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I never had it done for two main reasons:

Actual cutting of the cornea.
A cripplingly negative response to anything that surgically impacts my body. Even giving blood triggers an overwhelming need to inject it right back into me.

Knowing what I do about CC and the astronomically high likelihood of global civilizational collapse before mid-century, I should really have something like that done so I can do without glasses if absolutely necessary. Assuming I live that long, that is. Which, judging from the current advanced age of my own parents, is a decent “likely”.

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Cort@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
It’s only good for 10-15 years before they have to shave more cornea off, best to wait for the last possible moment

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- breecher@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I had my done over 20 years ago, and only needed glasses again this year (and that is only for a very slight correction, I can see fine without them, while 20 years ago I was basically blind without my glasses). I can’t recommend lasik enough, especially for people with very bad eyesight.
  
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- taxiiiii@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Never knew that it wasn’t permanent. The climate change argument would’ve worked on me. Now I’m even less inclined.
  
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  - SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    You just have to make good friends with a ripper doc in the wasteland
    
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