[Annelle]

My prescription has progressively gotten worse every single time I went to the doc since I was like 5.

But about 3-4 years ago, I'd leave with the doc saying "well, doesn't really look like it's changed much!" The last two years, I moved across the country, and I've gone to the same doc both times, and he said my eyes were pretty much exactly the same as last year, so he referred me over to the Lasik center. (He didn't want to send a referral last year, since his didn't have official proof that my prescription was set)

The first time it was the same, I was kind of in shock thinking ... well maybe it's only a slight difference, and not worth getting new glasses. The next time I'm like...ooh! maybe I'll be eligible for surgery soon! I don't remember if there was an extra year in there or not before I moved.

If your eyes aren't terrible, it might not be worth it for you. (personal decision here) and contacts are great, too, I've worn those for years.

But my eyes are so rough that even contacts were difficult for me (because of the severity of my astigmatism, if the lenses budged a half a degree, my vision was completely out of whack. same with if my eyes got dry, or if the wind blew the wrong way...I'd have to go back in and twist the lens to be able to see again). Glasses got bad because they were so thick that I'd actually get scars on my nose if I wore them long enough. If you've got no astigmatism, then you shouldn't have any problems at all with contacts, at least vision problems.

(Also, considering my contacts cost me $400/year, 40 more years of contacts is over $15,000!! so I saved money in the long run!! haha)