I've had awful eyesight ever since I was 7 (-6.00, -5.50) and have been riding with contacts for the last 10 years. It's ok but when it gets fast and sketchy and I don't blink for 10secs plus, the lenses dry up and have a nasty habit of shifting/falling out. It's gotten to the point where I have to tell myself to keep blinking every few seconds which is pretty distracting!
I've been playing with the idea of getting LASIK for the past 4 years but keep getting put off by the flap they cut which apparently doesn't ever heal 100% and am a bit nervous that grit in the eye/a major crash is going to cause me more trouble than it's worth.
I saw this procedure called SMILE (All-in-one-femtosecond) that doesn't require a flap but it's less accurate but has still only really been done in India and so not proven yet. I'm not sure I want to wait another 10 years for it though...
Anyone else had it done/thinking of having it done?
I've been playing with the idea of getting LASIK for the past 4 years but keep getting put off by the flap they cut which apparently doesn't ever heal 100% and am a bit nervous that grit in the eye/a major crash is going to cause me more trouble than it's worth.
I saw this procedure called SMILE (All-in-one-femtosecond) that doesn't require a flap but it's less accurate but has still only really been done in India and so not proven yet. I'm not sure I want to wait another 10 years for it though...
Anyone else had it done/thinking of having it done?