Drew Foster
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I'm getting it this week. Anyone had it? How long did you have to take a break from training? Thanks in advance!
like 2 months i think
I've wanted lasik for ages. I have had glasses since I was 5 and I'm sick of them..and contacts...
A guy at my gym just got it done..he took a few weeks off..and came back wearing these for the remainder of his healing time...
I'm getting it this week. Anyone had it? How long did you have to take a break from training? Thanks in advance!
I would take it easy. It's your eyes and the procedure is pretty expensive.
IIRC my friend said that you couldn't get punched/elbowed in the eye or have a baseball or basketball hit the eye after the surgery because the cornea is weaker or something. Not sure for how long that is though.
I've researched it for years, and mostly I have waited for the technology to improve..which it is..all the time. However...
It is 100% true that the flap never truly heals. This has been verified by numerous research reports and I have even asked a doctor straight out and he stumbled about before he admitted it to be true. Either way it is not easily displaced but there is always a risk. The flap is held by a small amount of scar tissue and a sort of epithelial glue comprised of glycosaminoglycans.
Not intended to scare, just some research findings.
LASIK-Flap • View topic - The cornea does not heal after LASIK
Thank you! Also, is it a rumor that extreme altitudes or depths at sea after LASIK can make your eye explode?
I'm not planning on being on a submarine or climbing Everest or being a Navy SEAL anytime soon. Just curious.
I tried to convince my doctor I wanted PRK and they said that type of correction is only for certain things..do you have any astigmatism..etc? Those types of things are all factors to what type of surgery works best...
Sean Gannon and a few other fighters on the UG rave about PRK..since there is no flap..and instead the cornea surface is flattened and such...I would say not to let all the horror stories scare you right off...but do your research. And remember, the doctors have an agenda. They have vested interest in your decision to get surgery.
I tried to convince my doctor I wanted PRK and they said that type of correction is only for certain things..do you have any astigmatism..etc? Those types of things are all factors to what type of surgery works best...
Sean Gannon and a few other fighters on the UG rave about PRK..since there is no flap..and instead the cornea surface is flattened and such...I would say not to let all the horror stories scare you right off...but do your research. And remember, the doctors have an agenda. They have vested interest in your decision to get surgery.
I haven't had the procedure, but I had considered it for a while. Went to one of the top guys in Manhattan. He stressed that given the nature of my lifestyle (i.e. BJJ matrat), I would be at a real risk of later injury with LASIK. PRK/PRT was the way to go, although the healing process was a bit more unpleasant (akin to having a corneal abrasion -- of which I've had several). Make sure you get a second opinion before you go through with it.
To that point, I would suggest making sure the opinion you get is from a doctor who typically does both LASIK and PRK procedures. Some apparently do mostly or only LASIK and therefore might have a bias. Good luck!
Yes, I have astigmatism and they told me I was a much better cnadidate for LASIK over PRK, even though I mentioned my ex was very active and has PRK done due to her very thin corneas.