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Raiders Army
03-31-2005, 01:07 PM
I got my eyes dilated so for my LASEK referral and I can't see shit. I had to make my computer's resolution 800x600 so I can actually see something to work. Good news is that I'm eligible for LASEK, LASIK, or PRK and may get the operation as soon as April 11th.

This is a very trippy feeling.
Pyser
03-31-2005, 01:10 PM
whats the differene between LASEK and LASIK?
lurker
03-31-2005, 01:11 PM
This is so weird. I got my eyes dilated this morning and have been feeling weird all day. It sucks.

I wish I could get laser eye surgery -- but with my vision being as bad as it is, they don't think it would have a permanent effect. Lucky you.
Franklinnoble
03-31-2005, 01:16 PM
Sorry to hear that. Hope everything works out OK for you.
Radii
03-31-2005, 01:22 PM
Bravo Franklinnoble, bravo.

And enjoy the LAS*K or whatever you end up getting to correct the eyesight, I hope I can get that done someday as well.
Raiders Army
03-31-2005, 01:22 PM
PRK is Photorefractive Keratectomy. They scrape away the epithelium and zap your eye with a laser reducing the cornea so you can see without glasses. The epithelium grows back in about a month.

LASIK is Laser Assisted In-situ Keratomileusis. They cut a flap of epithelium and zap your eye like in PRK. The flap is then put back and heals. Much faster and a bigger wow factor. It takes about a week to recover.

LASEK is Laser Subepithelial Keratectomy. They scrape a flap of epithelium (vs. cutting it like in LASIK) and zap your eye. The flap is put back and heals. About a month to recover.

There are various pros and cons to each one of these procedures...also, depending on what conditions you may have (myopia vs. hyperopia, dry eyes, keloids, etc.).

hxxp://www.surgicaleyes.com is a good website for further information.
Raiders Army
03-31-2005, 01:23 PM
Sorry to hear that. Hope everything works out OK for you.
Thanks. I just looked in the mirror and my eyes look like they're a squirrel's.
Lathum
03-31-2005, 02:06 PM
It's great fun
Klinglerware
03-31-2005, 02:42 PM
I hear that you shouldn't be looking at a computer screen when your pupils are dilated. A few months ago, I foolishly went back to work (I also foolishly drove back to work), only to find that I could not read a damn thing on my monitor. A coworker cheerfully pointed out that I could be doing damage, since the eye has no way to filter out the light coming from the screen at that point. Not sure if that is actually true, but I went on my merry way (wearing sunglasses at night, since the dilation was still a bit much for me to take)...
lurker
03-31-2005, 02:46 PM
My opthamologist knew I was going back to work (using a computer) and just said it'll be blurry for a while but didn't caution me not to. Then again, my prescription's -13, so it can't get much worse...
Blackadar
03-31-2005, 02:48 PM
I had LASIK done about 3 years ago...best damned money I ever spent.
Honolulu_Blue
03-31-2005, 02:48 PM
I hear that you shouldn't be looking at a computer screen when your pupils are dilated. A few months ago, I foolishly went back to work (I also foolishly drove back to work), pnly to find that I could not read a damn thing on my monitor. A coworker cheerfully pointed out that I could be doing damage, since the eye has no way to filter out the light coming from the screen at that point. Not sure if that is actually true, but I went on my merry way (wearing sunglasses at night, since the dilation was still a bit much for me to take)...
Man. I hope that isn't true. I have been putting dialating drops in my left eye for the last two weeks because I have iritis (swelling of the iris, very painful). My left has been dialated for the entire time... And pretty much all I have been doing is reading docs off a computer screen.
WSUCougar
03-31-2005, 02:57 PM
My wife is having her LAS*K surgery next Friday. She is downright giddy.

Can you say post-op sex? :D
JeeberD
03-31-2005, 03:07 PM
Can you say post-op sex? :D

Hah, not after she sees what she's really been nailing for the past decade... ;)
Honolulu_Blue
03-31-2005, 03:11 PM
Hah, not after she sees what she's really been nailing for the past decade... ;)
A nice slow pitch by Cougar...
Jeeber winds up... Oh my! He got all of that one!
Going... going.... gone!
Raiders Army
03-31-2005, 03:18 PM
I hear that you shouldn't be looking at a computer screen when your pupils are dilated. A few months ago, I foolishly went back to work (I also foolishly drove back to work), only to find that I could not read a damn thing on my monitor. A coworker cheerfully pointed out that I could be doing damage, since the eye has no way to filter out the light coming from the screen at that point. Not sure if that is actually true, but I went on my merry way (wearing sunglasses at night, since the dilation was still a bit much for me to take)...
Well, it wasn't too bad when I went outside. I think my vision is returning to normal...or it's getting darker out. I hope that what you're saying isn't true or it has temporary side effects. I've been staring at this screen for a while.
WSUCougar
03-31-2005, 03:26 PM
A nice slow pitch by Cougar...
Jeeber winds up... Oh my! He got all of that one!
Going... going.... gone!
Just taking care of my Mike Price pal.

(Good one, Jeebs). :D
RPI-Fan
03-31-2005, 03:28 PM
How much does this LAS*K stuff run?
CraigSca
03-31-2005, 03:33 PM
Does anyone else think it's weird that you can SEE this entire procedure being done to you. For crying out loud, it's your EYE! You can't run from a laser pointed at your eye.