Lasik is the most popular eye intervention, many of your favorite celebrities have had it! Read about their experiences.
PLX Academy · News · 17 January 2022
Laser is a safe, effective, and painless surgery that helps you see clearly without glasses or contacts. It is a very common vision correction procedure, with laser remodeling of the cornea, to remove or reduce diopter/cylinder. The entire process only takes 15 minutes for both eyes, and one to three days later, you will have perfect vision. Some people choose Lasik, as the best way to correct serious vision problems, while others just prefer how they look without glasses.
Laser vision correction is the most popular diopter correction method used in the world for more than 30 years and more than 40 million interventions have been performed worldwide. Although you may not know, many of your favorite celebrities have had it!
LeBron James
If you ask basketball phenomenon, LeBron James, he will tell you that Lasik is a great option for athletes. He had the procedure in 2007 and told reporters that he could see the rim and net much better now. His field goal percentage jumped three points to a whopping 49 percent. „No contacts means no more worrying about irritating lenses or having a lens pop out, while you’re running up and down the court “.
Nicole Kidman
Did you know that Nicole Kidman was almost blind before Lasik? She had struggled with blurry vision her entire life. She decided to have the Lasik procedure after she was nominated for an Oscar. It was because she wanted to be able to read her acceptance speech without glasses or contacts. Now, she has perfect vision and could not be happier!
Dennis Quaid
Before Lasik, Dennis Quaid was infamous for losing his reading glasses. He would leave his house with five pairs and somehow still come back without a single one! Quaid had Lasik so he could stop spending money on countless pairs of glasses and start reading scripts with crystal clear vision.
Kim Kardashian
Lasik surgery is so quick and easy that many people get it done before special occasions like weddings and graduations. Kim Kardashian had the procedure in 2009 before getting married to her first husband Kris Humphries. Ten years later, Kardashian still loves showing off her beautiful face without glasses.
Lisa Ling
Lisa Ling credits Lasik with taking her career in journalism to the next level. She says: “As someone who is constantly on the road for the job and sometimes unable to find the most sanitary of conditions, liberating myself from contact lenses and glasses has made my life infinitely easier. It’s been more than a decade since the surgery and I can see just as clearly as ever.”
Drew Carey
Drew Carey had Lasik surgery in 1999. But wait, doesn’t he still wear glasses?! He tried going without glasses for a while, but people didn’t recognize him! Now, he wears his signature black frames purely for aesthetics and brand recognition. If you like the way you look with glasses but want to correct your vision, you don’t have to rely on them all of the time. Lasik is a great option for you.
Elton John
World-renowned singer and pianist Elton John, has over 250,000 pairs of bedazzled, feathered, and multi-colored glasses in his closet. Getting each pair outfitted with a prescription cost him a lot of money, so he got Lasik instead. Now, he can change glasses as often as he wants without cost.
Courtney Cox
Courtney Cox’s poor vision almost derailed her acting career. Her vision made it difficult for her to read scripts, cue cards, and even recognize her Friends co-stars. Finally, she decided to leave glasses and contacts behind and correct her vision permanently with Lasik.
Cindy Crawford
Being an international super model is hard when you have to wear contacts. Cindy Crawford got Lasik because she was tired of struggling to manage her lenses under layers of eye makeup. The procedure changed her life so much that If you ask her about it now, she will recommend Lasik to anyone without hesitation.
Bonnie Tyler
BonnieTyler, 90’s singer behind super hits like “Holding out for a Hero” and “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” once struggled with astigmatism, farsightedness and presbyopia. She still marvels at how clear her vision became immediately after Lasik. She even wishes she had done it a lot sooner.