MimieJay:
It’s 7000 AED, that’s like $2000.

Thanks.

It's nice to see a thread like this for us shortsighted people. I've always wanted to ask this question just incase we have any ophthalmologist in this thread... is it possible to be born shortsighted? Does looking too close to those old school box TVs cause myopia? For all I can remember, I grew up shortsighted, I repeated KG2 because of my sight. I started using glasses in primary one up until SS2. In my school then, you were expected to be a nerd if you wore glasses so during exams, the below average students hustle the life out of you to get some expo. I somehow got tired of that and I used to have pain at the back of my ears from always wearing glasses so I opted for contacts.The day I wore contacts to school for the first time, I'll never forget that day, I told my classmates I could see clearly without my glasses, they said I was wining them, blind battimeaus like me. They decided to test me, I stood at one end of the class while another classmate of mine threw a pen my way, if you see the jubilation when I caught the pen, battimeaus wasn't blind anymore. Ive been using contacts ever since, I'm 33 now and my refractive index is -9. It's not been an easy road but at it's best, I've enjoyed using contacts. Along the line, carelessness has cost me a few. I've suffered from ulcer of the cornea, bacterial and fungal infections, inflammation of the conjunctival sac and lots more. I was lucky when I had ulcer of the cornea, I ran to the best ophthalmologists office and she saved my eyes at the nice of time and my vision was pure white for days before it started clearing up. I would do lasik someday but definitely not in Naija, Nepa is not to be trusted.

ebig21:

Okay, we wey dey naija make we dey manage our eyes, till we get money leave naija

True... but even abroad... I prefer glasses than do surgery for normal shortsightedness.

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Klass99:


Even I am struggling to believe it, not because I think you're lying but because it just sounds outrageously unbelievable that an opthalmologist would do that.

What happened afterwards? I mean after the eye injection?

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Motirayo2018:
What are been look into before moving a thread to frontpage..

My daughter has a failed cataract surgery that is almost making her blind. Having been begging for help for my thread to move to frontpage

Take her to Eye Foundation, Isaac John Ikeja.
They're pricy but the best that I know so far.
They even do surgery to correct squint alias 4:30 eye

Prism:
Sometimes I feel my optician is purposefully increasing the power of my lens because the higher it goes (-4,-5,-6 ), the more expensive it becomes. Because why in the world is my eye sight not improving? Infact it is getting worse with each increased prescription lens. Am I the only one who feels this way??

The optician is not increasing it. Myopia gets worse with age. After age 40, it stabilizes and may remain like that. I started with -3.5. I am now using -6.5. But it has not deteriorated for years

frankline461:
A lot of innovations going on about in different countries, but none in Nigeria. Sometimes I sit and wonder what the hell is going on and why I was put here to suffer sins I know nothing about.

Will the country ever get better again?
Will we be able to reach the level other countries have past?
Will we continue to depreciate and become worse that even Afghanistan?

Only time will tell!

The country is on a free fall with speed more than 10m/s. The worst is most people prefer it this way and I keep wondering what they have in mind. I feel so depressed when i remember people i share country with. M

salt1:


Take her to Eye Foundation, Isaac John Ikeja.
They're pricy but the best that I know so far.
They even do surgery to correct squint alias 4:30 eye

the possibility of rectifying a failed cataract surgery is very very very low. But you do not know that for sure. only a detailed dilated examination will tell you what is going on. It could be a posterior capsular opacity, a retina problem etc... Just get a good examination from a competent center

