What It's Like To Get Laser Eye Surgery

Business Insider's Michelle Yan has been nearsighted since she was 9 years old. After laser eye surgery, she has 20/20. She walks us through the pre-surgery steps, the actual surgery, as well as the recovery process.

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What It's Like To Get Laser Eye Surgery

[moonman]

My mom has been legally blind her entire life and got this surgery. It was really cool to see my mom go from almost a cm thick glasses to being able to see better than everyone.

[YakuVegaNari]

I got LASIK almost five years ago, and it's honestly been a life-changer. Waking up in the morning and being able to see, traveling and not worrying I'll run out of contacts or lose my glasses, being able to swim without extremely expensive prescription googles, watching a movie or even TV and being able to see finer details... It's some of the best money I've ever spent on myself.

[impalaguy]

When she said her pain was an 11... that deterred me to have this done

[Xavierpng]

She did a great job explaining what she went through, good for her!!

[ks]

“It felt like someone shaved my eyes” alright imma head out 🏃🏻‍♀️

[Keiji_Akaashi]

2:37
“I couldn’t feel or see anything”

Me: yeah cause I felt the pain for you 😫

[profusnea]

People who have perfect eyesight don't know the pain of going to see a 3-D movie at the theatres when you have glasses

[LadyArty]

Lasik not only improved my vision, it improved my quality of life. Up until my surgery, I dealt with almost daily headaches behind my eyes. My mom was so freaked out by it she had an MRI done on me to make sure there wasn’t something wrong with my brain. After Lasik, NO MORE HEADACHES. My guess is my eyes were under constant strain since my vision sucked so bad, and then factor in the discomfort of contacts too. A month after the surgery, my mom actually cried when I told her I hadn’t had a single headache since.

[Dajaxon]

15 minutes, it's crazy that that's all it takes for having perfect vision for the rest of your life

[Christmasangel]

I need this, but my Anxiety will kill me before I enter the place.

[AnjaliSingh-]

Is anyone jealous of people who have perfect eyesight😭

[drinny]

In case anyone is curious I had this procedure done 23 years ago and my vision is still better than 20/20 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[lemonlemon]

“It felt like someone shaved my eyes”
yes. Because they did

[zerayahsyiem]

When I was small, I really wanted to wear glasses because I thought they were cool, but now I deeply regret wanting to wear them.

[ashlabelle]

I know a ton of people are scared to get this surgery, but this was the easiest surgery I've ever had done. It was finished in 5 minutes, I saw a red light and felt absolutely nothing. 10/10 I recommend it to everyone who needs it.

[juchiha]

How does youtube recommendation knows that I wear glasses?

[nojyt]

I'm not scared of the actual procedure but the risks scares me.

[MadGreenEyedGhost]

I got this done a week ago, been reading about different experiences and honestly I'm surprised by how a lot of people describe severe pain/discomfort/sight fluctuation. My eyes felt a bit dry and light-sensitive for the first few hours, but then it was like nothing even happened, and my vision was 100% immediately. So I guess for anyone considering this, take into consideration that the recovery is very different for each person.

[yeonlee]

had LASEK and it hurts for like 4 days (equivalent to someone stinging one thousand needles in your eyes when you try to sleep but you get used to it on the third day). But after they take out the protective lense, it's like seeing a new word. truly grateful for this technology

[lune]

Who else felt HELLA uncomfortable while the doctor was touching her eyes and stuff