Laser Eye Surgery

What will it cost for Laser Eye surgery?

I’m looking to get laser eye surgery because my eyes are bad and I’m sick of glasses. When I lose them I need I need them to find them. Also I think it will be for the best and plus many people say i look better without them anyway. My benefits will only cover $225 of it. So I was wondering how much is it so I know what I’m looking to spend.

Well it will really depend where you go, how bad your eyes are, and that clinic’s rates.

For me, I had the surgery almost 3 years ago and from start to finish, it was about $3000 with all the pre- and post- examinations, as well as the surgery of course.

Now you do need to keep in mind that there are many things that need to be checked to make sure you are a candidate for LASIK eye surgery in the first place. Your vision needs to have been stable for a few years (no prescription changes), you cannot have any eye diseases (like keratoconus), your cornea must be thick enough, and other things like this that they will check in an eye evaulation for surgery.

Also, LASIK does NOT fix the need for reading glasses. If you already are old enough where you must have reading glasses to see at near (age 40 or older), LASIK is not for you. And when you get to be that age, you will need reading glasses to read regardless if you had LASIK in the past.

Just another idea to throw out there: Have you considered contact lenses? This is another option you can try without going to permanent surgery route. In fact, they make many contact lenses that can actually be worn continuously for 30 days. That means, you put a new pair of contact lenses in on the 1st of the month and then don’t touch them until you put a new pair in at the 1st of the next month! (Yes, that means you sleep in them and wear them 24/7) So continuous wear contact lenses like that are actually just about the same as surgery … but without! It is certainly something you can ask your eye doctor about.

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