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I'm -6 and the risk of complications is what makes me think I'll probably never want to do any corrective procedure. I had been considering it for a while, but one time when I went in for a checkup, I happened to chat with another guy there who was seeing the doctor because his surgery was making him see halos. Apparently they usually go away eventually, but I decided I'd rather not find that out personally.

And I feel there's a kind of meditative calmness to the blurriness that I think I might miss. It's quite nice when I'm going to bed or waking up and everything is just a blur, no distractions to catch my eye because I can't see them! I'm probably doomed if I'm ever in an apocalypse and lose my glasses, though (see Twilight Zone "Time Enough at Last").

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There's a new procedure coming out in the next few years called LIRIC which seems much better with hopefully a lot lower risk of side effects.

https://crstoday.com/articles/2019-apr/laser-induced-refract...

Shoot wish I saw this post before getting PRK last month..

That's the first time I've heard someone express what I feel too! I'm -8.5 and -9.5 in contact lenses and that blurriness feels very relaxing for the brain. Though it's a bit unpractical having to hold my phone 15 cm from my face in the bed...

Also, our super power is the power to see extremely small details, which proves useful sometimes!

The other day I had a splinter in my left index fingertip that was so small I couldn‘t see it even under a magnifier. After some clueless and painful poking with a needle, removing my glasses did the trick. I located the splinter and got it out within seconds. Around -6 in glasses.

I have a similar correction and I was surprised when I was helping my brother reassemble a small motor he couldn’t see the fine details.

It wasn’t until I started wearing contacts (and thus couldn’t easily take them out) did I realize that short-sightedness gives me very good up close vision.

I can totally relate to the meditative calmness you talked about. I'm pretty sure, it contributed to my personality development as well. I wonder if I'd have been more distracted and restless if I could see everything clearly.

Wow, for the first time I feel like I'm missing out for _not_ having bad eyesight!

Sunglasses may have a similar effect — and they can be removed :)

I played a FPS where you could have the wall textures blurry or sharp. The blurry setting made me fiddle with my glasses unconsciously, so I went with sharp, even though I ended up looking at big squares in the limit, like a weird mosaic decorated the wall.

Lucky you. I hate the blurriness and to me this sounds like a "coping mechanism"

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