What getting laser eye surgery is really like - From Astigmatism to
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- čas přidán 25. 10. 2020
- I've struggled with my vision since I was a teenager - and now it's 20:20! Here is my experience getting ReLex SMILE surgery at the London Vision Clinic. Download the UK Guide to Laser Eye Surgery: www.londonvisionclinic.com/?u...
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Hey Lucy,
I had asked this question in the English with Lucy channel as well but I did not get any reply from you, hence I am asking again.
Can you please recommend a few books on kindle for teens (around 13-15)
Hope you reply this time.
Regards from India,
Nishka
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I love you❤
Lucy you give me lot of motivation to improve my English .. I Know its not so good.. And I'm very bad in English. But you gives me power and courage .. I also have my CZcams channel. And I start it in August 2020.
I'm so glad that you and Will can finally see eye to eye.
Yes I know, that was a bad joke.
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I think it is so romantic 😘
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I was short sighted and after getting fed up with lenses/glasses, which by the way I was so uncomfortable with that I wasn't wearing them at all unless I really had to, I decided to have the surgery almost 10 years ago. I still remember that feeling when I realized I could see perfectly as I was leaving the hospital. Best decision I've ever made.
So glad to hear that :D
I had the same surgery 4 years ago and it changed my life 😍😊. I had astigmatism and myopia since I was 13 years old. Love you lucy!!
So happy for you Guillermina!!!!!!!
I have studied from book about astigmatism but i really didn't understand what happens due to astigmatism so could you tell me plz?
maths point i got astigmatism
One cause that makes me like this is continual playing video games and watch videos on youtube. I had watched all day maybe 12/24. My eyes are hurt badly now
@@baongoc9842so, what will you going to do???
Does it hurt?🥺
I had mixed astigmatism (+ and - simultaneously) and did this surgery 10 years ago. It really changed my life! And I still have ideal eyesight
Hello, i have also mix astigmatism.
I would like to ask you which procedure was done to you? Prk or Lasik?
Whenever someone tells me about
Laser eye treatment my mind goes to final destination movie
I feel it bro :,D
Oh the gruesome scene.....
LMAO. We have same thing.
same
Or that scene in A Clockwork Orange where they force him to watch the movie 🤣
I had laser eye surgery almost 3 years ago. I have gone through so many doubts because I couldn't find enough information about such surgery on high levels of myopia (I had -10 dioptrics on the left eye and -9 dioptrics on the right eye). Now I can say that it was the best decision in my life.
Wooooow! That’s my myopia as well! Very interesting for me to know that you were able to do the surgery! 😍
How is it now? Do you still use glasses?
@@diegoyuiop It's good. I don't use glasses at all, only sunglasses ))
Was you able to drive?
@@zen_meditation217 Only in glasses before the surgery.
I miss your vlogs, can’t wait to see a new one! I’m sure I’m not the only one 🙂
Dear Lucy,
I have been coming back to your channel for the last three months to see f you have uploaded any new videos and I haven't seen any updates. I wish you well. I really miss you and I hope you can upload new videos for the update of your life. We love you Lucy.
*We want more vlogs please, love to watch everything*
I had lasik little over a year ago and it's been the absolute best thing I could have ever done for myself. Highly recommend to anyone finding themselves frustrated towards their glasses daily. It is life changing!
So glad you have also had a fab experience! Life is so much more beautiful now 🥰♥️
LUCYYY WE MISS YOUR VLOGS!! COME BACKKK (hope you read this message) 😞😞
You should record audible books! It’s so hard to find readers with your young British accent.
Yea I agree with you
Could you explain what are you trying to say, please?
Good to see you here after a little long time, Lucy.
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I adore her speech 😍.I feel relaxed when I listen her 💕🥺
Thank you Lucy. This video is not only interesting but also useful. I learned so many words and expressions and I deeply appreciated the scientific subject you brought up. Honestly, you should do more videos like this! Hugs from Italy
I've been waiting so much for your new vlog! It brings me so much joy 💘😍
Lucy, very happy for you. Thank God all went so well. Life is beautiful.
