• mke_geek@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    There’s LASIK. It’s been around since 1989. The downside is that the procedure only lasts about 15 years from what I’ve seen – people who got it have to start wearing glasses again after that time.

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      3 days ago

      Lasik didn’t get FDA approval until 1996.

      Before that, it was radial keratotomy.

      I got mine in 1986 and it was effective until 2015 when I started to need bifocals.

      I consider it a success.

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        3 days ago

        That’s interesting, yours lasted way longer than the people I’ve talked to. I wonder if the procedure was any different.