LASIK: Stories
Write a ReviewHad Intralase on 9/8/11
- Just had lasik
- posted 1 year ago
- updated 1 year ago
- Worth It
- Cost: $6,400
- Dr Peter beckingsale (Brisbane, Australia )
Had intralase over 2 weeks ago. Had pretty bad dry...
- 25 Aug 2011
Had intralase over 2 weeks ago. Had pretty bad dry eyes for about a week and now it's settling. It's amazing I can see now. I just think $6400 for 15 mins procedure is pretty pricy and on top of it, I need to spend extra hundreds on the eye drops (these preservative free drops are over $10 a box and only covers for 2-3 days).
The only thing I'm concerned of is, when is it safe to rub my eyes after LASIK? I rubbed my right eye last night while I was half asleep!! I woke up straight away and panicked. I called the clinic this morning, was told if the corneal flap did move or wrinkle, I would experience blur vision. But my vision is fine, I think it's the same, hasn't changed. I am just very worried. My next check up is in 2 weeks. Hope I didn't cause any damage to the flap :(
Just had my 1st month check up. Everything is...
- 6 Sep 2011
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So glad to hear everything is going well!
I tend to rub my eyes, so reading your comment is a good reminder I need to curb that habit!
Wow, I can totally understand why you would be panicked about that. Did the office offer to have you in before your two week check to make sure everything was fine?