i had the lasik done and i paid around 2,000 for it total and i would have paid 10,000. it is so worth it. i had glasses and contacts since i was 5 and had lasik done in 1999 and still my vision is 20/20 (right eye) and 20/15 (left eye). there is such freedom in not having to worry about glasses and contacts and all that goes with it.