LASER EYE SURGERY | How It’s Made
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This made my eyes water.
But you can heal it I a microsec
Same
@Elizabeth Rusyn damn I forgot I watched this video and made that reply to that comment
@Carlo Dela Roca its a boy! Its VERY EASY to see
I was about to type this
I wanted to laser my eyes. Untill this video teached me how they do it. No thanks, glasses are great
@Em ma k
@Woody Wadahy oh ok sorry for the miss understanding
@Em ma no I said I might laser my eyes IF I wear glasses, but I don’t so I won’t. U get it now?
@Woody Wadahy u wouldn’t laser ur eye if u don’t ware glasses that’s not how it works
I might lazar my eyes but i don’t wear glasses.
and this creepy tune in background that makes video even more terrifying
Lmao true ?
supersonic bro that joke is so old no one says darude sandstorm anymore. And the background music wasn’t really creepy it’s just annoying
hi
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Anyone remembering final destination scene??
Yes
9 year old me remembers oof year I’m 9
Jik
@Faysal Habeeb ???
I am your Lucky 1.3k 🙂
Well that is terrifying. But everyone I know who’s done the surgery says it is absolutely worth it.
Exactly, I haven’t seen a single person who regrets it. But who would assuming it does it’s job. Make you see better.
20 minutes of weirdness < the rest of your life. We have the technology in 2019, use it if you can. Check SMILE if you like.
Justin R nah I’m good with my glasses
For anyone wanting this done, it looks way worse than it feels.
I was short sighted (couldn’t read a number plate infront without glasses) and had my eyes lasered 3 years ago. I’m pretty much 20/20 now.
You don’t feel any pain at all during the procedure as the anaesthetic eyedrops literally freeze your eye, you can’t even feel the clamp go on to keep your eye open. What I will say is you feel pressure like someone pushing your eyeball when they put the machine on to cut the flap of skin which wasn’t great. When they lift the flap to do the laser your vision goes blurry for a few seconds and you can see bright lights from the laser. Kind of feels like being under water as they keep putting drops in to stop your eye drying out.
They do one eye at a time so you’re never completely blind. The assistant held my hand throughout because she knew how terrified I was. The whole thing was over in minutes.
Afterwards they gave me an immediate eye test and I could read the bottom letters!!! Though your eyes are very foggy, it’s like looking through mist.
About 20 minutes after the procedure your eyes pour with water. My eyes didn’t stop streaming for 12 hrs afterwards. They felt scratchy like I had sand in them and I couldn’t really open my eyes. But there was no pain. I joked I felt like Tom Cruise in minority report.
The best thing to do is lay down in bed with your eyes shut, have some water, take paracetamol as a preventative and try to relax. Having someone with you is a good idea.
The worst part of the whole experience was the week after surgery, not being able to shower or wash your hair or face. You sit there like a greasy tramp, which was awful. But you CAN’T risk getting water in your eye for at least a week in case it gets behind the flap of skin before it’s fully healed shut. Also being conscious not to rub your eyes or sleep on your front was hard for me. I slept like a straight post, laying on my back which was crap.
The foggy clouds gradually disappeared from my peripheral vision over the course of 2 weeks and my sight was perfect.
For me the scariest part was hoping nothing went wrong and hoping that my vision didn’t end up worse. You do have to sign a contract prior to surgery admitting the liability lays with you as you’re aware of the risks etc. The chances of things going wrong are very rare but I was scared I’d be one of the unlucky few, fortunately I was ok.
Thankfully my choice paid off and I’d highly recommend it to others. No more glasses or contacts, no more eye strain, no headaches, no problem swimming etc. It also really lessened my anxiety!
Overall it cost me £2k per eye, which I paid back monthly. £4,000 is expensive but it’s definitely the best money I’ve ever spent.
Good luck to anyone contemplating this ??
