I've worn glasses since I was five. Because I wore my contacts too long when I got them in high school, I can no longer wear them. I have really messed up eyes and when you stick me in direct sunlight, I'm pretty blind. I can't get those lovely transition lenses (that change from sunglasses to normal glasses) because my prescription is far too high. And my glasses? Are around $600 - and that's buying them at Costco.
So yeah, I'd love to get laser eye surgery. I could wear sunglasses and be comfortable in the summer and it'll be really amazing all round. But I would never ask my flist to pay for it. I know it'll be several years before I can afford the operation and I'll just have to be patient and budget and save up. But I think asking for hand outs for something like this is appalling - especially when I have a co-worker whose father lost his eye in an accident but doesn't qualify for disability from the gov't, so he has to pay so much money for all these operations and he can't work. I mean, I'd gladly give them money in a heartbeat because the poor man is unemployed, extremely sick and in a lot of pain. But for someone who just wants laser eye surgery faster? No. You've just got to have patience.
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So yeah, I'd love to get laser eye surgery. I could wear sunglasses and be comfortable in the summer and it'll be really amazing all round. But I would never ask my flist to pay for it. I know it'll be several years before I can afford the operation and I'll just have to be patient and budget and save up. But I think asking for hand outs for something like this is appalling - especially when I have a co-worker whose father lost his eye in an accident but doesn't qualify for disability from the gov't, so he has to pay so much money for all these operations and he can't work. I mean, I'd gladly give them money in a heartbeat because the poor man is unemployed, extremely sick and in a lot of pain. But for someone who just wants laser eye surgery faster? No. You've just got to have patience.