Eye Laser Surgery Or not ????

[fieldivision]

I am pondering if I should opt for eye surgery, I have astigmatism in 1 eye and im sick of wearing glasses and contact lenses, my dream job has always to become a fire fighter and I have noticed some locations are considering people who have had surgery and still have good eye sight after a year from the OP, the prices seem to be good but am worried the usual prices shown will change due to the astigmatism,

[Jules001]

I always wonder who gets these prices that the companies quote ie. from £395 per eye, my sister paid £3200 and her eyesight still isn't up to scratch. I too have astigmatism and have been told by my optician that with my prescription I would not be suitable for laser surgery. If you are still convinced that you want it done, go somewhere reputable and get a quote based on your prescription and then decide, personally, although my eyesight is apalling, I can still see with my contacts and would hate to have surgery for it to go wrong and have worse or no sight at all, but maybe that's just me :)

[DEN53]

My 19 year old son will have this done at some time in his life - he wears contacts and is very very shortsighted.

I personally would only trust a Doctor at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. I have been told you can only have this procedure done once, so I suppose it has to be with a trust Doctor.

[hc4361]

I too was told I'd still have to wear glasses after surgery to correct the astigmatism, so it was totally pointless.
But new procedures are found all the time.

[mosesg]

My friend went along to one of the clinics and went through all the tests and then they said she wasn't suitable. After that they showed her out of the clinic and left her to fend for herself despite not being able to see properly due to the drops they used. It was as if they weren't interested in her after they found out she wasn't going to be spending any money