[Mr. Mopery]

I'll add my two cents here, since I've had the experience.

I had the lasik surgury done about 7 years ago--I wasn't even 21 yet. My vision had been pretty poor, for a long time, but I could wear contacts. I have astygmatism in one eye.

Had the surgery done in Dallas by a fairly reputed doctor and it went fine. My vision was pretty good after the eyes healed up, though that took about a month+.

However... My night vision since the operation has been pretty crap and I do see halos to an extent. In the last 2 years my eyes have begun to degenerate again, slowly, to the point where they were pre-op. If I had the money or the inclination I suppose I could get lasered again but I'd like to be able to see SOMETHING at night, so I don't think I will.

There ARE negatives.

Was it worth it? Well, I didn't pay for it (my parental unit did) so maybe that makes it easier to say this, but yes it was.

Even though my eyes are getting worse again and my vision is a bit wonky at night, having had 5 years of unaided vision was great. Seeing the clock in the morning, seeing Uluru, the Eiffel Tower and the Fjords without the worry that my contacts might get screwed up...that stuff was amazing.

Good luck.