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Originally Posted by rspassey
Out of curiosity, what was it that made you do it? I mean I wear glasses now and have to wear my glasses to drive and to do well in class (see the board); but would never think about laser surgery.
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I was sick of wearing glasses/contacts and live a rather active lifestyle, so Lasik was a natural choice. It's been proven safe over time, I did a lot of research and found a doctor with a 0 failure rate and decided to go ahead and do it. I paid extra to use the newest baush & lomb machine which was proven to leave no scarring and bought the lifetime warranty. The feeling of liberation being able to see perfectly (I ended up with 20/15 vision) without glasses, to dive into a pool the 1st time and actually be able to see was well worth every penny.
I filmed it because the procedure is interesting. seeing them peel back the cornea is a little disturbing but to see what they can do in a matter of minutes per eye is amazing. A friend filmed it for me through the glass (the room is glassed in so that everyone can see the procedure) and my eyes were shown on a tv screen, so everything is up close and personal. The procedure took about 2 minutes per eye. When it was finished I walked out into the waiting room, my friend was still filming so I walked into a door jamb for the cheap laugh!...
My eyes were sore for about 2 hours after the procedure, but if you use the eye wetting drops often (every 10 - 15 minutes) it no worse then a lash in the eye.
It's safe and well worth the money for anyone whose active a lot.