# Lasik eye surgery question. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 19, 2007, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094 "2007-03-19T09:31:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/1 "2007-03-19T09:31:18Z")
Anybody on the board gotten this done in Buffalo? Any reliable doctors up here that do this procedure? Also what typical costs (if insurance doesn’t cover). I tried googling, etc. and found a couple doctors local, but would rather have some first hand knowledge if anybody has gotten this done. -Ryan ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/2 "2007-03-19T09:37:02Z")
LAFENGAS got lasik eye surgery a year or two ago, but i think he crossed the border. might want to PM him about it. ---
**Author:** ![MidgeX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MidgeX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MidgeX)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/3 "2007-03-19T09:40:50Z")
my buddy grahme (92slowcivic on this board) had it done, he now has super uman seeing ability ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/4 "2007-03-19T09:41:46Z")
my family members got it done at fichte, they come recommended. make sure you’re a candidate before you get too involved. a lot of people aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![OneFastMonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onefastmonkey/32/7241_2.png) [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/5 "2007-03-19T09:54:25Z")
I had it done and posted about it a year and a half ago. Fichte FTW. Cost was about $2200, paid for via flexible spending account so it was pretax. PM me if you want to know more or check out my post. I will try to find it. My vision was 20/800, now its 20/20 ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/6 "2007-03-19T09:56:34Z")
[quote=“OneFastMonkey,post:5,topic:26094"”] PM me if you want to know more or check out my post. I will try to find it. My vision was 20/800, now its 20/20 [/quote] i heard that as soon as he walked out of fitche, he couldn’t recognize his girlfriend, and then when he figured out who it was, he cried. haha. 😃 useful info: and see if you are a canidate… the costs are directly related to the quality… and they add up pretty quickly. as aforementioned, a lot of people aren’t eligible ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/7 "2007-03-19T10:00:24Z")
Just remember, you won’t be able to sell your eyes too easily 3 months from now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![OneFastMonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onefastmonkey/32/7241_2.png) [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/8 "2007-03-19T10:09:08Z")
[quote=“sureshot!,post:6,topic:26094"”] i heard that as soon as he walked out of fitche, he couldn’t recognize his girlfriend, and then when he figured out who it was, he cried. haha. 😃 [/quote] Not true [quote=“sureshot!,post:6,topic:26094"”] and see if you are a canidate… the costs are directly related to the quality… and they add up pretty quickly. as aforementioned, a lot of people aren’t eligible [/quote] Very true ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/9 "2007-03-19T10:13:42Z")
[quote=“brent\_strong,post:7,topic:26094"”] Just remember, you won’t be able to sell your eyes too easily 3 months from now. 😃 [/quote] DAMNIT Brent, FS: 2 eyeballs, slightly used, but still going strong. Na, my vision is good. I think last time it was checked it was in fact 20/15 I know it was above the normal standard 20/20. Anywho its for my gf her vision is absolutely horrible. I kept hearing on the radio Ficked something eye associates but didn’t know how to spell it. So this post proved to be useful knowing its Fichte. Now if you have really bad vision, can insurance opt to cover this? I know her insurance has recommended it before, so just seeing if they would cover any of the procedure. Definately going to PM a few people here in a minute or so. ---
**Author:** ![TonyDanza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TonyDanza](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TonyDanza)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/10 "2007-03-19T10:20:25Z")
I got mine done in 2003 and it was the best $ i’ve spent. I think it was around $2,000. I forgot the name of the place i went to but it was the one who did all the Buffalo Jills. ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/11 "2007-03-19T10:24:22Z")
[quote=“TonyDanza,post:10,topic:26094"”] I got mine done in 2003 and it was the best $ i’ve spent. I think it was around $2,000. I forgot the name of the place i went to but **it was the one who did all the Buffalo Jills.** [/quote] Bowdown and salute the man that bedded all. lol ---
**Author:** ![OneFastMonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onefastmonkey/32/7241_2.png) [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/12 "2007-03-19T10:33:48Z")
[quote=“TonyDanza,post:10,topic:26094"”] Iit was the one who did all the Buffalo Jills. [/quote] HAHA and hopefully he made them see how busted they all were. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/13 "2007-03-19T10:47:15Z")
