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[wylies99]

Dream Eye Center? Is it 1.7 or 2.1?

[blackjack]

[bundangbabo]

[blackjack]

[StrayCat]

The cost depends on what treatment you need and whether you have LASIK or LASEK (the latter being more expensive).

Dream Eye Center, both the one in Gangnam and the other branch in Myong-dong are excellent - it seems going by the posts and general reviews.

It is very cheap here in Korea. If you've been thinking about it, it's more a question of 'Why not?'.

[StrayCat]

Bungdangbabo, how are your eyes now? Everything still great? I have my op' this Friday.

[relaxed111]

Okay,
Had my eyes done a week ago today Friday night. Going into the operation my left eye was 3.0 and my right was 4.5 with astigmatism, was near sighted. They wanted me to do Lasek as it was better for dry eye. For all the years of bad vision it is easily to correct now a days. Cost for both eyes was 1.7 they reduced it from 2.1

Operation,
Basically, they do some last checks on your eyes for any changes then take you into the operating room. On the table an pain killer is put in, then a eye opener is placed, no pain honest. Then a small horseshoe tool comes down and it seems like a plastic bag is then pulled from your eye and you really do not see much but the green light in the center and four reds on the sides and they are all a blurry. Then pay attention on the green light, there is a small smell of hair burning for a few seconds. Then a cold wash of your eye, there is a cap put over your eye afterwards to protect it.
As they wanted to see me next day they put me into a local hotel, they paid for it. Oh you have your eyes covered at night for a week so they do not get pressed in your sleep, and yes lots of different eye drops.
With the lenses on you are suppost to have 4 days of worsening vision then removal and getting your total vision 3 to 4 weeks after the operation.

Post op
Since then, hum I pressed on the left eye on Sunday night so I went to see them Monday not Thursday. They took my covers off as I was doing excellent. Back on Thursday again good, next appointment in two weeks.
Eyes are better every day.

So to anyone...if you want to relax and enjoy what is around you...and no more foggy glasses or worrying about breaking them. Please go and get the operation. Believe me it is so good to see.

[bundangbabo]

[StrayCat]

I had my op' (LASEK) yesterday, almost the same as the one described a post or two above this one. Each eye took about 5 minutes. The only thing that was difficult was staring into lots of bright white lights whilst trying to look at the flashing red dot. I felt like squirming a lot during the op', it was uncomfortable but never painful.

Had to laugh when they played that old British Cliff Richard hit "Congratulations" at the end (of every op'). Very witty.

Last night was ok, but this morning it was like someone was pouring vinigar into my eyes for two hours! Aaaarh (to put it mildly)! At the clinic they said I should have put the false tear drops into my eyes as soon as I woke up... ok, I've learned my lesson now!

Doc says that tomorrow will be painful so I'm not looking forward to that. LASIK is a lot less painful he said but... oh well. Go back after The Chinese New Year (no, I never say 'Lunar') to have the protective lens taken out.

Will follow up then.

[blueneon]

Glad to hear the op went well for you Stray Cat. Surely the Cliff Richard song just afterwards was the most scary part of the whole thing!
Good luck with tomorrow- use those eye drops!!!

[ImmatureDouche]

Just to add something... I'm happy for all of you whose operations were successful. Nothing feels better than being able to look at your toes when taking a shower

But I just wanted to add (because I did some research based on North American data) that if everything goes well, you're all good but if you're one of the unlucky ones to end up with long-term side effects - life is going to be very unpleasant.

One of the most common symptoms - dry-eyes, rarely go away completely and become a chronic nuisance that lasts a lifetime. The severity varies from mild to extreme irritation; one survey found a woman who had to order special eyedrops that cost some serious $$$ and had to use them every hour. There are others who had a constant gritty sensation to the point of hindering everyday tasks. Some found the dryness to become more and more debilitating as they became older (for those who performed surgery on a single eye, that eye was more prone to dryness/irritation than the other). I also remember digging around in the NYTimes archive about a gradual building of affected patients preparing a class-action lawsuit.

I just wanted to add to this thread because I found an overwhelmingly positive attitude on LASIK and not enough words of caution.... I don't own Lenscrafters or anything (lol). It's just that while things are great if you're not the unlucky one, if you are unlucky, than life becomes very miserable.

[StrayCat]

I also came across the same stuff and that was one of the reasons for having LASEK as opposed to LASIK.

Apparently. there's less chance of things going pear-shaped later. The Doc also told me there's a chance of my eyes regressing to their former state.

But... as they say, you've got to be in it to win it.

[wylies99]

Any updates?

[Forward Observer]

I had mine done (Lasik) at Dream eye in Kagnam as well. A year and half later, and I have dry eyes in the morning, but after showering, it's all good.

Anytime I wake up from sleep or a nap, I apply a hot wet towel to my face and the dry eye thing is solved. The only drawback I've had is that I still see halos around lights at night. It's not bad, mainly because I've gotten used to it. The halos subsided a lot from what they were right after the operation and don't impair me as I can still drive just fine.

[asams]

Forward, you said you have halos? They didn't correct that? I had my surgery in the states about 2 1/2 years ago by Jonathan Christenbury, who was one of the first to use the all laser system, and he made my pupils bigger so more light could get in at night which is supposed to take care of the halos. They should have asked you about night vision when you went in. It could be that your eyes are getting kinda dry at night so maybe lubricating drops will do the trick