On a related note, I wish I could get rid of contacts and glasses altogether, but I did a lasik consult and my corneas are so thin that my only corrective option is the same surgery that they do for cataracts (replacing the lens of the eye), and it costs like 3x what lasik does and would be OOP. Sads.
I'm in the same boat. I'm hoping the price will drop like Lasik has in a few years, but I'm also not all that jazzed about having my eyes operated on.
I'm -9.5 and even high index still come out as Coke bottles for me. Zenni is a lower price point than Warby Parker, so you could get all the various lens treatments and come out ahead of what WP would cost. They just don't do at-home try-ons.
Yep. I am, TBH, kind of freaked out by the concept of having things surgically implanted in my eyes and my vision forevermore depending on those devices, when I'm only in my 40s.
My mom did RK (where they use a blade to cut your cornea to reshape it to correct your vision) in the days before Lasik was super popular/relatively cheap, so I have at least a little bit of secondhand observation of recovery from a more involved eye surgery. It worked out really well for her vision, but it was definitely a more lengthy recovery than the lasik procedure that one of my uncles had where he was back to regular life the next day.
Yep. I am, TBH, kind of freaked out by the concept of having things surgically implanted in my eyes and my vision forevermore depending on those devices, when I'm only in my 40s.
Just a head’s up.....my eyes were incredibly stable from my mid 20s until I hit menopause. For about 10 years, through most of my 50s they continued to change. I am 60 now and need to get my eyes checked and it seems to me that they have finally stabilized. My last prescription was just slightly tweaked, and these lenses still seem good at 2 years.
I was -8.5 and -10, couldn't wear contacts anymore, and hated the coke bottle glasses I had even with the most up to date/techie lenses. I opted for lasik.
How much did the lasik correct you? I'm -6 in one eye and -6.25 in the other, but even at that level (which I think is the beginning of "really, really nearsighted" - technical term) I don't think I'd be able to see 20/20. I also have astigmatism though.
On a related note, I wish I could get rid of contacts and glasses altogether, but I did a lasik consult and my corneas are so thin that my only corrective option is the same surgery that they do for cataracts (replacing the lens of the eye), and it costs like 3x what lasik does and would be OOP. Sads.
Same. My husband and I were both denied Lasik for that reason, and he's not nearly as nearsighted as I am! I'll stick with contacts rather than an invasive and $$$ surgery.
Last year I bought my first pair of glasses and I needed bifocals. I went in on all the extras including the not obvious bifocals. Pricey but to me worth it. I have to wear my glasses all the time. I don't know if I ever try contacts but I doubt I will since I am generally lazy.