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by pjerem 851 days ago
Yup. It may be totally anecdotal but from the last 3 people I know who did it, 1 is happy with the result, another is struggling with bad dry eyes, and another one have had his vision worsened on one eye without possible correction.

I know the operation is statistically safe but risks are pretty real.
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epgui 851 days ago
Medical risks are always very real for anything.

To pile on the anecdotes, I corrected a -6.5 left eye and a -5.5 right eye with LASIK, had dry eyes the first year, and never had any issues afterward. Life changer.

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pjerem 851 days ago
> Medical risks are always very real for anything.

Sure, and that'w why my doctor don't want to operate me on lasik because of amblyopia.

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epgui 845 days ago
And that makes perfect sense!
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