If you wear corrective lenses and are nearsighted or you have astigmatisms, then you may want to consider LASIK surgery. This surgery is still fairly new, but it has a high success rate. LASIK is considered an elective cosmetic surgery and may not be covered under some insurance policies. 

Squinting or holding a newspaper at just the right distance to see the words are some of the behaviors exhibited by people with vision problems. That is why when Lasik surgery came along people flocked to their eye doctors hoping to get the procedure. The FDA received 140 complaints from people who underwent Lasik surgery. This prompted the FDA to review the issues and a year later the FDA panel ruled that the agency should require clearer warnings about the risks associated with Lasik surgery.