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Medical Forum / General / Vision / November 2005Laser surgery 101 in Minneapolis area
I am considering laser surgery and am looking for recommendations for a good eye surgeon in the Minneapolis area. I know absolutely nothing about LASIK, LASEK, and PRK and am wondering if one of them has become the dominant procedure to use (and which equipment/technology should be present). After years of hearing "you are not a candidate for laser surgery" from my eye doctor during my annual eye exam, I now (the last couple of years) hear "you are a candidate for laser surgery in one eye". I am now attempting to become more educated on the subject and am wondering where to go to learn about the available options. Your suggestions are greatly appreciated. TIA, Terry I think you should be more interested in the reasons you are now considered a good candidate in one eye after being told for years that you were not. Also, what about the other eye? DrG Below is my prescription from my August 2005 eye exam and my eye story. Perhaps it will give some insight why I now have one eye considered to be a candidate for laser surgery. My current age is 57 years old. R__________ Spherical Cylindrical Axis Prism Base DV or O.D. -.50 +.25 175 NV O.S. +3.00 = Add O.D +2.25 O.S. +2.25 DV = distance vision, NV = Near Vision, O.D. = right eye, O.S. = left eye My eye story is quite different than most individuals. My parents tell me that when I was a baby (born in 1948) I had a high fever and my eyes crossed. I grew up wearing glasses from very early childhood until today but was never successful attempting to straighten my wandering eye. The net result is my two eyes do not really closely work together (or so my doctor tells me). I apparently rely upon my right eye and do not use my left eye very much. To me, with my glasses my vision is excellent but I expect I am mostly using my right eye. Without my glasses I can see distance objects OK with my right eye and can even read a newspaper OK until I pull it fairly close to my face. My left eye does not see distance objects as good as my right eye and also does not see close up images very well either (e.g. I can't really read a newspaper with my left eye no matter where I put the papper. About 10 years ago I had eye surgery where an eye surgeon used a new technique and essentially tied a slip knot in some muscle behind my wandering eye and straighten it. The surgery was successful and my formally wandering left eye now tracks with my right eye better than ever but I still don't use my left eye very much. So my doctor says my left eye is a candidate for laser surgery but my right eye does not need any laser surgery (I believe that is correct). Terry Terry, I agree that your right eye does not need a surgical correction. But, I also wonder about your left eye. It appears as though your +3.00 left eye is an amblyopic, or lazy eye. Does it make any difference in your overall vision if you do not wear a prescription on the left lazy eye? Have you ever tried a contact lens on the left eye just to see what it does? If a contact lens on the left eye makes a real difference in your overall vision with both eyes, then it makes sense to pursue surgery. DrG I tried contact lens over 30 years ago for a very brief period of time. I stopped wearing them when I forgot to take them out when going to bed one evening and my eyes were sore the next day (I think that is the way it happened). My perscription does seem to make a difference in my left eye. I am now typing with my glasses off and while the screen is definately a little fuzzy, I can read what I am typing. I expect I am only using my right eye to read the screen. When I place my hand over my right eye I can not read a word at any distance from the screen. When I cover my left eye with my hand, my view of the screen does not change. I can read it but it is a little blury. With my glasses on I can cover either eye and read the screen equally well. Terry If you're looking for advice, it helps to post your age and your prescription. Surgery for problems like yours hasn't been a hands-down success. If your eyes are otherwise normal, I might recommend you try wearing one contact lens in the left eye. There are several new contacts you could probably sleep in safely, if that happens. -MT > My perscription does seem to make a difference in my left eye. I am now > typing with my glasses off and while the screen is definately a little [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Terry Terry: I had both eyes done on Sept. 15 2005, until this moment The Laser work they did in about 15 mins. was exelent. In three months I will know for sure to recomend it. If you want to know more I will give you details and were I had it done and also what I paid for it. You will be surpriced. Dyalakidis48@aol.com Demetrio |
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