LASEK recovery and final results

Hi all,

I had my left eye (-7.00, moderate astig.) treated with LASEK seven
days ago at Furlong Vision Correction in San Jose, CA. I've been
reading about other people's experiences with LASEK in the newsgroups
and there seems to be a suprising range of recovery times. One poster
claimed he had essentially full recovery in six days, one claimed a
full month was needed.

The bandage lens was removed two days ago. I have functional vision
(could maybe drive OK with just this eye) but it is not nearly as good
as my right eye with contact lens. I have difficulty focusing on
print with the treated eye. My eye is still very sensitive and it is
uncomfortable to keep it open for much time, particularly if air is
moving against it (walking around). I haven't noticed much
improvement since the bandage was removed. Dr. Furlong's instructions
are to stop the steroid/antibiotic drops 1 week from the day of
surgery.

In your experience, at what stage of recovery am I? Should I expect
much of an improvement in vision quality at this point? If I don't
have any improvement next week I'll be scheduling another appt with
the Doctor. Not knowing is driving me crazy... I'd appreciate any
feedback from the group.

Best regards
Matt

 

Now you are something!

Not knowing is driving you crazy, and you go to the doctor and let youe
eyes be destroied forever.

And you don't know???

If you don't know, please be still, don't do stupid things which you
don't know about!!!


But take a breath! You will see things go better, in the precise moment
when you will stop complaining. Even if you can not drive at night, or
walk in the day due to the wind hitting the cornea, don't worry!

You will soon convince yourself that there is no way out so you will
stop complaining, and the doctor may file your case in the successful
ones, and everybody will be happy!

 

Hi Matt,

You are in a very early stage of recovery. Your vision will
undoubtedly improve in the next between now and when you see your
doctor. The information you received is accurate that recovery can be
from a few days to a month...even more. You will need patience.

Glenn Hagele
Executive Director
Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
http://www.USAeyes.org
http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org

I am not a doctor.

 

Again you put the blame on me!
I have not operated the poor man.
He could have thought of it before!

Just I am trying to save other people from that tragedy.

Why nobody talks about real side effects of these operations?

That the visiual field becomes restricted, that there is uneasiness at
night, that wind becomes a nuisance, that sun is untolerable, that eyes
hurt, that lacrimal glands stop to function, that visual acuity
continues to deteriorate, that the head hurts, that one has foudn his
eyes always day by day more strange to him, that pupils start to become
dilated and again this causes nervous breakdowns, that there are side
effects about the sense of equilibrium, that eyes become dry and dead,
that you look like an idiot with a fixed staring appearence without
knowing what has happened???




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The poor man went to ask for a cure and returns back with a distressful
condition and you say to him he needs patience.

 

The bandage lens was removed two days ago.

To be honest mate only two days is NOTHING. It's quite normal for
sight to get worse for two days after the contact comes out as the
resurfacing of the epithelium begins for real. Give it a week -
seriously.

Rishi you should be ashamed of yourself - what kind of complete and
utter embarrasment of a human being takes someone who's a little
scared and says something like that?

Have you no compassion or consideration for how that could make
someone feel? If not please - go find some help, there's a word for
that.

 

I am ashamed, you say it: for me it's impossible to conveice such
terrible torture as these, that this poor man has chosen for himself.

It is really tragical!

I understand very well: he is doomed to suffer, just like all the other
people are suffering.

Please do not put on me the blame!

I am innocent, I am against these operations, because I know you can get
a cure quite easily if you teach yourself the rest methods I am talking
about.

Results are guaranteed, much more than that butchery, because with rest
methods you simply create a natural space for your eyes to get well by
themselves in the proper way.

If you need further teaching from me, please ask, I am available with
FULL AND AUTHENTIC COMPASSION.

I just sell a book, 35 dollars, not 3,000 dollars improbable operations.


Thank you.

 

"It is really tragic" not "tragical" - if you want a single ounce of
respectability at least use a spelling and grammar checker.

Oh my mistake - I thought I read a message from the guy asking for
advice and information - and I thought I read you replying to him in
the most coldhearted and callous manner possible.

Yes rishi. I'm suffering horribly while I'm being so happy at being
able to see. Oooh ooh the pain. Oooh oooh it's horrible. Argh how will
I live. Oooh oooh sad me. I'll change my name to Sandy.

Full and authentic compassion - for only 35 dollars LOL LOL LOL! Plus
shipping.

Again I wonder how you sleep at night. The guy will see just fine once
he has healed. Glenn has given him good advice, and if you don't know
that then you are in no position to be giving ANYONE advice about ANY
aspect of their vision and should be ashamed of yourself for
pretending that you know enough to.

You are not innocent, you are a cruel and heartless person and the
very worst kind of capitalist, abusing and playing on people's fears -
an embarrassment to the system, to this newgroup and to yourself.

 

It's good that my misspelled words can get out of yourself these very
compassionate feeling, really!

I am sorry: lasiked people do have GREAT problems.

If they don't confess this, it's just because they are ashamed.

 

Thanks for the reassurance folks. (With of course the notable
exception of Rishi). I'll post a followup in a week or so and let you
know how it's going.

Incidentally, don't worry, I read several of Rishi's posts before I
wrote the original message, so I knew what was coming from him. It's
sad that the seemingly most frequent poster to this group is a raving
lunatic. Ah well.

Best regards
Matt

 

Matt Koepnick wrote:

The lunatic in this case is you!
You think that a laser can cure your problem of vision!!!

When you will realize your suffering, then you will come and search
help, true help, to me.

I bet you.

 

I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's not fair to pick on
someone's English grammar when English is not his native language. I dare
say most of us would not have perfect grammar if we were posting in
Italian.

Pick on him instead because he is a nasty troll. Better yet, ignore him,
because he seems to enjoy being insulted.

 

What is the value of an insult that comes from an idiot?

Please, answer!

 

Hi again all,

Thought I'd post that followup that I promised last week. My eyesight
now is just as good as my corrected vision in the other eye, which is
a major relief. The sensitivity is also much improved, and I am
confident that it soon will be gone. I've scheduled the next eye to
be done a week from now.

Thanks again for the encouragement.

Best regards
Matt