Prelex Eye Surgery

[Rtstrider]

Hey this is my first off topic post so here goes

I am almost 26 and getting Prelex surgery on Thursday. Basically this is cataract surgery without a cataract. They are replacing my lens. My right eye has always been horrible to the point that there are not glasses or contacts powerful enough to get it above 20/200 best corrected. My eye is -18.5 diopters so Lasik and PRK were out of the question. What I want to know is has anyone had this done, is lens replacement a more natural looking view than glasses/contacts, when they say they are going to put me under IV sedation (twilight) does that mean I wont remember a thing, also how long does some, if any, discomfort last after the surgery?

 

[dwendt44]

I would think that the doctor doing the surgery would be able to answer most of those questions.
I used to work with a guy that had both eyes done. Didn't say much about it though. He had a second job making fireworks(large ones) so it must not have hindered details or fine work much.

My 2¢

 

[Rtstrider]

Yeah they did but I'm just really anxious and ready to finally see out of this eye

 

[The_Jeff]

wow, let us know how it goes. -18 is crazy!

A lot of anesthesia is meant to make you loopy and forget you were in pain ten seconds ago. Then when you're done the doctor says how was it and you say, not bad.

What kind of lens are you getting? Cadaver? Pig? Synthetic? I guess I have more questions than you!!!

 

[Rtstrider]

Synthetic and prelex is the following procedure: http://www.doclipsky.com/page_procedures_prelex.cfm and yes I was born with a bum eye, so everytime I go to an eye dr they swear something happened to me when I was a kid

. Pretty awesome surgery though

Really excited!

 

[Pop_Rivit]

Congratulations-it's amazing what can be done with eyesight these days. I hope it goes well for you.

 

[Shuttler]

Can not say much about P surgery, regular cataracts are 6 min per eye max, suture free, etc. They give you a tape/DVD with your surgery documented. Facial mole removal is the only simpler one.
Good luck!

 

[Rtstrider]

Yeah this is basically cataract surgery without the cataracts.