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[sallymonster]

[blackjack]

[freeridden]

I receive emails from them that say 'Hello Lasik', but I think their real name is 드림성모안과. They were near exit 7 in Gangnam, but I remember my doctor telling me that they were going to move their offices to another exit in Gangnam.

I had -10 in both eyes with astigmatism, but my corneas were thick enough to do the surgery. They took care of my eyes really well post-op. They speak English well. There's a guy there (not one of the two head doctors that do the surgery) that speaks English well that will take you through the steps to determine if you can do the surgery or not. He's a great guy. I can't remember his name. He's the one guy there that speaks English really well. One of the two main doctors also speaks English quite well. He's also nice.

If I were you, do NOT do LASEK over the weekend and go back to work on Monday. I did the surgery on a Friday and stayed at home the entire weekend and downed about 10 2L bottles of water, stayed in the dark, ate nothing but vitamins and fruit, and listened to audiobooks. I suggest not staring at a computer screen either. Your eyes will need as much rest as possible. It was a bit rough to say the least. Give yourself at least 4 days of freedom to rest. To clarify: I did LASEK and NOT LASIK. LASEK takes much longer to heal.

[Sireno]

i had lasek done 2 weeks ago. i think the main message is regarding recovery time is that your mileage will vary, as in, it's different for everyone. it's not an exact science and how the body works isn't the same for everyone. i didn't have much pain, was out and about the Sunday after. vision sucks for a few days and tearing is normal. i would refer to it as discomfort rather than pain which is to be expected.

i did the surgery Friday and work on Monday. i wasn't really functional on Monday however Tuesday/Wednesday were better. i'm still waiting for a good recovery to see well... it should be another 1-2 weeks.

[wiganer]

[Globutron]

Hmm, well I know for a fact there are risks. There are lots of cases where they've gone wrong, to the point that there is actually an organisation created by a man for people that had the surgery and made their sight worse or even none existent, to help them get through difficult times.

Something about your cornea. If it's too thin you can scrape too much away.

There was never any guarantee that everybody will get perfect vision. My dad, for example, can't read books without pushing them quite a distance from his face to focus.

Double and Triple vision is also something that can happen, and if it does, it can be for the rest of your life. Something glasses can't fix.

I'm 23 and I want it, but I'm going to wait until I'm about 35. That way I won't have fecked up my vision when I'm still learning to appreciate the world.

[wiganer]

[Globutron]

[spicy]

i just got back from a consult at St. Mary's (I think it's called) in Gangnam (Exit 6, 7th floor of the building right next to the exit). Was there for about 2 hours doing various eye tests and stuff. Most of the staff spoke to me in Korean, but I think that mostly had to do with me starting off speaking Korean to them. After the tests, both of the doctors I spoke with would explain first in simple Korean, and then once more in English if I looked confused.

The doc said I seemed like a good candidate for M-LASEK and that my eyes were quite good (I'm only -1.75/-2.00 with only a minor astigmatism in my left eye). 2-3% chance of regression after the surgery, and 3-6% chance of dry eyes for 3-6mo after the surgery, but from what I've heard/researched, those numbers are about standard. He also mentioned about the blurriness/star-shaped flares from lights, but that that would subside 3-6mo after the surgery as well, and that if there were any problems, they would re-assess things and do a "tune-up," which is sometimes necessary as peoples' eyes heal in different ways.

I've got a week off from class for Xmas, and one of my classmates said he'd come help me after the surgery.

I'll try and remember to update this thread with my results when my eyes can deal with computer screens again.

Price also seems exceptionally reasonable. My friend got it done there for 1.7mil, and because I'm a referral, they dropped it down to 1.2 (when they told me the price, I tried really hard to keep a poker-face because that seems dirt cheap compared to the normal price).

[Slowmotion]

Thinking about getting Lasek done next week. I saw that Dream charges 2 million won + 10% discount for "foreigner people"

Then there's another place called 강남밝은세상 안과 that one of my coteachers recommended. He said with a referral it's 1.1 million for M Lasek and 1.3 for Clean Lasek (not sure of the difference).
EDIT: Found the website http://english.bseye.com/

Anyone know if there's further discounts available for Dream with a referral? If not I think i'm gonna cancel with them.

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Canceled with dream even though they have some English speakers there. Don't feel like paying 300-500k more just for that.

[West Coast Tatterdemalion]

Just curious here, but do they do it one eye at a time? I think I heard somewhere that they do it that way in case they botch things up(so that you will not be totally blind). I don't know, I would just be paranoid of having both eyes done at the same time and being botched and being blind. Imagine that nightmare...

[naturegirl321]

[Yaya]

I've said this often but I'll say it again: notice how the doctors doing the procedure are STILL wearing glasses?

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