I just got it done in December best money I've ever spent, after looking into prices and tech, I ended up going to Canada, it was $3500 minus $400 for being a US citizen, I got the Custom Wavefront bladeless which was the current best surgery and I can get it done a 2nd time if needed, The place I went LasikMD was recommended by two coworkers who had gotten it done there before. It guarantees 20/20 and the surgery I got covers all checkup's and 2nd surgery's if needed for life. Also I submitted to my bill for FSA reimbursement no problem since it's an approved expense even though it's outside of the country.
I actively Kick box 3 times a week and do some swimming. You can't have direct trauma to the eyes for 3 months, outside of some dryness on my left eye, I can read at night with no issues. -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 8:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Way OT - Anyone here had Lasik? How has it impacted your daily work (looking at screens, keyboards, etc) Not athletically active, but had mine done with assistance from my FSA account 12 years ago. My eyesight beforehand was 20/400 in one eye, and 20/425 in the other. It cost $2k/eye. I gulped hard and did it. Afterward, it was 20/20 both eyes. I am so very glad I did it. Of course, I instantly needed reading glasses, (I was over 40 at that point) but being able to see the road signs while being driven home from the operation brought more tears to my eyes than could be accounted for by the operation. I got it done on a Friday, and by Monday was good to go, and have always told folks who ask that I would do it again in a heartbeat. I was a "practice" patient - the surgeon who performed it was at the time the president of the board of ophthalmology for WA STate, but was being proctored for this procedure by someone. He is/was an amazing doctor, who performed RK on my then-wife a few years earlier and worked a near miracle for her as well. I say, ask a couple of ophthalmologists who don't perform this particular procedure who they would choose if they had to get it done, and see what they have to say. Kurt On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:34, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle <jra...@eaglemds.com> wrote: > I'm considering Lasik for my left eye (my right eye is 20/12 uncorrected - I > have an astigmatism in my left eye). I've heard great stories, and I've read > about not so great experiences. > > One of my co-workers had Lasik (by the same surgeon who would do my > procedure) 8 years ago and claims zero regrets and no long term ill effects. > I probably wouldn't do it, because for me it would be a luxury, but I'm > positioned to lose up to $2,600 that I have siting in a Flexible Spending > Account if it isn't used by March 31 of this year (I checked, and even though > the plan was for last 2010, my plan has a grace period that allows for Date > of Service until March 31, 2011). The surgeon I'm considering is Karl > Stonecipher, who claims having done well over 50,000 procedures. > > So, any stories, good, bad, or otherwise are welcome. I'm particularly > interested in any stories for anyone who is athletically active. > > Jonathan L. 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