Why would you want to reverse it? More to the point, if one wanted to correct one's vision, why not go down the lasik route (unless I missed a post)?

Lasik is about twice as expensive as this, and afaik more intrusive. As for the reversability now I've read more and more on the subject I'm not sure that it is a reversable as the word of mouth comments purported it to be.

The fact that a lot of Nurses at the Royal Melbourne suddenly started to undergo this procedure having bypassed Lasik, also caught my attention, what the main factors are for that maybe Dorothy has a better idea ? It could be its just a Fad, it could be cost related, it could actually be medically superior. Probably all three factors play a role. From what I can gather now it does seem a very simple procedure.

Argggggh!!!! I typed this big long answer for you both and suddenly was redirected to some German greeting card site!!! I'll do it again later.

Hey Ozzieeagle,some one else with eyes as good as mine, Lorri calls me mr magoo after that cartooon man,don't know if you have heard about him.
Lorri was reading about this op while we were still in the uk.
My eyes are +750 125 110 + 725 125 75 since as long as I can remember. My mam said I got bad eyes from sitting too close to the telly when I was little but its because I couldn't see the B****y thing.She still swears it was from that!
Anyway Can you let me know how your wife goes with it all, I think I better join me a health fund right now to get it at that price even if it means flying down to your way to get it done.
Cheers John aka Mr Magoo

The reason I'm interested in this, besides cosmetic are cost factors. To get a pair of glasses where the lenses dont look terrible, which means 1.74 hi index, with the lot, for multifocals cost, at last look 1,050 bucks from OPSM. Even on the Internet via select specs the cost was over 570 bucks.

So Ozzieeagle, where are you getting them done at if you don't mind me asking, I saw a couple of links but wasn't sure. But i want to ring up and ask them about it,did your wife have to go in just once before? Since I am up in QLD I will have to sort it out so I can fly down and get doe all in the one visit.
Cheers John

The wife is booked in at the Freemasons hospital, under the care of a doctor from the Williamstown Eye clinic, sometime in the middle of November. I'm waiting to see her outcome before I venture myself. Will ask the practitioners if they have a Brisbane recommendation for you.

My wife had her operation yesterday. Had her patch taken off today, (at the doctors in Williamstown at 8.45 am ) Fantastic outcome already, an eye she has not been able to use in her life for anything practical, she can already use as her main reading eye. She is very excited. Wont have to use reading glasses again, which was frustrating her, when it came to reading patient notes etc.

I'm booked for a consultation as to whether I'm suitable for a procedure... the fellow doing this is very different. Opticians uptil this point have said my wife would never be able to use her left eye for anything practical and now she is using it to read, less than 24 hours after the op. Pretty exciting stuff actually.

Not sure how I will go, had a brief chat with the doctor this morning, something about one eye working at full capacity and the other only working like a 28k dial up link, and whether the brain would adjust properly after the surgery. He will give me his full prognosis after intial consultation for me after the 17th Jan. I've never been able to use my right eye for anything meaningful, so if he can do something like he has for my wife, then this is life changing.

That's wonderful news for your wife. Glad it all went well so far for her. I hope your tests show you are able to get the same result.

I'm glad it went well for your wife. Can you see the implant?

Heh... LOL, I just came and read your post, and got up, stood the wife under a very bright light, and nope I cant see the implant at all.

Her pupil is still dialated after the op though, will have to see how it settles down in a few days, apparently the vision can continue to improve for upto 12months as the brain becomes attuned to using the eye in a different way and the nerves etc become more functional.

Apparently Dorothy, I dont understand this, but the doctor/surgeon used a 27 or is it 2.7 inplant, plus an incision to correct an astigmatism, Usually they only can get good results upto 2.2 (22) with any degree of certainty, so I do beleive this fellow we are seeing is going down a different path to cure a chronic lazy eye. For the first time in her life she can read with her left eye. She is reading what I'm typing now, without glasses, which should would not have been able to do yesterday. BTW, we are now off to a BBQ, followed by Melbourne Victorys game tonight, so recovery is fantastic.... Mind you she could be overdoing it...

I'll try and get her to go home after the bbq



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