>>688466254
Why are you so angry with people that still have glasses and contacts? Were you raped by one?

>>688466254
you do have issues with night vision, but fuck if I am going back to glasses.

don't cheap out, get the laser cut and the customized eye map.

they can fuck up your glasses and you can get new ones but you only have one pair of eyes. take your lasik bullshit and fuck off you fucking faggot

>>688467511
Shut the fuck up

>>688467511
This tbh
>>688467651
This faggot tbh

>>688466254
optoFAG here!!

What was your previous prescription?

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>>688466254
Because I have Keratoconus you fucking faggot

I went from 20/20 with glasses to 20/500 in a matter of months and barely got saved

Fuck you nigger
You dont know what pain is

Slicing a layer off your cornea is a bad idea, it never heals up, they don't tell you that.

>>688467979
I have keratoconus too and its fucking shit.

>>688466254
Cause it requires upkeep every decade, every upkeep surgery will cost more and have to be done by the same exact doctor, if you fuck up and miss the surgery any degradation will be permanent and the upkeep surgery will only keep you at your current level, studies are popping up that the newer versions actually lead to color loss after 30ish years, beyond 50 you can't get the surgeries anymore on health insurance as its shown the returns just aren't there after that age, after 50 you're eyes will tank to worse than they previous, i just plain don't want my eyes skin cut off and have to unflinchingly stare at a laser every 10 years and shell out piss tons of money, beyond that every opinion i've gotten so far tells me i look better with glasses, i can just wear disposable contact lenses as they're super fucking cheap and they make these nice travel cases for them so i got like 20 pairs in a case 1/10 the size of my cellphone. Oh and transition lenses or polarized contact lenses cause fuck the suns harmful rays.

>>688468284
Wanna take prednisolone and walk on the beach fellow blind fag?

We can be blinded by any small light source like its a fucking lazy rock show and talk about our migraines together

We can attempt to read a sign only to see a clusterfuck of letters

My sweet sweet niggy

>>688468329
Stop posting lies

Reported

>>688466254
How long did you have to wait to get it done? I want to get it within a month, cash isnt an issue, but I don't want to have to go through a huge 6 month process.

>>688468542
Its just a 3 week process

>>688468542
Whole surgery only took 13 mins..

>>688468456
Man, all that hits too close to home for me. This shit is a nightmare to deal with.

At least we won't die from it I suppose.

>>688468456
this sounds awful

makes having thick high index glass sound good, fer sure

>>688468766
>>688468805
fuck yeah. Getting this shit done this month then.


I was out with a few girls one night, they'd only seen me in my glasses. Wore contacts to the bar and they were like 'who the fuck are you? you look so much better without glasses'

I know it was kind of a compliment but feelsbadman, because I know everyone else thinks that too and just doesnt say it.

and I smoke too much ganj to wear contacts, shit drys my eyes out

>Getting LASIK
>Not superior PRK
lol, pleb

I've been wanting to get this surgery for awhile now. My vision is fucking terrible my glasses look like I'm wearing thick goggles and if I get contacts they have to be special thick ones that are uncomfortable as hell. Unfortunately all my money is going to school and my parents so it'll be a good bit before I can afford it

>>688469016
The only side effects i had was dry eyes for about a month. But using eye gel 2 times a day i did not feel anything

>>688469016
Don't cheap out, laser cut the eyelash, don't use the blade. Get a custom map of your eye, they can be way off otherwise.

You will lose night vision, funny glare driving at night is possible too. Everything else posted in this thread is pretty much bs

After the operation you will be out for the rest of the day, maybe take an extra day at home if you drive a lot. That is it,

>>688467505
>>688469618
>night vision issues

So I can't do anything at night then? I like to do a lot of night driving so does that mean I'd have to stop after getting laser eye surgery so I don't get myself killed or something?

>>688469443
take a bank loan

>>688469856
idiot dont listen to him

night vision loss was a problem 20 years ago

nowdays the lasers are really modern and its not a problem anymore

>>688469319
This. Only complication runs a 1/1000 chance and can be instantly fixed by a single 10 minute doctor visit for $25.
LASIK on the other hand causes dry eyes(100% cause that flap they cut also cuts the nerves in the area reducing the eyes ability to feel dryness and thus produce tears), possible visual acuity problems (1/500 and then out of those case 80% are permanent fuck ups), PROVEN it weakens your cornea in ways that can't be fixed, the scar for the skin flap can straight up tear (1/500 in the first decade alone) fucking you over permanently, infections of the cornea( 1/500), nightvision loss (100%), produces shit results compared to PRK, actually stops you from being put into awesome jobs like astronauts or jet pilots, prevents army service except for grunt work cause you're a liability now as that flap can fly off from excessive forced or blunt trauma.
Hell there's a reason PRK is the ONLY form form of corrective eye surgery the armed forces want you to get and even pay for fighter pilots to get it so they have PERFECT vision. Also PRK doesn't fucking deteriorate requiring upkeep surgeries every decade from the same doc its literally one and done with no downtime needed.

