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It's hard to pick just one. * Laser eye surgery in 2009 - I know it isn't really a "product", but it is one of the best purchasing decisions I've made. * Kind

It's hard to pick just one. * Laser eye surgery in 2009 - I know it isn't really a "product", but it is one of the best purchasing decisions I've made. * Kindle - it is so much more convenient than reading or collecting physical books, and with the e-ink screen doesn't detract from that "book feel" for me * Tretinoin - this might be a weird one, but as someone who is very into skincare this single product makes me feel confident that I am effectively taking care of my skin for the long term. I don't have to worry about if I'm "doing it right", or bother with gimmicky expensive "texture-enhancing" or "anti-ageing" or whatever-the-next-buzzword-is products. Tretinoin has a very large body of research behind it. We know it works. A single tube of tretinoin (coupled with sunscreen!) saves me a lot of wondering and money. This is not to say I use nothing else at all, it's more like this one product and the knowledge base we have on it keeps me from spending money on otherwise expensive skincare that I don't need, which is _marketed_ to do the same thing as tretinoin but isn't actually shown to work like tretinoin is.

ak39 7y ago
How old were you when you did LASIK - and what did it fix? (I am in early stages of flirting with the idea - had 2020 vision till about 3 years ago. I am 47 now.)
- drakonka 7y ago
  I was 21 at the time; I hear that this is a bit young to get that kind of procedure as my eyes may still change rapidly, but I went to a reputable doctor who ran various tests before concluding that I was a candidate, and luckily my eyesight is still going strong almost 11 years later. I can't remember exactly what my deficiencies were at the time to be honest, other than I could not see well far away. I was told I needed glasses but never bothered wearing them or paying attention to my sight other than knowing it sucked. When doing an eye test for my driver's permit I was one line away from not being able to legally drive without glasses, if that gives you any idea. Now there are apparently other options than LASIK which might work better for some. For example, a few years ago a coworker of mine got a procedure that he described as them basically inserting a lens into his eye instead of resurfacing part of the eye itself. Apparently it means if his eyesight changes sufficiently over the years he can just go back and get a new lens inserted!

ak39 7y ago

How old were you when you did LASIK - and what did it fix? (I am in early stages of flirting with the idea - had 2020 vision till about 3 years ago. I am 47 now.)

drakonka 7y ago
I was 21 at the time; I hear that this is a bit young to get that kind of procedure as my eyes may still change rapidly, but I went to a reputable doctor who ran various tests before concluding that I was a candidate, and luckily my eyesight is still going strong almost 11 years later. I can't remember exactly what my deficiencies were at the time to be honest, other than I could not see well far away. I was told I needed glasses but never bothered wearing them or paying attention to my sight other than knowing it sucked. When doing an eye test for my driver's permit I was one line away from not being able to legally drive without glasses, if that gives you any idea. Now there are apparently other options than LASIK which might work better for some. For example, a few years ago a coworker of mine got a procedure that he described as them basically inserting a lens into his eye instead of resurfacing part of the eye itself. Apparently it means if his eyesight changes sufficiently over the years he can just go back and get a new lens inserted!