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Originally Posted by Megabrode
My son recently had PRK rather than lasik for the reasons you cite. So far, so good. A few days ago I sent him that nytimes article, which seems to imply he made the right choice with PRK. He did his research.
But for me, at my age, PRK or lasik would mean reading glasses or, worse, correcting for reading in one eye and distance in the other.
Since I've happily worn contacts since 1965, I've got no reason to risk eye surgery. The new generation of bifocal lenses take literally a minute morning and night for excellent vision near and far.
That said, if I struggled with contacts, as many do, I'd consider PRK.
One other note: I play tennis with an eye surgeon whose sole practice is correcting botched lasik. Or attempting to. My God, the stories...
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I was able to wear contacts for a few years but at some point it became uncomfortable all the time and I went back to glasses. The doctors told me I would need reading glasses sooner than normal due to the surgery but I am 52 and haven’t needed them yet. I figured I would at least have distance vision which is what I really missed. Every once in a while I use a pair of 1.25 readers for working on very small items.