Now your incredibly beautiful eyes can see the world the way they deserve. :) So happy for you, Lucy!
I love your pfp
This video was very sensitive for me. I've a lot of eyes problems and i have been all of my life without see powerpoinst correctly on the university or can't read what was in the schoolboard.. Is really good to see another people with identic problems and see that they are getting better. It give me hope to some day i can be "cured" of can get the thing better.
A big hug from Portugal and i wish you all the best! Thank you one more time for share your storie and give hope to other people :)
Thanks for sharing Lucy. I've always been interested to hear someone's experience getting laser eye surgery and your video provided lots of information that is new to me. Thanks for putting this video together!
Thanks, Lucy, for sharing that experience!
Hope you recover soon ,Lucy💛💖.....Thank you for this video ,it was really helpful 🙏🙏
Xoxo💌
I'm so happy for you Lucy. Take care of yourself
Happy for you, good luck. Thanks for sharing your experience which is relevant to so many people
Oh that’s why!!!😀 I was waiting for your new videos or new lessons a lit bit long! Finally and I’m so glad for your eyes getting better🙏🏻👍🏻 thank you Lucy! God bless you always
Congratulation Lucy, you are such a great person indeed. I wish you the best of the best in your career and your personal life.
I’m glad that you’re okay now🥰🥰
When I had my surgery, it was like finally seeing in HD for the first time - best thing I ever did!!
Happy it's worked out for you. Best of luck to you Lucy! 👍🏻😊
Dear lucy...best of luck to you!!! Leo.
I did have the same laser eye surgery almost 2 years ago. I had really poor sight, it was - 5. I went through the same procedure and now I can see clearly 😊😊😊 firstly, it was a shock for me to see how dirty the streets were ahahahah I remember I couldn't do any sports for about 1 month. I couldnt wear my make up for a month either. But it's totally worth it.
I recall my surgery for cataracts. I could actually see the leaves. Each leaf on the tree
Thanks for sharing lovely Lucy!!! Glad you vision is better!!! ❤
I have my first appointment with london vision clinic on Friday! So excited!
I hope you have good health, and best eye vision and more succeeds in your English teachings.
Beside the helpful info and revealing personal experience, who else is also enjoying the beautiful scene on that window and Lucy’s delightful English?
Wooooow, the possibility of todays medicine are just amazing! I am happy for You Lucy, thanks for sharing your expierience - it was such an interesting video
Miss you Lucy, can’t wait to see you in your new vlog :)
i just wanted to wish you and Will and belated Happy Christmas and express how much i hope you have a marvelously blessed 2021!
Had laser eye treatment 10 years ago. Best thing I ever did.
Dear Lucy I am so happy for u and wish to thank u for all your video's and this current video. Xx
Hope your ok Lucy. I really enjoy your vlogs and English videos. 😊
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Hello Teacher Lucy Bella Earl. This upload is truly something very helpful. Good awareness upload. I never realised you had this problem. Any issue related to health is really scary. Issues related to eye is really scary. When you mentioned about astigmatism it gave me a vicarious feeling. I must say I feel frightened to hear that. And you managed to get over such an ordeal is really heartening. Thanks for sharing this Teacher Lucy Bella Earl. Any issue related to health scares me. It motivates me and many to consult about health issues. I have been seeing many of your lessons during this ongoong COVID 19 Pandemic and it has been really helpful. Your lessons makes me happy amid this dark period. Thanks a lot Teacher Lucy Bella Earl.
Hi Lucy Bella Earl. I am a guy from India. I have been seeing your channel since January 16. After seeing your channel my English ameliorated by leaps and bounds. Thanks a lot Lucy Bella Earl. Knowing you had issues with your eye sight was really scary. It is really frightening. It is really good you shared this highly personal upload of yours to all your fans. Thanks a lot Lucy Bella Earl. I am glad to that you could get over this adversity. Having issues with our eyes is a frightening thing. When we have eyes we will not realise its preciousness. Only when there is issue with it only we will realise how important it is. You have made everyone aware about this. It is really good.
