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It wasn't 2022, but 2020 when my SO got femtolasik (of all places in Estonia). €1700 and a couple of days of discomfort. It's not surgical so the recovery is speedy.

Such a massive quality of life improvement as an outside observer (and by her own account as well).

The procedure is quite fast, circa 10 minutes, and of course meetings before and after to determine suitability and post procedure care.

[franciscop]

I strongly agree with this! I expected a slight improvement of life, but it has actually been massive. You do get used to it really fast, but when you are being conscious about it a lot of the small things are an order of magnitude easier now that you can properly see without help.

From a simple shower where you see your reflection, finding your glasses in the morning, falling asleep with glasses or contacts, carrying an extra bunch of things when traveling etc. to none of those being a problem at all.

In fact this is what has allowed me to save enough space to do some trips with just a backpack, instead of a backpack + small luggage.

[zadler]

Is that 10 minutes for both eyes?

[akmarinov]

I had one as well this year and while the procedure takes 10 minutes for both eyes, the actual shining of a laser into your eye took about 30 sec per eye. The rest was getting you ready, getting a temporary healing contact lens in, etc.

I opted for TransPRK, took about a week to get back into my previous state, then in two weeks everything was crystal clear.

Best thing ever

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Yep. She had both eyes done.

Edit: it really is one of those things where you kick yourself for not having done earlier. It seems much more scary than it actually is.

[pannSun]

It doesn't involve any cutting into the eye, as with regular lasik, just laser?

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That's correct no cutting into the eye(s).