[quote=“ryanmcell,post:9,topic:26094"”] DAMNIT Brent, FS: 2 eyeballs, slightly used, but still going strong. Na, my vision is good. I think last time it was checked it was in fact 20/15 I know it was above the normal standard 20/20. [/quote] uhm, 20/15 does not make your eyes better than 20/20, infact it makes you far sighted ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/14 "2007-03-19T10:51:10Z")
[quote=“66impalass,post:13,topic:26094"”] uhm, 20/15 does not make your eyes better than 20/20, infact it makes you far sighted [/quote] incorrect… 20/15 is superior to 20/20… > It is possible to have vision superior to 20/20: the maximum acuity of the human eye without visual aids (such as binoculars) is generally thought to be around 20/10 (6/3). Recent developments in optometry have resulted in corrective lenses conferring upon the wearer a vision of up to 20/10. Some birds, such as hawks, are believed to have an acuity of around 20/2; their vision is much better than human eyesight. source = [Visual acuity - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_acuity) Personally I am 20/15 in my right eye and 20/10 in my left. I can read just fine. I can read license plates and road signs much farther than 95% of my friend… there is no far or near sightedness ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/15 "2007-03-19T10:52:05Z")
My optometrist had an interesting take on laser eye surgery: It makes sense for someone like a soldier in combat who’s fucked if they get a contact messed up, but for the rest of us: We’re in the bathroom evey night anyways, so what’s the big chore behind popping them in and out once a day? Who’s to say there won’t be something better in the coming years than removing material that doesn’t grow back? Maybe they’ll come up with some kind of material that they put on your eye and hit with a laser and it becomes permanent. Then if your prescription ever changes, it gets peeled off and redone. The procedure’s permanent but the results aren’t. Food for thought. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/16 "2007-03-19T10:54:53Z")
[quote=“ILCisDEAD,post:14,topic:26094"”] incorrect… 20/15 is superior to 20/20… source = [Visual acuity - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_acuity) Personally I am 20/15 in my right eye and 20/10 in my left. I can read just fine. I can read license plates and road signs much farther than 95% of my friend… there is no far or near sightedness [/quote] wait let me get this right, you quoted a wiki page that actually says this > **[B]This article (or section) may need to be [wikified](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:WIKIFY) to meet Wikipedia’s [quality standards](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:STYLE).** > Please help [improve this article](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Visual_acuity&action=edit), especially its [section layout](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:LAYOUT), and [relevant](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CONTEXT) [internal links](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:BTW). ([help](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:EDIT)) > This article has been tagged since **November 2006**. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/17 "2007-03-19T10:56:51Z")
Yes i did quote wiki, for it is quite respected… visual acuity being rather popular. The information is correct. No need to get bent out of shape cause you feel that 20/20 is perfect and there is nothing better… just fucking google visual acuity [http://www.tedmontgomery.com/the\_eye/acuity.html](http://www.tedmontgomery.com/the_eye/acuity.html) one simple source, all of which have the same info, I personally don’t want to search through med journals when the info is readily available elsewhere ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/18 "2007-03-19T10:56:51Z")
Hmm wonder if it could fix my eye lol. Highly doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![TonyDanza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TonyDanza](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TonyDanza)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/19 "2007-03-19T11:02:01Z")
[quote=“ryanmcell,post:11,topic:26094"”] Bowdown and salute the man that bedded all. lol [/quote] HA, i didnt even notice that when i first typed it. I have 20/10 vision now and that’s better than 20/20. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094/20 "2007-03-19T11:04:34Z")
[quote=“ILCisDEAD,post:17,topic:26094"”] The information is correct. No need to get bent out of shape cause you feel that 20/20 is perfect and there is nothing better… just fucking google visual acuity > **[Visual Acuity](http://www.tedmontgomery.com/the_eye/acuity.html)** > > Described is what visual acuity means and how to measure the size of a 20/20 letter. [/quote] lol your 20/20 is owned. 😃 i’m 20/15 if you ever want to have a competition. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lasik-eye-surgery-question/26094.md?page=2)