• maipu@lemmynsfw.comOP
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    10 days ago

    I also wanted to have Lasik surgery, in fact, I consulted my doctor and he told me to wait until I was 28/30 years old because eyes grow up to that age, I still have to wait a few years… Is it true that after the LASIK operation the colours are more vivid? It’s like the world upgrading to 4K resolution with HDR jaja

    On a scale of 1 to 10, how highly would you recommend LASIK? Knowledge is power

    • RBWellsV23@lemmynsfw.com
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      10 days ago

      I had bad nearsightedness and LASIK, while it did help, did not give me the supernatural vision that hard contacts used to, and also it regressed over the years so now I’m about -2 (better than the -6 I had, just thin comfortable glasses now).

      It’s not magic but did help a lot. Like, I can go to the beach now without feeling blind. Not disabled just nearsighted now.

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        10 days ago

        Of course, I understand that the operation is not magic :( but that it helps is a lot, it is worthy of admiration to go from -6 to -2, I also understand that after the Lasik operation your eyes continue to adapt and heal over time, Who knows that -2 becomes -1? jaja the beach is a good place to adjust your eyesight…

    • Twinklebreeze @lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      10/10 best $4k I ever spent. I didn’t notice any change in colors. It did make my eyes drier, but I use a sleep mask now (I sleep with my eyes open). That, and a sensitivity to bright light were the only side effects, and they are both back to normal now 2 years later.

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        10 days ago

        It’s a success story! I’m going to start looking at surgical interventions with more love jaja, although it is a sacrifice, I think you will gain much more in quality of life, and I am glad that you have encouraged yourself to take that step. Thank you for your experience, you motivate me (L)

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          9 days ago

          10/10. Cried after waking up the morning after and I could see my popcorn ceiling without glasses. Fixed my aphantasia, went from a 4.5 to a 2.

          Only “complaint” is now my left eye is stronger than my right eye. Ive adjusted to it but the first year my brain would like… stutter as it tried to reconcile which eye was stronger.

          • maipu@lemmynsfw.comOP
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            9 days ago

            jaja It’s like your brain has made a fine adjustment to balance everything. In some cases, you can use glasses with slightly different lenses to balance the vision between both eyes, I think they are called “corrective glasses”, you can also do visual exercises The one I did the most is holding a pencil at arm’s length, focus on the tip while bringing it closer to your nose until you see double, and repeat 10 times, basically doing ahegao jaja