Quote from: Kilokahn on January 16, 2014, 08:47:28 PMI'm myopic. My eyesight didn't start to go bad until I was 13. I've also got Red–green color blindness and astigmatism, with worse astigmatism in my left eye as apparently it's shaped more like an oval than a circle.
This is the same with me. I started squinting at the age of 14 and I've always had trouble with red and green, especially when those colours are beside each other. I only decided to get my eyes tested in October and I'll probably get laser eye surgery in August.
Here's what my local optician has to say about laser eye surgery:
"For many people considering laser eye surgery, there can be confusion when researching which treatment is right for them. This article is designed to set out the key differences between the two main techniques for laser vision correction, LASIK and LASEK.
By far the most popular option is LASIK, with approximately 90% of candidates opting for this method. The remaining 10% either opt, or are advised, to undergo a LASEK procedure. Visual outcomes are typically excellent with either procedure, and do not vary based on which of the two the patient opts for.
The primary difference between the two options is the location at which treatment takes place. With LASIK, a flap is created in the outer window of the eye known as the cornea, the flap is lifted, the laser is applied to the inner layers of the cornea, and the flap is replaced.
By contrast, with LASEK, the laser is applied to the surface of the cornea to correct the prescription. Consequently, those with thinner corneas are typically advised to undergo LASEK. Other patients for whom LASEK is often recommended include those with irregular corneal shape.
After LASEK is performed, a contact lens is applied to act as a bandage for a period of approximately four days as the eye heals. Though the bandage is removed after this, it may take up to seven days following the procedure for the patient to achieve the expected visual outcome.
In contrast, the flap created by the LASIK procedure acts as a natural bandage, and visual recovery typically takes only 24-48 hours. Not only are visual recovery and healing times faster with LASIK, which allows for less time off work and less disruption from daily life, there is also less discomfort associated with LASIK than LASEK. In addition, LASIK can be used to treat a wider range of prescriptions than LASEK."
Just go to a clinic and get them tested. My brother got it done in 2003 and his vision was brilliant afterwards, so I'm not scared of going blind or anything.
Plus it's going to hurt a lot, dixit my doc. Are you myopic ? I'm hypermetropic and I've been wearing glasses since I was 4. And I tried contacts but can't bear them anymore...