Does LASIK make financial sense?
Let's do the math. Calculate your lifetime vision costs.
Your numbers at a glance
Adjust your age to see the full picture
2.2 yrs
Until LASIK pays for itself
(including time value)
(including time value)
$8,500
Total financial savings
1,825 hrs
Time saved from
contacts/spectacles upkeep
($45,625 value)
contacts/spectacles upkeep
($45,625 value)
33.2 kg
Plastic waste
avoided
avoided
10,950
Spectacles-free days
until onset of presbyopia
(age 55)
until onset of presbyopia
(age 55)
$ per year
minutes (avg: glasses 5, contacts 15)
$ per hour
$
Plastic waste based on this study (0.83kg/year). Financial savings calculated until age 65. Hassle-free days until age 55 (assuming age of presbyopia onset).