andrew_bidlaw to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • 1 month agoIs it possible to fix one's eyesight? What are working methods? What is to be cautious about?message-square50fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down13
arrow-up161arrow-down1message-squareIs it possible to fix one's eyesight? What are working methods? What is to be cautious about?andrew_bidlaw to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•1 month agoThere’s LASIK. It’s been around since 1989. The downside is that the procedure only lasts about 15 years from what I’ve seen – people who got it have to start wearing glasses again after that time.
minus-squareBuckyVanBurenlink3•edit-21 month agoLasik didn’t get FDA approval until 1996. Before that, it was radial keratotomy. I got mine in 1986 and it was effective until 2015 when I started to need bifocals. I consider it a success.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 month agoThat’s interesting, yours lasted way longer than the people I’ve talked to. I wonder if the procedure was any different.
There’s LASIK. It’s been around since 1989. The downside is that the procedure only lasts about 15 years from what I’ve seen – people who got it have to start wearing glasses again after that time.
Lasik didn’t get FDA approval until 1996.
Before that, it was radial keratotomy.
I got mine in 1986 and it was effective until 2015 when I started to need bifocals.
I consider it a success.
That’s interesting, yours lasted way longer than the people I’ve talked to. I wonder if the procedure was any different.
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