Has anyone here had any kind of eye surgery to correct the eyes - or would you?

Got to agree with everything BayleighGray says (except for the tortoise shell frames! lol). I am wary of the surgery cos in my case I have a lazy eye and I fear that my eyesight would degenerate after a few years due to this imbalance. If you don't have a dominant eye and one just happens to require a higher prescription I say go for it. The risks involved I believe are limited.

It is because of my lazy eye that my insurance will cover it. I also read there are excercises I can do to correct my vision. With lazy eyes, its more something in the brain rather then the eye itself that causes a problem. However, I am nearsighted as well. I adore tortoise shell frames. I have a pair - without prescription lenses yet - that an old boyfriend bought for me in Alaska - Neostyle frames. He worked in an optometry office and got these 120 dollar frames for 20 bucks. The last few times I got glasses, I went for the two for one deals so I didn't fill these frames. I had some cool prescription sunglasses too but I wound up giving them away to this guy that worked at meditation resort I stayed at one summer. He had broken glasses that barely helped him. Turns out my glasses were a pretty perfect match - yes I know its not so healthy - but as this was his only choice! I like the librarian look for myself as well. Although, when I actually did the contact thing people were like, wow you have cheekbones - and what cheekbones - of course - now I wear the cat eye frames - in the eightees glasses took up the whole face.........

Hey thanks Amwheelan...I hope I got the name right! sorry if I didnt. Yeah I think they are a librarian look, but not so wide really. They are sort of small, my dad said "Dont look like you have much to see out of"....lol That was really nice of you to give your sunglasses away to someone who needed them. I donated my old ones, they were sort of broken, but nothing that couldnt be fixed, and since my eye exam wasnt the same as my last one, I decided to get new ones. Your an ace Art!!! ;o) Bay Lay Gray xx

I've tried them, they don't work for me. :)

Oh, sorry. How come?

I marked yours best response because not only did it contain a lot of info, but something I didn't think about it. My eyes do change, due to the very condition that would allow me to get it done under insurance. I need to talk about that with the doctor I guess. Of course, I don't know if they so much change or I have soooooo much trouble with those tests they give - its hard for me to decide which is the clearer picture and such when I go in for the exam. Its such a hard choice. Its nice to have this opportunity to get it done through insurance however, I do want to be careful and ask the important questions, you know?

I think I might have had that done a long time ago too, not sure. Were you nervous?