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Carol Deanow
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- Brookline
5 years ago
regular eye appointment. Dr. F recommended an additional test after I described some minor symptoms
Jessica Jarmulowicz
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Google Business Profile
- Brookline
5 years ago
Very professional and caring. Answered my questions respectfully and explained why. Overall great experience. Highly recommend!Thanks
Krista VonDohlen
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- Wellesley
5 years ago
Anna Morgan
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- Brookline
5 years ago
Everyone was so nice and explained everything that would happen! Nothing hurt and the procedure was so quick. I walked out and was able to see perfectly after my 4 hour nap!!
Purple D.
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- Brookline
5 years ago
I am writing an update 2 years post Lasik. I have no ill will against Boston Laser itself but wanted to post an update regarding a complication that I had. Even though my vision was 20/20 immediately after the procedure, my vision did get slightly worse. Not too bad that I can complain or need glasses at this moment, but I always felt that even though I could "see", my eye sight was always 95% at best. It's a really difficult feeling to describe but I can no longer experience that crystal clear vision that I had when I wore glasses and my eyes always feel a bit off (not anything related to my ability to see but my eyeballs itself feel off). I developed dry eye, starbursts, and halos which are extremely common. The dry eye got better over time but night vision is a little tough. These symptoms werent bad in my experience and they were things I could cope with. The other more significant complication was the developement of eye floaters. These are specks/cobwebs/stringy pieces in your vision and they are permanent. If you're watching TV, it's like having a dead pixel on the screen. I have these specks in my vision now, and even though there is no research to prove that Lasik causes floaters, there is a correlation linking people who had Lasik done and them getting floaters later on. Hopefully more research will be done in the future so more people are aware. If you ask your eye doctor about floaters and they downplay this possible outcome, I would go to another doctor. (Please also note that people can get floaters with age, and floaters don't only occur because of eye surgery). If I could undo this procedure I would. Glasses/contact lenses are annoying, but I'd rather deal with the annoyance than to see permanent specks in my vision. Side effects/complications aren't the same for everyone, but please do your research on this procedure and know that your eyes are a really important asset. Ive had friends/family who have had eye surgery at this same facility and they had positive outcomes. But everyone's eyes aren't the same. Please don't take the gamble if you aren't ready to face the risks involved.
