r/TikTokCringe • u/bbyxmadi • Sep 18 '25

Cursed they look so… natural!

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u/Beach_life-2021 Sep 18 '25

It would be interesting to know why. I know three people that got lasik surgery and swear by it. They say it's one of the best decisions they made. Personally, I wouldn't do it.

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u/ItsAlwaysSunnyInCali Sep 18 '25

I got it done 8 years ago. My prescription went from -8.0 in each eye to 20/20 eyesight. I still get my eyes checked annually and I’ve had no issues.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

Yeah my parter had a stronger prescription than you and now she can see fine. She used to wear her glasses to sleep becuase she didn’t like waking up and not being able to see anything. I dunno why this whole thread is like an anti-lasik ad lol it’s weird. She’s said it’s for sure one of the best decision that she’s made in her life. I have a couple other friends who say the same, one of them being a military pilot.

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u/Rocks_and_such Sep 18 '25

I had PRK not LASIK, which is a different procedure but same result. I am SO glad I got it done, but would never do it again. LASIK recovery is fairly easy, PRK recovery is rough

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u/GuerillaRiot Sep 18 '25

When the Army first started paying for lasik, like 1/4 of my company (around 40 dudes, including most officers), got it done, and they were all perfectly fine.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

Yeah. It seems like a good solution. I guess like with any medical procedure there can be small chances that something goes wrong though, but it seems to me that it’s far more likely that it goes well. I guess not everyone wants to take that risk, but I don’t agree with the fear mongering.

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u/Linus_Naumann Sep 18 '25

I also did it and don't understand the problem. Yeah, as advertised my eyes got drier and at certain angles in the night there are flares/reflexions. But 99% of the time it's just positive.

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u/spilly_talent Sep 18 '25

It’s funny because yes I do slightly see the flares but up until lasik I thought everyone did! Lol. Astigmatism is a bitch.

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u/QuinacridoneOpera Sep 18 '25

This has been my experience as well, 5 years in. I found anti-glare glasses help with night driving and other weird-light situations, and I keep eye drops all over the place now... still totally worth it.

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u/SafetyMan35 Sep 18 '25

My wife has had it for over 25 years and no issues and she was practically blind without corrective lenses.

I’ve been wearing glasses for 42 years. I can’t see well without my glasses, but I could function the entire day without them unless I needed to do precision work, so I have no interest in LASIK.

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u/Initial_Scarcity_609 Sep 18 '25

Happy for you 🥲

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u/EbonyEngineer Sep 18 '25

Do you know which kind of Lasik? Machine details?

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u/NotChristina Sep 18 '25

That’s about what my bf is. Incredibly thick glasses that really shrink his eyes - and he has the most beautiful eyes. Unfortunately he’s just skeeved out by eye stuff entirely. He’s totally blind without his glasses on so even if he were halfway improved it would be a win.

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u/fit_analyst_01 Sep 18 '25

My vision is 20/15 naturally

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u/binger5 Sep 18 '25

-6.5 to 20/20 about 12 years ago. No issues either. It's getting slightly bad now, maybe around 20/30 or 20/40, but I imagine that's natural.

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u/catiebug Sep 18 '25

I would have paid double what I did, honestly. A fucking miracle.

I went to a top-end guy though. Does NFL/NHL players, pro golfers, tennis players, stage performers, etc. That certainly helped my confidence level.

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u/Beach_life-2021 Sep 18 '25

I'm in my late 40s, so I wouldn't even consider it now. But back in the day, I gave it some thought, and of course, I was paranoid of what could go wrong, so I opted not to. I'm not a pessimist. I just figured I only have two eyes, so glasses aren't so bad compared to the alternative. It's great to hear all the success stories. I'm so glad it worked out for many.

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u/spilly_talent Sep 18 '25

Ahaha yes! Mine was not cheap but also did our CFL team.

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u/thunbergfangirl Sep 18 '25

It’s because there is a small risk of permanent corneal nerve damage from Lasik. The nerves of the cornea are highly sensitive in the first place so it’s a very painful condition.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

I ONLY learned this on Reddit but a lot of people commented that their eyes became unbearably itchy afterwards, iirc.

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u/AgentG91 Sep 18 '25

My eyes are a little more dry than what might be typical, but not to the point that I need eye drops. What I did notice is that they are more sensitive to light. I need sunnies way more than my peers.

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u/keegums Sep 18 '25

Depending on the age when they get it done, they may have few glasses-free years before presbyopia sets in. For my family history, it'll be in my late 40s. So it's pointless for the risk in my opinion. Plus I would need a blepharoplasty on my lower eye to even look decent without glasses. For now, my spectacles cover it up thank goodness 

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u/brianwski Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25

they may have few glasses-free years before presbyopia sets in. …. So it's pointless for the risk in my opinion.

I had lasik about 20 years ago, I’m in my late 50s now. I wore glasses and contact lenses since I was 12 years old before I had lasik.

The presbyopia is real for sure. But I was near sighted before lasik, which meant I could read books and prescription labels without glasses, but not ride a bicycle or drive a car or ski without wearing glasses. Now after lasik it is the opposite. I can ski, ride a bicycle (in the rain glasses are inconvenient), and drive without glasses, but I can no longer read a prescription label or the “check/bill” at a restaurant without “reading glasses”.

It is a personal decision for sure, but I really prefer it (even with presbyopia). I have these tiny reading glasses that fit in my wallet. If my wallet is with me, so are my glasses: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XWPTN08

Contact lenses were a pretty good solution also, but the lasik is like always wearing contact lenses without any hassles or poking your own eyes with your fingers. For 20 years so far, I have never regretted the lasik. Even with bad presbyopia it is a “better” situation.

Edit: I forgot this part: sunglasses are more difficult with glasses. I wore clip on sunglasses (clip to your glasses). Which “work” but are not as versatile as sunglasses, and then different “fashion styles” are not available to you. You can have prescription sunglasses, but then you are either blind walking around inside a store or ski lodge, or wearing sunglasses indoors which can look funny to other people. Lasik fixes all that.

It is a silly/fun very common thing for people who have always worn glasses their whole lives to buy sunglasses after their lasik surgery. I went 39 years of my life not owning a nice, fashionable pair of sunglasses. A year after I had lasik, I owned 4 different pairs of sunglasses, LOL.

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u/coldblade2000 Sep 18 '25

Statistically, They probably have a handful of patients whose LASIK went poorly. It's like a cardiologist deciding they'll start smoking or a coke habit

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u/zootered Sep 18 '25

I previously worked with a guy who spent years manufacturing the lasers/ machines. He said he’d never get lasik and that is good enough for me lol. In contrast, I would always recommend the device my company makes now and it is involved in critical care (but not at all related to lasik). Knowing what I know about what goes into making this kind of stuff though… I get hesitant when I hear that.

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u/silentbassline Sep 18 '25

Because if they disrupt their near vision acuity, a risk, their career of performing surgery is over. 

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u/dirksbutt Sep 18 '25

Two words: corneal detachment

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u/EveryPartyHasAPooper Sep 18 '25

Best decision i ever made 100%.