Eye doctor.

[sniper7]

I go every year for an annual eye check up! always good to have them looked at by a pro!

[Tinelement]

Could be worse! I was at the eye doctor last Friday to get a chunk of metal plucked out! Always fun!

I have glasses. Ain't the end of the world! I've had them since I was 18.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

Glad it's nothing catastrophic. Get LASIK. You'll be glad you did.

I asked them about that...

"Nah. You don't need that. Big expense for a small correction."

My contacts are going to be $350+ a year. Don't tell me about a big expense.

[ChadAmberg]

Could be worse! I was at the eye doctor last Friday to get a chunk of metal plucked out! Always fun!

I have glasses. Ain't the end of the world! I've had them since I was 18.

Last time I had that the doc just pulled out a big magnet and it jumped right over to it. Kind of cool in a way!

And long term correction is worth considering depending on your age. I had RK done back in the pre-laser days and except for a bit of starbursting at night it's been great. There's just certain ages (like 20, 40, 60?) that your eyes change shape and you should avoid getting it done near that time. Once your prescription changes and settles down for a year or two, then you're good.

[StagLefty]

I asked them about that...

"Nah. You don't need that. Big expense for a small correction."

My contacts are going to be $350+ a year. Don't tell me about a big expense.

My last pair of glasses came to about $650 before insurance. Now that I'm retired I have no vision insurance. Looks like I'll be going to one of those cheap places.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

Last time I had that the doc just pulled out a big magnet and it jumped right over to it. Kind of cool in a way!

And long term correction is worth considering depending on your age. I had RK done back in the pre-laser days and except for a bit of starbursting at night it's been great. There's just certain ages (like 20, 40, 60?) that your eyes change shape and you should avoid getting it done near that time. Once your prescription changes and settles down for a year or two, then you're good.

Yeah. I'm only 24. So who knows what's going to happen. I'll go see a LASIK guy and see what happens.

[ChadAmberg]

My last pair of glasses came to about $650 before insurance. Now that I'm retired I have no vision insurance. Looks like I'll be going to one of those cheap places.

www.zennioptical.com is what you're looking for...

[SA Friday]

Same boat, same river, but a different paddle. Couldn't see anything closer than 16" in front of my face. Found out during the dr visit, I also have UV retinal damage in my right eye. So that had to be corrected too. I picked up my glasses today. Figured out it was impacting me way more than I thought. Was having a hard time seeing the class board and my notes. Don't know about my shooting. It not that drastic a change.

[Guylee]

I've worn glasses since I was around 8 or 9. Got a packet in for PRK but that stuff takes forever...I can't wait til I get it though. The first time I wore contacts I felt like my life was changed, I can't even imagine how awesome it would be to not need lenses at all.

[TFOGGER]

I wore glasses for distance vision and astigmatism from age 16 until I was 38. Seriously, if it was more than arm's length away, it was friggin invisible. Got a good deal on LASIK because my daughter in law worked at 20/20 Vision, financed it over 2 years at 0%, and I'm very happy with the results. I had some haloing around lights for ~6 months when driving at night, but my current vision is 20/15 right eye, 20/20 left. My only current issue is that I have trouble focusing on stuff that is very close(inside 18 inches) and very detailed, particularly when tired. Glasses aren't the end of the world, but after you turn 30, laser correction should be on the table.