federal_hax_bracket posted:

I had astigmatism, got PRK done in Canada cause it wasn't approved in the states. It was like $1K per eye 7 years ago, best 2K I ever spent as i still see 20/20 and don't have contacts drying up and falling out 8x per day.

Supposedly PRK pain is supposed to be worse than LASIK, but I didn't find it that bad. The first day is kind of like getting grapefruit juice in your eye. After that, it's kind of like having an eyelash stuck in your eye for a week. Basically, if you respond well to vicodin, you'll probably be like 'ah this mildly sucks but I don't even care'.

I think the guarantee was like free tune ups to 20/20 for life or something. Don't quote me on that, I can't find the paperwork in this desk. Obviously, no one can guarantee 100.0000% that they won't slip and blind you in a freak accident, or whatever. Just do your homework make sure the place has a record of high experience / low complication rate etc.