I've had glasses/contacts ever since I was 8 years old and have always planned that when I had enough money I would get lasik eye surgery. I know people that got it that don't need glasses at all anymore. Anyways, do any of you know anything about it? I mean, can anyone that is just nearsided or farsided get 20/20 vision? If any of you have ever had it. . let me in on the details

lasik eye surgery is not suitable for everyone with
eyesight problems. you will need to go for an evaluation
to find out if you are able to have it. for example, the
procedure involves holding your eye open and steady
without any movement (you will have to stare at a light)
for 2-3 minutes or longer. this is while the laser cuts
layers off your eye lens. if you move your eye during
while this is happening, you may be left with eyesight
that is worse than before you had the procedure.
there are other factors to consider, so you should
visit a eye specialist for an evaluation.

on the other hand if everything goes well, it is almost
as good as having perfect vision but it will take some
time to heal and improve. so dont give up hope. just
be careful.

Sounds pretty dangerous... do you really have to keep your eyes open and stare into a light for 2-3 mins? Do they put some thing in your eye first? I can't even keep my eyes open for 30 seconds without dust going in them and making me blink! Personally I would never get it done, there's always a risk of you going blind instead of getting "perfect vision". Anyway, if you do decide to give it a try best of luck with that, make sure you make the right decision and get all the information you need from proffessionals!

there's actually another very safe alternative to lasik that i read about. and it's eye exersizes. there are specialists and books that tell you how to do this. basically it makes your eyesite much better without the use of glasses or surgury.
there's only one complaint that i hear about and it's that people have to keep spending lots of money to get glasses that aren't as strong like every month. so, yea that's something to consider/ . here's a really good site that gives more info

http://www.rebuildyourvision.com

Id keep the glasses.

Maybe those eye exersises would be better and not to mention cheaper if you use it when your eyesight gets worse so then you don't have to keep buying a stronger pair of glasses you could just stay the same - unless you can afford to buy a new pair every month

I've seen on the news where laser eye surgery has gone terribly wrong. Some people have ended up with double vision, blurred vision, and other problems. Once it is done, it cannot be reveresed or fixed (from what they said but maybe different now?).

Basically, they give you a local pain killer and they actually have a device that keeps your eye open. Also note that you are fully awake for the entire procedure. Once your eye feels no pain, they actually take a knife (scalpel) and slice the top layer of your eye to make a flap. Then the laser is used to permanently burn your retina. After that, the flap is placed back over your eye. You have to keep the eye moist with drops and most people recover within days.

Honestly, I would keep the glasses. I think women look sexier with glasses anyway.

1 of my fren went for lasik eye surgery .. it's ok .. but the eye sight problem will come back again .. he';s again wearing a spec after half a year !
but i'll keep my spec .. coz i think i look cooler with my spec

if i am not wrong, its not your retina
that gets lasered, but the lens of the eye.

you get to see it being done quite alot
on these reality shows like 'Swan" and
'Extreme Makeover'. they of course
always show it being successful.

but that may not be the whole truth!