• @Hikermick@lemmy.world
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    -46 hours ago

    Wanting Lasik surgery doesn’t mean she’s blind, she just doesn’t want to wear glasses anymore. It’s a vanity thing.

    • @Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca
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      55 hours ago

      Not necessarily a vanity thing, it’s also a pain in the ass and a life long expense. Do you know how many times I’ve woken up and found my glasses fell some where and I can’t find them? Or the screws loosened and a lense fell out while I’m out doing something? And a pair of glasses can run you anywhere from $200-$800+ every few years, let alone the optometrist appointments to get your prescription updated.

      • @BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk
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        45 hours ago

        If you need your glasses prescription updated then the Lasik correction you had also no longer works, you still need the optometrist appointments to check eye health. A new pair of glasses can be had for a lot less than $200 as well.

      • @ikidd@lemmy.world
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        25 hours ago

        I haven’t paid ridiculous optometrist prices for glasses in this millenium and I don’t understand why people still do.

    • @Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      03 hours ago

      I don’t think the mom’s laughing if she’s blind. Yes, it’s a pain in the ass, sometimes, to have glasses. But no, I’m not paying for lasik for my kid who needs glasses/contacts.

      Downvotin’ @Hikermick@lemmy.world doesn’t make them wrong.