andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoIs it possible to fix one's eyesight? What are working methods? What is to be cautious about?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up164
arrow-up164message-squareIs it possible to fix one's eyesight? What are working methods? What is to be cautious about?andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squarehuginn@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·12 days agoI pay $100 for my eye exam and $150 for my glasses every couple years. It would take 30+ years for that cost to reach the Lasik levels you paid, and that’s assuming I’m not doing anything with the $3750 remaining after the first appointment.
minus-squaremetallic_z3r0@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 days agoAnd 30 years after LASIK, you’d be incredibly lucky if your eyes hadn’t gotten worse to the point you’d need glasses anyway.
minus-squareBuckyVanBuren@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days agoI was paying $500 annually for a new prescription back in the 80s. Had to get new ones every year.
I pay $100 for my eye exam and $150 for my glasses every couple years.
It would take 30+ years for that cost to reach the Lasik levels you paid, and that’s assuming I’m not doing anything with the $3750 remaining after the first appointment.
And 30 years after LASIK, you’d be incredibly lucky if your eyes hadn’t gotten worse to the point you’d need glasses anyway.
I was paying $500 annually for a new prescription back in the 80s. Had to get new ones every year.