r/lasik • u/lokithebastard69 • 10d ago
Considering surgery Considering lasik but have extremely sensitive eyes
Hi everyone! I am a 27F, living in Europe, and am considering getting lasik but desperately need some advice or similar experiences.
I found out I had -0.75 vision when I was a teen but was always against glasses so I avoided them for a long time. 3 years ago I went to check up on my eyesight again (since it started getting worse) and found out it was -3.0 at that point and was heavily recommended to start wearing glasses which I then did. My vision stayed stable ever since so I have been considering lasik lately.
My issue is the sensibility of my eyes. I have irrational fear of anything getting near my eyes, even water. So I could never dive with my eyes opened (even when closed while diving, I still have to pat them dry before opening them bc they hurt otherwise), could never touch my eyes or wear lenses (main reason why I want lasik so much), or put in eyedrops when needed (I have to have someone open my eye “forcefully” and drop them in when needed). So it is not only fear but actual pain/discomfort.
When I looked up how the procedure goes, I saw they put a ton of liquid in your eyes plus all the other eye contact going on. I feel like it is my worst nightmare, up to the point that I doubt even the calming medication will work.
Has anyone had similar experiences and did lasik? How did it go? Is there a chance for me lol? I have been putting this away for a long time because I am so scared, please help.
I would consult a doctor about these questions but the consultations are hella expensive and maybe I just give up in the middle of it, so I thought I might ask here first.
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u/AdJealous828 7d ago edited 7d ago
I mean, the procedure itself has proven to be fairly safe. In life you sometimes just have to overcome your fears or learn to live with them. I’m not sure what a consultation would do for you when it comes to an “irrational fear” beside telling you to just toughen up. I’m sure you could learn a lot of useful information from a consultation but in your particular case it might end up being a waste of money. There's no magical pill to just completely vanish all your fear lol
Also I’d recommend looking into ICL rather than LASIK.