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Laser vision correction?

Hi, I'm new to the area and I'm in need of an eye doctor that deals with laser correction. I have untreated astigmatism in one eye that is causing me a lot of eye strain and pain lately.

I'm looking to hear from people that have had laser correction done in Nanaimo.

I'm just looking for some basic info such as where you went, what kind of treatment you had, any side effects you experienced, how much was the cost, etc.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Posted Apr 13, 2021, 1:13 AM UTC

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Mike8219Departure Bay•

My wife and I had lasik 9 years ago at that LASIK place on Applecross. We both were short sighted.

I thought it was amazing. The procedure was like 2 minutes long and totally painless. One minute you couldn’t see the next you could.

I had no side effects aside from dry eyes for a few weeks. That’s typical and you would use eye drops.

I think we spent about $3500 each.

I would do it again in a heartbeat.

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Public-DisorderOP•

Awesome. Do either of you suffer from glare or light halos at night? That's my biggest concern.

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Mike8219Departure Bay•

No. Neither of us but that’s possible.

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algomaglacoma•

I don’t have astigmatism but had really bad eyes (-7 in both). I got lasik done at an Ontario LASIK branch about 10 years ago. I have night halos and glares now. I started really noticing it about 5 years ago. It makes nighttime driving uncomfortable for me, especially in the rain.

I can’t say for sure that lasik is why I have halos. Maybe it’s part of regular aging. But it’s definitely something I live with now. I’ve been told that those $20 drug store anti-glare glasses do wonders but haven’t tried myself.

That being said, 10 years later and I’m still at 20/20. So... pros and cons, I guess.

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Monotreme_monorail•

Husband also had LASIK at Applecross. Great result - he had very poor vision and astigmatism and now his vision is better than mine. No side effects at all.

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begginforme•

How about color blindness?

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neksys•

FYI - the LASIK clinic in Nanaimo closed down over the pandemic. I do not believe there are plans to re-open. You would need to travel to Victoria or Vancouver for the actual procedure.

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Miss-Sunshine50•

I had mine done at LasikMD in Victoria as the Nanaimo location closed and they said they don’t anticipate it will reopen. I have some halos at night now. At first it was really weird and noticeable but now I barely notice. I would do it again in a heart beat. I had astigmatism in both eyes and a fairly light prescription (-1.25/-1.5). You spend about 4 hours there doing different tests etc. I had quite a bit of pain that evening but used the numbing drops and had a good sleep. Then the next day I woke up feeling and seeing great ;)

I had the all laser and it was about $4000.

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Blindbat23•

My partner tried to do the victoria one. Went for the consult and they said they needed to get in touch with his eye doctor but they never phoned him back. He got contacts now instead of glasses . Who knows if te laser eye place will ever call. He's not surprised.

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Miss-Sunshine50•

They had me call my eye doctor because I needed to give consent to my eye doctor for them to release the records. Maybe a miscommunication?

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