By: Josh
If you truly have bad vision and cannot function without your glasses/contacts, Lasik is worth it. This was my experience, and I can say it will easily pay for itself in qualtiy of life. That is after...
View ArticleBy: Jonathan@MyMoneyBlog
Here ya go… Surgicaleyes.org Ten Reasons.pdf [dead link] Lasikinfocenter.net [dead link] As long as there are opthamologists wearing glasses, I am too. Edited by jim (9/19): I modified the link titles...
View ArticleBy: Jonathan@MyMoneyBlog
You should REALLY read some of the forums that group together people who’ve done this and gotten really messed up eyes. I was about to fill out my FSA form last year when I read them, and promptly...
View ArticleBy: Kay
I had lasik surgery 4 years ago. Before that, I had worn glasses for 16 years and contact lenses for 10 years. I personally think the surgery is worth every penny for the improvement in the quality of...
View ArticleBy: jim
Thanks for the resources Jonathan, it’s some scary stuff when you start messing with lasers and the human eye… that’s part of the reason why I hadn’t seriously considered it before. I did the same...
View ArticleBy: Ben
Why don’t you check out Night and Day lenses — works great if you’re a working professional. You keep ‘em in your eyes for 24 hours (yes, you sleep in them!) and only change them once a month. Works...
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By: jim
Well right now I don’t see contact lenses as an inconvenience, I sometimes like not being able to see (I have degraded hearing in one ear too, I kinda like that when I sleep) because it means my mind...
View ArticleBy: Miller
Jimmy, I would also consider that eye insurance isn’t just for contacts and glasses, but also for HEALTH of your eyes. I am not positve about this, but I would think you would still need an occasional...
View ArticleBy: Tool Man
My eye doctor that I’ve had since I was a kid, i am now 26, recently told me that he supported lasik. His own daughter had the surgery so you know he felt comfortable with it. It only takes 15mins or...
View ArticleBy: Andy
If you plan on having this done, plan on contributing the max amount to your flexible spending account, then drop it all on the surgery, its a great use for it.
View ArticleBy: Prosperette
I got nauseous just by watching the animated QuickTime videos of the procedure. As if that wasn’t enough, two of two friends had to go back for some kind of follow up: Scraping the flap for a second...
View ArticleBy: Pyewacketcat
I agree with Prosperette, I’m not sure I want to take the chance with my eyes, I do wear contacts, and recently,have had to go to reading glasses too. I found out last Oct. that I have cataracts,and he...
View ArticleBy: Chad
I found this while looking for coupons to LasikPlus. I’ve had a few friends who have had it, and my contacts are $300/yr and toss in glasses ever 2yrs at $150. Toss in a $50 eye-doctor visit but knock...
View ArticleBy: Cedarburger
I have basic Vision insurance and it still costs me $600/every other year for glasses. My wife wears glassses ,too, and will never consider Lasik. So that’s $300/year every other year for her glasses....
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