Hopefully LASIK questions are appropriate here. I just came from a consultation with LASIK MD and was bit surprised to learn that not only has my vision actually slightly improved since my last optometrist exam 6 years ago, but that if I choose to proceed it is recommended that I undergo the monovision surgery on only my dominant eye instead of having it on both eyes. I can opt into both eyes if I want, but monovision was recommended. The pro and con seem to be that having LASIK on both eyes results in better overall distance vision but the need for reading glasses up close as you get older, whereas monovision is more of a balance between less issues with up close reading, but not quite as good far/distant vision.
I have worn only a single contact lense in the past on occasions when I only had a single lense left, but found it weird. I'm going to do it for the next few days as they recommended it's a way to get used to it, but still feels weird. From what they told me, your brain adapts to it after a few weeks so you don't even notice it eventually.
Has anyone gone the monovision route and have any suggestions of it's worthwhile, or just do both eyes? They told me I can always come back and do the other eye if I can't get used to it, so at least there is that option.
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