well i do know that there are 0 known cases of blindness from Lasik surgury according to several sources I've read. also, the "odds" of something going wrong that will screw up your vision are <1%. Those are good enough odds for me. Also, for good measure, the initial patient satisfactory rate is between 92-98% this info puts me more at ease: "On October 10, 2006, WebMD reported that statistical analysis revealed that contact lens wear infection risk is greater than the infection risk from LASIK.[55] Daily contact lens wearers have a 1-in-100 chance of developing a serious, contact lens-related eye infection in 30 years of use, and a 1-in-2,000 chance of suffering significant vision loss as a result of infection. The researchers calculated the risk of significant vision loss consequence of LASIK surgery to be closer to 1-in-10,000 cases." Here's how I view the long term thing (and maybe it's being nieve): Lasik procedures using a laser have been around for over 15 years. If people who have gotten this procedure develop scarring or whatever after 20-30 years, it will only be 5-10 years after my surgury. I bet they can come up with preventative treatment before I become effected... http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif