It was scary indeed!

My thought process was "wouldn't it be nice to see first thing in the morning?" With my contacts out or glasses off I am effectively blind. So that was the thought.

But after my near blinding experience with Lasik, I've decided it's not so bad to wear contacts/glasses. At least I can see. No need to get greedy. :p

This was the only reason I was considering lasik. Then decided it wasn't worth the price

I have some kicking allergies, so Idk if its the fact I have the contact in my eye alone or reaction to the fluids use to clean etc. But the minute they go in my eyes start watering and my nose wont stop running....no fun :(

fluids used to clean are seriously just water and a LITTLE bit of salt so it shouldn't be a problem there. Have you tried different brand contacts?

I had mono done. Worked like a charm and this was over 13 yrs ago. Now it is time for a 2nd treatment. This time I will have both done.

I had both eyes done a long time ago. No regrets, no mistake (on them cutting the flaps), everything went smooth. My vision is still 20/20 or close to it I believe. I paid right under $4,000 for both eyes. And I remember they said you have to be in your early to mid 20s at the oldest; at least that what they suggested.

Go to a reputable place if you want it done. It's totally worth it. The only con I "see" with it (pun intended), is that you will see halos around lights at night time. But it doesn't bother me at all.

These days, most (if not all) lasik procedures are bladeless, so you shouldn't need to worry about the accordian affect someone else experienced.

Also, the machine is more important than the doctor. In my operation, the doctor barely did anything and the machine ran automatically. Don't take my word for it, go on any forum regarding lasik procedure (that's a thing!) and they'll tell you the same thing. If I were to do it again, I would go out of country to do it. They have better machines that we don't get for another 5-7 years because of gov't regulations. Not that the machines in other countries aren't vetted, they just have a much more streamlined certification procedure instead of the mess that we have here.

Just had mine checked and was told that the eye I had done 13 years ago is at 20/20. The other eye will be going under knife. I will wear reading glasses.

Been wearing glasses for a long time too. Mostly I wear them when driving (near sighted). When operating a computer or doing other work I prefer not to wear glasses or contacts.

I do use contacts occasionally (special events, road trips, etc), but not on a regular bases. My eyes tend to dry out with contacts. One reads of all the success stories, but every now and then something goes wrong. I prefer not to be one of those statistics. I'll stick to contacts. I'm not entirely blind, -2 in one eye and -1.75 in the other. I've learned to live with it.

So how does it work? Do they knock you out at all, or are you fully aware of what is going on? And is there any pain?

No pain. Local anesthesia to numb your eye. They'll clamp your eyes open so you don't blink while the laser is working. Lots of eye drops. About 3 minutes per eye. Then it's covered up for atleast a day. The next week is basically a recovery week but you should be able to work and stuff. Just need to take it easy on your eyes.

No pain, per se, but there is a lot of pressure felt on your eye as the machine presses down on it to create the flap.

I don't think what that man did to you was "lasik"

I tried to get LASIK done a year or two ago since I was also tired of contacts every day... turns out my eye tissue is too thin and they would not be able to perform the operation. Sucks...

You can get your eyes corrected by a procedure called PRK. They basically sand your eye down instead of cutting it with laser. I have 3 siblings that had lasik and 1 that had PRK. 2 of the 3 that had lasik are still 20/20. My sister (the oldest) had it done over 15 years ago and she just started having to wear reading glasses again.

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