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Forget LASIK: Safer, cheaper vision correction without lasers or surgery (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[–] 24 points 5 months ago* (9 children)

LASIK has a too-high complication rate (2% I think) and permanent corneal flap, so I shied away from it. Also, it’s offered by exactly one company pretending to be three in my area.

I won’t be able to take advantage of this given my age but I’m hoping it turns out!

That and tooth regeneration.

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  • [–] 18 points 5 months ago* (4 children)

    I opted for PRK instead of Lasik because of the flap, and was told there may be some mild discomfort during recovery. Pain was 10/10 for nearly 3 days and I was blind for half of that. Was not expecting such an intense recovery. This new thing sounds way better

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    I also had PRK. The blindness, can confirm. It's very unnerving - you don't realize how important eye sight is until you completely lose it,. Not blurry, or everything was dim like glaucoma. I was 100% blind in the strictest sense for 3 days.

    The pain - I honestly don't remember any but I kept my eyes closed, and my blackout eye shields on.

    Still was the best decision I ever made in my life.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    PRK still has the risk of halos in night vision and I’ve got my astigmatism correction pretty well dialled in with glasses so I was worried about that.

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