I got it done, its scary AF (not the reason you think), but its worth it in the end. Read every word here I say, its absolutely vital.

The scary bit is not getting your eyes cut open or the procedure itself. Its the after bit that's scary AF. Normal dry eyes is just very slight discomfort. LASIK dry eyes can be bad enough that your vision actually goes to chit, because there's usually a layer of mosture covering your eye, making it nice and smooth. Without any moisture, it gets so dry, its just the rough surface, and your vision goes to chitsville, and you think you're going blind. Also, there'll be mornings that you open your eyes, and it hurts like fukking chit. The only way to describe it is like demons has been biting on your eyeball the whole night. There'll be times you're convinced that your flap reopened, and you're fukked, but usually its dry eye. See your doctor immediately either way.

All this will last 2-5 years. Don't believe them when they tell you a year. It get exponentially better 3 months in, then 6 months. A year in, you'll still have lingering effects. 2 years its mostly gone. 3 years you should be fine.

Use your eye drops as prescribed. If you use too much, your eyes gets used to the drops and stop producing tears. Too little, and its painful as fuk. Never ever touch your eye after the procedure. The first time I've touched it was 3 years after, to remove a stray eyelash. You can't even rub it at all. Any issues, drop everything on the spot, and go see your doctor. You'll use drops up to a year, maybe more, after surgery.

Don't do it if you have anxiety issues. You are right, losing sight is one of the most fukked up feeling in the world.

Use the best doctor money can buy, with max number of good reviews. The best will follow up 2 years after surgery, with quarterly appointments. Mine went up to 1.5 years. You'll think its a pain in the arse, but you must do it. There's always the dread that you walk in, and your vision deteriorates. Mine was 80/20R and 40/20L initially due to dryness, and I felt like chit, because it wasn't 20/20. Ended up with 20/10 R and 20/15 L, so it CAN (not guaranteed) get better than even normal human eyesight after awhile (my wife is 20/10 both, but she's 100% natural, some people just have better eyes naturally)

There's an alternate surgery called PRK, where they scrub off the front of your eyeball. Your vision will be chit for 3 months, but you will heal without a flap scar, consider that heavily.

They can cut a flap via laser (femtosecond) or mechanically (keratome). Mine was mechanical. There's pros and cons to both, do your own research. Laser is typically better, because they can fuk up and mis-cut mechanically, but your chances of hazing due to laser is higher. Choose your poison and go for it. Don't be a pussy and choose laser just because mechanical sounds chit - its not, you don't feel chit.

The procedure itself is *very* uncomfortable, but not painful. Dumb kunts gave me vallium at 10, first procedures started at 1030, I was dead last at 430, and the vallium was long gone by then, and I was on full time panic mode. The worst bit is not the laser, or the cutting, or even them touching your eyeball. Its the light they shine into it, makes it extremely uncomfortable. It feels weird, but straight after, you can see well without glasses, which is weird AF. They give you these eyeshields to put on, and tell you to leave it on for a day. I recommend 2 days, because some dumb kunts (myself) sleep with an eyeball digging into the pillow, causing chit dry eye. The elation at being able to see without glasses initially is the GOAT feeling.

Its worth it in the end, less headaches, more freedom, no glasses fogging, laser sharp vision all the time, being able to see in the shower, when you wake up, in the pool, etc.

Sounds great but I’m too cheap
Just buy the monthly contacts and wear them for 3-4 months

max dat FSA/HSA for that pre tax benefit 20-30% discount hnnnnng . My previous employer covered my lasik , feels good man.

Tired of being a poverty vision-cel but offput by potential complications from the procedure.

I here differing opinions on people who have had it. Would be nice not to wear glasses or contacts anymore but my vision will deteriorate as I get older anyway and I’ll eventually need glasses again

Is it worth it?

Sounds great but I’m too cheap
Just buy the monthly contacts and wear them for 3-4 months

For the second video justskip to exactly 4:00 minutes in where he answers a subscriber's question of "Why do eye doctors perform LASIK and PRK on others if they do not get it themselves?". For reference he does not choose to get it and uses contacts. One reason he lists is that with contacts he has 20/15 vision and LASIK can often at best produce 20/20.

Make sure you have a third party doc determine if you're a prime candidate for it.

My mom's a medical malpractice lawyer...she refuses to have the surgery done herself. I have one friend who regrets it, he's almost night blind now. He can't drive at night because of the halos/starbursts. Everyone else i know that had only complications were dry eyes.

Look into Ortho-K contact lenses. They're hard contacts you can wear at night and then the following day you'll have 20/20 vision with no contacts or glasses. I've been wearing them for almost 5 years. I absolutely love them. It's basically like having temporary lasik every night.

He makes good points, but that's complete bullchit. I'm 20/15R and 20/10L, not only measured by the LASIK clinic, but the spectacle shop in the mall (I wanted to get sunnies) I know of people who done LASIK with double 20/10. Most people I know that did it end up with at least 20/15 in one eye.

Tired of being a poverty vision-cel but offput by potential complications from the procedure.

I here differing opinions on people who have had it. Would be nice not to wear glasses or contacts anymore but my vision will deteriorate as I get older anyway and I’ll eventually need glasses again

Is it worth it?

Painful chronic dry eye
Starbursts and halos at night

You only get one pair of peepers brah. What if I sneeze during the procedure lol

LASIK dry eyes can be bad enough that your vision actually goes to chit, because there's usually a layer of mosture covering your eye, making it nice and smooth. Without any moisture, it gets so dry, its just the rough surface, and your vision goes to chitsville, and you think you're going blind. There'll be times you're convinced that your flap reopened, and you're fukked, but usually its dry eye. See your doctor immediately either way.

All this will last 2-5 years. Don't believe them when they tell you a year. It get exponentially better 3 months in, then 6 months. A year in, you'll still have lingering effects. 2 years its mostly gone. 3 years you should be fine.

Use your eye drops as prescribed. If you use too much, your eyes gets used to the drops and stop producing tears. Too little, and its painful as fuk. Never ever touch your eye after the procedure. The first time I've touched it was 3 years after, to remove a stray eyelash. You can't even rub it at all. Any issues, drop everything on the spot, and go see your doctor. You'll use drops up to a year, maybe more, after surgery.

Make sure you have a third party doc determine if you're a prime candidate for it.

My mom's a medical malpractice lawyer...she refuses to have the surgery done herself. I have one friend who regrets it, he's almost night blind now. He can't drive at night because of the halos/starbursts. Everyone else i know that had only complications were dry eyes.

Look into Ortho-K contact lenses. They're hard contacts you can wear at night and then the following day you'll have 20/20 vision with no contacts or glasses. I've been wearing them for almost 5 years. I absolutely love them. It's basically like having temporary lasik every night.

Happy to see this thread.... been thinking about lasik for YEARS and finally got a consultation done yesterday. Have the procedure scheduled for 9/3!!! Super excited. Reps to OP

Wife had PRK done recently (4 weeks ago). No flap (she is seemingly unable to have things touch her eye), but the healing process is protracted vs lasik. Back to 20/20, she doesn't have to wear glasses (was an arse ache during gym/runs). Would recommend/10.