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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t mind the eyeglasses. In my early 20s side effects of aura vision at night were still quite common. So I didn’t do it at the time as it was important to be to be able to drive in the dark. Now 20 years later, I just don’t bother. [/quote]

+1 Back 20-some years ago a friend of a friend took his own life after botched LASIK surgery. I know things have gotten much better now, but that really stuck with me. I'd like to not have to wear glasses because I scuba dive and do other things where needing prescription lenses is sort of a pain. But overall I'm used to glasses - and used to how I look in glasses - and just pretty squigged out by having a laser in my eye.

My dad got LASIK to treat cataracts and now has perfect vision, and said it was a really easy process, so I guess I do see some benefit! Maybe one day.

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LASIK doesn't impact cataract at all, so this isn't correct. LASIK alters the shape of your cornea to impact how light bends into the retina. Cataracts are a problem with your lens where the lens starts to cloud which impacts the amount of light in to your retina causing vision issues like foggy, blurry, cloudy vision. The only way to treat cataract is through surgery which replaces the lens in your eye with a new one. [/quote]

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