And/or have recommendations?   The wide variety in price (I'm sure there are factors to consider, like astigmatism, perscript. strength, and such).  It's for my daughter, but the quote she got so far is double the price that I was expecting to help fund....LOTS.  Any help would be appreciated.

Alantra

I had it done about 4 years ago and paid about $2800.   I was virtually blind without glasses before I did it and now my vision is 20/20.   I had it done at Lasik Plus in Edina and at least 8 of my coworkers have had it done there as well with no problems.  The low prices you see advertised are for people with eyesight that is already pretty good.   The doctor I has was Dr. Whiting and I think he has now started his own practice.  My only regret is that I waited as long as I did to have it done.

I have several friends who have had the procedure and without exception they are very happy with the results.  Have considered it myself, but as an avid aviator I can't risk the 1% chance of not being correctable to 20/20 when all is said and done.  Prices do vary a lot, but have been steadily coming down.  It used to be Canada had some really good deals.

Had it done 3 years ago.  The best $ I ever spent.  I have 20/10 vision now.  Went to TLC/Laser Vision Center of Edina.  I went with the bladeless which is pretty expensive but well worth it.

Check the Doctors in Winnepig.  I"ve heard much cheaper. Worth the trip and good work.

Had a reasonably good experience with it after lots of research into it.  I'd be glad to talk about in a PM but don't think I'm allowed to PM.  Never became a full member due to concerns with good reviews not being accepted and one very bad review not being accepted either.  Perhaps you can pm me...

having worn glasses since 5th grade I would be tempted, except: at 18 yrs old I had an accident w/contacts where I was blind for 3 days. After that I decided I just wasn't that bad looking with glasses, sure beat the shit out of being blind.

I have known at least a dozen people that have had the surgery, and they all love it, some of the surgeries were years ago, and they still love it.

To each their own

I may just a coincidence but I have 2 friends that have had bad luck with it.  

One had some funny scarring that formed and now he has blurry spots at the foci of both eyes.  They say they can re-do it but the chance of blindness goes up to 10% on the second try.  He needs a CDL for his job and may loose it due to the Lasix.

The second one had 2 things go wrong, he now has very dry eyes as Lasix causes that some times so if you have a problem with dry eyes stay away.  He is forever putting drops in his eyes now.  The other problem he had was by chance a virus was present in his eyes at the time of the surgery.  I don't know the exact virus but it gained access to the inside of his eyes due to the Lasix.  If he did not work for a medical facility and go in because of the minor irritation he was having the virus now on the interior of his eyes would have made him go blind.  This virus is a variant of the Herpies I think and will never go away in his life time.  His only solution is to take anti-viral medicine the rest of his life or go blind.

Odds are neither of those things would happen but they do.

I had it done 12 years ago and it was the best money I ever spent, even though I spent about 3X what they charge now.  I went to MN Eye Consultants.  Three years ago I had a revision on one eye to bring it back to 20/20 as it had regressed (Lasik cannot change your eye's propensity to change).  Before Lasik my eyes were 7.75 and 8.25, which is roughly 20/4000.  Legally blind.

I had the dry eye complication.  Contrary to what the previous poster said, Lasik does not cause dry eye.  What it does is bare your eye to the elements, making preexisting dry eye problems (exist in about 10-15% of population) symptomatic.  Previous to Lasik surgery patients are wearing either glasses or contacts, so there is a barrier that keeps the eye from drying out as fast from the air and wind.  After Lasik, your eye reacts to the air and wind hitting it.  I used heavy drops for several weeks, then light drops, then eventually to one drop of light drop (over-the-counter saline drops) in each eye every morning and I'm fine the entire day.  Piece of cake.

Regarding the reading, yes it's age.  Me too.  Nothing related to Lasik.   Well, one relation.  That is if have Lasik you probably need reading glasses a year or two sooner.  The reason is that typically (me included), one eye loses its corneal elasticity earlier than the other.  Your eyes then have a natural monovision wherein the good eye essentially takes over.  However, if you have Lasik then the good eye cannot do that anymore.  The Ophalmologist told me that it would be 1-2 years sooner for reading glasses if I had the Lasik revision, but I opted for it.  His opinion rang true.

The fear of infection and blindness, etc., is a nonissue.  While blindness is catastophic, It has happened something like five times in 15 million procedures.  Do the research on webmd.com to confirm what I'm telling you.  The previous poster who was relaying the friend's brush with blindness was either grossly overexaggerating what he knew, or was fed incorrect/exaggerated information.  I suspect the latter.  In my field I get exaggerated medical info constantly.

Good luck on this, Alantra!.  I am a huge supporter of this procedure.  My life is vastly different, as is the life of numerous people I know who have had the surgery by a myriad of physicians and facilities.

Think long and hard about it (wait.. don't think about something long and hard

Even if the chance is 1% of a major screwup.  If you are unlucky, are you willing to live with it if that happens?  Not only could it make your vision worse, it could blind you.