Comments on: My eyeballs turned into macaroni salad http://blog.q-taro.com/health/my-eyeballs-turned-into-macaroni-salad/ back from the dead Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:36:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Roy http://blog.q-taro.com/health/my-eyeballs-turned-into-macaroni-salad/#comment-5307 Roy Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:30:49 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/health/my-eyeballs-turned-into-macaroni-salad/#comment-5307 Generally, all the forums about Lasik are full of people who have had some sort of complication afterwards so it makes it seem like those horror stories are more common than they really are. If you visited the clinic I went to the first thing that would impress you is the huge volume of people that are "processed" by the clinic. It's a very big place and full of patients. Almost like the immigration office. They must perform at least a hundred procedures a day. At one point, I had a big bandage over my eye and while I was walking around the clinic I could feel that everyone was looking at me wondering "what went wrong with him" and I'm sure some people changed their minds when they saw me. But Lasik is now quite a routine procedure and while I have had some problems I don't really regret getting it done. At the same time I wouldn't be so quick to recommend either. I think each person has to spend time to do their own research and weight the risks. Generally, all the forums about Lasik are full of people who have had some sort of complication afterwards so it makes it seem like those horror stories are more common than they really are. If you visited the clinic I went to the first thing that would impress you is the huge volume of people that are “processed” by the clinic. It’s a very big place and full of patients. Almost like the immigration office. They must perform at least a hundred procedures a day. At one point, I had a big bandage over my eye and while I was walking around the clinic I could feel that everyone was looking at me wondering “what went wrong with him” and I’m sure some people changed their minds when they saw me. But Lasik is now quite a routine procedure and while I have had some problems I don’t really regret getting it done. At the same time I wouldn’t be so quick to recommend either. I think each person has to spend time to do their own research and weight the risks.

]]> By: Shari http://blog.q-taro.com/health/my-eyeballs-turned-into-macaroni-salad/#comment-5306 Shari Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:56:30 +0000 http://blog.q-taro.com/health/my-eyeballs-turned-into-macaroni-salad/#comment-5306 While I would love to ditch my glasses, some of the horror stories I've read about lasik surgery will have me wearing them for the rest of my life. I know it works out well in the overwhelming majority of cases but I wouldn't want to be a statistical anomaly. Good luck with your continued healing (and avoiding the creepy macaroni dreams!). While I would love to ditch my glasses, some of the horror stories I’ve read about lasik surgery will have me wearing them for the rest of my life. I know it works out well in the overwhelming majority of cases but I wouldn’t want to be a statistical anomaly.

Good luck with your continued healing (and avoiding the creepy macaroni dreams!).

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