Eye operation gone wrong
 

My sister had her eyes lasered the other day - normal operation just to get rid of glasses.
One eye has worked but the other is worse than it was before. Apparently the cornea is OK but there are wrinkles in the outer layers. She'll have another operation on Thursday if it's not better by then.
Just wondered if anyone else had similar experience from this presumably common operation?

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Good friend of mine had surgery, nothing but trouble since, had to have several operations to correct the damage and his vision is still worse than before, nothing like having a corneal implant pop out your eye while at work to put you off messing with your eyes...:eek:

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You're supposed to reassure me that all will be well in the end :roll:

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Sorry dude, eyes are tricky things:(

In statistical terms the odds of major complications are very low, hope it all gets sorted out:thumleft:

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A corneal implant is not your basic laser eye surgery!

If you have tight lids the flap can crease it's common.

You can essentially complete the surgery without replacing the flap, the recovery times are just longer.

I had it done over 6 months ago now and have 2 lines better than 20/20 vision, it took around 3 months until my and had recovered and I was completely happy.

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S'OK :neutral:yeah but they've been doing this operation for so long I didn't expect that they would balls it upLet's hope so. Obviously her old glasses are no use to her now. I don't even know if they make glasses to correct whatever mess they've made of her eye.

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A complication introduced by TLW :p nothing to do with my sister That's very encouraging to hear. :)
Wat does this bit mean? is it a good thing?

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Yes, it's a good thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_acuity

If my vision wasn't so good when corrected, I'd consider surgery; but mine's also 2 lines better than 20/20 w/contact lenses or glasses... if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

I hope your sis gets her sight sorted.

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20/20 refers to the lines you can see on an opticians board. Pilots are required to have 20/20.

The problem with people commenting on laser eye surgery is most people are arm chair expert who have no real idea about it other than what there mates uncle told them.

Most people have not had first hand experience of it and looked into it in great detail. Corneal implants are not laser eye surgery, it involved removing your cornea and inserting an artificial one which your eye can reject. Laser eye surgery is much simpler and safer, your sisters issue is so minor, she will be fine.

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Well obviously...

The corneal implant was used in order to try to correct the mess created by the original surgery...


Stu - Nobody on here will be able to tell you what will happen in your sister's case, results from any surgery can differ drastically and eye surgery results will run the gamut from complete success in the majority of cases to total loss of sight in the very few worst cases - only your consultant or surgeon will know the facts and if you want information I'd speak to them rather than ask the internet...:thumleft:

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I hope she recovers, I did an awful lot of research on this last year, and after reading the consent form, decided against it.

My optician was quite positive about it though. Good luck to your sister.

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hope all goes well for your sis stu, i had it done 3 years ago, not had amazing results.

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My uncle is an ophthalmologist at moorfields who does lasic etc day in day out.

Guess what, he wears contact lenses. Go figure.

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Thanks, I realise that, but when it's the weekend (surgery was Thu. afternoon) and they only speak a foreign language (she lives in Paris) it's nice to get some different view points that are hopefully reassuring, thanks G.

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With glasses I don't even have 20/200 vision in my right eye, and in my left eye, I have 20/25 vision with glasses. Last time I checked I can't have eye surgery til I'm over 40, but even if I could, with only one good eye I'd be **** scared.
Hope your sister makes a full recovery.

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Lots of bad tales here. One of my guys had it done, he had milk bottle bottomed glasses, with his pescription. Had his done, now has 20/20 vision.

Hope your sister improves Stu, not good when ops don't improve things :(

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I totally disagree that it is a bad thing.

I had mine done in 2004 on a Friday and by Saturday lunch time I had perfect vision with very little recovery time. My follow on appointment showed I had 20/20 vision and I have never looked back. My eyes were pretty bad and wore contact lens all day. The worse thing I used to find was that I couldn't see the clock at night/morning without reaching for my glasses. I used to find it fascinating that I could see so clearly from the moment I woke up.

Best thing I ever did!! :D

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I know 3 people personally with no issues, everything went well.

I was booked to see a consultant myself and ended up walking out when he refused to give me figures on how often there are complications, he just kept saying 97% of cases are without fail, but no more detail.

My heart goes out to your sister and I wish her all the best, but it's not something i could ever do unless it was to prevent blindness, any risk of exarcbating my vision issues is a no go, even though glasses are a pain in the rear often.

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Had my eyes done 6 years ago. One of them didn't turn out that great and they re-did it, but since then they've been spot on and I'm really glad I went for it.

Hope it turns out OK for your sister.

Cheers Keith

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I have terrible sight.

-6.25, so basically half blind.

Wear contacts all day, in for the whole month, change after.

It would be too expensive to get my eyes done. :(

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+1

I know heaps of people who've had laser surgery and have been extremely happy, with no issues (or only minor ones such as 'halos' around lights at night).

However with a much higher prescription, the technique they would need to do on me (LASIK) is more complicated and has more serious risks associated with it, including things like detached retina. Nothing would make me take that risk (especially when I would probably still need to wear glasses anyway), hence I've never had it done.

I have nothing against people having this type of surgery, but do very very thorough research first and understand what risks you are running. Many clinics brush over these as obviously they want your business, but a good one will want you to fully understand what they are.

Stu as has been said none of us are eye surgeons and more importantly none of us know the details of your sister's case - so none of us can really answer the question will she be 100% OK.

That said, from the research that I've done in the past, although the more significant wrinkled flap complications from LASIK do need to be corrected by surgery to avoid causing long term visual problems, with a follow-up op soon afterwards they are usually resolved well. Essentially it's a case of them lifting the flap again and replacing it correctly, and then making sure that post-op she is very careful not to rub them, etc while they are healing.

Best wishes to her anyway

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I have worn glasses for 20years and considered eye surgery to correct my vision but the question I have asked is "How many optometrists have eye surgery" and unfortunately the answer is "Very few". Like many things in life today it is as much cosmetic as against being necessary. Members of the younger generation may find it an advantage but like most corrective surgery it has a life span and when you ask "How long?" of the companies providing the surgery I have never had a straight answer.
I'll stick with my glasses thank you and if at any stage I need surgery on my eyes it will be for medical reasons.

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Hope it gets sorted Stu, must be quite a worry for your sis..... I only know one person who had this type of surgery and he was extremely impressed with the outcome.

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Blimey :shock:

Sorry to hear that, I hope it gets sorted out!Did they say anything about why her eye worsened? Has she got an underlying condition or something? Unfortunately even the most common of operations/procedures can go wrong.

Im too much of a wimp to even bother undergoing laser eye surgery, purely because im too worried about what would happen if it didnt work. Glasses all the way for me!

In answer to your question, I only know 1 person who has had laser eye surgery and she had no problems at all

Maria

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ooo sorry to hear Stu ..

hope your sis Ok.

eyes.. scary stuff ops on eyes..

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2 girls I worked with had it done, one was a complete success, the other had trouble for a couple of months but both so glad they had it done. good luck to your sister

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You're sticking them in the wrong place then :p

Thanks Ness, and thanks to you all passing on good wishes. I don't think she's enjoyed this weekend as she can't ask anybody about what's supposed to happen or what they can do, but from her follow up on Friday she knows that she can call them on Monday and if need be have another operation on Thursday.

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+1!! Most likely, it will settle; best if she not fear the worst and speak with her practitioner when she can altho surgeons are notoriously economical with explanations. All the best to her.

And how many cosmetic surgeons have had cosmetic surgery? On the other hand, I've had 2 corneal grafts and I'm glad the surgeon hadn't! But, the results did make the difference between blind and sighted. That's a good result.