>>688470135
I got it done 10 years ago, it was still a problem then.

and I am not talking "can't drive at night" shit, I am talking about some extra glare and telling myself the next car I buy is going to have those fucking xenons

sorry i like the way i look with glasses and im a fucking pussy so i pass.

Lasix wears off

>>688466254
I've actually been to 2 doctors that told me I wasn't a candidate for the procedure :/

>>688469856
Don't listen to
>>688470135
The modern lazers actually cause the loss of nightvision. 20 years ago it was merely stars and glare but due to the frequency of the lazer required and you having to stare at it bleached some cones and rods permanently hindering nightvision.

>>688470763
no idiot modern lasers have anti nightvision loss Technology
look it up dumbass

>>688470741
Its more common than you think. Around 1-5.

>>688470840
I did you dumbass. It only prevents wholesale loss otherwise it would be entirely fucking gone along with some ability for retinal diffusion permanently fuckint daytime vision too. Its the only reason they can legally allow its use on humans as the loss is "minimal" at 40%. Sorta like how mcdonalds beef is "100%" beef because it contains 60% beef.

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>>688466254
>my mother had the same surgery two days ago
>she has perfect vision now
>op confirmed not a fag and has a big penis with big potent man balls

>The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood.
Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact.
>Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact.

Want to get surgery? go to doctor and get real advice. If not fuck yourself and live on. I think i summarized the thread.

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>>688470840
Why add dumb-ass to your post? why not link and show him how hes wrong? you add nothing to the conversation and only derail the post with childish shit talk and make yourself seem uneducated. Learn to talk/type like an adult.

Is wearing glasses bad for some people, only problem i have with them is having to look farther to check my blind spots when driving.

I'm looking into PRK because the whole flap never fully healing thing terrifies me. It'd probably never be an issue but I know that with my neurosis any time i touched my eyes or even thought about them I'd remember the flap being there and get uncomfortable. I guess the downside with PRK is possibly nightmarish recovery for the first few weeks to month... and not getting the full benefit for up to 6 months. Anyone done the PRK thing?

>>688471368
try to say it to my face irl? meet me irl?

I have glaucoma risk
is lasik a bad idea?

>>688471654
Where do you live I'll come over right now

>>688472022
who are you whats ur adress and full name?

>>688470840
I did it last year with a modern laser and wow i lost nightvision. faggot.

>>688469856
its not that bad though, its pretty annoying like having dirty glasses which you cant clean but you can still see and drive and do anything at night.
but it IS annoying. at night and especially while the sunset, its a strange inbetween-feeling. wearing glasses is annoying all day though so its still better than that.

>>688466254
I wear glasses so I can show off my titanium Jaguar frames.

>>688471522
Its less than a month now. New eye drops we've had for around 11 years during surgery cut that shit down massively AND eliminated the possibility of corneal haze (the one possible downside it had that could be permanent). that flap also seems to come off for literally no reason. They say its only with excessive force like saying getting punched really hard or being in a plane crash (why the military HATES lasik.) but i see people coming in from sleeping on their side mooshing their face all night or from braking a little too hard. Best one was some guy went skydiving (whole reason he got it as the glasses got in the way of the goggles) a year after surgery and the force of the chute opening and catching him popped them both open 10,000 feet up. He just sorta let the ground take him and accept he shattered shins on landing cause he couldn't see.

>>688466254
Fear of making things worse.

I have -4.75 on right, -4 on left and eye floaters in both.

>>688472022
Yes. Underlying issues that can deform the cornea are major issues and can entirely eliminate you from candidacy. The process of removing parts of the cornea inherently weaken the organ and having something like glaucoma will just lead to the cornea not being able to withstand that pressure as effectively.

>>688472469
end urself pussyfag

>>688466254
I did PRK 5 months ago and unfortunately vision on my right eye can't be called perfect and my left eye is still fucked. It gets a fog effect whenever light falls on my eye, may it be natural light or from a light bulb. and it although I can individually focus with the left eye, when the right one opens, the focus is lost and it gets blurry. Like I said, its fucked up.
I miss my fucking glasses even though i had 5,5 and 6,5 .

>>688472469
Why the floaters. You got some kinds condition? Cause we don't take non-eye normies.

