WOT: lasik eye surgery, anyone have it done? Options

[mattillac]

i hear it's awesome. i'm nearsighted and i hate wearing my glasses. just wondering if anyone here had the operation done. it's supposed to be quick and painless with instant results. it also costs about $2,500.

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[lapuwali]

My wife had it done a few years ago. It is very quick and painless. Most of the job is automated. You often see "star" patterns (like water drops on your glasses) for a day or so afterwards. One downside is you tend to lose your close-up vision. If you're used to being able to focus on small items up close, you'll lose some sharpness there. It also doesn't last forever, and chances are good you'll start to suffer the usual far-sightedness that affects most people in the late 40s and 50s, and you'll end up having to wear at least half-moon style glasses to read or see up close at all.

Frankly, it scares the hell out of me, and I won't do it. The failure rate is very low, but not so low I'm willing to risk it. 30 years of wearing glasses now, and I'm comfortable with that.