Don't do it.
Don't do it! That's all I can say. I waited a long time to do Lasik because I worried about the procedure. But I finally decided to do it because many of my friends and family had 100% success with it. My uncle used the most expensive surgeon he could find, but he counseled me to use the cheapest because "it's just machine that does the surgery". So I went with Lasik Plus because they were cheap. YIKES! First off, they got me in with an ad that advertised $300 per eye. Of course I didn't qualify. My price was thousands. I told them I was concerned about undiagnosed dry eye because I rubbed my eyes all the time. The doctor said "I see no sign of that". I made the appointment. When I got in to the surgeon (who I'd never met before...he only does the actual surgery), he asked if I had any last minute questions or concerns. I mentioned again the possibility of undiagnosed dry eye. He brushed it off. I was still a little worried. He got mad and asked, very sternly, "do you want to do this, or not??" I should have walked out. Instead I did it. They are supposed to give you eye drops that make you not blink, but my eyes wanted to blink the whole time. When they cut the flaps, they completely cover your eye and you are in darkness. You can't see anything, so you can't really know what your eyes are doing. He yelled at me again while I was in complete darkness: "You really don't want to move your eyes right now!!" I didn't know I was! Then, after the surgery, he stood me up and said "what time is it on that clock?" I said "I don't know, everything is blurry." He assured me I just needed eye drops and rest. I continued to go for follow-ups for many weeks because I needed tons of eye drops and my vision was mostly blurry. Finally, they said "you're going to have to follow up with your eye doctor because the surgery went great." It's now many years later and I need constant eye drops. I go through a box a month ($50). That's $600 per year when my yearly glasses used to cost $100. Apparently, my eyes no longer make one kind of tear because of the surgery. So they are VERY dry. The surgery was a success, but because of the lack of tears, my eyes are blurry a lot. And when they get too dry, they HURT. At night, when we sit down to watch TV and they are tired, I usually have to put drops in 5 or 6 times before bed. When I wake up in the morning, I immediately have to put drops in because my eyes hurt. If you've read this far, I would not have this surgery if I knew what I know now. It is like 97% successful, but if you're one of the 3 people in 100 who has issues, your eyes are messed up for life. I'm very thankful that my issue is only severe dry eye. Some people have lost their sight. I will never advise anyone to get Lasik. And Lasik Plus is just the worst. I wish I had sued them when I could. I didn't realize you had to do it within a certain amount of time. (Trustpilot now makes you enter a date and it has to be within a year! My experiene was 5 or 6 years ago.)
10 August 2023
Unprompted review