Any personal experience with Lasik eye surgery? Yay or nay?

Got it and now I can see through people's clothes.

In all seriousness though, my grandma got it and loves it. Hasn't worn glasses since.

I got it about 18 years ago and have been super happy with it.

Now that I am getting older I have the same issues older people have, reading and night driving are worse. Overall though, it has been great. I had been wearing glasses starting in kindergarten, and could not really manage without them.

I am very active ,besides sports/exercise , I have danced a lot and do construction and gardening things. Glasses are a real drag in intimate activities. Contacts were a pain. Hated glasses. If I were a nerd , perhaps I would not have done it and would have been o.k. with glasses and contacts.

I have had it done and here are my tips:

1. Don't choose the cheapest and don't go to a clinic that has "sales".

2. Yes it is a wee bit uncomfortable for a few days

3. The results are not permanent

Best thing that i ever did medically for myself. Take the valium they give you before the procedure the pain is unreal a few hours after and it will make you pass out when you get home. I had 250/20 before the procdure and I am better than 20/20. You can run just dont get sweat in your eyes.

What is your age?

It will make your reading vision much worse and probably require reading glasses. I was old enough that my reading vision was already deteriorating so not an issue. I am very happy as my long-range vision is super and not messing with contacts is well worth it. Mine was a 10 minute procedure and experienced only some eye watering for a few days. I would highly recommend it "if" you are ready for reading glasses.

I had it 11 years ago when I was 21. It made me better than 20/20 and now I'm ever so slightly worse than 20/20

I always tell people it was the best $2000 I've ever spent. It truly is a life-changing surgery. I had horrible eye sight...pretty much couldn't do anything without contacts or glasses. Early morning runs were a pain because it was either pry my eyes open and put in contacts or wear glasses on the run. I had the surgery about 20 years ago, and have absolutely no regrets.

I say go for it.

Thanks all for the feedback. I'm having the initial consultation this afternoon and just wanted to get others' experiences.

I'm 37 and realize that reading glasses will probably be in my future. I don't have any problem with that.

I asked a coworker about it as well and he knew of someone who had the surgery about 15 years ago (when the surgery was relatively new?) and it didn't go well. He was an auto mechanic and I guess he couldn't be a mechanic anymore because his eyes were too messed up. I suspect that is rare.

fasdfsda9 wrote:

I asked a coworker about it as well and he knew of someone who had the surgery about 15 years ago (when the surgery was relatively new?) and it didn't go well. He was an auto mechanic and I guess he couldn't be a mechanic anymore because his eyes were too messed up. I suspect that is rare.

A friend of mine's mom is legally blind after her surgery didn't go so well. This was also many years ago tho im sure the procedure is better now

I had the surgery at age 50. I heard of issues and waited until it was improved. If it was then like it is now, I wish I had it many years ago. Like others have echoed, it has been life-changing positive. Also as suggested, get the top end. For me it was $1500-$2000 for basic and $3K for laser including free lifetime enhancements if ever necessary and far better if cataracts etc. into the future. Since it is sight I felt it was not the time to skimp. Today's laser procedures seem pretty flawless. Good luck!

I had it about 15 years ago. Fantastic. To wake up and run in the mornings without messing with contacts was amazing. To wake up in the middle of the night and see was great as well.

Does anyone know if you can have it again? Or get a touch up?

I'm noticing I can't see quite as perfectly as I once did.

Yes both re-do and touch-up are possible for most.

Laser versus the microcuts the first time makes this easier and better for the enhancement, at least they sold me on that. Again, be sure they give you some idea of what it will do to your reading vision if this is a concern. Also, be sure to check with the original place you had it done. Many had/have enhancements in the original price but the company does not speak of it unless you bring it up.

I had it a little over a year ago and I couldn't be happier. I wake up everyday and can just see, no need to reach for my glasses. I wore contact most of the time but always had issues with them moving in and out of focus. Now I'm always in focus. The biggest difference was at night, where I was almost blind before without glasses now I can see clear even at night.

I did need to use eye drops every morning for about 3 months but after that I was fine. I would recommend it to everyone.

rojo wrote:

I had it about 15 years ago. Fantastic. To wake up and run in the mornings without messing with contacts was amazing. To wake up in the middle of the night and see was great as well.

Does anyone know if you can have it again? Or get a touch up?

I'm noticing I can't see quite as perfectly as I once did.

It's probably because you're not running in the mornings. Get out the door tomorrow.

Life-changing.

Seriously.

If you are a candidate, do it.

Years from now, if you ever need cataract surgery it might cause problems. When they replace your lens during cataract surgery, it makes it more difficult for them to choose the correct lens if you've had Lasik eye surgery or RK. (Radial Keratotomy)

Be sure to verify that with your eye guy, or at least ask about it.

I had cataract surgery in my right eye 10 days ago, and am having the left eye done in two weeks. I had RK about 20 years ago and they said it complicated things a bit.

I had laser PRK. From 20/1000 (not a typo) to 20/20.

Paid over $3k to the