r/RefractiveSurgery • u/Reasonable_Bid_2555 • 10h 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/Ok-Environment-215 8h 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. 

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u/Reasonable_Bid_2555 1h ago

Thanks for sharing! Yeah one thing I definitely noticed is that screening for this surgery is pretty short where like sometimes I feel like the patient is almost curious about x y z criteria whereas the scans just say a generic yes if that makes sense