I have -1.5 on both eyes. I went to a doctor they recommended ICL for me. I was extremely skeptical because I have very good insurance so money isn't an issue and they could do ICL at that place while they would have to drive me to a different location for laser surgery. Then I went to another place that basically told me ICL doesn't make sense for me because my eyes are too good they then measured everything and said that LASIK isn't an option for me and that they would do a PRK on me (the old alcohol one). Now I also made a third appointment with a clinic that also offers SMILE to get a third opinion because at this point I'm very confused. It is hard as a patient to navigate and understand the different motives that doctors have. This talk definitely helped me a lot, although as a non medical person I couldn't follow everything but this talk is off course not focused on layman's.
@@bilalameer57 Smile. And I'm very happy with it. It's been over a year since. One of the best decisions I've ever taken. I have friends that did Lasik and PRK tough and they are also very happy with it. I wouldn't go for ICLs unless you really have a high defect.
Do you see totally intrastromal PRK using a femtosecond laser ever being used for enhancements in SMILE patients? How many years or decades away are totally instrastromal PRKs using femtosecond lasers?
I have -1.5 on both eyes. I went to a doctor they recommended ICL for me. I was extremely skeptical because I have very good insurance so money isn't an issue and they could do ICL at that place while they would have to drive me to a different location for laser surgery. Then I went to another place that basically told me ICL doesn't make sense for me because my eyes are too good they then measured everything and said that LASIK isn't an option for me and that they would do a PRK on me (the old alcohol one). Now I also made a third appointment with a clinic that also offers SMILE to get a third opinion because at this point I'm very confused. It is hard as a patient to navigate and understand the different motives that doctors have. This talk definitely helped me a lot, although as a non medical person I couldn't follow everything but this talk is off course not focused on layman's.
Wat procedure did u finally get done???
@@bilalameer57 Smile. And I'm very happy with it. It's been over a year since. One of the best decisions I've ever taken. I have friends that did Lasik and PRK tough and they are also very happy with it. I wouldn't go for ICLs unless you really have a high defect.
@@sebastiang7394 from wher u got it done bro ? Approx price??
@@bilalameer57 I'm in Germany. So I got it from euroeyes and it cost around 5k.
why did you get one if it;s only -1.5 tho
Have you heard of the LIRIC procedure being trialed? What are your opinions, can you make a video on the subject?
Do you see totally intrastromal PRK using a femtosecond laser ever being used for enhancements in SMILE patients? How many years or decades away are totally instrastromal PRKs using femtosecond lasers?
11:00 Your math is very weak doctor... Learn percentage first