Does anyone know the cost of laser eye correction in Canada.
I am debating whether to have it done here or when we get to Canada; or possibly in the USA as we are close to the boarder.
Any comments appreciated....

Had mine done at Optimax in the UK, cheap deal using their spare appointment deals on Ebay of all places.
Very happy with results - was £800 for both eyes in 2005

The Lasik Eye Centre in Toronto will set you back about $5000 for Custom Lasik. Thats probably one of the priciest, but they have a good reputation and I can see pretty well now!

I have just had mine done (2 weeks ago) by the Lasik Private Operation, which set me back £2,700, but it was fantastic. I had it done on the Saturday afternoon and by the Sunday morning I had perfect eyesight, just the bright glare from the sun hurt a wee bit, but by Monday I had no probs whatsoever, I have been driving back and forth to work and even night driving.

I know it cost alot of money, but by god it was so worth it, I wish I had done it sooner. Can thoroughly recommend it.

Karen

Can someone tell me what it feels like when you are undergoing the treatment? I would like to get it done if I am suitable as I am long sighted and it's a nuisance having to take my specs to the supermarket and everywhere I go.

Laser surgery is mainly for short-sight, they can't effectively treat long sight with it yet. However, there is a new thing out called CK - have a look here for the options - Optimax
I had the Epi-lasek, and the actual surgery was quick and painless, as long as you don't mind the sizzle of burning eyeball It has a longer recovery time that the other posters here, who had Lasik, but after a couple of days discomfort in a darkened room, all is good. Of course, peoples' pain thresholds are different, so some may find it better or worse.
Can't comment on what happens with CK, but Google is your friend as always!
(PS DON'T look for videos of any of the procedures on Youtube - It will REALLY put you off (not for the squeamish either)

And it doesn't always give you perfect vision... I was myopic (roughly -5) in both eyes but also had some astigmatism and smallish pupils. £3,000 of Lasek only improved me to -1 so I still need specs to drive.

I have always been too worried that they might make mine worse - contacts for me please, at least I will always see!

Actually on that note, my Optician in the Uk was going to have his done just as it was getting popular and more affordable. When I went for my next oppointment the following year, I noticed he was still wearing glasses, so i aksed if he had had the op. He decided not too as he had had too many customers that had had surgery and had problems after.

So for me I prefer bad correctable sight to bad uncorrctable sight. Just not worth the risk for me.

Dose anyone know how much daily disposable lenses are in Canada (I use these now)?

This should give you an idea:

http://www.clearlycontacts.ca/

although I seem to remember someone saying that you get a deal by buying from the US equivalent site, whose name escapes me at the moment. Worth noting that if your job includes extended medical coverage you may get an allowance towards the cost of the lenses.

Here it is:

http://www.coastalcontacts.com/

Thanks for that, very helpful, but I'm still undecided.

Lots!

I use fortnightly disposables and six months worth is about $250.

Phew - thats a lot more than I pay now for daily disposables - I pay £15.00 per month! Might need to stock up.

Hmmmm I got quite excited about this then looked at the LasikMD website and it said that "due to drawbacks the LasikMD surgeons do not perform this procedure" so unless I can find another clinic it will mean I have to go to the US or UK to get it done.

Thanks for the info anyway nixfix, I will def do some more research

I had laser surgery about 2 years ago. I was offered LASIK back then at around $390 per eye (Vancouver). The main advantages of LASIK are a quick recovery time and cheap price. The downside is the intrusiveness of the surgery. You eye is pulled into a suction device, then the surface is cut and folded back to allow the laser treatment. If the healing becomes infected you could suffer scarring, and it may remove the possibility of resurgery if the prescription isn't reached. LASIK also has trouble on prescriptions in the -10 to -15 range, if it's even possible. The last thing that I didn't like about LASIK was the 1% industry-wide chance of a vision-threatening complication. In Canada it's probably lower than this, but any chance was too much for me to risk my eyesight for. Just because I chose not to have LASIK, that doesn't mean it's a bad choice - most patients have had great success with it.

I chose the London Eye Centre's patented No-Touch surgery (LEC is in BC). They use the laser to burn off the epithelium rather than cutting the suface. The downside is a much longer recovery time. For me that was four days in the dark at home, and close to two weeks after surgery before I felt safe driving. The epithelium also grows back with a rough surface leaving you with slightly blurred vision (but much better than my old -10 prescription). It takes about 6 months to really smooth out. Higher prescriptions are not a problem, but the eye is over corrected and you become longsighted until it heals over time. I hit +1.5 in the first few days, +0.75 after 4 weeks and I have settled at around +0.25 after about 15 months. It sounds like a lot, but really the first month was the hard part. Today I have forgotten what it's like to wake up almost blind, not to mention the daily hassle of contact lenses!

The good things about LEC's treatment took away the fear for me. It's more expensive, but comes with a lifetime guarantee (check, may have changed in two years). If you don't hit the correct prescription first time or if you get more short-sighted later in life, the surgery is free. This makes it more attractive for teenagers whose eyes are not yet settled. The surgery itself is not intrusive. They clean the suface and apply an anasthetic, then it's about a minute or so of lasering. Some people with retina defects can't have LASIK because the suction might blind them, but with LEC's surface treatment it may be possible. The biggest selling point for me was the safety. Check for actual figures (my memory isn't great!), but I think that it was less than 0.1% chance of a serious infection and 1.5% chance of not getting within .50 of perfect vision (3% for higher prescriptions). The real killer was that the laser could be used to correct either problem, with absolutely no cases of vision-threatening complications.

http://www.lasereye.com/index.html

If you are interested in comparing with LASIK then call them and ask for comparisons. They actually gave me a balanced comparison of the two technologies without trying to push one over the other. They actually made me understand and feel more comfortable about LASIK than LASIK MD did, whereas the latter seemed to be wary of even other LASIK centers.

Good luck with whatever you chose, the results are worth it!

Oh, 2 years ago they were developing technology for people grow long-sighted with age (forget what that's called now...). I don't know where they are with this today.