Astigmatisms, lazik, and shooting.

[ChadAmberg]

All you new fangled kids with your lasers... I had my eyes done the old fashioned way with the diamond scalpel! (RK) Went from 20/250 to 20/15 in the early 90s...

[jscwerve]

ugh thats pricy guess i have to keep saving my pennies(or stop buying guns )

Ya, there's no way I would have been able to afford it wirhout my insurance plan and flexible spending account.

[patrick0685]

Ya, there's no way I would have been able to afford it wirhout my insurance plan and flexible spending account.

That's what I did as well, they offer financing, I as well has custom blade-less lasik

[Sharpienads]

I had PRK done about 5 years ago. I got it for free, being in the military (thanks guys!) but i would pay $5,000 if I had to. It is freakin' life changing to go from 20/300 to 20/15. IMHO, I would get both eyes corrected and wear reading glasses if needed. Besides, they might make you look smarter [insert emoticon with thick black framed glasses here].

[The Rat]

I had PRK done this last December. Went from being unable to see the front sight post of an M16/M4 when shouldered to 20/13. It took about a week before I was able to drive, and about 2-3 months before my vision got to where it is now. Definitely worth it; best money I ever spent.

I did notice an oddity while it was still healing. When viewing the dot of my Aimpoint Micro through the Aimpoint 3x magnifier, it would appear as an oblong donut of sorts. This lessened as time went by, and by three months it looked like a normal dot once more.

Had mine done at the laser eye center of northern CO up in Ft. Collins.

[kwando]

wish I could get lasik... Thin cornea so I'm a candidate for prk... The recovery time is what keeps me from moving fwd...

those that have lasik and prk do you experience dry eyes?

either way I love wearing glasses

[Bailey Guns]

I had laser PRK done in 1998 and it had to be "re-touched" in 2005, but I've been very happy with my decision to do it. I'm just now noticing that I have to push things farther away to read them, so my age is beginning to affect my vision. I've been told they will be able to fix that as well in the coming years.

Yep...I had it done in 98 as well. Doc offered me the "one eye near, one eye far" option and I declined and just went for the distance correction. Vision went from about 20/100 to 20/15 left eye, 20/20 right eye.

But, he did say it would hasten my need for reading glasses. I can stumble through most up-close things now but the reading glasses really help. I could probably use a touch up, too, as I notice my distant vision isn't quite as sharp as it was.

Getting old sucks. It's too bad the alternative is even worse.

[Hoser]

I know a couple guys that have had Lasic and PRK.

Most guys are very happy with the results. Most of them end up with a slight prescription in their shooting glasses to help with the front sight when they hit their mid-40s.

My wife had Lasic a couple years ago and is very happy.

I can not have Lasic as the Air Force says Lasic and being on flight status is a no-go. However PRK is ok. Time will tell.

[Sharpienads]

wish I could get lasik... Thin cornea so I'm a candidate for prk... The recovery time is what keeps me from moving fwd...

those that have lasik and prk do you experience dry eyes?

I had PRK, haven't had any problems with halos at night, dry eyes, anything like that.

[The Rat]

I had PRK, haven't had any problems with halos at night, dry eyes, anything like that.

Ditto for the most part. Had dry eyes a little for the first couple months, but it tapered off a lot after that. The eyes are totally normal now.

I gotta say though, the first three days after sucked. Felt like chopping onions all day for three days straight. Went away like a flash on the fourth day.