Wearing contacts for the rest of your life vs. Lasik eye surgery

I think it's so fricking stupid that a prescription lasts just 1 year.

If I was broke on the side of the road and my eyes started going bad again I would beg for money to get lasik done again.

Honestly one of the best things I have ever done. My eyes were pretty bad.

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its 2017 so I want mew opinions.

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Start drinking milk from a saucer?

I've been wearing contacts for 20 years now. Wearing -4.75 in both eyes. Is there a limit to how bad your vision can be before you can't get the procedure?

I had worn glasses from 6 years old until 40, then went to contacts. I had the surgery done at about 46 and I still love it. I have had no problems, even at 66. I do need reading glasses but it has been worth the tradeoff.
I highly recommend it.

I had it done years ago, best decision ever. Procedure was a breeze, although they scratched my eye while repositioning the flap. Just had to wear a protective lens for a day or two. Your vision will possibly deteriorate as you get older, but I've had no issues over 20 years.

I had it years ago and am very happy with it.

That said, it wasn't the piece of cake many describe. The procedure itself was not a big deal, but I was very sensitive to light during the recovery. And my vision was still just a smidge off of perfect, so I had an "enhancement" procedure (mine was free; check your deal) that got things perfect.

The sensitivity to light lasted about a year. I had to wear shades just to go check the mail on a cloudy day. It eventually went away.

I also had dry eye for several weeks. The doc plugged some drain ducts, and I took fish oil, flaxseed oil, and every other home remedy for it, but I still needed frequent eye drops for several weeks.

When Lasik is done to correct nearsightedness, which is what most have, it can actually speed the need for reading glasses. Some think they will never need glasses of any kind, but reading vision is a different issue.

You can get one eye etched for reading, but I have not done that. I am considering trying one contact for reading. For now, I use readers, but my distance vision is still excellent several years after the Lasik.

I get a years worth of contacts at month 1 and month 11.

My husband had it because he was tired of wearing contacts. At first he was happy. Now he bitches all the time about his close-up vision being ruined. Doctor told him about this ahead of time.

So now he wears reading glasses when he needs to see up close. So after all that, he still needs eyewear.

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I think it's so fricking stupid that a prescription lasts just 1 year.

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I think its stupid that a prescription is required to purchase contacts. I mean what am I gonna do, sell them on the street to school kids and get them blurry?