# DIY: LASIK Surgery

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [April 6, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681 "2006-04-06T19:34:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 18\
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**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/1 "2006-04-06T19:34:38Z")

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[LEFT]Order yours today!!!  
[LASIK@Home.com](http://www.lasikathome.com/index.html)

![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/2351/86e7926b6ec72c9b.jpg)

😟  
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**Author:** ![footsie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@footsie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/footsie)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/2 "2006-04-06T19:37:53Z")

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OMG thats scaryyyyyyyyy…knowing mee, if i have to do it myself i will turn as blind as a bat! bah

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**Author:** ![bwh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bwh2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bwh2)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/3 "2006-04-06T19:52:25Z")

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the pilot is hilarious.

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**Author:** ![unclesond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@unclesond](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/unclesond)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/4 "2006-04-06T21:20:32Z")

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uh oh… this is possibly the worst or best invention ever…

The companies insurance premium must be huuuuuuuuge!

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**Author:** ![secretinish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@secretinish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/secretinish)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/5 "2006-04-06T21:26:47Z")

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OH DEAR!!! You would look like this  
:cyborg: :cyborg: :cyborg:

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**Author:** ![Butters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Butters](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Butters)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/6 "2006-04-06T21:27:24Z")

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lol

Can you actually buy that thing or is it some kind of joke?

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**Author:** ![bwh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bwh2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bwh2)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/7 "2006-04-06T21:43:09Z")

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notice how the “Dr.” who invented it wears glasses? haha. clearly this is not for real. although i’m sure they will really take your money…

the \* is also hilarious…

> 

1. Perform this painless procedure\*  
\*This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA.

i’m seriously going to buy one of their cafepress t-shirts.

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**Author:** ![MTsoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@MTsoul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MTsoul)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/8 "2006-04-06T21:52:52Z")

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One of the testimonials:

> I was worried that LASIK@Home would be too hard, but the instructions were very easy to understand. Now I can stop spending money on contact lenses.

- Nelson Ludo, Systems Analyst, New York, NY  
Formerly farsighted +2.5, +3.0 prescription

You can’t wear contact lenses if you are far sighted. This is fake for sure. At least this testimonial is.

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**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/9 "2006-04-06T21:59:21Z")

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> [@secretinish](#):
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> OH DEAR!!! You would look like this  
> :cyborg: :cyborg: :cyborg:

:stare:

I too am guessing this is fake - either way it’s pretty funny. Just don’t blink!

“100 LASIK@Home Kits Sold!” :lol:

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**Author:** ![secretinish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@secretinish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/secretinish)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/10 "2006-04-06T22:46:42Z")

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> [@wizard](#):
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> :stare:
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> I too am guessing this is fake - either way it’s pretty funny. Just don’t blink!
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> “100 LASIK@Home Kits Sold!” :lol:

Ha Ha!!

It must be to blink when you don’t have any eyeballs:ko:

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**Author:** ![unclesond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@unclesond](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/unclesond)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/11 "2006-04-07T00:14:14Z")

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> [@secretinish](#):
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> OH DEAR!!! You would look like this  
> :cyborg: :cyborg: :cyborg:

wow that emoicon finally has a use.

I’m hoping this site is a joke…eitherway, I’ll stick with my :geek:

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**Author:** ![hl1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hl1/32/849_2.png) [@hl1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hl1)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/12 "2006-04-07T00:59:54Z")

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i always thought you could use contacts for far sited folks… they were offering my mom bifocal contacts. Either that or my memory is bad, which is true.

I just find it funny they expect you not to blink 😛

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**Author:** ![secretinish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@secretinish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/secretinish)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/13 "2006-04-07T01:07:47Z")

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> [@unclesond](#):
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> wow that emoicon finally has a use.
> 
> I’m hoping this site is a joke…eitherway, I’ll stick with my :geek:

I love that emoticon; Makes me think of “The Terminator”

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**Author:** ![thesparky007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@thesparky007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesparky007)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/14 "2006-04-07T01:11:13Z")

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what do u do with the thing after you do it? can u return it? lol

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**Author:** ![dreeft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dreeft](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dreeft)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/15 "2006-04-07T01:58:55Z")

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Do your friends!

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**Author:** ![evileks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cab0a1/32.png) [@evileks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evileks)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/16 "2006-04-07T02:01:41Z")

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Ha ha, the purchase button leads no where. Looks like a Rockstar(GTA) style website joke.

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**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/17 "2006-04-07T06:05:29Z")

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> [@evileks](#):
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> Ha ha, the purchase button leads no where. Looks like a Rockstar(GTA) style website joke.

Lol.

And I thought that smiley :cyborg: was somehow related to Kit? I don’t know.

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**Author:** ![eilsoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc348/32.png) [@eilsoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eilsoe)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diy-lasik-surgery/184681/18 "2006-04-07T06:10:20Z")

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It is 🙂

She was our prototype AI for the boards…