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>>688472171
Can you not post for me? That would be great.

>>688472355
Holy fuck that is terrifying. Contacts are annoying but not life changing.

>>688472604
Everyone gets them when they get older.

>>688472604
>>688472805
Everyone has them, no? Just not noticeable till you get old. Bacteria that lives in your eye,right?

I've got my 2nd consultation this Friday (PRK, not LASIK). I'm scared as shit, but not having to deal with glasses/optometrists for a while seems awesome. My only vision defect is astigmatism (no near/far sightedness) with about -3.00 cylinder in each eye. I can function without glasses so long as i'm not reading, but everything being slightly blurry sucks. Really not sure if I should take the risk though...

I have one eye unlike you normies with 2, and I'd rather not risk losing it due to botched surgery

>>688472805
Then it shouldn't be a problem. If you have shit like, say, excessive pressure but not actual medical condition worthy that causes those floaters then that would be an issue as again the cornea is being weakened by the removal of layers making the surgery reduce its ability to hold that pressure back.

>>688472181
my address is ur moms house and my name is yo fada

>>688472955
Nah, it's collagen that gets released when the vitreous body liquefies.

Just out of curiosity, where did you guys get your surgery done? And good or bad experience/results?

I'm looking at this place: www.clearvieweyes.com

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>>688472709
Shut up nigger

>>688472955
Or detached cones and rods, issues with the vitreous humour, degeneration of a certain artery inutero that can occasionally leave behind cell matter, and retinal detachment.
Basically if you're over 40 and have a good bit thats normal. If you're 20 and have a good bit that might be an issue but could be a few other things.

>>688466254
It is recommended not to get lasik til late 20s or older. Your eyes and skull don't fully develope and shape until around 27-28. A handful of people get worse vision from age 17-25 and it corrects itself around age 28 almost fully.

If you are one of those peopel and you jump the gun you just wasted money and you will need to get lasik again in your future when you could have not had lasik and had nearly perfect vision.

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>>688472502
glassesfag for life then..
also how about contacts then? is that ok

>>688473553
Do you have astigmatism? Is it bad? (high prescription?) This can make it difficult (or impossible) to find contacts that fit.

Also, fun fact: Contact wearers have higher long-term risk of infections than LASIK patients

>>688466254
Lasik has severe plausible complications, shit that could happen 10 years after the procedure

Just read the horror story, i will have a better patience of mind by just using regular glasses for reading and watching tv, knowing that my sight wont deteriorate

Also another possible complication are halos, that alone would drive me and my ocd crazy

>>688467505
I like my eyesight to be perfect at all times, or at the very least when i want it to be
So in that respect regular ass glasses will always win it for me

>>688474107
This. Though the infection rate is only higher by technicality due to lifetime wearing versus the major risk of lasik infection due to the flap eventually "healing" closed.

>>688467979
>>688468284
Keratoconus is only managed with rigid gas contacts

and SHOULD ONLY BE TREATED WITH A CORNEA TRANSPLANT, LASIK FOR KEROKONUS IS THE MOS RETARDED THING I HEARD IN A WHILE

>>688474107
nope no astigmatism. just nearsightedness.
does that change anything? ?

>>688474618
I think they were saying that the keratoconus eliminates them from candidacy for LASIK...

>>688468329
>, i can just wear disposable contact lenses as they're super fucking cheap and they make these nice travel cases for them so i got like 20 pairs in a case
Always be careful with contacts though, even if they are approved for sleeping with, never do it that only increases the risk of infection and cornea ulcers

Also always take good care of your hands hygiene before manipulating them and uses the cases for no longer that a month get new ones. There are bacteria, ameba and protozoa that could fuck up your eyes so bad worst case scenerio you lose vision or the eye ball

>>688475014
nice dubs

>>688469443
>special thick
why? only keratokonus requires the thick uncomfortable type

and if you have kertokonus you are not the best candidate for klasik, you should get a cornea transplant

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why use contacts? pic related

>>688475073
lolwut? no dubs here but i'll take it

>>688475014
I would double check with whoever is treating your glaucoma, but generally you can still wear contacts with glaucoma/glaucoma risk. Go get you some contacts!

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>>688466254
Have fun having to redo the operation every 10 years, watching your vision deteriorate every time more and more to the point where you have to use multifocal glasses once you're 40-50 but even they wont let you have good vision
>not researching enough before doing an irreversible operation
>being this dumb

>>688475391
fook yea. will ask

Nigger i have -3.75 and -3

>>688475669
How can you watch your vision deteroriate if you can't see ? Your point is retarded

>>688466254
I would rather waste my money on upgrading my pc.

