Laser eye surgery

craiced · Post by **craiced** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:10 pm

I know this question has been asked before but it was a year ago and I was hoping for some more up to date info and maybe some more experiences. So.....

Have any of you guys had laser eye surgery in Finland?

If yes any suggestions of where to or where not to go?

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Goldie · Post by **Goldie** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:58 am

I too am considering laser eye surgery, and after a lot of research I have narrowed it down to Silmäkeskus (had an appointment last month and was very pleased) and Sairaala Laseri (will schedule an appointment for the first of the year). I am pretty sure I will go with Silmäkeskus, but would like to visit Sairaala as well, as I have read a lot of positives about Dr. Risto Uusitalo.

Links:

http://www.sk-laser.fi/main2.htm

http://www.laseri.fi/laakarit2.asp?page ... riuusitalo

gon2o · Post by **gon2o** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:58 am

How much is it in Finland.
I'm quite sure i will do it in February or March.
Not in Finland, but anyway it would be interresting to have a comparisson.

In Germany FEMTO-LASIK for both eyes is about 5000 €, including a 2nd surgery if a correction should be necessary.

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Paul_D · Post by **Paul_D** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:59 pm

I underwent the LASIK operation for both eyes, some 2.5 years ago, in this clinic : silmasairaala

It costed me ~2500€ of my own pocket altogether.

/Paul

Chiugate · Post by **Chiugate** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:42 pm

I had LASIK for both my eyes last year. I payed 3330 euros in total, and had a free of charge re-operation for one eye

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:16 pm

gon2o wrote:
In Germany FEMTO-LASIK for both eyes is about 5000 €, including a 2nd surgery if a correction should be necessary.

But Germans with any sense go to Hungary to have their eyes and teeth done. I had Lasik on one eye in Budapest in 2001, nearly six years ago. I can't remember the cost but it was less than the price of a new pair of specs and that included all the pre-op examinations and regular checkups afterwards. The surgeons in the ex-East Bloc have been doing laser surgery longer than anyone in the west... they have the most experience. The clinic I went to was open 7 days a week, and operated almost non-stop.

thedamage · Post by **thedamage** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:20 pm

Anyone had a go at having their eyes corrected in Estonia? How much? And experiences?

Cheers.

karel · Post by **karel** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:16 pm

My SO's uncle had it done last year. Over and done with in 20 mins. I'm not sure where he was, though. Might've been in Porvoo or H:ki...

inkku · Post by **inkku** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:27 pm

I believe femto-lasik is an improved technology for lasik.

A friend who for years has gone to the clinic adjacent to Silmasairaala instead went to Eiran sairaala for the operation because she said they offered the latest Lasik technology. http://www.eiransairaala.fi/index.php?k=8998

biscayne · Post by **biscayne** » Tue May 19, 2009 3:58 pm

Hi,

I know you won't believe me, but if you really want to have the eye-surgery done, one of the best places to have it done is Slovenia. There is an opthamologist-surgeon called dr. Irman whose practice is in Celje (middle of Slovenia - about 3 hours drive from Vienna, 3.5 hours from Munich, and he is reputed to be one of the best in Europe, if not the world. A number of close friends have had it done by him and none have experienced any problems. One of these guys was working in the States and decided to get it done, as it is not covered by insurance there, he would have paid for it himself. When he went for the inital check up the surgeon asked him where he was from and when he said Slovenia, the doctor started to laugh and said "why would you get it done here when you have one of the best guys there?". The cost in Slovenia is 1000e per eye. Hygiene practices etc. are exactly the same as Finland. MRSA rates hosptials are lower.

umit · Post by **umit** » Tue May 19, 2009 5:06 pm

I'm also thinking about having laser eye surgery on both eyes. I will have it done in my country. Dunya Goz Hastanesi (World Eye Centers) is the best private eye clinic in Turkey and they also offer very reasonable Medical Tourism Packages for patients coming from abroad.

Bubba Elvis XIV · Post by **Bubba Elvis XIV** » Tue May 19, 2009 7:44 pm

Dunno if this is any help but...GF had it done in Pulssi in turku...3,000 for both eyes and all the check ups etc.

A minna sandberg-lall did it and now she has her own place called turun silmäexpertit

Duno if it was any good, shes still a clumsy great oaf...but she can see me from across the street now.

DMC · Post by **DMC** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:19 pm

A says: I had it done here.
B says: I had it done there.
OK, fair enough, but was it a success?
It is some years since I looked into laser surgery. I did so after a friend had it done with great results- The "eye doctor" (not sure what you call them) I used said she had had a couple of patients who had bad (irreversible) results, and she recommended that I just use specs. That is what I did. I don't know if her recommendations were related to the state of my eyes or what, and it was a while ago, so maybe I should look into it again. At the time I remember thinking that if the results were poor there wouldn't be a day go by when I wouldn't ask myself why I didn't take the eye doctor's advice.
I had my eyes tested last week and was told that I could legally drive in Finland without specs. That surprised me, but maybe suggests that my eyes aren't so bad as I think they are. Now, if I could find my specs I could hit the "submit" button.

Hae · Post by **Hae** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:53 pm

2nd correction? Are you guys kidding?

switchblade327 · Post by **switchblade327** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:37 am

A Finnish friend had it done in Estonia for 2000eur; both eyes. Don't know more info then that but I haven't heard of any issues.

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