determination26:
It's nice to see a thread like this for us shortsighted people. I've always wanted to ask this question just incase we have any ophthalmologist in this thread... is it possible to be born shortsighted? Does looking too close to those old school box TVs cause myopia? For all I can remember, I grew up shortsighted, I repeated KG2 because of my sight. I started using glasses in primary one up until SS2. In my school then, you were expected to be a nerd if you wore glasses so during exams, the below average students hustle the life out of you to get some expo. I somehow got tired of that and I used to have pain at the back of my ears from always wearing glasses so I opted for contacts.The day I wore contacts to school for the first time, I'll never forget that day, I told my classmates I could see clearly without my glasses, they said I was wining them, blind battimeaus like me. They decided to test me, I stood at one end of the class while another classmate of mine threw a pen my way, if you see the jubilation when I caught the pen, battimeaus wasn't blind anymore. Ive been using contacts ever since, I'm 33 now and my refractive index is -9. It's not been an easy road but at it's best, I've enjoyed using contacts. Along the line, carelessness has cost me a few. I've suffered from ulcer of the cornea, bacterial and fungal infections, inflammation of the conjunctival sac and lots more. I was lucky when I had ulcer of the cornea, I ran to the best ophthalmologists office and she saved my eyes at the nice of time and my vision was pure white for days before it started clearing up. I would do lasik someday but definitely not in Naija, Nepa is not to be trusted.

everybody with Myopia was born with it, and it has no cure. but can be managed

dejavuh0007:
I get blurry vision when I operate my phone for extended periods indoors.

Same here... I think its due to cornea adjustments but I wan visit eye clinic soon, do the same when you have chance. Just that I dont trust 9ja doctors, i wish i dey somewhere in US

tundchip2:
I remember when i was at UCH for an eye related ailment. I was injected in the eye. People still don't believe till date.

I believe. A friend has told me the same story before.

LADEMINUS:


the possibility of rectifying a failed cataract surgery is very very very low. But you do not know that for sure. only a detailed dilated examination will tell you what is going on. It could be a posterior capsular opacity, a retina problem etc... Just get a good examination from a competent center

True. But I know of a girl that got blind after a failed cataract surgery. She was blind for five years. The corrective surgery was done at Eye Foundation and she has since returned to the university to do her undergraduate programme.
I'm not marketing them. I don't even work there but my whole family use them. My old mother has also done cataract corrective surgery there and her partial blindness was restored.

tundchip2:
Swears mehn. If i didn't experience it and someone else told me, I also would never believe.

Why were you injected in the eye?

tundchip2:
I was a stubborn kid.
Cane entered my left eye while my mom was beating me. I was Almost blinded, spent a full school term at the hospital.

Damn! This is why I hate beating kids.
A little mistake can leave the child in a very bad money draining condition.
Glad you are now ok.

FrLukas:


Well, op

Do you know that there are eye exercises that you can do to help you correct your eyesight overtime? Especially if you're scared of surgery.

if I might ask which kinda exercises

MimieJay:
So, I am short-sighted. I started wearing glasses 15 years ago officially and that is more than half of my life. WOW!

Nice read op.

People are hating cos they expected to end the story with blindness, God don disappoint them

spiceadole:


I am a doctor..
I was a resident in Ophthalmology before I left Nigeria.
Never for once did I think of any eye surgery of any kind to correct my shortsightedness.(Been using glasses for about 25 years)

I wear my glasses with pride.
Fits my face and I like it.

Hello can I please ask you a question regarding my eyes.

MimieJay:
By the way, you don't have to be angry on every post, whatever it is you are going through, you shall overcome, it's just a matter of time, trust me.

With this reply, you've got a follower and Subscriber. Love your spirit.

FrLukas:


Well, op

Do you know that there are eye exercises that you can do to help you correct your eyesight overtime? Especially if you're scared of surgery.

Tell me more please

CyberEBOLA:
ONLY THOSE WITH MYOPIA WILL UNDERSTAND HOW USEFUL AND REVEALING THIS THREAD IS.

I was actually thinking about going for this surgery, but when I realized that any mistake can make me blind forever, i decided to stick to my lovely glasses.

The funniest thing is that most doctors doing the surgery, prefer using glasses than undergoing surgery to correct the sight.


MODIFIED: EwuGambia I just read the whole thing,
Moral lesson is: Dont waste your money. LOLZZ

I lost a colleague to eye surgery. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone though.

