderline of what doctors think is still safe enough.
http://www.lasikguider.com/2009/06/lasik-risks-and-complications-are.html
If you go for Epi-lasik, then you can increase it to 500-156 microns =0.344mm
For your own sake, do your own research on the possible implications and alternatives methods rather than relying on the short term results of friends who did it. Nowadays, the short term Lasik results mostly tend to be quite good no matter which clinic in SG you go to.
Most central corneal thicknesses are around 0.5-0.6mm (actually that's 500-600 microns, sounds a lot more, right?), of which the majority is probably taken up by your corneal stroma tissue. Asians usually have less though, closer to 0.5mm
A Lasik flap will take away the usefulness of around 100 microns of that thickness.
http://www.ophthalmologyweb.com/FeaturedArticle.aspx?spid=23&aid=188
You have 13 diopters of myopia, so about 13*12=156 microns more ablated away provided that your pupil dilation is 6mm, less if smaller, more if bigger.
http://www.lasikguider.com/2010/03/top-10-questions-about-lasik-corneal.html
500 - (100+156) microns= 0.244mm. So your case could be at the borderline of what doctors think is still safe enough.
http://www.lasikguider.com/2009/06/lasik-risks-and-complications-are.html
If you go for Epi-lasik, then you can increase it to 500-156 microns =0.344mm
For your own sake, do your own research on the possible implications and alternatives methods rather than relying on the short term results of friends who did it. Nowadays, the short term Lasik results mostly tend to be quite good no matter which clinic in SG you go to.
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Epi lasik or lasik better for me?
Hi guys, juz wana ask.
My Left eye = 575 wif asti 100
Right eye = 450 wif ast 100.
lidat, epi lasik or lasik is better?
cos i scare corneal scarring from epi lasik thou i heard its better for sporty people..
Hi guys, juz wana ask.
My Left eye = 575 wif asti 100
Right eye = 450 wif ast 100.
lidat, epi lasik or lasik is better?
cos i scare corneal scarring from epi lasik thou i heard its better for sporty people..
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Lasik got its own set of risks too, pick your poison...
Epi lasik got include this special cream to reduce scarring risk. The doctor will apply it directly onto cornea during your operation. I forgot name liao, but my video got show the doctor applying it.
As for lasik surgeries very long ago, not very good representative since technology not so good then.
Epi lasik got include this special cream to reduce scarring risk. The doctor will apply it directly onto cornea during your operation. I forgot name liao, but my video got show the doctor applying it.
As for lasik surgeries very long ago, not very good representative since technology not so good then.
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Any age requirement for epi-lasik surgery? If not, what is the recommended age to do epi-lasik surgery?
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