Both my best friend, and my brother had worn glasses their entire lives, and I've always laughed at them. . They have perfect vision now, and I am half-blind in one eye.
If you can, have it done.

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Originally posted by misterpink Both my best friend, and my brother had worn glasses their entire lives, and I've always laughed at them. . They have perfect vision now, and I am half-blind in one eye. If you can, have it done.

How much is it roughly ? I think the going rate in Ottawa is about 500 a n eye.

I plan on getting it as soon as possible, as I intend to join the CF as Infantry, so having glasses/contacts would be more of an annoyance than anything. I've heard it being about 500$ an eye or so as well, but I'd talk it over with an optometrist if I were you. They'll be able to give you alot more information about the risks/rewards, etc. along with a probable referal to someone for a consultation for LASIK or whatever procedure it is you're looking into getting.

You only have one pair of eyes in this world. Don't screw with them.

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I had it done when I was 18 years old. At the time my vision had been stable for 2 years so I was allowed to have it done. I went to Acura Laser on St-John in DDO/Pointe-Claire just near Fairview, and the procedure went very smoothly. They gave me a student rate of $1800 7 years ago.

I had perfect vision for about 6 years, for the past year my eyesight has declined a tiny bit to the point where I need glasses to watch TV, but that would have happened regardless of whether I had perfect or bad vision, genetics.

The only side-effect I now have is that when I wake up in the morning my eyes are very dry and I need to put eye drops in. The rest of the day they're completely fine.

I would definitely recommend getting it done, one of the best decisions I ever made.

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I heard that there is something wrong with night vision when you have it done....like you can't drive at night no more (indicated on your driver license) ???

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Originally posted by jouxyz I heard that there is something wrong with night vision when you have it done....like you can't drive at night no more (indicated on your driver license) ???

yeah my bf has that issue...he got the procedure done at LasikMD almost 2 years ago and he has trouble seeing at night

like he sees bright color rings around lights...he says its annoying when driving, but in the day he sees perfectly

I should also mention that he had some special procedure done that cost like 5000$ cuz his vision was like -7 or -8 in both eyes...

I want to get it done myself but I cant yet cuz my prescription isnt stable

My little sister (who had horrendous eye sight) travelled to Toronto (cheaper in Canada and we live only about 1 1/2 hours away). She got hers done for $800 an eye, walked outta there the same day, and sees perfectly now (now glasses/contacts).

She said it was the best decision of her life. I would consult the doctor for risks tho

*No problems with night vision for her. SHe has been driving for 4 years after the procedure, at night. *

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At first I had the halos around lights at night, but it's subsided a lot over the years. Now I think my night vision is the same as it was before, although it's been 7 years so I'm not positive...

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