Dentists

[PAH]

When we visited Hungary a few years ago, we had some emergency out of hours treatment for our other daughter. 10'000 Forint it cost. That's about £30. And it was all the very latest equipment.

It's not unknown that when root canal surgery or something similarly expensive is required, to fly to Budapest, have the treatment, stay in a nice hotel etc. It's cheaper.

I'm tempted to try that for some implants I'll probably be needing later in the year. It's the thought of aftercare and if something goes wrong that puts me off. Something I need to research a bit more before deciding.

[NotAllThere]

My wife had her eye laser surgery in Amsterdam. Both eyes, femtolasik, total cost €3500. And an excellent job. Here it would have cost twice that at least. Aftercare would only have been problematic if something had gone drastically wrong. But having saved a few thousand, you've got those spare to pay for remedy - flying back, or having treatment nearer home.

[TimberWolf]

My wife had her eye laser surgery in Amsterdam. Both eyes, femtolasik, total cost €3500. And an excellent job. Here it would have cost twice that at least. Aftercare would only have been problematic if something had gone drastically wrong. But having saved a few thousand, you've got those spare to pay for remedy - flying back, or having treatment nearer home.

£2,802 doesn't seem particularly cheap though? For those that don't know, the femtosecond (AKA Intralase, all-laser LASIK) laser is used to create a thin flap in the cornea, as apposed to using a sugical blade, before LASIK treatment is applied on the exposed cornea.

[cailin maith]

£2,802 doesn't seem particularly cheap though? For those that don't know, the femtosecond (AKA Intralase, all-laser LASIK) laser is used to create a thin flap in the cornea, as apposed to using a sugical blade, before LASIK treatment is applied on the exposed cornea.

I'm going to carry on wearing specs......

[Xenophon]

£2,802 doesn't seem particularly cheap though? For those that don't know, the femtosecond (AKA Intralase, all-laser LASIK) laser is used to create a thin flap in the cornea, as apposed to using a sugical blade, before LASIK treatment is applied on the exposed cornea.

Eewwwww. I try to avoid anything that involves flaps.

Well, almost anything. Thin flaps are nicer...

IGMC

[Moscow Mule]

IGMC

Probably best.

[TimberWolf]

I'm going to carry on wearing specs......

LASIK is one of the two main techniques used for corneal reshaping. The surface techniques (now making a comeback) include PRK, LASEK, epi-LASIK, where just the surface of the cornea is zapped, while with LASIK reshaping is done underneath a very thin flap. Sometimes staying with specs is indeed the best option, especially if you are only mildly shortsighted since that will come in handy after the age of 40.

[Xenophon]

LASIK is one of the two main techniques used for corneal reshaping. The surface techniques (now making a comeback) include PRK, LASEK, epi-LASIK, where just the surface of the cornea is zapped, while with LASIK reshaping is done underneath a very thin flap. Sometimes staying with specs is indeed the best option, especially if you are only midly shortsighted since that will come in handy after the age of 40.

Oooooh.

[cailin maith]

LASIK is one of the two main techniques used for corneal reshaping. The surface techniques (now making a comeback) include PRK, LASEK, epi-LASIK, where just the surface of the cornea is zapped, while with LASIK reshaping is done underneath a very thin flap. Sometimes staying with specs is indeed the best option, especially if you are only mildly shortsighted since that will come in handy after the age of 40.

Nah - blind as a bat without them but I am too scared to go down the Laser surgery route, my gut feeling is that it hasn't been around long enough to know if it really works, but thats just me - I am sure for some people it's the best thing they ever did.

[TimberWolf]

Oooooh.

Around 100 microns (0.1mm).