Lasik Eye Surgery

[BabyNicole]

Originally Posted by Janet

My 83 year old mother had it done when she had some cataracts removed. She has worn glasses all her life and it is so hard to get use to seeing her without glasses. She still needs glasses once in a while to read.

I've worn glasses since the 5th grade. In high school, I went to contacts, but then had to go back to glasses. I just can't see me lying there awake and being able to see them doing that to my eyes. Scary! I can't afford to have it done either, so I'll probably have glasses the rest of this life.

It does seem pretty scary! But my sister said that it doesn't take long. I wonder if they Dr. will allow me to take a Xanax before I go into surgery! LOL

[Janet]

A couple of Xanax would be the only way I could do it. I saw how it's done once on the Discovery or Health channel. If they could put me out and I could afford it, you bet I would have it done.

[Taurus Babe]

what a great gift!! Glasses and contacts seem like a huge hassle!!!

[DianaB]

My daughter-in-law had this done just last week. She's gotten along really good with it. I haven't talked with her to ask how her vision is doing.

My Mom and an aunt had it done about the same time a few years ago. Mom got along fine, but my aunt had a retina detach soon afterwards and now has wavy vision in one eye that can't be corrected. Somehow the surgery made her eye more likely to have this problem.