People who wear glasses or used to wear ..... ( Archived) (36)

I know of two folks that have had it done and have been delighted with the results,i only wear glasses for reading so i wouldnt get it done..

I know a few people who have had it done some praise it others curse it. Goes to show you can't make all the people happy all the time I have had people say they prefer me with my glasses on

I had lasik more than 10 yrs. ago and think it was the best thing I ever did...otherwise I'd have two magnifying glasses attached to my head by now. Used to be blind as a bat!

I did my mine last August I have 20/20 vision and no side effect, or any other problem.. I would recommend it to anyone if you can afford it..

Hi how are you? Its a while since I see you on here...

One thing they did not tell me when I had mine done was that my vision was going to be reversed after the surgery.
I could see great detail close-up and couldn't read anything past 10 inches from my nose.
Now I cannot see anything close up and have to hold a book at waist level to see the lettering.
I actually do miss the close up vision. Especially when my face is only inches away from what I'm working on and there is no room to move away from it and doing photography to see the dials on the camera.
On the other hand I can buy a nice pair of sunglasses now and not limited to prescription frames.
However, at dusk when the sun is going down so is my vision. For example, I cannot read a street sign sitting in a car at an intersection. In any low light situation my vision drops off.
That is annoying! I recently went to get glasses for night time driving. A mild prescription compared to my old glasses.
In bright sunlight it is okay.
I had my operation right at the age limit for getting it done.
At 31 you should be fine regarding that.
There are now a lot of quickie doctors offices offering the surgery on every street corner.
Go to a doctor who is going to do all the testing to qualify you eligible for getting it done. Don't screw around with some guy who got their training as an after-thought to make some more money.
I went to Calgary, Canada where Dr. Gimbal has his office...office?
He's got a 5 story building and a whole floor dedicated to laser surgery and a day and a half of testing before the surgery.

Hi Monte, I'm doing better, thank you for asking. How are you sweet lady?

Yes, I´ve read many stories about the negative aspects of surgery such as this. The future ramifications of laser eye surgery is also under hot debate.

I´m very interested in this as I´ve had to wear glasses since I was a very young child, although I wear soft contact lenses now most of the time, but I really don´t think I want my eyes messed about with regardless of the perceived benefits. I also quite like my trendy glasses now, unlike when I was a child, even though I rarely wear them in public.

Was it worth it? YES! For me anyway, other people have valid objections to it.

You are welcome!! Am doing good, I avoid this place as much as I can.. Its not friendly any more and I do miss all people that get banned, or sent to jail or just fed up and delete them self..