Perfect vision here, although I like how glasses look on me. Kinda ironic.
It’s your imagination, you equate one with the other. A friend of my family has great vision but wears glasses (no actual lenses, just piece of plastic obviously) because it helps him look smarter and more honest. Guy’s got an eight million dollar house in Rome as well as a few in Manhattan so I imagine he’s doing something right.
Dammit I bump this thread and no one can help me out?
I had -6.75 and -6.50 and I thought I was pretty bad. LASIK is worth every penny, for those on the fence. When you see 20/20 for the first time, you’ll have an eyegasm.
Where do you keep them?
I’m near sighted but my prescriptions aren’t strong. My left eye is weaker than my right also.
Edit: I have a question about Lasik. Can your eyes go bad again after getting that surgery? I’m always sitting in front of a monitor and my eyes have gone bad because of it so I’m trying to see if its even worth getting that in my case.
Be careful with lasik. If you’re even slightly prone to dry eyes, do NOT have it done. Make sure they test for that. And, yes, your eyesight can regress after having it done. Many people have to go back and have done again years later.
since we’re talking about eyesight, im curious if other people see colors differently in each eye. for instance when i see through my left eye, things are slightly redder than from my right eye. and when i see stuff through my right eye, things are slightly bluer. its not enough to distract me or maybe im just used to it.
To all you guys that got LASIK, would you say that you had any significant problems after you got it done? I’m thinking of getting it done, but I’m not sure of the long run results. Kinda has me worried.
I’m legally blind without my contacts.
My prescription was -8.25 in both eyes. I had Lasek (not to be confused with Lasik) done November 19 because my corneas were to thin for the more popular Lasik. 5 months later I still see insane enormous starbursts and halos. I had my procedure done with Dr. Koch in East Lyme, CT. Koch has been rated in the top ten refractive surgeons in the country and has performed over 10,000 procedures.
I have essentially come to accept that the side effects are permanent, but there is still the chance that they can go away up to a year post-op. The worse your vision was prior to the procedure the longer it can take to recover completely. I’m not holding my breath, because I’ve finally gotten used to it enough to function in daily life, however, having Lasek done was the worst call I’ve ever made.
I had it done for practical reasons - I had stopped wearing contacts because they were uncomfortable, and so I was left with glasses for running, skydiving, wakeboarding, etc. These activities, for a variety of reasons, were all incredibly inconvenient to take on with glasses, and I had the money so I decided to throw down for the procedure.
I thought I had really considered all the negative outcomes, but the simple fact is that you can’t appreciate the negative side effects that you may experience until you are in the middle of experiencing it. The very possibility that the things I see at night could be positive for the rest of my life and I can’t enjoy a city skyline at night, or that I may have trouble driving for the next 60 years after 5:30 is a joke. The procedure isn’t perfected, and they advertise 1% of patients have permanent side effects, but the overwhelming majority at least experience temporary side effects.
I surmise that most people just get used to the side effects and are truly willing to trade for not needing glasses. With glasses before the procedure I had 20/20 vision night or day, and the worst I had were mild dry eyes. Now I have incredibly dry eyes, likely forever.
If this seems like an overly pessimistic diatribe, it is because I have developed a passionate stance that the procedure, while elective and technically cosmetic, still has too many unknown variables to be practiced on good conscience. I’ve told my story to numerous individuals since who have gone on to have it done as well. A few of them are in worse shape than I am and are terrified that what they are seeing now is permanent. Two guys in particular are experiencing all the same things that I do, only all the time, even during the day.
My vision during the day is quite good, if that is any consolation.
Since nobody listens when I adamantly encourage them to not go through with it, I will simply say good luck to anyone who decides to go through with it, I really hope you end up happier than I did.
I have it worse, but not in the same way. I promise you.
I have what is called Pars Planitis. Its a disease/infection of the eye that sweels the retina and clouds vision. Even with glasses, I cannot attain 20/20 vision. Beyond that, since I don’t have a known cause of the issue, I am subject to reoccurring infections (it cannot be cured.) How is it treated?
The last time it got really bad I was “legally blind” in my left eye - luckily my right eye is unaffected. However, i’ll take 20/400 instead of a shot anyday.
In before “Shot in the eye lolz”
Yeah, mine are also randomly super dry. I would also not recommend having it done if you’re able to wear contacts.
My contacts be giving me dry eyes too. (I am one of those who take really good care of it too unlike others.) :sad: Looks like I am getting dry eye regardless.
sucks bro :S. While i can’t comment on LASEK because i did not go through that procedure I recommend LASIK to everyone who asks me about it. My mother got it done about 8 years ago and i had mine done October 08 and we both are strong supporters of it. I had issues with my night vision(specifically in city driving with street lights) for the first 4-5 monthes but now have little to no night vision problems and my dry eyes stopped about 3-4 monthes after the procedure. Hopefully your eyes will heal to full functionality
Stories like these completely deterred me from getting it. I did some research and a lot of people have problems with it. My eyesight is something like -5 and -4.5 which from reading this thread is avg so I’m glad I didn’t delve deeper into the surgery.
I get dry eyes at times, mostly depending on the weather or time of day with late at night being the driest. I’d rather have dry eyes than risking ghosting and star burst with the surgery. Maybe when my eyesight is blind and I have nothing to lose but as it stands contacts don’t bother me. I was thinking about going back to glasses but I don’t want those goofy looking eyes that the stronger prescriptions give. :lol: