BF2S Forums Lasik Surgery

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

Kmarion wrote:

My mom got it.. now she can't read anything right infront of her face. She claims she can see further away now. I don't believe her..lol.

My dad says the same.  He can't drive at night either.

Possy, you sure they are going to let you do it at 18?  The last time I went to my eye doctor (Nov '08) she told me I would be a good candidate after my prescription leveled out.  If your eyesight is still changing you might want to hold back until it stabilizes.  If you only have an astigmatism I guess you don't have to worry about that though.

That's generally how it works, you swap near-sidedness for far-sidedness.  Just because you get lasik doesn't mean that you have perfect vision, your far away may be better, but you're still going to have to wear glasses for close up.

One of my dads friends was short-sighted, had the surgery and now he's long-sighted, requires glasses to see things up close so its a strange procedure. There was another I heard of where they replace the lens of your eye with a artificial one or something, no laser.

I've had it done.  Best thing I've ever done.

Only problem I have is I don't see too well during dusk/dawn - I wear sunglasses and it's not a problem.

I figured it this way:
I was spending about $400/year for contacts, glasses & checkups, and I couldn't do contacts when playing hockey or with my allegeries...

So I had to make it about 5 years to make payback (eight so far).

Later?  Everyone has to wear reading glasses so big deal.  For me it was a financial decision.

Best thing?  Waking up in the morning and being able to see immediately - reading the clock, pretending not to ogle the wife when dressing...etc.

Ottomania wrote:

It is a temporary effect of Lasik that your short sight detoriorates.

Two years is an awfully long temporary side-effect

Pug wrote:

Best thing?  Waking up in the morning and being able to see immediately - reading the clock, pretending not to ogle the wife when dressing...etc.

lol, I can't wait...those 30 seconds I take to put my contacts on are very, very valuable.

It's funny, because it saves you so much more money in the long run rather than buying contacts.

Poseidon wrote:

Pug wrote:

Best thing?  Waking up in the morning and being able to see immediately - reading the clock, pretending not to ogle the wife when dressing...etc.

lol, I can't wait...those 30 seconds I take to put my contacts on are very, very valuable.

It's funny, because it saves you so much more money in the long run rather than buying contacts.

Growing up, whenever I got pissed at my Pop, I'd sneak into his room in the morning and move his glasses around the room.  He couldn't see anything unless it was two inches in front of his nose.

So yeah, he'd hollar.

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:

My surgery is guaranteed for life.  If my vision gets worse than 20/40, they'll redo it for free.

it pays to go some place extremely reputable and check out their policies