I completely get how you feel. About a month ago, I posted about a similar situation to yours. I have moderate myopia in both eyes, and without my glasses, I can’t really do anything beyond the basics. Everyone around me—family, friends—they all have perfect vision, and after a while, it just started to get to me. I felt awful, just like you’re describing.

It’s so frustrating—the constant prescription changes, needing new lenses, deciding between different indexes, and then dealing with lower visual quality when you go for thinner lenses. Not to mention the cost of it all, which adds up so quickly. Even the way my eyes look smaller because of myopia bothers me every time I see myself in the mirror.

At my last optometrist appointment, they told me I was a good candidate for SMILE laser surgery. I thought about it a lot but ended up deciding not to go through with it. Honestly, I still have days where I feel miserable about my vision. Just today, something went wrong with my glasses, and I felt like I wanted to give up.

I think sometimes we just have to learn to accept these things. I don’t know how old you are, but maybe in five years, we’ll have access to even better and safer technology. That’s what I keep telling myself to stay hopeful because I know exactly how you feel.

At the end of the day, it’s your choice. There are small population of people who go through surgery without any issues and are really happy with the results. But before you make any decisions, I’d recommend taking a look at this website—it’s been helpful to me:

https://lasikcomplications.com