8.7 Personal Experiences of Refractive Surgery #4
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This article is from the Vision and Eye Care FAQ, by grants@research.canon.com.au (Grant Sayer) with numerous contributions by others.
8.7 Personal Experiences of Refractive Surgery #4
ALK:
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The following information is from Samuel L. Round II sround@crl.com
I am a 36 year-old male, systems engineer, who had -7.75 OU with some
astigmatism OD (yes, alas...the classic myopic math/computer NURD).
I had researched refractive surgery technology
for many years as I had very little luck wearing hard or soft contacts.
Then there were those Coke-bottle thick glasses: a full quarter
inch of bullett-proof CR39...those glasses that could jeopardize
my life if I could not find them in an emergency.
Anyway, a year and a half ago I was evaluated at SurgiVision in Atlanta.
I had a bilateral ALK, a bilateral RK and AK, and a bilateral enhancement RK.
Relative to an RK or AK, the ALK is a very comfortable procedure.
SurgiVision gives Valium for all procedures, so I'm pretty sure they
could of yanked out a couple of teeth too! An ALK takes about 20
per eye, but again, with the Valium, it seemed like 5 minutes for
both. After the surgery, I was driven home and I slept for the better
part of 24 hours. The next day I returned to SurgiVision for an
examination. I was instructed to wear metal eye cups over my eyes
while sleeping for the next two weeks, and use the antibiotic/cortizone
eye drops 4 times a day. Within a few days after surgery, my vision
was 20/30. For the next 6 months while my eyes healed I gradually
became more myopic. I stopped around -4.00 diopters, which, of course,
put me in range of RK. Needless to say, I'm a very happy camper!
I figured it would be worth it if they could get me to the point
where I would use glasses only for driving, but I had no idea they
could take me to 20/20.
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The following information was kindly contributed by Dr Robert Maloney M.D
(maloney@jsci.ucla.edu) from patients that have had RK performed. Details
and experiences of the patients are given below:
ALK#1:
ALK OU- Hyperopic, Before OD +2.75, OS +1.25, Presently 20/20 O.U
"I think it's the best. I would recommend this surgery to anyone with
not so great vision. Trust me, do it!. I took my glasses on a fishing
trip and threw them in the middle of the ocean."
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