I just got LASIK yesterday. Ask me anything

But over half of everyone without glasses is wearing contacts.

Didn't hurt at all, just slightly uncomfortable. You get multiple sets of numbing eye drops and 10mg of Valium an hour before (didn't do anything for me). Firs they press this suction cup on your eyeball and a laser creates the corneal flap in about 10 seconds. They do the left eye first, then the right. Then they move you under the laser. The doc pulls back the flap, they have you look at this light, and the laser fires. It's kind of weird to hear your corneal tissue sizzle away. Takes all of about 15 seconds. They close the flap, put in some water, then "squeegee" out the excess water so the flap closes. Repeat on other eye.

Walked out a few minutes later with just a slight haze in my vision. Last night, there was some slight burning feeling in my eyes from the numbing medication wearing off, so I just went to bed early.

I went to a follow-up this morning and was already back to 20-20 vision. The only hassle is putting in eye drops like every hour for the next week.

Dafuq you talkin' about, cupcake? I didn't even wear glasses except at work.

Tell me about those. My prescription wasn't that bad (which is why I didn't wear glasses for the most part to begin with); it was mostly my astigmatism that screwed it up for me.

I was blind as a mole. Could focus at like 3cm from my eyes, everything beyond 10cm was a blur, -10 at both eyes
The procedure wasn't much, got good relaxing drugs so I wasn't giving much fucks, each eye (a week apart) took less than 15 minutes all in. Very little pain.
Took a while to adjust though

How about now? You happy?

Do you think they'd do one eye at a time if you asked? Even paid extra?

Why didn't you get a bionic eye implant instead?
TL;DR: permanent contact implant in your eye.

how much did it cost

Very.
The only real downside is that in dark situations, my pupils dilate so much that some light can get behind the lenses, and this gives a ghost image. When I'm driving it can be a bit annoying, but after a few weeks I already got the reflex of glancing at streetlights when this happens, so my pupils shrink again. I notice it still, but for me the pros massively outweigh this con.
>no more greasy glasses to clean
>can see sharp in all directions without having to move my head
>no edges to my FoV (thick glasses -> only sharp when looking directly through the middle)
>wake up, instant sharp vision
>can take a shower and see beyond my nipples
>no nose bridge that gets irritated
>can read/play with phone while laying on my side without glasses digging into my head
>no more fogging when going from a cold to warm area
>no raindrops sticking to them, or sand/salt when I'm at the sea

€3400 for the 2 (3800 USD)

Hey, I just had my one year lasik anniversary yesterday. Shit is awesome.

No, the massive difference in eyesight is disorienting, creates improper depth perception, and can slow or prevent improvement in the corrected eye.

Dang. Been wanting to pull the trigger, just scared to be left fucking blind.

The chance of both failing so hard you lose sight in both eyes is stupidly small.
The hospital where I went explained the possibilities, but over all the years they hadn't had that happen, worst cases are a bad fit so they need to redo/just remove it, and general infections that have no lasting effect.

So you had an astigmatism? I have that in my left eye. My right is fine. I was thinking about doing just my left eye. I dont wear glasses, but I do have slightly blurred vision. Did it fully correct your astigmatism?

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Is your vision good enough to find your own dick now?

Just do both and be able to see like an eagle. Not OP, but had it a year ago. It can correct astigmatism.

did you get the cheap beta version or the 6000$ one with touch ups and shit?

Nice good luck with it all what. Was the price. Giving iv bin haveing to get new. Eye glasses every two years for the last 30 years of my life it will savee money to get it done if I live another 20 years eye care is not cheap and despite many jobs I've had nobody ever offered any sort of eye coverage plan either so don't even know if that's even a thing

I had Lasik two weeks ago and love it. I went from -6.5 to 20/20 vision overnight. The only thing that sucked was the night of the procedure. I had a tough time falling asleep and my eyes felt like there was sand paper under my eyelids for a few hours. 10/10 would recommend lasik to anyone.

How you doin at not rubbing your eyes? I'm fine during the day, but I have been noticing that I instinctually attempt to rub my eyes in the middle of the night and right when I get up.

can you see through walls now???

I'm in EU, it's classiefied as 'cosmetic surgery' so nothing covers it.
Also, it's only worth it if you're stable. For the ICL the recommended age was around 30, with a few years of stability.

Do it. The only real risk is if you rub your eyes after the procedure. I regret not getting Lasik sooner

Yeah, chances are slim, but I'm a big pussy when it comes to preventable risk like those.
I rather pay an extra 1k to have ot done my way. Tha is for the reply, happy for your new found eyesight

This sounds like some sci fi horror story about losing your eyes. See you in the courts in a couple of years suing your refund after being left blind.

Is it worth it? I have horrible eyesight and I'm fucking tired of putting lenses in every morning.