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by wizofaus 1346 days ago
It was great for 13 years...then disappointingly in the last 12 months my eyesight deteriorated sufficiently that I'm back to wearing glasses, which is mainly annoying because I can't actually use the computer/phone/read books etc. with them on, but need them for seeing anything 5+ metres away clearly. Still, no regrets and I consider it some of the best money I ever spent. Given how much it costs now and the fact it's unlikely they could fix my vision to compensate for my reduced focusing ability ("presbyopia" is apparently the technical term*), I doubt I'll do it again, especially if it was only going to last another 10 or so years.

*) just googled and apparently they way they "fix" it is to adjust one eye so it's good for long-distance vision, and the other so it's better for short-distance vision. So I suppose that might mean in my case I'd only need to have one eye operated on. Interesting idea...