Anyone here have Laser Eye Surgery??

I am 16 years old am have bad eye sight, which got worse after i recently found out after getting me eyes checked(ive to wear glasses all of the time). I am thinking about getting laser eye surgery when im 18 or older but am not sure after reading alot of stories about people getting it done and their eyes getting worse.

My questions are;

When in surgery are you awake? does it hurt?

after surgery what is your eyesight like?

did you have any side effects?

Also how do i find a reputable eye surgeon? i live in Ireland

1. You're awake for the entire procedure. They do give you a valium beforehand to help calm your nerves. No, the surgery doesn't hurt. Your eye is numbed beforehand. However, you will feel pressure when they place suction on your eye. The whole thing takes probably about 30 minutes.

2. After surgery, your eyesight will probably be blurry and you'll need to go straight home and sleep (to give your eyes time to repair from the surgery). The next day you eyesight should be a lot better and you shouldn't need glasses or contacts. You'll return to the doc for a check up to make sure the surgery went well. You'll need to sleep in special goggles they give you to prevent you from touching your eyes accidently while you sleep (for 2 weeks) and you also have special eye drops you have to use for about 2 weeks as well.

3. The only side effects I had was the fact that my eyes got extremely dry after the surgery and I had to have tear duct plugs put in my right eye to keep moisture in.

Other than that, I had no complications and now I have 20/15 vision. Hooray!

Since you live in Ireland, I would just probably do a lot of research online to find a reputable doc. I would probably consult in person with a lot of docs, visit their offices, staff, etc. before I settled on one.

hello,,all your worries dont exist,its totally painless,u wont feel a thing,u r locally anesthesized,.,just see a red light and in seconds its over,,,of course 21 is better than 18 ,,becoz of error refractions related growth changes,,post laser,,u need sunglasses ,,eyedrops,,some stinging and blurring for few days ,within 5-10 days u will see as good as glasses and even better ,,dont worry at all ,complications r very low,,,also u will have ey drops post laser to help deal the pain and provide clear vision and prevent any possible oedema or infection ,,best luck ,its one of the safest eye procedures done,,,very simple.,..

Yes, when they are performing the surgery, you will be awake, but it will not hurt, you will just feel some pressure on your eye when they take the flap off your cornea. It doesn't hurt because they put anesthetic drops into your eye a couple minutes before the surgery. It depends where you go, and what doctor you get, the time on each eye ranges about 3-10 minutes.

After the surgery, you will be able to see clear, but your eyes will feel like you got some sand in them, or an eyelash, but you will immediately see the difference.

You shouldn't have any side effects, if the surgery was performed correctly, you will just go home, and they will tell you to sleep for a few hours, with goggles they give, to keep your eyes moist.

I'm not sure about the last question.. sorry. =/

But I'm not sure if you looked it up on youtube.. but you can watch surgeries be done. Here are some:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=O4kDC4sZ5Jg

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aEYGoVcQvCw

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rmzDX2aGr8I

Good luck.