My experience: 44 year old male with diabetes. The doctor told me that I would probably need reading glasses. I thought (stupidly) that everytime I would read a book I would need reading glasses. Instead everytime I look at small print, I need reading glasses and it sucks. During the healing process severe pain and discomfort for three months. I still have complaints of eye hurting when sleeping and first waking up (a little over a year post op). Something about tear production and certain nerves being cut in the process. To top it all off the facility that did the procedure changed doctors on me three times. If I would have known that the doctor would not be there till the end I would not have had it done with him and that national chain. A year post op and some days my vision better than others and some days my eyes drier than others. I think there also needs to be some research for patients with diabetes. I do not know what the future will hold.

I had Lasik Eye Surgery in 1999. I have to say I do not remember them cutting into my eyes. I don't know why...I probably would have freaked out if they had but what I remember is that they put on the clamp told me to sit still and proceeded with the laser for quite a few seconds. They did the same in the other eye. Then I was sent home with two different types of drops. I did feel that my eyes were more dry and felt like I could never rub my eyes because it felt weird and even hurt a little bit. The good thing is that I did enjoy a 20/20 vision for quite sometime but it wasn't meant to last I guess because after nine years my vision started to go bad again. Slowly but surely...It's been going bad for the last three years...since 2008. I have been wearing glasses since 2009 officially...When it started to go bad I refused to accept it and did not want to wear glasses but by the second year I didn't have a choice...Now it's as bad as it was before the surgery and when I spoke to my doctor about it he just said: "Well statistics show that the surgery lasts forever for some people and not for others"...After paying $2,800.00 for the surgery it doesn't make me feel better to know that...The doctor says that he could do another correction for a smaller fee...Y'a right! At this point I'm to scared that something could go wrong and also I have lost all trust in this type of surgery...I'm glad for the people for who the surgery worked out fine and and is forever lasting but I wanted to let people out there know that it does not work or last for everybody...Sorry for the long comment...I just a lot to say about this...