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sooby
Worn
Joined: Sep 19, 2007
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Location: Taupo
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 Posted: Mon 30/Jun/08 9:31pm Post subject: Had Laser Eye Surgery On Thursday... |
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and woah, what a difference!
Can't believe how much of the world I was missing out on. Colours are brighter & the amount of detail is unbelievable, kinda like those Hi-def freeview adds where they clean the TV screen with a giant squeegee!
Also hard to believe how easy the whole process is:
40mins of tests, 1x Valium pill, 40seconds of pretty lights per eye & a slight burning smell = 20/20 vision! (well after 1/2 hour anyway)
Wife watched the whole thing on a tv screen in the next room & still held her lunch down, don't think I would have after seeing the whole procedure!
Was able to watch a movie that night & even drive home the next day. Have to refrain from sport for a week tho (dammit, all I wanna do right now is hit the trails!)
If anyone here wears glasses or contacts and is considering it I'd fully recommend they look into it more.
This is the crowd I went thru: http://www.eyeinstitute.co.nz/ really recommend them.
If anyone is interested, I can offer a $200 off referral voucher. I've got a lot out of this forum & thought I'd try to give something back.
Four sleeps then I'm back on the bike.... sweet!
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sifter
Moving forward
Joined: Nov 13, 2003
Posts: 11,089
Location: Wellington
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I hope this doesn't affect your joke telling ability...
A colleague had this done a few years ago, and was and still is, thrilled with the outcome 
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MattV
Chill'n down with the fire gang
Joined: May 29, 2005
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Location: New Plymouth
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| Posted: Mon 30/Jun/08 9:57pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, i've got contacts. Do you mind telling how much it cost to have done?
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sooby
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Location: Taupo
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| Posted: Mon 30/Jun/08 10:03pm Post subject: |
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| MattV wrote: | | Yeah, i've got contacts. Do you mind telling how much it cost to have done? |
$5500 for both eyes
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DropKick
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Joined: Mar 14, 2003
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Location: Christchurch
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| Posted: Mon 30/Jun/08 10:03pm Post subject: |
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| MattV wrote: | | Yeah, i've got contacts. Do you mind telling how much it cost to have done? |
Dont get it done, you'll hate what you see first time you look in the mirror 
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free_rider21
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Joined: Oct 22, 2005
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Location: Nelson
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| Posted: Mon 30/Jun/08 10:13pm Post subject: |
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| DropKick wrote: | | MattV wrote: | | Yeah, i've got contacts. Do you mind telling how much it cost to have done? |
Dont get it done, you'll hate what you see first time you look in the mirror |
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MattV
Chill'n down with the fire gang
Joined: May 29, 2005
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Location: New Plymouth
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| sooby wrote: | | MattV wrote: | | Yeah, i've got contacts. Do you mind telling how much it cost to have done? |
$5500 for both eyes |
Thanks for that.
Hmmm, sell a kidney - get new eyes 
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jeremyb
BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP
Joined: Jan 12, 2003
Posts: 32,882
Location: Derailled
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My Dads old boss had it done and he came to work a days or so later with different coloured shoes on, same style, but one was brown and one was black 
Settles down after a while tho', i'm still dubious until its been around for another 20 years or so, it doesn't always give you 20/20 and you will still need glasses in later life...
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fraserb
Fixed and Free ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fast and Easy
Joined: Jun 05, 2003
Posts: 8,483
Location: tauranga. nz
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I had it done about 10 -12 years ago, just before Med insurance stopped paying for it!! and have had pretty much perfect vision since.
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scatter
More beige than usual
Joined: Jan 19, 2003
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Best thing I ever did.
I had the older procedure (the one that's been around for 20 years  ) PRK..... that's the one that take the layer of cells of the top of the cornea rather than LASIK's cutting a flap and taking cells from there.
PRK apparently hurts more than LASIK but there's slightly less risk (flap detachment). I had to have PRK because my funky corneas precluded LASIK.
It cos me $2200 per eye. That includes all your treatments, followups, drugs and "touch-ups" later on if required.
I was -4 (left eye), -3 (right eye) with astigmatism in both.
12 months down the track I still have better than 6/6 vision.
I had one eye done at a time. Both done on a Wednesday, I was back riding at the track (racehorses) on the Monday (with eye protection!)
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Tinkerbell
made of metal
Joined: Jan 17, 2008
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Location: Chch
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I've got mine booked for next month, can't wait. 
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Friendly Llama
Mangled
Joined: Aug 04, 2003
Posts: 9,482
Location: Hamilton
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| Posted: Tue 1/Jul/08 9:36am Post subject: |
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| scatter wrote: | | I had one eye done at a time. Both done on a Wednesday, I was back riding at the track (racehorses) on the Monday (with eye protection!) |
Pirate Jockey YARRRRR!
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dented
Mangled
Joined: Oct 03, 2005
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Location: Tauranga
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| Posted: Tue 1/Jul/08 9:42am Post subject: |
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Wife had Lazik surgery done on both eyes 3 years ago. She had been wearing glasses for 14 years prior to that.
In her words, The best thing she ever did.
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psychavoc
Ph.D. (Vorbology)
Joined: Jul 17, 2003
Posts: 24,234
Location: Welly-town
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| Posted: Tue 1/Jul/08 10:31am Post subject: |
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Hmmmmmmmmmm. *ponders*
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sweet_P
Aunty P
Joined: Dec 31, 2005
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Location: Home :+)
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| Posted: Tue 1/Jul/08 10:33am Post subject: |
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| psychavoc wrote: | | Hmmmmmmmmmm. *ponders* |
(Seriously thinking about it...)
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