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Q: Laser eye treatment??
Has anyone ever did laser eye treatment in china are hk? i would love to get it done,back in uk it costs me 6000 pound to do.maybe cheaper and better here???
10 years 4 days ago in Health & Safety - China
I'm pretty sure it's done for around $2,000 in Aust these days. Quick and proficiently.
Wouldn't be too confident it'd be done as proficiently here. But you might get lucky.
I did that in Singapore 5 years ago for $2000. Still see well without glasses today.
royceH:
And chap...the masturbating...how is that affecting the corrective surgery....5 years down the track and all....
Just curiosity matey....I myself have this masturbating thing and I wear thick specs...
louischuahm:
Hahaha....well, you don't need to correct your vision to do what you are doing!
@ royceH
i agree. like any cosmetic or elective procedure i would be wary about getting it done here in China.
Apart from the hygiene consideration there is the experience of the practitioner to be considered, and the element of spectator sport that some medical procedures have.
I would be hesitant to get it done here as well. Although you never know, maybe there is a really good surgeon out there. Do a lot of research first I reckon.
I did this at the Aier hospital in Shanghai a year ago, about 16k RMB, including regular checkups for a year. Really happy with the result and the whole process, the hospital has a separate section for English-speaking patients so language was never an issue.
They use the same femtosecond lasers that are used by hospitals back in Finland where I'm from. The actual surgery took just 10 seconds. No complications so far and sight is up to 1.2 from -6.5 where it was before. Couldn't be happier honestly.
Hotwater:
After reading this topic I checked up on Hong kong prices. HK$500 for consultation then HK$18k for two eyes plus 6 months follow-up appointments. So price similar to Shanghia but follow-up treatment shorter.
I'm tempted as I get fed up wearing glasses while driving and then having to take them off in work so I can read, etc. Only issue I have is I can't bear the thought of anything/anyone going near my eyes. Had the right one slightly damaged by a stick many years ago which cause a misshapen cornea in the inside corner, so not sure if that one could be lasered. Watching the reflection in the doctors glasses while he put 5 stiches in my eye-lid at the time wasn't much fun!
Any chance you could describe the procedure so I have an idea what is involved?
rollila:
Sure. First they had me go through a number of different devices that check whether it's possible to do the procedure in the first place. These involve mostly sitting in front of various machines and letting them look at your eyes, nothing invasive. The doctor doing the checks did not speak English, but there was an English-speaking nurse following along to explain what to do.
After that, I had to use 2 types of anti-bacterial drops on my eyes for 5 days before the surgery itself.
Before the surgery, they had me go through a bunch of checks again to see if everything's OK, after which I had to lie on a trolley where they washed my eyes with a saline solution for 20 minutes or so. It doesn't feel nice but it's not hugely uncomfortable, eyes don't itch or anything, just feels weird having them pour liquid in your eyes while you're struggling to keep them open.
They then pushed me off to a room where they cut a flap in the cornea. Before they do that, they put a round thing in your eye to prevent you from blinking, and though the flap is cut with a laser, the doctor has to open it manually by a hook-like instrument. If you're very squemish about having anything touch your eye, this is probably a pretty uncomfortable experience, since you're essentially just lying there watching the doctor fiddle with your eyes when he's putting the round thing in it and opening the flap. The actual cutting of the flap you don't feel at all, as you're just staring at a red dot for a few seconds.
After the flap was cut, they pushed me to another room for the surgery itself. That involves just staring at a green dot for 10 seconds, and it's done. After that, the doctor closed the flap, removed the round thing and put some kind of stuff in the eye with a brush-like instrument to help the flap stay closed and heal. This again feels a bit weird.
Once it was all done, they just had me stay in the hospital for a few hours to check if everything's ok, after which I could go home. I bought a pair of protective goggles from the hospital that I had to wear every day for 2 weeks, including while sleeping. My vision was good already hours after the surgery, and at the level it's at now after just 2 days. They give you some antibacterial drops that have to be used for 6 weeks if I remember correctly, and artificial tears to keep the eye from getting dry which I had to use for 6 months.
Hopefully that's detailed enough. If you're considering doing it at Aier, their website is below:
http://aier021.com/en/
Some of the doctors who test your eyes don't speak much English, but the head doctor (Dr Wu) is very helpful. She's the one you talk to before you sign up for anything.
