Forgot your password?  Programming IT Technology  Laser Vision
Surgery for Developers? 741  Posted by Cliff from the state-of-
the-art-in-medicine dept. cyclops asks: "I have been
contemplating about going for LASIK surgery for a couple of
years. I want to get rid of my dependency on glasses or lenses
because I really find them cumbersome. The main thing that is
stopping me now is that like you, programming is my livelihood
and thus I spent a major part of my day staring into the
monitor. I have readthat there is always a certain percentage of
patients not regaining 20/20 vision but it's OK for them since
most of them don't need that sharp vision during work. I am
about to consult with a LASIK surgeon but I would love to hear
anecdotal evidence about your experiences, to hear if it works
out for you eventually. (I have stable myopia of -5.50 and
astimagtism of -1.00 for 3 years already)." Ask Slashdot has
handled this issue in the past in two previous articles: this
one from 1999, and a related article from 20