Isa,
I had heard that the problem with glare was from having larger than average pupils. Also, the gal he mentioned with dry eye....he said it was from cutting across the nerves in the eye that tells the eye to lubricate. The nerves should heal over and the eyes should go back to staying wet, but some people just don't heal properly afterwards and end up with dry eye.

When I had my last eye test a couple of weeks ago, the optician said that my eyes had probably stopped deteriorating so fast now I am 35 - the new prescription was only slightly different to the one of 3 years ago. But my vision has deteriorated A LOT since I was 25!

I had LASIK in 2002, and I agree, the worst part was the actual surgery itself, which only lasts for a few minutes. During my surgery the doctor used something to keep the eye he was working on open so all I had to do was focus on a dot in front of me while he did the procedure. They gave me a valium before surgery and explained what they were doing and what was going to happen every step of the way, which helped to keep me from getting too antsy (I'm claustrophobic and also a bit hyper and have a short attention span, so being able to sit still through a surgery while awake was a big feat for me).

Thanks to my massive tear ducts my eyes were already on the dry side before the surgery (hence why contacts were unbearable for me), so I do still have to use moisturizing drops once a day or so, but the freedom of being able to see so clearly without any kind of aid is amazing. I wouldn't trade it for anything, and I would definitely do it over again.

As someone else said, though, definitely do your research first. Beware places that only do LASIK and nothing else. They may offer lower prices, but it's because they'll make more money doing back-to-back LASIK surgeries than an ophthalmologist who does LASIK as well as general eye exams, etc. In addition to LASIK, my doctor had been doing surgery for glaucoma and cataracts for years, and he had a LOT of satisfied clients as references.

Also, beware of a place that has appointments available for surgery any day of the week. My doctor had one day a week devoted to surgeries. The rest of the week was for eye exams, checkups and follow-up visits. This is important for two reasons: first, you don't want a doctor rushing from your exam to do LASIK surgery on someone else and vice versa, second, again, a place that is squeezing surgeries in wherever they can is probably just in it to make money.

Last piece of advice I can think of in choosing where you get it done is that the exam to determine if you're a good candidate for LASIK should take a while and be very thorough. They have to consider whether you're near-sighted or far-sighted and examine the shape of your cornea, among other things, and they should take some time to really explain the procedure as well. It's not going to be an in and out in 15 minutes kind of appointment. If it is, then don't get your surgery done there. Also if they determine you're a good candidate, they shouldn't pressure you to get the procedure. My doctor wanted me to go home and think about it before I made a decision, and in addition to going over the procedure with me, he gave me a packet to take home and read. Nobody called and hounded me to see what I had decided. If you get a car salesman vibe from the place, run!

I imagine the headaches were the same as when you get a new perscription for your glasses, huh?

Azeeza,
Has that continued? I have noticed some trouble with night time driving for the past 10 years. Not that I can't see but I don't notice things as well. I'd hope it wouldn't get worse with this procedure.

I was seriously looking into Lasik last year........
I started doing research.......... the clinic had a youtube clip that they referred you to..........unfortunately there were many other clips on lasik......that are very sobering to say the least.
I also had my personal Optometrist give me contacts that would show me just how my vision would be after surgery and what I could expect. I didn't like it! I lost all my close up vision which I rely on for doing fine makeup detail and sewing.
So I'm sticking with the glasses and contacts.

I'm in MT and lots of folks head across the border to get it done in Canada, because it's cheaper. BUT, the doc told me you are going to have to go back up for check ups. He said that up there is $2600 for both eyes, were here in Billings it's about $4000 for both eyes. The one gal who had trouble with her eyes being dry after surgery went to Canada. Not that those docs are bad, just that with her troubles she was having to travel. I'd rather pay more and be near enough to the doc who did the work.
I have also heard that the cost covers all your "tweeking" in the future.