After living my whole life with negative vision, I decided to get LASEK surgery. I looked for a place that was close to home but also a large-scale clinic, and decided on this one and had the surgery there.
They recommended LASEK over LASIK, and the pain was really terrible only on day 2. Other than the inconvenience of having to be careful with my eyes, it was manageable.
The surgery was over quickly, and now about 5-6 months? have passed since surgery, and both eyes are maintaining 1.0 well. The doctor is also very kind, and I visit the ophthalmology clinic every month for checkups, and they check everything carefully each time.
I do have dryness after surgery, but dry eye is one of the symptoms that can commonly occur after surgery, so I'm not too worried. It still isn't severe, so whenever I go to the clinic, I tell them about the symptoms, get prescribed eye drops, and am using them.
If someone asked me whether I recommend LASEK, I would want to tell them not to live with glasses and to definitely get it as soon as possible. They said that up to the early 20s, 1.5 may be possible, but after that 1.0 is the maximum. If you're planning it, do it as soon as possible. Your life satisfaction goes up to the highest level.