quick, off the top of my head story....i had Lasiks done in 2000 in california by a canadian company, lasiksvision, that at the time was opening locations all over the place. i paid a grand for both eyes. it was their grand opening promotion. my sister had it done a couple weeks after me. so did a friend. I'm still glasses-free 12 years later. my sister just got herself some glasses for night time driving and the optometrist couldn't even detect that Lasiks was done. the friend didn't fair as well. he had problems straight off the Bausch-Lomb machine. his experience sounds very similar to most of the ones I've read above, so i won't repeat here. but i will add... he wears glasses now and is fine. but of course, wishes he never had gone thru the experience. however, he had whacky eyes to begin with, was in hi late 40s, and had a hardcore coke bottle rx. somehow he was told he was a good candidate, but in all reality, from the start, i don't think he was. the bummer at the time was, he's the one who was all gung-ho about it and got my sister and i to go for it! my experience has been very good. i was early 30s at the time. i saw perfectly straight off the table... altho the doctor was yelling at me to stop straining and close my eyes! i was reading license plates and street signs all the way home. the doctors and nurses set up my post operative side-effects really well. i had the halo effect for about a year and was dropping eye drops frequently that first year as well. but it was nothing compared to being able to read the clock straight out of bed, snorkel without glasses, drive without glasses, on and on. when i wore contact lenses my eyes were so bloodshot and dry ALL time time. this was a miracle procedure for me. my vision was perfect and dropping a few drops thru out the day was no burden at all. 12 years on now... tired eyes usually means a couple eye drops are in order. this was the best thing i think i ever did for myself. had i read all these negative experiences, i doubt i would have gone for it. but i had friends who were going to canada at the time to have this done and they couldn't say enough positive things about it! i also don't think i would do it past the age of 40. by that time, age related eye changes are a huge factor and if you can't have a result that will allow you to NOT wear glasses, it's not really worth the money to have the procedure just for a slightly different rx. in my opinion. if you are in your 20s or 30s, with a stable eye rx, healthy, and find a doctor who has done this a mazillion times.... i wouldn't rule it out as an option. both my sister and i highly recommend. 12 years glass free and counting.