LASIK

To Eden and others interested in trying out PLSC:

if you attend their monthly seminar, the eye exam is free. Its always published on strait times. if not just mention that a former patient introduced you for the eye exam to get the eye exam fees waived. If you need can mention Nicholas Chung as your referee to see if they waive your exam fee(i get no commision or any benefits for referring)

eiji wrote:

To Eden and others interested in trying out PLSC:

if you attend their monthly seminar, the eye exam is free. Its always published on strait times. if not just mention that a former patient introduced you for the eye exam to get the eye exam fees waived. If you need can mention Nicholas Chung as your referee to see if they waive your exam fee(i get no commision or any benefits for referring)

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how was ur eye exam today?

never study, so failed eye exam

it went all right and basically i was recommended the bladeless method (not wavefront).
now i just need to decide within 1 month of the test if i want to proceed.

did a few tests in his clinic as well as one located in the dental clinic a few floors down.

let u know if i do go for the operation.

how did your eye test end up in the dental clinic?

also, if you made the decision on that day, how soon could you have gone for the surgery? same day? next day?

apparently the LASIK and dental clinic are of the same group. A few of the eye testing machines located in a room within the dental clinic. The fastest that you can schedule would be same day just go early cos the test is about 3 hours. When I complete my test it was already closing time.

test is around 3 hours, and the op is around 2 hours (including rest time), right? Should be 'do-able' in a day?

eden wrote:

FYI from Premium Lasik Surgery Centre:

The pre-LASIK evaluation will take at least 3 hours and cost $180. However,
$100 will be waived if you choose to proceed with LASIK surgery.
If you wear soft contact lens, you will have to stop wearing them for at
least 3
days before your evaluation date. Hard lens at least 2 weeks.

The soonest you can go for your surgery after your evaluation can be on the
same day or the very next day. The recovery time for LASIK surgery is fast.
Patients can resume back to work or normal activities by the 2nd day after
surgery.

Our price for LASIK Surgery is $1,649 per eye for Custom Intralase bladeless
treatment and $2,149 per eye for Wavefront Intralase (iLASIK). Please call
to check on our current promotion for LASIK Surgery. All prices are quoted
before 7% GST.

See quoted in bold -- guess not entirely true, is it?

most of the time for the test is to wait for your eyes to dilate. 3 hours is about there, maybe less.

actual op only like 10 minutes. one morning all done. but rest is important as eyes need to recover. so you will use the bladeless method. the recovery should be faster and less risk.

ghoonk wrote:

eden wrote:

FYI from Premium Lasik Surgery Centre:

The pre-LASIK evaluation will take at least 3 hours and cost $180. However,
$100 will be waived if you choose to proceed with LASIK surgery.
If you wear soft contact lens, you will have to stop wearing them for at
least 3
days before your evaluation date. Hard lens at least 2 weeks.

The soonest you can go for your surgery after your evaluation can be on the
same day or the very next day. The recovery time for LASIK surgery is fast.
Patients can resume back to work or normal activities by the 2nd day after
surgery.

Our price for LASIK Surgery is $1,649 per eye for Custom Intralase bladeless
treatment and $2,149 per eye for Wavefront Intralase (iLASIK). Please call
to check on our current promotion for LASIK Surgery. All prices are quoted
before 7% GST.

See quoted in bold -- guess not entirely true, is it?

basically only thing stopping you from playing golf the next day is that you cant shampoo your hair for 2-3 days.

i was told that recovery is fast and by next day should have be at least 80%.

Recovery is pretty fast from my colleague experience but full recovery take longer. She managed to get behind the wheel on the night of her op. But one thing was her eyes kept getting eye wax for the whole week.

eden wrote:

ghoonk wrote:

eden wrote:

FYI from Premium Lasik Surgery Centre:

The pre-LASIK evaluation will take at least 3 hours and cost $180. However,
$100 will be waived if you choose to proceed with LASIK surgery.
If you wear soft contact lens, you will have to stop wearing them for at
least 3
days before your evaluation date. Hard lens at least 2 weeks.

The soonest you can go for your surgery after your evaluation can be on the
same day or the very next day. The recovery time for LASIK surgery is fast.
Patients can resume back to work or normal activities by the 2nd day after
surgery.

Our price for LASIK Surgery is $1,649 per eye for Custom Intralase bladeless
treatment and $2,149 per eye for Wavefront Intralase (iLASIK). Please call
to check on our current promotion for LASIK Surgery. All prices are quoted
before 7% GST.

See quoted in bold -- guess not entirely true, is it?

basically only thing stopping you from playing golf the next day is that you cant shampoo your hair for 2-3 days.

i was told that recovery is fast and by next day should have be at least 80%.

Yea no issue for you to go to for golf the following day.. just try to keep out of dusty areas and keep your shades on.. also, u gotta keep dripping your antibiotic drops..

personally, i went to the range the following day after my followup at the clinic. Drove on my own too.. just be careful.. and watch the speed.

hm. i guess if i get it done on Friday, I should be able to catch a round end of week (I fly out on Friday night 9 July). i hope. looks like i'll have to play it by ear and see (no pun intended) how it goes?

HI Ghoonk, I can still booked for thursday morning if you want it and then cancel it if you cannot make it?

the review is the next day following op, so u might want to plan that in your schedule.

Thanks for the offer, Eden, but I only touch down on Friday morning, and already have an 8.40 am appointment at SNEC. If the eye exam takes around 3 hours, I won't be done till noon, earliest, which means that I probably won't have enough time to do the surgery the same day unless I get it done at SNEC.

Would prefer to get it done at PLSC tho...

just had my lasik op yesterday at 2pm at PLSC
the wait was really long but the actual op was fast (15mins).

i could see immediately after the op but felt irritation in the eye.
was given sleeping pill and slept for 12 hours before waking up for the eye drops.

first thing that i did this morning was to turn on the golf channel
WOW!! first time that i could watch TV without my glasses

1st review is today and i still feel slight irritation in the eye which i guess is normal.

cant wait for my game tomorrow.

Welcome to spectacles free world

you will definitely enjoy the convenience that comes with it.. I DID

CONGRATssss Bro...

Now fm the cyrstal ball, I can see that more birdies are coming your way

Duval_S wrote:

CONGRATssss Bro...

Now fm the cyrstal ball, I can see that more birdies are coming your way

Thanks Bro....were you wearing your glasses when looking at the crystal ball?

Hey Eden, take more rest , don't stress your eye this period and eat wolfberry.. Don't go for any games for 2 weeks, go endure for a period and you'll have better eyes..

Congrats Eden! Remember to use your saline drops and antibiotic drops religiously and avoid dusty places.. If you're going for game.. watch th sun (wear shades) and especially those bunker shots.... the last thing you want is sand in your eyes!

Thanks all!
Genesis: Sorry i cant LUN so long...2 weeks will die, I already have game lined up tomorrow and maybe thursday and.........urm saturday :p

rayall: good tips especially the bunker....will tell my flightmates to let me use hand-wedge if i get into bunkers..muahaha