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i'm opting not to get lasik, but not because i'm squeamish about the procedure.
i'm near-sighted with a perscription of -3.50 in one eye, and -3.75 in the other, which means i really do have to wear my contacts regularly. it also means that my natural focal length is about a foot away from my eyes instead of the normal two or so (if i'm reading without my contacts, i need to put the book about a foot away from my face). as we get older, the elasticity in our eyes drops, which means that our natural focal length gets farther away, which is why people with good vision end up having to get reading glasses when they get older. as it stands, if i don't do anything, i won't ever need reading glasses because my focal length will get pushed out to a normal range as i get older. if i decided to get corrective surgery, then i, like most people, would eventually have to pull out my reading glasses to look at a menu when i get older.
the drawback is that i still have to wear contacts, but i've been wearig them for a long time so it's not such a big deal for me.