I see things, I see them with my eyes.

[jackofallgeeks]

So, I've been wearing glasses since 5th grade: we had one of those in-school
sight-and-hearing tests and it was determined that my vision was pretty
crummy. In retrospect I can't imagine how I got by, but you don't know what
you don't know, you know? I still remember how incredible it was to
actually be able to see the blackboard.

I got contacts in 8th grade (just AFTER yearbook pictures, which kinda irked
me), but I haven't been wearing them regularly for at least four years; I
just got lazy. I got new frames for my glasses a few years ago (which makes
ALL the difference) so I kinda like 'the look' these days.

Still, I think that, eventually, I'll want to get eye surgery to correct my
vision. I might still keep my glasses (with plain glass lenses) just
because I like how they look so much, but the lure of not groping for my
glasses in the morning and being able to *really* enjoy time at the beach or
a pool is kind of tempting. I know a few people who say they've had the
surgery and don't have complaints, but it seems that the FDA is investigating
the risks of Lasik, and articles like that get my worries fired up.

So, have any of YOU had vision correction? Any good or bad comments?
Anyone out there with poor vision who definitively DOES NOT want it
surgically corrected?

(As an aside, I'm struck sometimes by the number of people I know who wear
glasses. Not exactly sure why, but it's got that "hey, me too!" feeling to
it.)

Comments

[thismortalquill.livejournal.com]

Eye surgery cannot stop mother nature. It dries your eyes out, makes them more light sensitive, and only tends to halt things for about four years, after which many people begin to need reading glasses, and it eventually progresses until they need glasses full-time again. It's not recommended for astigmatism, or for people who have pretty high prescriptions. The procedure hardens the eyes, so focusing begins to get harder and harder, and well... let's just say I'm never going to do it, ever.