N- Ing oh k
TruthVlogs – pretty much impossible to mess up, as it’s all done by machine. The laser literally monitors and follows your pupil if it moves the slightest fraction. The only manual part is the Dr putting the flap back which takes 2 seconds. So if your sight ends up worse after it’s extremely rare and very unfortunate.
Imagine if they mess up
Mystical Luna – they do one eye at a time. But the best way I can describe it is like being under water with bright lights flashing down on you. Bit like what I’d imagine an alien abduction to feel like ?
Your vision only goes blurry once the flap of skin is pulled back as it causes things to go out of focus. The second the laser is done, the Dr manually puts the flap back over and you can see fine again. It’s all over so quickly.
@Cosmic-Creepers : i have a question…Can you still see everything, like when they do the operation can you see, if you get what im saying…
I got laser surgery, worth it.
Even though i have a few side effects, like my right eye isn’t perfect and when i look at bright led like Christmas lights, i get a vertical flare.
But overall, worth it.
Deadicated X Pc
Does it pain. do they put injection to make eye part unconscious
Snowy QwQ no you can’t change that yet it’s very risky and I don’t think they do it in the U.S.
The eye surgery includes Changing the iris Colour?
Example, brown to ocean blue.
Fahim I they hold your eye open with a tool. There’s no way it can blink. They also put numbing drops in your eye, so you don’t feel the need to blink at all.
Me when I saw the title:
It would be nice not having to wear glasses all the time…
Me after watching the video:
I just realized how much I love my glasses
They’d have to put me fully asleep and tie me down to the table otherwise I’d scream every time something went near my eye. I’m so happy I have 20/20 vision naturally.
LUCKY
Cataract surgery is also often done when awake
Little _art same
I have 19.75 vision
Mortem – go for it ?? I was short sighted and had mine lasered 3 years ago. Best money I’ve ever spent. Good luck.
This is the RIGHT way to do it..
Then there’s the Final Destination version…
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT?! NOO
Oh man u remembered me that movies uhh
I want so badly to be a surgeon
This is so freaking awesome, I’m amazed ✨
The way he talks is so terrifying
-“like slicing a tomato…” like WTF
Just look at the way he *peels* that juicY grApeFruIt
Me: *last week* IM GETTING LASIKS. I FREAKING HATE GLASSES!!!
Me: *Tonight* *gently hugs my glasses as I clean them with the spray and special cloth* I’ll never give you up!
And desert you
Its worth it if u have serious problem with breaking ur glasses or losing them
never gonna let you down~
Since the eye is rounded, how does the metal ring device cut the cornea while ensuring it doesn’t cut into the eye?
Ruza Hel – The cutting tool is designed to flatten the eye as it cuts.
It was custom-made for the patient.
@DEVESH Nagpal ??
Layers boo,layers
Ah eyes is flat
So I got it done and it was totally painless ❤
Best decision I’ve ever made getting this procedure done. It honesty didn’t even hurt! Maybe a 2/10! The worst part is the 2-3 days after just how sore your eyes are. And btw my vision is 20/15 now!
Thank you so much to all of the people who made people with glasses to see normally again. Be grateful those people aren’t grossed out!
I lived through this three days ago, and now it’s fun for me to watch this ?
2:12 I fainted.
@Elemento Productions same ?
I think I’m dead
_Lost techz_ no one asked how old you are little boy
@boozer wtf are you talking about
Throughout this i thought they were gonna pierce a needle in his eye!
I want a 20/20 vision .. but i’m afraid the surgery would go wrong and you’ll end up being blind ??? that sucks! I just love my eyes
I would get glasses
@Majd Khawandy That im not sure.
@O.V which color would a person that is born blind see
@natalka b wow, thanks for sharing this.
@ancine manlanot no, I felt just pressure while the surgeon was manipulating with the tools.. some fixator to keep an eye open, some pushing while removing extra liquid as I think. The worst I felt was some cold liquid right after the laser was done. The eye was full of it, and it dripped down into my hair. And when the second eye was done I had some fun seeing how the doctor with some tweezers was gliding that flap back.