I was very near sighted and had to start wearing glasses in the 3rd grade to watch t.v. and to see the blackboard at school. I then started wearing contacts when I was in the 6th grade. As I got older my eyes would become red and irritated by the end of the day so I had to take them out when I got home and put my glasses on. I couldn't see as well with my glasses.

In Jan. 2000 I decided to have lasik surgery on both eyes. I selected a doctor who had performed many surgeries and one with a very good reputation. He has even performed this surgery on some famous actors and actresses. It only took a few minutes and then I could see everything much clearer. I could even drive back to the doctor the next day without any glasses or contacts. The pain was very minimal since I was already used to wearing contacts.

My eyes were 20/20 at first and then became more like 20/40 or 20/60 so I had to go back after 3 months for a touch up. Now my eyes are closer to 20/20 and on sunny days I can see much better. I have to wear glasses with a lite prescription while driving at night. My right eye is also much better than my left but I'm still very pleased with the results. Now I hardly even remember what it was like to have to wear contacts all the time.

I think that now they've come out with an even better lasik procedure. Some doctor's won't perform it on people with vision greater than a -3.00. I think I was a -6.00 or -6.50 before the surgery. The main thing to do before you have surgery is to do some research and find a very good doctor to perform the surgery.