I am a programmer, I was near sighted, and I had the surgery done in 2003 or so. Beforehand I couldn't see the big E on the eye chart (I can't remember my old prescription but I think it was around + or -7, whatever nearsighted is). My eyesight had been that way since I was in third grade. After sitting up from the operating table I could see the patterns on the wallpaper which was an incredible sensation.
When my vision stabilized (a week or 2) one eye was testing at 20/15 and another at 20/25 or so. I got a touch up (the doctors are super paranoid and call it an adjustment) in that eye which brought it to 20/15 as well. It stayed that way for many years but in the past year my eyes have gotten a bit worse. I now wear glasses when driving at night but I still don't for normal life.
I would 100% do it again. Not being able to see sucks.
When my vision stabilized (a week or 2) one eye was testing at 20/15 and another at 20/25 or so. I got a touch up (the doctors are super paranoid and call it an adjustment) in that eye which brought it to 20/15 as well. It stayed that way for many years but in the past year my eyes have gotten a bit worse. I now wear glasses when driving at night but I still don't for normal life.
I would 100% do it again. Not being able to see sucks.