I had the procedure done almost 10 years ago and it has been a pretty positive experience for me. The biggest negative impact has been dry eyes similar to what lockem mentioned. I can't go without eye drops (just generic Visine) in the morning. Also - my night vision has suffered. Be sure to check whether or not you would suffer from these "halos". In low light, bright points of light appear to have a fuzzy halo around them. I really hate driving at night now due to that.
Other than that, it was a good choice for me. The coolest thing was that the doctor purposely over-corrected my vision, so for the first several months I could see clearly at a ridiculous range. In a few months everything normalized and I still have better than 20/20 vision at this point.
One last thing - invest in a nice pair of shades before the procedure if you decide to go through with it.
The coolest thing was that the doctor purposely over-
corrected my vision, so for the first several months I
could see clearly at a ridiculous range.
This is a bit more marketing than straight up truth.
Optical systems don't work like that. You can't "over-correct", since obviously, that would be the ideal point of focus. You're still limited by the ultimate physical resolution of your retina, and it sounds like, for a while, you were operating at that limit. Vision much better than 20/20 isn't terribly uncommon, and it sounds like you're one of those people.
That is, if there wasn't any cognitive biases at work. Perceived visual acuity is like some kind of platonic ideal of something that would be very vulnerable to confirmation bias. Were you experimentally tested to be something like 20/10, then tested later to be 20/15?
Other than that, it was a good choice for me. The coolest thing was that the doctor purposely over-corrected my vision, so for the first several months I could see clearly at a ridiculous range. In a few months everything normalized and I still have better than 20/20 vision at this point.
One last thing - invest in a nice pair of shades before the procedure if you decide to go through with it.
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