Even if you intend to do the lasik surgery in the future just abort it.Continue wearing your glasses or contact lens now you have discovered your actual prescription.

MimieJay:
It’s 7000 AED, that’s like $2000.

I just watched your video about how much you made on YouTube. I like your energy and your charisma. Still waiting to see how you will purchase a Lamborghini with $46 funny girl.

Goalnaldo:
I just watched your video about how much you made on YouTube. I like your energy and your charisma. Still waiting to see how you will purchase a Lamborghini with $46 funny girl.

TheGreatIYANU:


With this reply, you've got a follower and Subscriber. Love your spirit.

Lol, Thanks thanks

Prism:
Sometimes I feel my optician is purposefully increasing the power of my lens because the higher it goes (-4,-5,-6 ), the more expensive it becomes. Because why in the world is my eye sight not improving? Infact it is getting worse with each increased prescription lens. Am I the only one who feels this way??

You're not. My lenses are just too thick. At first when I got it, I always felt dizzy but guess my eyes got used to them. When I take them off its another world entirely.

ArcFresky:


Nice read op.

People are hating cos they expected to end the story with blindness, God don disappoint them

Hahaha, they were expecting a "my eyesight got worse" kind of ending

determination26:
It's nice to see a thread like this for us shortsighted people. I've always wanted to ask this question just incase we have any ophthalmologist in this thread... is it possible to be born shortsighted? Does looking too close to those old school box TVs cause myopia? For all I can remember, I grew up shortsighted, I repeated KG2 because of my sight. I started using glasses in primary one up until SS2. In my school then, you were expected to be a nerd if you wore glasses so during exams, the below average students hustle the life out of you to get some expo. I somehow got tired of that and I used to have pain at the back of my ears from always wearing glasses so I opted for contacts.The day I wore contacts to school for the first time, I'll never forget that day, I told my classmates I could see clearly without my glasses, they said I was wining them, blind battimeaus like me. They decided to test me, I stood at one end of the class while another classmate of mine threw a pen my way, if you see the jubilation when I caught the pen, battimeaus wasn't blind anymore. Ive been using contacts ever since, I'm 33 now and my refractive index is -9. It's not been an easy road but at it's best, I've enjoyed using contacts. Along the line, carelessness has cost me a few. I've suffered from ulcer of the cornea, bacterial and fungal infections, inflammation of the conjunctival sac and lots more. I was lucky when I had ulcer of the cornea, I ran to the best ophthalmologists office and she saved my eyes at the nice of time and my vision was pure white for days before it started clearing up. I would do lasik someday but definitely not in Naija, Nepa is not to be trusted.

I am a -10. Used glasses all my life. MY lens are very thick that even the ultra thin lens is not so thin. Thank God for contact lenses. Just that my prescription is very scare and expensive.

MimieJay:
Hahaha, they were expecting a "my eyesight got worse" kind of ending

what about what I said via PM??

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showafrica:


Same here... I think its due to cornea adjustments but I wan visit eye clinic soon, do the same when you have chance. Just that I dont trust 9ja doctors, i wish i dey somewhere in US

there are very few american Drs, na Chinkos, nigerians and indians you will see there. Just find a good clinic here in Nigeria

salt1:


True. But I know of a girl that got blind after a failed cataract surgery. She was blind for five years. The corrective surgery was done at Eye Foundation and she has since returned to the university to do her undergraduate programme.
I'm not marketing them. I don't even work there but my whole family use them. My old mother has also done cataract corrective surgery there and her partial blindness was restored.

it was not failed, she developed Posterior Capsular Opacity which almost every cataract surgery results to after a few years, a YAG laser was done and she went back to good vision. its like a scar that comes up, once its also addressed the person is good to go

mrMeen:
if I might ask which kinda exercises

No such exercises exist. They are all research level procedures. where i work we have a lab devoted to myopia control using this exercises and other more sophisticated ones. the results are fleeting and temporary