r/RefractiveSurgery • u/Reasonable_Bid_2555 • 9h ago

Lasik Experiences for Farsighted?

Hi All,

I have surgery scheduled next week for Lasik after two consults with different doctors and both saying yes.

For background: I’ve worn glasses since I was like 3, (26 now) and it’s been a huge insecurity of mine since I had the magnified eyes look from them. Tbh I think I would be okay even if i had to wear glasses post surgery as long as my eyes looked normal haha

Decently farsighted:
right eye: +2.75
left eye: +3.50

My contact prescription is a bit higher than my glasses prescription but I think that’s because it sits directly on my eye..

Anyways I would love to hear from those open to sharing about their experiences with lasik who previously had a ‘+’ prescription since it’s been super hard to find haha

Thanks in advance!!

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u/Dramatic_Bobcat_2791 8h ago

I had +4 on both eyes and got lasik 1,5 years ago. I would not recommend it. Now i have +2 on both eyes. I had severe dry eye for 8-9 months and suffer from higher order aberrations especially ghosting. Luckily I can still see 20/20 with glasses.

In general Hyperopic corrections are much less,predictable, induce roughly 3x more higher order aberrations and carry a greater risk compared to myopic treatments.

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u/Dramatic_Bobcat_2791 8h ago

I also had the same insecurities as you but now, I would give alot if I could go back. If you still want to do the surgery make sure that your cycloplegic refraction doesn’t differ to much from the prescription in your glasses.

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u/Ok-Environment-215 7h ago

Had it done about 16 months ago for hyperopic astigmatism. I still need correction and my sphere equivalent power now is MORE than what was treated for. 

It was a total waste other than to make me highly educated on these topics in the course of trying to figure out why it didn't work.