Hey everyone. So I ended up getting Custom Waverfront Lasik done at LasikMD Mississauga on May 13th. Just want to share my experience for some people interested in Lasik and provide a step-by-step scenario of what the whole process was like.
My surgery was on May 13th 2016 and I had taken Friday off from work and returned to work on Tuesday. I was asked to come at 8:45 on the day of the surgery and I got there right on time. Got to reception and they checked off that I came and told me to have a seat. There were about 5 other people already there waiting to get Lasik done as well.
I was called in around 9:15ish to see the first specialist who re-checked my current vision and then had me sit down take a mapping of my eye. After that was done I was told to sit back down and was called in by another specialist at 10ish. This specialist had me sign all the paperwork and explained the schedules for post-treatment drops I would have to take after the surgery. There were a total of 3 drops ($50 in total), which I will explain later on. The total for both eyes came out to $4280. I paid by credit card because their financing is about 8-9%, which is way to high. I also used the Perkopolis discount, which gave me $225 off.
I was told to sit back down and was called around 11:15ish to sit on some chairs between the resting air and the operating area. I was given a hairnet and was told that my turn was coming up and that if I had a cell phone, I should turn it off. After 10 mins I was taken to some chairs in front of the operating room and had to sit there for about 10 minutes. Then I was called into the operating room.
My surgeon was Dr. Keon Nia. He sat me down next to his computer and told me that according to the scans of eyes, the procedure would go well and that if I had any questions I should ask him. I told him that I am usually very sensitive to light and if that was a sign of dry eyes and what type of impact it would have post-surgery. He told me the scans tell him that my eyes are not dry and that I should have nothing to worry about. By the way there were about 2 other technicians in the room that I believe were operating the machinery and assisting the surgeon.
I was then told to lay down on this platform and was provided 2 stress balls. The machine slowly started moving towards the operating area. The lights that were above my head were so bright that my eyes were tearing up and I couldn't even open my eyes when I asked to. About 5 numbing drops were put into each after 10 second intervals. Tapes were then put on my lower and upper eye lids and then my left eye was taped shut so the doctor could start the operation on my right eye. A clamp was placed to keep my eye open and I was told to look at the flash green dot in the middle, which I did. Then it felt like a tiny magnifying glass was rested on top of my eye, which sort of made my vision a lit by clearer while I was looking at the flashing green dot. The surgeon told me to relax and that he was going to cut the flap with the microkeratome. It felt like someone turned on shaving trimmer and went across my eye. I didn't feel any pain, but vision went dark and I could only see flashing green dot and some other dots (probably the light bulbs of the other lights). The surgeon asked if I was alright. I said yes, but I was squeezing the stress balls fast and tried to stay calm. Then the surgeon told the technicians to start the laser and I could feel the machine running and the smell of something burning, but no pain. Then the flap was covered and the surgeon sprayed some liquid over it and told me to close my eye and taped.
He then told me that the surgery was successful in my right and did the same to my left eye. After the surgery was done, he told me to sit down and took the tapes off both eyes. He then used a machine with lights to check my eyes. He said everything looks good and I thanked him and the technicians. I was still seeing blurry and he told me to go into the dark room and keep my eyes closed in there. There were 2 other people in the room (the people who did their surgeries before me). Soon one of the employees came after 20 mins and he told put all 3 drops in my eyes after 5 minute intervals and told me to wear the glasses that they provided (I think it cost $10). I was then brought to the waiting area and it seemed like there were about 15 people waiting there. After 10 minutes, I was then brought to room where a specialist checked my eyes and put some drops in my eyes (Sustane Ultra).
After that I went home and I watched no TV until Monday. For the first 2 days I had to put Zymar drops in my eyes every 4 hours, Maxidex drops every 2 hours and Sustane Ultra every 2 hours. I had a follow up the next day after the surgery and had my eyes checked by specialist and was told my eyes were still a bit dry and was told to use only Maxidex and Sustane Ultra for every 2 hours until the next follow up on Saturday May 21st. On Monday (3 days after the surgery I could already begin seeing clear and noticed some halos around the pot-lights in my house. When I went for my 7 day follow up, I had 20/20 vision and that I would still be improving little by little and that I have another follow up after a month.
Overall, I would say that I love my current vision and the fact I don't need to wear glasses anymore. The staff was really friendly at LasikMD and so was the surgeon. I still use the Sustane Ultra's twice a day (Morning and Night), but overall I don't feel my drying up or any other issues. Hopefully my vision will continue to improve in the next coming months as I was told that the first week is like wearing dirty classes and that my eyes can take about 3-6 months to fully recover.