/thread

I had a vitrectomy and already deal with poor night vision in that eye - definitely don't want to risk it getting worse.

> 19
> not allowed
You need to have you vision stable for 2ish years. Going strong with 1 year.. hopefully i'll have it done when i'm 20.

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word up dude, me too! i had lasik 1.5 years ago, astigmatism in both eyes, left was mega fucked, had the choice of buying fucking contacts every couple months or fucking glasses that hang off the front of your fucking head, fuck that. i fucking dropped a couple grand on some fucking lasik and now these peepers become some serious bad boys, laser vision. my favourite thing to do with my eyes is check out nice asses while driving around in the work truck and i couldn't do it without these opulent sight globes in my fuckin face,
PRAISE LASIK

>>688478200
was the surgery painful ?
and i like that idea of checking out nice asses at the corner of your eyes
fuck these rims im ready for a new world

>>688471522
I got PRK months ago.
Have you ever slept with contacts and woken up with dry eyes? Or even wore the lenses for a long day and you want to fake the off?
That is the feeling you have for 3-4 days. No pain, just some discomfort.
After that 20/20 vision even nighttime

I had my astigmatism cured by IOL. Lasic is for faggots, you need a knife inside your eyeball.

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>>688478824
yeah, recovery was a bitch. 24 hours post op of stinging pain, but it gets easier. plus i got some chronicles of riddick style goggles to wear around for the next couple days, big ups for me.
but don't fuss about that, because you get some mad painkillers pre op, look forward to that my friend. 100% recommend it, i paid $5000AUD for my surgery and i haven't had a single damn issue since, golden brick roads my man

>>688479906
sounds pleasant

>>688480228
Painless but very intimidating. The implant is made in a proper hospital theatre in full surgical dress... under local anesthetic.

>>688480430
is that locally sourced anesthetic? support your community bruh

Fucking casuals, not waiting a few years and going for full ocular prosthesis or a broad-spectrum synthetic...

How much better can you niggers see after the surgery? Are things much more detailed?

>>688466254
no monies, you sound rich OP, will you pay for my lasik?
I bet you wont.

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>>688481307
definitely, my eyesight was shit as fuck before surgery and it blew my mind what i was missing out on. driving, reading, fine motor, name a skill you need your eyes for and it will improve it

>>688481307
I freaked out. Went outside at night and stared at a lamp post for about 10 minutes just taking in details that used to just be a blur

>>688481967
Live in a better country.

Get government to pay 50% and compulsory health insurance covers the rest. Not our fault you are a faggot american.

>>688466254
I have nastygmus

>>688466254
>shilling on /b/

I have -5 on my left eye and +2.5 on my right, plus i have keretakonus. They are broken beyond mending.

>>688482481
except there's no company that's being shilled
>you fucking dumbass

>>688468534
You sound like a shill for the LASIK industry scam.

>>688469443
What's your prescription? Mine is -800 and I wear contacts daily.

>Can't see at night
>Have to wear reading glasses now

Fuck that

>>688466254
>wear big ass glasses
>say you use them to look intellectual
>use a hipster attire and beard
problem solved and costed you less than an operation that can revert itself in 10 years.

Which is better, PRK or LASIK?

>>688477918
Ha! Nah man. You're vision will be fluctuating constantly from 18-28. Until your skull stops changing shape. You get it done at 20 you're fucking yourself later when your skulls changes shape down the road and you gotta get it again and pray to god you have enough material left for another surgery.

>>688484071
All of my research has led me to choosing PRK... It's superior in all ways but one: recovery. Lasik you sit up and have 20/20 (or better) vision, PRK there's far more discomfort or even pain and it takes weeks (if not months) to reach full visual acuity. But no eye flap, less night vision issues, etc...

>>688484071
PRK. Zero risk beyond the bandage contact not fitting right which is a $25 10 minute doctor visit and doesn't actually do anything beyond feel itchy. Infections are always possible but due to the nature of the procedure are around 1/1000 and can't lead to permanent sight damage like LASIK. They don't even cut anything, just a small lazer.

>>688466254
Still waiting for the ieye

Enjoy being blind. Fucking loser lmaooo

>>688466254
I could've gotten it for free being in the military but I lagged and never did it. Feels bad man

>>688487138
Military doesn't do LASIK. They do PRK, which is vastly better they don't have to worry if you taking a bonk here and there will make you go blind in the field as your eye flap pops open.

>>688487891
Still, would've been better than wearing glasses. And free, can't beat that. Considering I had just came back from deployment at the time I would've been first on the list and had it done asap.

>>688488381
Shoulda done it man.