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I had quite bad vision and had wavefront LASIK as well. I was told my large pupils and bad vision wouldn't be a problem "with the newest techniques," but on the
by davidy123 13y ago
I had quite bad vision and had wavefront LASIK as well. I was told my large pupils and bad vision wouldn't be a problem "with the newest techniques," but on the morning of the surgery after I'd psyched myself up they dropped a special waiver in my lap.
I'm generally happy with it; it's a bit of a miracle. But my eyes are often fuzzy in the morning, they stream tears when it's windy (and they're correspondingly dry afterward), I see halos, and most distressingly my night vision and contrast are worse. I notice "floaters" a lot more, which can be really annoying. I also wonder what I've forfeited in future correction possibilities. So it's really a mixed bag.
When I go in for tests they claim I have 20/20 vision, but that test is very limited, and due to issues above I simply cannot see as well as a person with 20/20 vision (though I can see better than many people who don't bother to wear glasses).
To be honest, I quickly took for granted the miraculous "waking up and being able to see." The main reason I got the surgery is I couldn't decide what style of glasses to get, and I hated what they were doing to my nose bridge, and finally I wanted to try something transformative for my life, which it hasn't really been, though it has certainly made it a bit simpler.