FYI this was a pretty lengthy post, so there may be some errors :P
My surgery was on May 13th 2016 and I had taken Friday off from work and returned to work on Tuesday. I was asked to come at 8:45 on the day of the surgery and I got there right on time. Got to reception and they checked off that I came and told me to have a seat. There were about 5 other people already there waiting to get Lasik done as well.
I was called in around 9:15ish to see the first specialist who re-checked my current vision and then had me sit down take a mapping of my eye. After that was done I was told to sit back down and was called in by another specialist at 10ish. This specialist had me sign all the paperwork and explained the schedules for post-treatment drops I would have to take after the surgery. There were a total of 3 drops ($50 in total), which I will explain later on. The total for both eyes came out to $4280. I paid by credit card because their financing is about 8-9%, which is way to high. I also used the Perkopolis discount, which gave me $225 off.
I was told to sit back down and was called around 11:15ish to sit on some chairs between the resting air and the operating area. I was given a hairnet and was told that my turn was coming up and that if I had a cell phone, I should turn it off. After 10 mins I was taken to some chairs in front of the operating room and had to sit there for about 10 minutes. Then I was called into the operating room.
My surgeon was Dr. Keon Nia. He sat me down next to his computer and told me that according to the scans of eyes, the procedure would go well and that if I had any questions I should ask him. I told him that I am usually very sensitive to light and if that was a sign of dry eyes and what type of impact it would have post-surgery. He told me the scans tell him that my eyes are not dry and that I should have nothing to worry about. By the way there were about 2 other technicians in the room that I believe were operating the machinery and assisting the surgeon.
I was then told to lay down on this platform and was provided 2 stress balls. The machine slowly started moving towards the operating area. The lights that were above my head were so bright that my eyes were tearing up and I couldn't even open my eyes when I asked to. About 5 numbing drops were put into each after 10 second intervals. Tapes were then put on my lower and upper eye lids and then my left eye was taped shut so the doctor could start the operation on my right eye. A clamp was placed to keep my eye open and I was told to look at the flash green dot in the middle, which I did. Then it felt like a tiny magnifying glass was rested on top of my eye, which sort of made my vision a lit by clearer while I was looking at the flashing green dot. The surgeon told me to relax and that he was going to cut the flap with the microkeratome. It felt like someone turned on shaving trimmer and went across my eye. I didn't feel any pain, but vision went dark and I could only see flashing green dot and some other dots (probably the light bulbs of the other lights). The surgeon asked if I was alright. I said yes, but I was squeezing the stress balls fast and tried to stay calm. Then the surgeon told the technicians to start the laser and I could feel the machine running and the smell of something burning, but no pain. Then the flap was covered and the surgeon sprayed some liquid over it and told me to close my eye and taped.
He then told me that the surgery was successful in my right and did the same to my left eye. After the surgery was done, he told me to sit down and took the tapes off both eyes. He then used a machine with lights to check my eyes. He said everything looks good and I thanked him and the technicians. I was still seeing blurry and he told me to go into the dark room and keep my eyes closed in there. There were 2 other people in the room (the people who did their surgeries before me). Soon one of the employees came after 20 mins and he told put all 3 drops in my eyes after 5 minute intervals and told me to wear the glasses that they provided (I think it cost $10). I was then brought to the waiting area and it seemed like there were about 15 people waiting there. After 10 minutes, I was then brought to room where a specialist checked my eyes and put some drops in my eyes (Sustane Ultra).
After that I went home and I watched no TV until Monday. For the first 2 days I had to put Zymar drops in my eyes every 4 hours, Maxidex drops every 2 hours and Sustane Ultra every 2 hours. I had a follow up the next day after the surgery and had my eyes checked by specialist and was told my eyes were still a bit dry and was told to use only Maxidex and Sustane Ultra for every 2 hours until the next follow up on Saturday May 21st. On Monday (3 days after the surgery I could already begin seeing clear and noticed some halos around the pot-lights in my house. When I went for my 7 day follow up, I had 20/20 vision and that I would still be improving little by little and that I have another follow up after a month.
Overall, I would say that I love my current vision and the fact I don't need to wear glasses anymore. The staff was really friendly at LasikMD and so was the surgeon. I still use the Sustane Ultra's twice a day (Morning and Night), but overall I don't feel my drying up or any other issues. Hopefully my vision will continue to improve in the next coming months as I was told that the first week is like wearing dirty classes and that my eyes can take about 3-6 months to fully recover.
FYI this was a pretty lengthy post, so there may be some errors :P