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Alok Vasudev@alok
3/20/2023

Who here has had laser eye surgery? Any downsides?

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Aaina @aaina
3/20/2023

perfect vision, fast recovery, never thought about it again. 10/10

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Scott Sunarto@scott
3/20/2023

v tempted too

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Varun Srinivasan@v
3/20/2023

@shilpa has had it, with mixed results

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Adrienne šŸŒ±@adrienne
3/20/2023

I read this as who here removed laser eyes from Twitter pfp šŸ™ˆšŸ« 

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Alexander@aer0xander
3/20/2023

There might be some long term side effects from what heā€™s saying https://youtu.be/zNzcP1II7ns

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Kostas Christidis@kostas
3/20/2023

it's telling that a bunch of doctors who perform these surgeries still wear glasses (but seriously: lack of longitudinal data is what should give you pause)

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drew fagin@drw
3/20/2023

edge case but if you do contact sports you should get PRISM or PRK instead of LASIK

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wizzard@wz
3/20/2023

(5 years in) a serious downside I havenā€™t anticipated at all is that you start to notice TOO MUCH. Overwhelming amount of detail. (iā€™ve got perfect, aka ā€œdiffraction-limited onlyā€ vision from what I understand) Latest lasik versions cover a large FOV so the night vision aint as impacted as stories say btw

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kemper@kemper
3/20/2023

Best purchase Iā€™ve ever made

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manansh šŸ’Ø@manansh
3/20/2023

some people get dry eye or MGD or something. I ran some research with people who got lasik, apparently, back then, the technology wasnā€™t all there but it seems better now

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eunika@eunika
3/20/2023

I can tell you a story of my friend but it will terrify you to your very core. If you want to know then google corneal neuropathy. Long story short, after 6yrs of nightmare sheā€™s doing okay but she will be on meds for the rest of her life.

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Steven Chung@s12chung
3/20/2023

Didnā€™t do it, but wouldnā€™t if you have posture issues of any kind. Iā€™ve been fixing my posture and changing my glasses loosened things up. Surgery can lock you up too.

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Ben Lakoff@benlakoff
3/20/2023

Got it 16 years ago. Best decision Iā€™ve ever made.

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priyanka@priyanka
3/20/2023

pls get the tests that confirm your eligibility for lasik(mainly topo and pachy) at two different places to compare results before you go for it. learned this the hard way, living with consequences for 10 years now.

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Colin@colin-
3/20/2023

As one data point, my brother had a corneal issue that persisted for quite a while and now has to use eye drops every morning or he has severe dryness issues. But generally, I hear amazing things.

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maxpetretta.eth@maxpetretta
3/21/2023

Iā€™ve wanted LASIK for years, every time I look into it 96% of people say itā€™s the best decision theyā€™ve ever made. The other 4% have horrible side effects that never recover. Iā€™m an unlucky person šŸ˜…, so contacts for me

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Ashinthewild@ashinthewild
3/21/2023

I have been forced to always wear red glasses, and for some reason i frequently don yellow tighty whities and blue spandex, oh and i have developed a questionable leadership approach while having my personal relationship erode away... Other then that...

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Nour Ba@noureasy
3/31/2023

My friend who did it claim he was blind for about a day after the intervention, than best decision that he made. That one day is enough for me not to take the risk x)