Who's had it and what is the average pricing?

My mom got it on sale in 2000... two for one! I think it ended up being $1700 for both eyes, but I could be wrong.

I have a friend who is going to get it in a couple weeks. He is paying $450 per eye.

Hmmm, pricing in Victoria and Vancouver is over $2500.00 currently. Keep the info coming.

Hmm i was just thinkin about this exact same thing. I've heard that you lose some of your night vision after the experience....is that true?

Sorry don't mean to hijack the thread, just add to it.

Furthermore, a buddies friend just had it done recently and he paid 600-650 per eye in or around edmonton.

Just saw ad's on tv for 250/eye heh. Probably US though.

[ July 29, 2005, 11:08 PM: Message edited by: Hardcore Rock Superstar ]

Had LASIK one month ago. I have 20/20 vision. I have no dryness, blurriness or night vision problems. Make sure you do your research. I paid $2,800 all in. That included all pre op and post op checkups, the surgery and lifetime touchups. Research the surgeon. The rate of complication decreases substantially after they have 300 and 600 surgeries. Research the laser. The best is the Bausch & Lomb laser. Statistics show there is a substantial increase in rate of success over other LASIK lasers. Ensure there is an eye tracker system to move the laser in concert with your natural eye movement. Research the laser beam pattern. The older beams are larger and the ablation areas are not as smooth. Do not just go with the low cost provider. Its your eyes, pay for the best. You can't replace them.

hmmmm benefits or health care probably ain't gonna do much to cover something like this though huh??

It depends on your benefits provider. The reson being is that some see it as an investment ie. instead of paying for glasses/contacts fro the rest of your life the insurance provider spends the money for Lasik (or part of the cost for you) and saves over the years not having to provide you with eyewear again.

Keenan gave you pretty much all the info you need. As for pricing it is different at each location. Many have a website you can check for much of the information you need for pricing and the research of the practice.
Mine would have been ~$1600 with all fee's at a place I was content with but after my consult they said it wasn't worth getting the surgery as my eye's really weren't bad enough to warrant it as far as the correction they could offer (one eye almost perfect the other has astigmatism but isn't too bad).

Good luck!

Oh and my mom's was done in edmonton. Her eyes were actually quite terrible, borderline too bad for them to even attempt. Right now her vision isn't quite as good as at first but she definitely doesn't need glasses. About six months after the surgery she somehow managed to pour bleach in her eye, but it was OK.

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Furthermore, I found it quite amusing that in the waiting room they were showing videos of other people actually getting laser eye surgery. I think the TV may have just been on discovery and it came on coincidentally. [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

[ July 30, 2005, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: deyton ]

I know 2 ppl getting it so they can be cops. Apparently its required.

The guy was quoted $3,000. I dunno what the girl was quoted though.

^^^ Teri, exactly why I need it. My application has progressed to the stage that it is now a must have.

Thats awesome man [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] go for it
I don't think its fair that they'll pay for everything else but not the laser eye surgery and I don't understand why you absolutely need perfect vision [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img] But the guy I work with got hired on down in California, so he saved himself $3,000 for now til he comes back up here to go for the cop thing again. He had interviews with several different precincts including OPP's but again the eye surgery.

what ever you do don't have luke skywalker do it. i saw him mess up really bad on family guy(yes i know it's just a cartoon)

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I have no issues with having to pay for my own surgery and paying the man for the job at the same time. Some of these people are just as picky as a I am with car audio about people eyes. I just need to find a dude that will swap for a stereo system. :D

Lots of experience. Have had each eye done 5 times now because of the diabetes.

For me , there is no cost as there is an underlying medical reason.

Ask your doctor if there is a plan that you could atleast have it covered or done at a reduced cost.

The laser work I get done isnt to correct vision. It is used to keep they eye troubles I have from progressing.

Kamloops has a great eye laser Doctor. Dr Hopp

I had mine done at LASIK MD. I don't know if they have any in BC or not, but they were good. Total cost was 2500 bux, my vision is quite good. Haven't had it checked in a few months but it was 20/20+ before.

My right eye does get dry if I don't sleep enough, and I had halos for about a month, but those are all gone now.

Overall, it was one of the best things I've done. I got it done because I want to be a Cop, but as it turns out, that is the least rewarding thing.

Good luck,
Craig G

To me it definitely makes sense that police officers can't wear glasses/contacts. What would happen if you're chasing a guy or something and your glasses fall off? For the average person it's not that big a deal but a cop not being able to see could cost lives.

glasses are a no, contacts that should be some exception.

Contacts as well are a big no way due to the nature of the items the officer carries and may have to use. IE: pepper spray, tear gas etc. I can only imagine how a contact lens would trap any pepper spray that found it's way into the officers eyes. Ouch, makes me shiver just thinking about it.

I have been tear gassed inadvertently 3 times, wrong place and wrong time and it is darn nasty stuff.

All the RCMP cops I have seen in our Vision/Hearing clinic say they are not allowed to have laser done because of the potential night driving problems.

Opens application package to confirm..... yup laser eye correction is good to go. The bad news this morning, my ear testing is abnormal, 40db loss in both ears at around 3000hz, the limit is 30db from 500-3000. Grrrr. hopefully just a mild ear infection right now or a real picky testing machine.

[ August 02, 2005, 01:57 PM: Message edited by: MR2NR ]

EEEK the hearing test, that's the part I'm worried about when I go in for my Police Testing. Any way to cheat at the test? I've never taken one so I really wouldn't know LOL.

Anyways, good luck with it [img]smile.gif[/img]
Craig G

Umm, dude, why would you want to cheat on a test if you want to become a police officer.... honesty is kinda important, no?

mr2 that makes sense for the sprays and contacts, I never thought of that. Makes sense [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]

My wife had the surgery done over a year ago & says to anyone who asks that it was the best thing she ever did.
She chose London Place in New Westminster based on two things: #1 - They've been doing surgeries since 1985 & #2 - They are completely "no touch".
Nothing but good things to say about them & her costs were about $2500 including a term of no interest financing as well as lifetime guarantee if the procedure reverses itself.
Medical covered only what would have been spent on glasses for that year (about $200).

must be new...I understand they change rules and regs a lot - one old guy here didn't complete his trainning 50yrs ago because they told him he couldn't be married until 10yrs after he started!

Too bad about the hearing test. 10dB is cuttting it close. I would have a re-test done if I were you. It is not uncommon for there to be a 5-10dB variance between test/retest.

That is exactly what I am going to do. Hide from Ms.Tuner (she has a habit of yelling, I don't know why as I do nothing wrong), will go later in the day and to a different clinic with a different testing machine and see if there are differences. I had my test done before and 2 years back I was at the -18 db level. So that is a huge drop in a short period of time and I do not expose myself to loud noise ever.

So, can someone turn off the big light in the sky please. I just had my pupils dilated and now my pupils make me look like I am the worlds biggest crack addict, strung out on meth and smoking pot all at the same time. New type of drops they are using so it seems, little stinging and within seconds, zero ability to focus. So now 2 hours later I am just starting to be able to focus on distanct objects but going outside is just absolutely no fun. I even have to put off all of the daily pricechecks. Well at least I know that laser surgery is now an option.

i remeber when i was chocking on some food. they gave me a shot and it made my site of small word's all blurry, but i was still able to drive.

?? Chocking on some food?

yeah you know when it get's stuck in that thing that goes to your tummy. lol (can't spell it)