Laser Eye Surgery LASIK PRK – high Rx’s, Reading, Presb pt 2
Patient experiences undergoing the most advanced laser vision correction procedures (LASIK, PRK, LASEK, epi-LASIK) by Professor Dan Reinstein of the London Vision Clinic. Professor Reinstein explains the use of custom programming to help people see without glasses even for high prescriptions and ageing eyes (presbyopia). Beautifully produced video.
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July 18th, 2007 at 10:00 am
This video is not ‘extremely fake’ rtravessolo. Everybody’s eyes are different and will react to the surgery differently. Some may see clear after 1 day or some after 1 week.
July 18th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Everybody’s eyes are different and will react to the surgery differently. Some may see clear after 1 day or some after 1 week.
July 23rd, 2007 at 3:30 am
at least my vision was perfectly clear on day 1 at distance AND at near…
July 24th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
I am a photographer and writer and I had perfect vision. As I got older, I needed glasses for close up and then began to need them for distance. That is when I opted for “blended vision” done by Dr. Reinstein. Now there isn’t a day when I don’t bless him for giving me back my freedom from glasses. Whether I am looking through the lens or at the computer screen–I’m doing so as I did when I was young–without glasses! What a gift for my life! Thank you, Dr. Reinsteing.
September 29th, 2007 at 4:19 am
sorry that your lasik was not that “lovely”
but mine was great. I was almost blend. i can only see in a range of 1 m only. after about 30 sec from me lasik . I was capable to see include reading not very sharp but normal It was not sharp becouse our brain need time to adopte with the new input data come from the eye that take about a 2 week to reach full sharpennes
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:18 am
At Professor Reinstein’s clinic he provides actual statistics on how well you’ll see on day 1. In his practice, about 90% of patients are seeing 6/6 (20/20) or better on day 1. Of course it depends on your individual eyes as to whether you’ll be in the 20/20 bracket or not. Some lasers have slower visual recovery time than the most modern lasers (like the Zeiss MEL80).
November 1st, 2007 at 2:30 pm
I am glad that Dr. Reinstein posted this video. He is one of the best refractive surgeons in Europe and it’s prudent that patients seek out the best surgeons to optimize their results from vision correction procedures. “Discount shopping” is not advisable when it comes to one’s eyes.
March 1st, 2008 at 9:21 am
I had lasik done 9 years ago and I saw clearly after it was done – yes my eyes were really irritated but I saw things so clearly and was so pleased. Everyone I know who has Lasik can see clearly right afterwards, you just have irritated eyes (rightly so) and you need to rest a bit. I don’t know why anyone would post that this is fake – seems like what I went through – maybe I’m fake?
June 14th, 2008 at 10:44 am
didn’t the doctor say the healing time for PRK was a few weeks? She was healed in seconds? Plus PRK does not only have a longer healing time but is safer than Lasik because you don’t get that new cap in the eye so you don’t need to worry about it falling off and its the only surgery aprooved if you wan’t to be a fighter pilot. So if its good for the USAF its good enough for me. I am going for PRK.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Actually, she was not healed in seconds, but she could see in seconds – her prescription was very high (more than -10 D), so when she sat up at the end of the procedure, despite the fact that it was still somewhat blurry, it was about 90% clearer than she was used to seeing.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
On the second point, the US armed forces (airforce, marines, navy) and NASA have now approved all laser lasik (as long as it is wavefront guided) for ANY personnel including pilots. LASIK, performed by an expert surgeon has equal, possibly greater safety than PRK as it does not invite healing variables such as scarring (known as “haze”). Generally, in expert practices, PRK is reserved only for patients in whom LASIK cannot be performed.
August 28th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
i had this surgery like a few months ago and i`m fine
it was so easy and now i have no problem with my eyes..so yeah it`s all good 
don`t be scared
August 28th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
oh and i had LASIK (i`m 18 years old so if i could do it..i`m sure other ppl can)
September 30th, 2008 at 2:17 am
it is painfull m8?????i will have it on december perhaps and it scares the crap out of me..:-P
October 8th, 2008 at 11:42 am
how old do you have to be to get the lasik?
October 30th, 2008 at 5:33 am
It depends on the organization. At the place that I’m getting it done at (LASIK MD in Toronto), you must be between 18 and 75. During my research, though, I’ve come across places that require you to be 21+, and even 25+. The most important factor, however, is your prescription — it must be steady for at least two years prior to getting surgery.
April 4th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Hi LasikMan, I invite you to visit qxeyes is a website dedicated to sharing eye, there you can upload your video or add the url from youtube if you prefer, you can also view documents, articles and discuss videos.
April 24th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Well the best time to have Laser eye Surgery is after you are 21. Cause The eye stops changeing or slows down. But as for me, I had PRK Surgery and now have 20/15 in both my eyes. I couldent be more impressed…
May 11th, 2009 at 12:55 am
The prescription does *not* have to be stable in all cases; this is what is often confused by non-expert surgeons. The us FDA approved laser eye surgery based on a clinical trial in which they only wanted to include people with stable prescriptions – otherwise, it would not have been possible to tell after surgery if the procedure was stable/permanent during the follow-up period of the trial.
May 11th, 2009 at 12:55 am
After this trial the FDA wrote the approval documents based on the criteria of the trial – in other words, patients had to be stable. There is no inherent problem with performing laser eye surgery on someone who is not yet stable. The only thing that *must* be secured is that instability is not related to a disease called keratoconus – a corneal condition upon which laser eye surgery *cannot* be performed. In keratoconus, the prescription is unstable.
May 11th, 2009 at 12:56 am
But not everyone with a changing prescription is keratoconic – only 1 in 2000 people have keratoconus.
May 11th, 2009 at 12:59 am
Some eyes stabilize at 18, some at 30. That is another reason why the ’stability’ argument makes no sense – some people are stable between age 18 and 21, and then progress again in their mid twenties etc. See comment above.
May 11th, 2009 at 1:18 am
Thanks for the info, but getting the surgery performed with an unstable prescription seems risky to me. I’m no doctor, but common sense tells me that an individual with fluctuating vision can have (and is more likely to have) his vision quickly regress even if the results of his surgery are excellent.
Either way, I underwent LASIK eye surgery last December and I couldn’t be more pleased. If anyone has questions regarding the experience, I’d be more than happy to help.
June 2nd, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Braves catcher, Brian McCann, placed on disabled list with deteriorating vision after LASIK. Pro golfer, Retief Goosen, withdraws from tournament due to vision problems after laser eye surgery. Tiger Woods’ surgeon ordered to pay $850,000 for LASIK malpractice. You need to study up all you can before thinking about getting lasik. Read more at safelasikguide (.) com
July 14th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Then why the fuck do eye doctors say the wouldn’t do it for themselves. Fuck them, just got back one and se told me that I need another pair of glasses