If you’re nearsighted, farsighted, or have astigmatism, you should know that you don’t have to wear glasses and contacts for the rest of your life. Vision correction procedures are effective alternatives to traditional seeing aids.

The most popular vision correction procedure is LASIK, and for good reason. LASIK is a highly effective, low-risk procedure that permanently fixes your vision.

LASIK can change your life forever. Keep reading to learn more about LASIK and how it can enhance the quality of your life.

Say Goodbye to Glasses

Some people prefer glasses over contacts, either because they’re used to them or find contacts challenging to use. But glasses aren’t a perfect visual solution.

While they can be stylish, they are also expensive. The fact that glasses have to be custom made with your prescription means most people can only own one or two pairs at a time.

No matter how cool they are, it’s hard to switch up your look when you’re stuck with the same pair of glasses. 

Then there’s the biggest issue that comes with wearing glasses. The lenses always get dirty. No matter how careful you are, the simple act of going about your day can leave your glasses covered in grime.

Grime that you have to constantly wipe off to see clearly and take care of your expensive glasses. If you don’t have a microfiber cloth on hand, that leaves you wiping the lenses with your finger or the hem of your shirt.

Either way, you end up with smudges on the lens. And even when your glasses are clean, temperature changes fog them up and block you from seeing anything.

LASIK means never having to worry about getting bored of the same old pair of glasses. It means you no longer have to deal with looking through dirty lenses and constantly wiping them off.

You get more freedom to see without aids and take control of your unique style. And you can do all that without having to resort to contacts. 

Toss Out Your Contacts

Maybe you hate glasses, so instead, you’re a contact lens user. Contacts can allow more freedom than glasses, but they’re also limited in several ways.

For one, it isn’t easy to learn how to use them. Some people struggle to get over the mental block of placing a contact directly on their eyeball.

Even when you get over that and get used to wearing contacts, they can still cause discomfort. Contact lenses dry out your eyes, which leaves them prone to infection.

You’re more likely to get an eye infection from contacts than you are having LASIK.

With LASIK, you can see without glasses or contacts. You never have to worry about your eyes drying out or getting infected if you wear them for too long.

You can also spend less time prepping for your day in the morning. And you can jump right into bed if you want to because you don’t need to change out your contacts.

Undergoing LASIK means you can spend more time doing what you want. Your eyewear will no longer dictate your life! 

Invest in Your Future

LASIK can indeed be expensive. It’s an elective procedure, according to the insurance companies. That means you’ll likely have to pay out of pocket for it.

But it can actually save you money over time. Because LASIK is a permanent procedure, you shouldn’t need to buy glasses or contacts anymore once you get it.

That means you save money every year after you get LASIK. The procedure basically pays for itself!

Most LASIK patients before LASIK spend about $500 per year on glasses, contacts, and everything that comes with them. After LASIK, you save that $500 every year. It is common for LASIK to pay for itself in eyewear savings alone within three years.

If you’re worried about paying for LASIK up front, there’s also an easy alternative. Many practices that offer LASIK provide payment plans like CareCredit.

These payment plans tend to be zero-interest, meaning you don’t have to spend a penny more than the surgery cost. With monthly payments as low as $60, LASIK may be more affordable than you could have ever imagined!

Experience the World with Your Own Eyes

When it comes down to it, LASIK does so much more than just eliminate the annoyances of glasses and contacts. It enables you to see the world without having to rely on anything but your own two eyes.

Patients who get LASIK can see better than they could with contacts or glasses. Without a lens over your eyes, it’s easier to see things how they truly are. There isn’t an artificial piece of equipment filtering the world before it enters your eyes.

LASIK patients tend to have better depth perception and a wider visual field. Patients also report that colors seem more vibrant.

Think about the most beautiful sights you’ve experienced. Imagine how much brighter and sharper they’ll look when you can see them with utterly un-obscured vision!

There’s no shortage of these kinds of sights in Honolulu. It’s the perfect place to live when you can see perfectly. LASIK will let you do just that, changing the way you see and experience the world for the rest of your life.

Does the visual freedom that LASIK provides patients sound good to you? Imagine your life without the hassles that contacts and glasses create.

No more dirty lenses, no more equipment to lug around everywhere you go, and no more maintenance. Plus, you get to see life how you’re supposed to, with an unfiltered natural view of things as you move through the world.

This new visual reality could be yours. All you have to do is take action to make it happen.

If you’re ready for true visual freedom, schedule an appointment at Sugiki-Portis-Yim Eye Center in Honolulu, HI. A life without visual aids could be a lot closer than you think!