Laser eye surgery which includes both Lasik and Lasek is an expensive procedure and people are right to question whether or not it is worth the money. This is obviously an extremely difficult question as it depends on all kinds of different factors. I think the first thing to mention is that laser vision correction is rarely as cheap as what you sometimes see advertised on the TV, as this typically relates only to a very limited prescription range. For example the typical range may be from -0.50 to -1.25 Dioptres (this is what prescriptions are measured in). Most people who are considering having laser eye surgery fall out of this range and so their treatment will be more expensive. Taking all things into account, I would estimate that the average cost of laser eye surgery (total for both eyes) is about £2200.
When considering whether laser eye surgery is worth it or not I think you can look at it from 2 different perspectives. The first is whether it is worth it from a financial standpoint and the other is taking into account how much it will improve the quality of the person’s life:
Financial: Some people may literally want to do a calculation to work out how many years of paying for glasses and contact lenses will it be, before It would have covered the cost of the laser eye surgery. If for example your laser eye surgery is going to cost you £1000 and you pay £200 per year on contact lenses and buy a pair of glasses for £200 every 4 years, then you will have paid for your laser eye surgery in 4 years. The calculation is broken down as follows:
4 x £200 (for contact lenses each year) plus 1 x £200 (for glasses every 4 years). Total spend over the 4 years is £1000. If your laser eye surgery cost £2000, then it would take 8 years to cover the cost.
Quality of life: This is probably the most likely reason people choose to have laser eye surgery and it is difficult to attribute how much something like this is worth. The following lists a few examples where laser eye surgery would greatly increase the quality of your life:
- If you really dislike wearing glasses and are unsuitable for contact lenses.
- You have a high prescription and your glasses have thick lenses.
- If you find contact lenses uncomfortable.
- You are very sporty and don’t like wearing contact lenses.
- You spend a lot of time on holiday and hate having to take contact lenses with you.
- You are a keen swimmer and hate having to worry about whether you can wear contact lenses or not.
As you can appreciate from this blog post it is difficult to give a definite answer as to whether or not laser eye surgery is worth it. However, I think is fair to say that for those people who have had laser eye surgery, regardless of how much it cost them, the vast majority will tell you that it was worth every penny.
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Thanks for reading
Tim
