Questions

[ShyGirl]

I've no idea what is happening. I need laser treatment..I don't. Anyway , some questions just in case

Are normal clothes ok?
Do you have to lie on a bed? Or do you sit in a chair?
Does your BP/eye BP have to be stable before they will go ahead?
What about check ups after the laser is done? Were you called back a week , month or even 6 weeks later?
How long does it take before your eye(s) settle and you know how your vision is affected?
Weird question but can you smell anything during? Like melting rubber?

Is there anything you wish you'd have known before you first had laser?

 

[Unbeliever]

Re: Some laser questions

Hi Shygirl, Got to rush off o the dentist bu will ry to answer you as briefly as possible. You will probablly understand all the medical info onlne better after you have had some treatment.

Firsly the blood vessels being destroyed are extra, unwanted bloood vessels growing in the wrong lce and acually preventing you from seeing. Thas why iy is necessary to get rid of them .
It might be different elsewhere but I usually have the usual dilating and anesthetic drops after my eye test and then he Yiou sit at a desk withsurgeon "ops up with more when I gio into the laser room.
You sit at a desk opposite the Doctor just as when they are looking at your eyes in the clinic. You put your chin in the chinrest in the same way and my hospital has arm restds for the laser.
The consultant always discusses treatment with me but even when I go expecting laser they always do a scan and then an examination before deciding whether to go ahead. This is not always the case for everyone depends on your problem.

I have never had BP checked before laser Again it depends on your problem and the overall plan for your treatment when you will be recalled. Anything from 2 weeks to two moths. Mucgh depends on the extent and intensity of the laser. It take a while to work completely but again the time varies.
The worst effects of the treatment if there are any should wear off in 3/4 days. The time taken o see any improvement again will vary. The treatment is tailored o your condition.

I wish I had known that it DOESN@T hurt . Well I was told "It doesn't utrt "per se" . Which I found more frightenin.

Intense laser afffects your sight in that its intense blocks of light in your eyes for long periods. A litle laser doen't do this and you will only have the effects of the drops. Good luck , hope this helps.

 

[robert72]

Re: Some laser questions

Hi ShyGirl

Just to add to Unbeliever's reply... They give you dilating and anaesthetic drops beforehand, so you won't feel anything. They hold a lens on your eye during the procedure which also stops you from blinking (so no tattoos on your eyelids).

The difficult part is to make sure you keep your 'good' eye fixed on an object in the room so they don't shot the wrong bit (this is stressful for both the patient and the doctor - so if the doctor barks at you, don't take it personally).

It would be unlikely that they would laser you on this visit. They would normally suggest that you have someone with you to take you home afterwards. They know it's stressful for the patient and will probably give you information about the procedure so you are prepared for when you do go back.

And no, it doesn't hurt - and there's no smell

 

[Unbeliever]

Re: Some laser questions

With really intensive laser it is not possible to keep your eye on an object in the room as you can't see the room. You just have to do your best to loook in the duirection you are told.
The hardest part is rying not to follow the red spot bu Much depends on the operator. My consultant is really good - he dooesn't keep sressing about it - just every npw and then will sop and allow you to redirect your gaze.

The less intensive laser does allow you to focus aon an obect which is much easier.

yes they do put a lens on your eye -which i am so used to in ordinary eaminations I had not thiught to mention bu I have never had one held to my eye it is attached to the eye.
I thought I had mentioned the drops But wouldn't be oo sure they wouldn't do anyhing this time . They each have their own way of working abnd much depends on the individual.