Vision correction surgeries and optics

[Sundo]

I'm at that age where I'm starting to need reading glasses (presbyopia), in addition to correction for moderate nearsightedness (myopia), and astigmatism. I'm looking for experiences/advice on the various vision correction surgery options.

So, what is everyone's experience with LASIK and other surgeries, when using various optics? I'm particularly interested in red dot sights with and without magnification. I'm also interested to know if your dominant eye was corrected for near, intermediate, or far vision. For target id, I'd think far vision is most important, but for sight picture, near/intermediate vision seems important.

Has anybody had a vision correction surgery other than LASIK? I'm particularly interested in refractive lens exchange (where the natural lens is replaced with a corrective artificial lens, and implantable lenses (artificial lens in front of or behind natural lens). Same question, is your dominant eye corrected for near, intermediate, or far vision?

I'm particularly interested in accommodating intraocular lens. These are artificial lenses that replace the natural lens, but are designed to focus near and far ("accommodating") by responding to the eye muscles, as the natural lens does.

In summary, I'm looking for advice/experiences, from a shooter's perspective, on vision correction surgeries. Thanks!

[Stumpfenhammer]

Whatever you choose, don't go cheap. Find the best low-volume surgeon in your area...surgeons are just like auto mechanics...good ones and bad ones, and you usually only get one shot with your eyes, so make it count.

[spb_la]

Whatever you choose, don't go cheap. Find the best low-volume surgeon in your area...surgeons are just like auto mechanics...good ones and bad ones, and you usually only get one shot with your eyes, so make it count.

Why low-volume? I thought the rule of thumb is to find a surgeon that does/did a bunch of them?

[Stumpfenhammer]

Why low-volume? I thought the rule of thumb is to find a surgeon that does/did a bunch of them?

My feedback is related to my LASIK experience, which I assume translates to other procedures. I had my surgery about 15 years ago (20/10, 20/15 results) so the field may have changed since then. I was originally going to go with one of the high-volume, low-cost providers but a friend who sells the machines used in the surgery counseled me that the high-volume/low-cost providers are basically using the assembly line approach to get that price so low, meaning they push them in and push them out all day long without the same attention to detail and pre and post-op care. My friend also shared that the high-volume providers were involved in more post-surgery litigation per patient than the more expensive ones who only do a few surgeries a day. That made sense to me, because eyes, unlike cars or other items that can be mass produced with quality, are each unique, and at the end of the day a medical practice is a business, and some businesses focus more on margins and turning inventory, with quality suffering as a result.

I'm willing to try cheap practice ammunition because the cost of failure or poor performance is relatively low and I can always order different ammo the next time, but I only have one set of eyes and I wanted to get that right the first time.

I did mine with Dr. Sandy T. Feldman in San Diego, who at the time was one of the two best in that city. I believe it was either $5K or $6K at the time, versus $1,200 at the high-volume shops.

[sdjetpilot]

I did PRK. Dont leave the clinic without narcotics. NSAIDs and Tylenol wont cut it for the pain (I have a hight threshold). I was down for about a week vs Lasik where you're back to work in 48hrs or less


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[prdubi]

PRK 7 years ago. .still 20/20 but I did it in Hungary.


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[Paperchasin]

Wave front Lasik here. I shoot both red dots and scopes now both eyes open zero problems. I'm 20/20

[jmaglipay]

I had lasik procedure 6 months ago and it's the best $3500 I've spent. I opted for the top of the line procedure. Don't go cheap on your eyes.