Anyone have lasEk surgery?

My brother had LASEK done about two months ago and was more than happy.

(wow, hit post too fast) He had very bad eyesight - -7 in one eye, -8 in the other, slight astigmatism, the works - and was tired of the glasses, tired of not seeing, tired of shelling out $300-400/lens so his glasses didn't resemble coke bottle bottoms. He went in, came out a few hours later, spent a couple of days pouring eye drops into his eyes and... that was it. His vision is pretty much perfect - I haven't asked for figures, but he says it's better than it ever was, with either glasses or contacts.

Byte, my brother got it done about two years ago for the same reasons jedrek's did. I can't really tell you anything about the experience itself, just the customer service bit. The surgery went great but everything else we dealt with was just so baaaaad. Your profile doesn't say where you're located at, but if it's anywhere near Dallas, avoid Dr. Boothe like the plague.

i can't speak to this personally (cursed with 20/20 vision, sorry) but my boss has Lasik done about three weeks ago and it was a miserable experience. First and foremost, it didn't work, she is going to have to go back in for a second treatment, which wouldn't be bad except despite what people told her about it not hurting, she said it was one of the worst things she ever went through. This is a lady who races motorcycles in her spare time; she once dropped her bike, and in addition to the standard road rash cracked a couple of ribs and broke her collarbone. To her, Lasik was worse than that. Needless to say, any ideas my wife was having about getting Lasik done are now gone. (which is good because i find her glasses cute :) Of course, YMMV.

I got it done about 8 years ago out side of US ( i think it was legal soon after in the states) Took about less than hour for prep and actual surgery... It took me about about 3-5 days to heal completely... During first few days my eyes were waterly and had hard time keeping my eyes open for long time... but no problem for every day things.... i don't recommend driving during those days though.... I remember when i walked out of doctor's office... it was amazing... everything looked so crisp and clean. for first two years... I had better eye sights than any body i knew.... after 5years later... i noticed my sight was getting blurry again.. probably due to my computer work environment (screens...long.. hours etc..) But still very good..... After 6-7 years later... I think i am back to how i was before.... I don't blame the surgery.. but my work habits with computer screens...(10-12 hours a day looking at the screens) I am thinking about anther surgery farily soon.... or i now realize i need to get a glasses for my driving... one thing though.... My eyes had harder time focusing quickly at night... for the first 3 years or so.... (not too bad... but it was warned by my doctor before hand....) overall... getting the eyes done is a great experience .,.. especially now when the doctors have plenty of experiences and the technology has become more mature.. I recommend it to anybody who needs them... I never really heard about horror stories yet.... Another thing i noticed.. was... that me looking at circle was different... what i thought was elipse before surgery was actually a circle... and vice versa.... the doctor says... what ever i see now is the correct one.... he also said the brain takes a while to adjust to new info coming in from my eyes.... i hope it helps...

I can't comment on the respective techniques, but have known a few people happy with the results. I also know a lawyer who tells me that all the laser surgery providers in Australia have an agreement to jointly settle all negligence claims brought against them. This allows them to claim nobody has ever had a judgement proven against them. I guess an accompanying non-disclosure agreement would stifle criticisms. I believe this is true, but realise this may be different in the USA.

I had it done two years ago, with very good results. I was myopic (nearsighted) and had it done so that I could see at a distance without glasses. The tradeoff was that I ended up needing glasses for reading, but only a very light prescription, and I buy reading glasses for about $15-20. There was a period of time when I had to get used to the new view on things. I was offered the choice to correct one eye for near and one for far, but I declined that suggestion. My attitude toward the procedure was that I had undergone a vasectomy ten years earlier. If I could handle that, I could handle Lasik. These procedures involved two of my very favorite organs.

Folks - please note that the questioner is asking about lasEk surgery, not lasIk surgery (note: E instead of I).

Thanks aberrant for that clarification- some people aren't aware of the differences in the various surgeries, and lasek is fairly new- thus my question to begin with. Lasek is similiar to PRK, but done with a laser and is less invasive. It is ideal for folks who have a thin cornea, or have the possibiity of a torn off flap. Thanks for the personal histories anyway everyone!