Hi Lucy, hope you have the most wonderful day!
thank you for sharing your experience, I'm so happy for you! 🥺☺️ I wear contacts so I can only imagine how life changing this was
Thanks for the infos your talks are so brief and to the point❤️
Happy to see you Lucy 🥰
Lucy congratulations for 5 million subscribers in your first channel English with Lucy .
Hi Lucy I hope your visions keeps getting better. I had lasik eye surgery in 2008 at age 31 and it was good it does change your life with me i played a lot of sport so not wearing glasses was great. Although I had to have my right eye done again about 9 years later so I can see good long distance with both eyes but my short vision now is not so good, but as you age your visions slowly deteriorates :( but you are young so do not worry.
I had -5 and -5,5 and had my Lasik surgery a little over 10 years ago and it was the best decision of my life! I highly recommend it!
Did you have astigmatism?
You don't need any makeup, you are beautiful in every aspect, may your eyes see every pixel of beautiful butterflies, flowers, the autumn colors, beautiful green landscape under the shiny sun every day ! I wanna thank the doc. God bless.🙂
Happy New year! I wish you a happy and healthy year, to you and your close ones! Hope to see you soon in your vlogs! 🙂 I really miss them! ☺️
Oh my god!!!! Surgery? Okay but I'm very happy to see all your videos
You are my favourite English teacher! I trust on your way of teaching infact I practice English everyday
As according to your suggestions till now and seriously!!!! It is very productive for me. Now, feel so happy❤️
I was so touched when you said " I wanted to be able to actually see Will" ❤️ That's once in a lifetime moment that you want to cherish.. I am so glad that your surgery and recovery went great.
Finallyyy im also earlyyy and lots of loveeed tooo uuuuu dear Lucyyyy💜💜💜💜
Sending love from Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Pura Vida to you and Will!!! I Love watching your videos!!! Thank you dear and beautiful Lucy!!! ❤️🙏🙂
Omg the voice of the doctor 💘
Cogrtulation lucy! Looking awesome and content.we happy for you.enjoy your new vision new life,bravest women on earth Good bless you
Dear Lucy, I have just discovered your videos and they are fantastic! When I watch I feel this bright atmosphere. Love your couple, pets and surroundings. Please, please upload more videos. I doesn't matter what. Even watching your dog is so interesting ;)) Thank you for all! :) Greetings from Lithuania ;)
I agree, Best decision ever! I had laser eye surgery 10 years ago and it had completely changed my life for better :)
Lots of love to you Lucy 🤩🤩 I'll be very happy whenever I get your video recommended in my CZcams page 😅🥰🤩
I'm glad you're alright 😍
Good evening Miss Lucy
I just wanted to say that I really missssssssss your vlogsss🤗
I'm in love with her since first side sofa teaching videos
So glad for you!
You’re braver than I am having eye surgery! My eyesight is so bad (also astigmatism) I don’t dare have laser eye surgery as I hear so many horror stories!
There are horror stories from people taking ibuprofen and it burning a hole in their stomach with the same incident rates as bad LASIK.
That’s not true! The risks of lasik are way higher than the risk of ibuprofen! They’re not even comparable! 1. The LASIK flap never heals. Weak scar tissue around the flap edge holds it in place -- like a Tupperware lid. But the flap itself is not attached and can be accidentally dislodged for life. Moreover, the LASIK flap creates a permanent portal in the cornea, which exposes patients to increased risk of late onset corneal inflammation or infection.
2. The cornea is permanently thinner and weaker after LASIK. Corneal biomechanical failure (ectasia) may occur shortly after LASIK or many years -- even decades -- later. Young women of child-bearing age are at increased risk during pregnancy after LASIK.
3. Researchers have found that LASIK patients may need cataract surgery up to 15 years sooner than people who avoid LASIK. To add insult to injury, the LASIK-altered cornea causes problems with cataract surgery.
