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    I have thing I'll say about lasik or any other corrective eye surgery-

    ONE EYE AT A TIME !!!

    I don't care how unlikely it is that you'll problems don't risk both eyes at the same time. Do one eye and let it settle in and confirm it is good then do the other. Any surgery has risks. Bad results are rare but they do happen.

    I went from perfect vision to trifocals in less than a week when I was 5 years old. I will not wear contacts and I will not get surgery just to correct my vision. I have a cataract coming in one eye so I guess I'll be getting some surgery for that sometime.

    I have found that full safety glasses to be cheaper than regular street glasses lately. You might check that if money is a factor.

    Spending the money and time on proper tissue paper / wipers for cleaning glasses is well worth the money and effort. Facial tissue, butt wipe, and your shirt tail all are risks for scratches, big or fine that just fog the lens.

    Hang in there. I wish you well.

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    We are in Colorado, one mile less atmospheric shielding. ALWAYS wear sunglasses outside in the sunshine!

    just my .02 cents

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    I had LASIK in 98...with the required follow ups. Vision corrected from 20/200ish to 20/15 left eye, 20/20 right eye. The right eye isn't as sharp as the left eye, though. That was my last eye exam. Wife and I were just discussing this exact topic yesterday. We've both scheduled eye exams in Dec. I have to wear cheaters to read and do other close work now.

    I highly recommend LASIK. I'm sure it's greatly improved in the 14 years since I had it done.
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    Shit I have been wearing contacts for a while now...never liked touching my eyes but I'm used to putting them in and taking out now. I still can't put in eye drops though just freaky...in short it'll get easier.

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    It's not a bad idea to have your eyes checked out once a year, just like the teeth every six month thing, better to get to a problem early rather than late...

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