Lasik part 2 Custom or traditional??
- Thread starter Milner
- Start date
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
I think I got away with being on the lower end of the price range, my needed work wasn't all that in depth. I didn't need a custom map or anything other than standard LASIK surgery. PRK costs about 2x as much, from what I understand.
ICON claims to offer LASIK starting at $499/per eye, not sure what it would take to get that price, as my procedure was supposed to be minimal.
rockreligious
NoEcoNaziAmmo
- Location
- Ephraim
My wife went to hoops for a consultation, and found out she is one of the 10 percent that arent candidates for eye surgery, lame we have been wanting to do this for years.
I'm probably just ignorant, but I thought the choice between the two depended on what correction you needed? i.e., PRK would be better for some, Lasik better for others. (so your eyes would determine which is appropriate)
Prk and lasik are just different ways of doing eye correction and the decision isn't based on correction, usually on whats most convenient for the person. If you ask the doctor which one he would choose do to he would say prk. But prk is far less convenient and can take up to 3 months for your eyes to recover. The benefits though may outweigh that time though. I am not an expert this is just what I have found.
I would do prk if I could. the recovery is longer which is why I couldn't do it. dr. moshifar suggested I get it because I grind metal and spend time in Dusty areas. prk doesn't weaken the cornea like lasik so it can be done any number of times unlike lasik that can only be done twice.
I highly recommend seeing dr. moshifar at Moran for a consult. he was more interested in my vision than making Buck.
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when I went in for my consultation at standard optical that is basically what they told me. I am not afraid of the recovery time since my eyes aren't very bad and all that. They said my cornea thickness is fine for either of them. The price is the same at 2500 bucks if I pay by the end of december. I just dont really know anyone that did PRK. I know a ton of people that did lasik.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
I was told because of my thin corneas I need PRK. this was 4 years ago and maybe things have changed but I am looking at doing the surgery before the end of the year with my flex money I've saved up.
Maverick
old-school
- Location
- Anywhere, thanks to my geeky droid
My cornea's were too thin for lasik (and prk) for the correction I needed so I had the Visian ICL lenses inserted, then prk to correct a small amount of astigmatism in my right eye. There was so little prk that recovery was only a day or so.
Brett
Brett
Milner
formerly "rckcrlr"
- Location
- Hiding behind a camera
Couldn't agree more!!!! He is an excellent DOCTOR!! Very much a doctor, not a business man!!
He told me not to do PRK because the healing process required steroids and I have had my fair share of steroids for prior medical issues. He was against having to treat me with more steroids for an elective surgery. Honestly, that sealed the deal for me with him.
Simply put, the way I understand it, PRK takes off the top, while Lasik takes off under the flap.