4. Osman et al. (2017) found that LASIK using the latest blade-free technology leads to posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) (floaters) in 85% of eyes that did not have pre-existing PVD.
5. LASIK leads to falsely low intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement, exposing patients to permanent vision loss from undiagnosed glaucoma.
6. Corneal nerves responsible for tear production are severed and destroyed during LASIK. No study at any time point has found that corneal nerves fully recover to normal densities and patterns after LASIK. Damaged nerves may lead to chronic dry eyes.
7. Injury to corneal nerves during LASIK may lead to incapacitating neuropathic eye pain.
8. Since LASIK does not eliminate the need for reading glasses after the age of 40 and studies show that visual outcomes of LASIK decline over time, virtually all LASIK patients will end up back in glasses - sometimes sooner rather than later.
9. The FDA's latest LASIK study found that up to 46% of subjects who reported seeing no visual distortions (halos, starbursts, glare, and ghosting) before LASIK reported visual distortions after LASIK, and up to 28% of subjects with no symptoms of dry eyes before LASIK developed dry eye symptoms after LASIK.
10. LASIK complications have led to corneal transplants, blindness, loss of eye, disability, unremitting eye pain, suicidal thoughts, and a number of actual suicides.
I'm very happy to see you again.😍😍😍.. Love from Pakistan. I really like you. Youvy changed me in different ways.. And this is positive change. And credit goes to you🥰❤️
Eres lo máximo Lucy, gracias por compartir
You're very brave! I'm also thinking about the operation but it's scaring. And you were absolutely right speaking about miths around the eyes operations!
She got lucky. Getting this procedure is like playing Russian roulette with your eyes/sanity.
Take care of yourself Lucy 😊
I liked first because THIS IS ONE OF MY LIFE GOALS 😭🤩!!!
@Iron Mocker what do you mean? How can you talk so rudely?
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Haha iron mocker reported. Cheers!!!
@Iron Mocker yeah, just like you.
I have been enjoying your content for many years and I'm really glad you made and stuck with the lifestyle channel
Best wishes for you. Get well soon.
Hope you are okay !! Take care and stay safe❤😊
I miss your vlogs 💓🥺
I had laser eye surgery 22 years ago when i was 25 in China. In the first month after the sergury, my vision was 1.5. After 3 months, it dropped to 1.2. Now, i tested today, it is still 1.2 although i play smartphone all the time. The total surgery cost was RMB 15000 about us$1700 at exchange rate of 1998. The surgery took only few minutes, and no pain at all.
Wish you well. Keep up the good work.
Another nice vlog loved it.
you are so brave😚we're v.happy you are back😁
I'm 29 and I've been wearing glasses since I was 10. I have 8.5D of myopia in my left eye and 8D of myopia in my right eye. It's still getting deteriorate, considering I was told I had 1D of astigmatism in my both eyes last year. I was dreaming that one day I was going to have the surgery but now I won't be able to make my dream come true since it's still increasing. I'm so glad to see you've gained your vision completely back, Lucy. Hope that my eyes will come to their sense. Finger cross :D
Thank you ! This was so helpful to hear your perspective ! :)
The kind of surgery that really scares me but still I've managed to watch the video from start to end without looking away) Made me think about the laser.
Congratulations, dir your recovery and marriage in advance,I also have to go with the same treatment in the following years and so I can truly relate whatever you just spoke and explained so patiently and pointing every detail...lots of love from India may you seeyiur bright future ahead.
One day also when I would have enough money would try to open a free eye hospital having international and trained opticians for all at least in my country India.
Loads of love.☺️☺️
Really great 💓 your eyes can see very well 🥰 Take care too
Very good recommendation! Thanks for advice!
Thank you I love the background ❤️
i'm having the same problem with my vision and i've had this since i was in the primary school, that was -2,5 at first and it's getting worse untill the last time i got my eyes checked i had -5,5, (that's more than a year ago). And this time since everything is done online, i have to spend more time starring at my laptop like attending lectures, doing assignment etc, which cause even worse vision to my eyes. I actually have been thinking about getting eyes surgery but kinda scared at the same time so many thanks to you Lucy for sharing your great experience!
