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Originally Posted by LukeyLove
Ive considered getting eye surgery for awhile but Id heard worrying reports that your eyes start to deteriorate again once theyve been 'healed'?
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The surgery has been around for about 15-20 years or so and afaik it lasts at least that long. Some people relapse, but most appear to be permanent.
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Im eternally looking at a screen and when im not im reading, hence i have faith id ruin my eyesight again in afew years and need surgery again (but i think you can only get it once?)
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Afaik it depends on the thickness of your cornea and which surgery you go for. I've got fat eyes so was told I can have it done 'many' times. My aunt had LASIK done 3 times (she was one of the ~1% needing retreatment. Now she's fine!)
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Math just doesnt quite work out for me, i wear monthly all day all night contact lenses so i barely notice im wearing them the majority of the time and they cost £20 a month (roughly) so 80 months to get payback on them is 6 and a half years, im bound to have ruined my eyes again by that point. When it gets cheaper/safer its something id certainly consider but im sitting with sitting on my contact lens fence for now.
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Something like 1 in 10,000 have 'serious' complications, which is pretty safe, and afaik no-one's ever been blinded by LASEK.
If you're fine with contacts though, I'd probably stick with them. Contacts hurt me and that was a real bitch.
Also, payback time is bigger than 80 months: if you put the £1600 in the bank now, and averaged 5% interest, you'd get £80/year which you wouldn't if you spent the cash on surgery.