05-15-2023, 09:50 PM
I had glasses from 2nd grade until my early 20s.
Started wearing contacts - gas permeable/rigid lenses because of astigmatism (I know there are other options now). First month+ that I had contacts it was about 45 minutes in the morning to get them in my eye and in the right place.
Had Lasik in my early 30s. Common thinking and word from the surgeon was that I would need reading glasses in my early 40s. Cost of the surgery had a positive ROI over 10 years of lenses & associated solutions. I'm well past that 10 year mark and I still don't wear reading glasses (really small print gets fuzzy though).
I'd have a conversation with your optometrist on why they aren't supportive of contacts. Also if you go the Lasik route, go somewhere with a good reputation (preferably by people you know), and if the surgeon says you're not a good candidate, listen to the opinion....I know several people who went forward after being told they were a 'marginal' candidate and several of them had chronic dry eye or severe night halo problems afterward.
Started wearing contacts - gas permeable/rigid lenses because of astigmatism (I know there are other options now). First month+ that I had contacts it was about 45 minutes in the morning to get them in my eye and in the right place.
Had Lasik in my early 30s. Common thinking and word from the surgeon was that I would need reading glasses in my early 40s. Cost of the surgery had a positive ROI over 10 years of lenses & associated solutions. I'm well past that 10 year mark and I still don't wear reading glasses (really small print gets fuzzy though).
I'd have a conversation with your optometrist on why they aren't supportive of contacts. Also if you go the Lasik route, go somewhere with a good reputation (preferably by people you know), and if the surgeon says you're not a good candidate, listen to the opinion....I know several people who went forward after being told they were a 'marginal' candidate and several of them had chronic dry eye or severe night halo problems afterward.