so what's the THING that finally made me do lasik? it has to be that series of pictures taken at taiwan.... *shudder* that dated eighties look of mine with specs... (i think its not totally due to the specs la... apart from the specs, it was that super round face and clothes which i wore that gave that eighties feel)
anyway, finally made up my mind to do it! it also helped tremendously that i had Haw to join me on this 'adventure'. a partner in crime helps bolster my courage.
rather than going to those commercial lasik clinics such as Shinagawa Lasik or The Lasik Clinic, we went to Parkway Eye Center as Haw's fren did her's there and recommended it to us. its always better to go with recommendations. Furthermore, the resident surgeon, Dr Lee Hung Ming, has a excellent track record and many accolades. You can read up more about him and the clinic at http://www.parkwayeyecentre.com/about.html
the experience? the staff were very friendly and the doctor's super smiley and friendly too. he has an assuring presence which it important.
we went down for eye assessment which took about an hour. Results of the assessment were out on the same day - we are certified good candidates for lasik !!! My corneal was thick enough plus pupil size small.. all good :D Then we had to fixed our surgery date. Sadly mine and haw's are different dates due to our schedules. I went ahead to do it first.
on the day of the surgery, i was so excited, so looking forward to perfect eyesight. first they re-tested the eye , then took me to a room where they put eye drops, gave me pain killers (as it would be painful post surgery after anaesthetics wear off) and sleeping pills. next, i am brought to another room where they cleanse my eye area and then off to THE SURGEry Room where i was greeted by smiley dr lee. It was a clean white bright cold room devoid of emotions. Anyway, without going into details, the surgery was painless and over in less than 10 minutes i guess.
post surgery, things appear hazy for the first two days and gradualy clear up. After a week, the doctor said my eye's healing well and i have perfect eyesight!
YAY!!!!
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Yayy!!! Time to get chic sunnies !!!
Which 1 u keeping for remembrance? The "Er Hu" one?
Ah kekeke.
wh - do u wan my er-hu specs? i can let u inherit it ! for FREE!!!
yh - yeah.. wait till my next paycheck.. totally broke now :(
Hi, I'm thinking of doing Intralase Wavefront Lasik at Parkway too. Mind telling me how much I need to prepare for this procedure? I've read that the approximate cost is SGD4000. Thanks in advance.
Hi Sylvie, sorry for not replying earlier. Not sure if you have done your lasik already , but here goes :D
On the Intralase Wavefront Lasik, you will need to pay in 3 tranches.
1st time when u go down for eye check up to assess suitability. that's about S$200.
the actual procedure + 2 follow up + medication is abou $3600.
you will then need a 3rd follow up which you need to pay like $100-200 (cant remember). During this last visit, Dr Lee will give you a eye certificate which you will need to keep as reference for future eye surgeries such as cataract when u grow old , if you have (touch wood la) .
hope this is helpful for u .
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