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I'm going to book my surgery at Meghraby Hospital tomorrow but I'm not sure whether to book the standard lasik or custom view one. Has anyone tried either one? And the doctor who is doing the surgery is called Mohammed Abdelrahman, anyone heard if he is a good surgeon? TIA
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Personally, I would not go for such a surgery knowing that the central corneal thickness (CCT) plays an important role in the measurement of the intraocular pressure (IOP). Normally, thin cornea is calculated means a higher IOP. I guess normal Cornea thickness is (540 microns, half of a milimeter), so I put it as simple as this:
if the cornea is thinner than normal by 100Microns (for example) and the IOP is 16 (NORMAL IOP is between 10 and 21)
then you add the missing 100 Microns (16+1) = 17 IOP.
The ticker the cornea the better, because if your cornea thickness is for example 640, and the IOP is 16, then it is: 16-1= 15.
Therefore, I guess that having a thin Cornea is not good in the long run especially in relation to the IOP issue, which when increases it could lead to Glaucoma and consequently damage to the nerve. People with thin corneas are at higher risk of developing glaucoma.
I am not a specialist, but you should do some research on this issue and talk in detail with your specialist about the risk of increasing IOP before you embark on the operation..
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Well I had to go through some tests first before the doctor told me that my eyes are fit to have custom view or standard lasik done on them. He said that some people can't do lasik if there is something wrong with their eyes[I don't remember what].
Has anyone heard of this doctor though?
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That's true. I did mine like 6-8 years ago. Best money spend. Now I can see women a lot better
quote:Originally posted by Nora: Well I had to go through some tests first before the doctor told me that my eyes are fit to have custom view or standard lasik done on them. He said that some people can't do lasik if there is something wrong with their eyes[I don't remember what].
I got custom view lasik done at Maghrabi Hospital last Monday, and it went well allhamdullalah. I did ask him about my cornea thickness, like farstar mentioned, and he said they did a test for that.
Its been 6 days since the surgery and the vision in my right eye has definitely improved, I can see with my left eye but it is still a bit blurry [the doctor said that is normal and should go away].
The procedure wasn't painful. It was uncomfortable for about 7 seconds when they placed the "ring" on my eye.
My only problem is the doctor said I can't touch my eyes for a week and cannot rub them for a month, which is a problem when I sleep. I can't find the protective goggles to wear when I sleep - I've check Ezzaby and Abdel Maqsood, but they don't have them. Does anyone know where I can buy these protective goggles?
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Thanks unfinished thought, but it would be hard for me to order it from overseas
I was hoping I could find it in Cairo, Its strange that I can't find it, lasik surgery has been around in Egypt for a while - this stuff should be available.
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Hi Nora, why don't you call the doctor back and ask him where you can find a pair. He might know.
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My sister-in-law had that done here in Egypt and she had a similar experience. One of her eyes was slightly blurry for a few days following the procedure. There was also some lenses left in her eyes which she had to go back and have removed after one week. It all sounded strange to me because when I had this done in the US I had no blurry vision at all. I was told to keep my eyes closed for 12 hours but when I woke up the next morning I could see clearly. That was the end of it. I just had to use eye drops for a week, but there were no lenses left in my eye.
Did you also have some kind of lens left in your eye that you will have to go back and have removed?
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quote:Originally posted by Clear and QSY: My sister-in-law had that done here in Egypt and she had a similar experience. One of her eyes was slightly blurry for a few days following the procedure. There was also some lenses left in her eyes which she had to go back and have removed after one week. It all sounded strange to me because when I had this done in the US I had no blurry vision at all. I was told to keep my eyes closed for 12 hours but when I woke up the next morning I could see clearly. That was the end of it. I just had to use eye drops for a week, but there were no lenses left in my eye.
Did you also have some kind of lens left in your eye that you will have to go back and have removed?
I did the "custom view" lasik which is supposed to give you very "sharp" vision. Yes I did have bandage lenses in my eyes which the doc removed 2 days after the operation. Its been 8 days since my operation and my left eye is still blurry. My doctor said thats normal and I read online a lot that this is normal until your vision stabilizes. I hope this is the case...
Which type of lasik did you get done, because some types make the eyes take a longer time to heal?
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quote:Originally posted by Nora: [QUOTE]Which type of lasik did you get done, because some types make the eyes take a longer time to heal?
It sounds like my sister-in-law did the one you had. After about 4 days her vision was not blurry any more.
I honestly don't know the type of procedure I had. I had my surgery done at the Ohio Valley Eye Institute in 2004. I had no lens bandages and no blurry vision at all. I had it done in the evening. Went out to dinner (had to eat with my eyes closed). Then went home and went to bed. When I woke up the next morning I had 20/10 vision.
Another thing that I found strange was here they did not give my sister-in-law anything to relax her. When I had it done I they had you take a valium (muscle relaxer) about 1 hour before they started.
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I also got my lasik done at Maghrabi because I heard it was one of the best places to have it done.
I got the custom view done, like Nora, and I feel like it has made a huge difference in my life. There was some blurriness afterwards, but with me that eventually decreased.
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