Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27053389-20151122195716/@comment-11084328-20151126194800

Pookieluv wrote: I got contact lenses when I was 10. And I'm getting the surgery as my graduation present (when I'm 18). And no, it doesn't wear off after a few years. My mother got her surgery when she was 25, and she still has it today (and she's over 50 years old). It wears off when you get it if you're not... fully grown, so to speak. You see, human people grow physically. That includes their eyes also grow, and their capabilities with them. What surgery does is alter your eyesight capabilities and, let's say, neutralize any changes, therefore leaving it stuck in place, like a car with no fuel. Even when the body stops growing, the eyesight does, so it's considerably one of the best options if you want to stop using glasses. However, if you have surgery while the body is still growing, the physical evolution kicks in and fights against the surgery's effects until they eventually wear off.