Do you struggle daily with contacts or glasses and now consider LASIK to correct your vision? Like the estimated 700,000 people in the United States annually who opt for LASIK, choosing this procedure will enhance any lifestyle. Here are five reasons why LASIK will improve your life too.
1. Confidence and Appearance Enhancement
Do your glasses or contacts make you feel less confident? It turns out that awareness is everything as studies show that a person who wears glasses is perceived as more intelligent but less attractive and socially awkward. While self-awareness if often seeped in social stereotypes, it can have a damaging effect on a person’s confidence and self-doubt. Ophthalmologists also support the evidence that people who opt for LASIK do so to enhance the looks and self-awareness. A local Downers Grove eye doctor recommends LASIK to her patients as a way to enhance vision, confidence, beauty and social acceptance.
2. LASIK Promotes Comfort
Thanks to characters like Steve Urkel from “Family Matters,” Velma from “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You” and Penelope Garcia from “Criminal Minds,” glass wearers tend to be characterized as smart or nerdy. If you pay attention to the red carpets, stars wear lensless glasses to be more fashion-forward. If you ask people who wear glasses every day, they will tell you that they are uncomfortable sitting on the bridge of the nose throughout the day. LASIK gives you the best of both worlds as you will see the world clearly because you no longer need glasses, yet you can keep a pair as a fashion accessory when you want to make a statement.
3. More Affordable Long-term
Did you know that LASIK is less expensive than a lifetime spent on glasses and contacts? While the cost of LASIK starts as low as $1,000 ― depending on need and location ― per eye, which includes pre-consultation and post-op care, a person will spend more than $4,000 over two decades including annual checkups, new glasses and replacements. Add in the cost of contacts, and the costs of care exceed $5,000. You will also not have to worry about having to purchase items.
4. Engagement in Physical Activities
All glasses or contact wearers know how high-risk physical activity is when it comes to safety, sweat and comfort. Add in the injury factor, and you suddenly become an ophthalmologist’s favorite patient which is why LASIK is such a great solution long-term. Even if you don’t play sports, the ability to travel, hike or workout is worth the venture when you can have the freedom to get up and go.
5. Independent of Glasses or Contacts
How dependent are you on your prescription glasses or contacts each day? Would you be able to take care of daily tasks without them? It is a reality for many people, which is why LASIK is the best option to liberate you from glasses or contacts. Perfect vision will allow you to increase productivity at work or play.
Are you ready to join the hundreds of thousands of other Americans who want to change their lives with LASIK? Visit an ophthalmologist to see how laser vision modification will benefit you.
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