If you are considering laser eye surgery, please, please think very carefully. The fact is laser eye surgery is extremely dangerous. I've had it done myself and it has ruined my life. Years on, my vision is the worst it has ever been and I am still in pain. In fact, most people who have told me they have had it done, have also had some kinds of problems, many of them serious and life-changing. Research seems to bear this out, suggesting that problems are the norm, rather than the exception.
Companies providing such surgery have little or no scruples, withhold information about the dangers and pay their staff commissions. Surgeons who carry out the procedures should also not be trusted. The fact that they act in contravention of guidelines laid down by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists should tell you enough. If you are still tempted, make sure you seek advice from an independent optometrist or ophthalmologist who has nothing to gain from you having surgery. The industry is unregulated and that is a serious problem.
OMG Lucy... I feel like I have been waiting for this video my all life and I feel like I am now finally ready for my laser treatment. I have almost identical problems with my vision, and even though I don't mind wearing glasses (I've been wearing them since I was 16, so basically for the last 17 years of my life), I would love to go out one day without having them on. Thank you for sharing this incredibly useful content. I have done so mush research about laser surgery, but this video contains absolutely all information I needed. Best wishes to you!
If you are considering laser eye surgery, please, please think very carefully. The fact is laser eye surgery is extremely dangerous. I've had it done myself and it has ruined my life. Years on, my vision is the worst it has ever been and I am still in pain. In fact, most people who have told me they have had it done, have also had some kinds of problems, many of them serious and life-changing. Research seems to bear this out, suggesting that problems are the norm, rather than the exception.
Companies providing such surgery have little or no scruples, withhold information about the dangers and pay their staff commissions. Surgeons who carry out the procedures should also not be trusted. The fact that they act in contravention of guidelines laid down by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists should tell you enough. If you are still tempted, make sure you seek advice from an independent optometrist or ophthalmologist who has nothing to gain from you having surgery. The industry is unregulated and that is a serious problem.
@@vicrichards6380 Thank you for your comment, it means a lot! x - I will definitely reconsider all of the aspects. I can still manage with the glasses, therefore before I make any life-changing decision I will make sure that the risk of the surgery is as low as possible.
@@vicrichards6380 sorry to hear this, but what was your eye power before surgery and how worse it gets after surgery?
Please to see you Lucy again!
I have had an Astigmatism for years and before this video was posted I didn’t know what the word astigmatism meant
I’m a native English speaker who sometimes can’t always get what people say because of my learning difficulties
So thank you for sharing your story Lucy
It was very informative and helped me understand and learn about astigmatism in a more simpler way .
The halos and starbursts are my main reason for wanting surgery. Thank you for the honesty. This may just be what I deal with in my life.
Great video!!! 😲✌️
Hi Lucy , I did the same surgery ( I also had longsightedness), and I agree with you , it one the best thing that I have made in my life :) that changed my life !
Hi, how much it costs this surgery?
These days I become late at Lucy's school but she's my fav teacher
Wow - I'd never really considered eye surgery before - but also can't wear contacts ( nausea & headaches) and specs always seem to slide off my nose or hurt my ears, even after they've been fitted. How soothing is Prof Reinstein's voice - I bet you felt very safe under his care. Food for thought Lucy - thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this video. I'm glad your surgery went well.
You seem to be very organized when it comes to your work. Can you make video on how you keep yourself so organised please?
Finalllyyyyy!..... U added a vdo after such a long time!..... I love ur sweater🥰.... How cold is it there now?
I really appreciate Lucy, I have been struggling with my sight since I was 7😭
! Hola ! 🥰I'm glad that u r fine. U r the best teacher i ever found ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love u Lucy . I hope " I meet u one day "
thank you for doing this video to all that need this so they know where to go. tks
I subscribed this channel just because I still want to improve my English listening through this channel. 😄