10 Surprising Celebrities Who Have Had LASIK

March 26th, 2020

LASIK is a very common vision correction procedure — many of your favorite celebrities have had it! Find out who:  

LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) surgery is a vision correction procedure that helps you see clearly without glasses or contacts. During this surgery, tiny precision lasers change the shape of your cornea so that your retinas focus properly — no more myopia, astigmatism, or hyperopia! The entire process only takes 15 minutes for both eyes, and one to three days later, you’ll 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. Either way, 98 percent of patients love their results and cite choosing to have LASIK as one of the best decisions of their lives. 

Safe, effective and painless, LASIK surgery is one of the most common elective surgeries in the world – and not to mention, it’s considered the safest eye procedure to correct vision! Even if no one you know has had this procedure, you’ve probably seen Lasik success stories on the red carpet and not even known it. Learn about 10 surprising celebrities who have had LASIK and love the results. 

LeBron James

LASIK is a great option for athletes, just ask basketball phenom LeBron James. He had the procedure in 2007 and told reporters that he could see the rim and net much better now. In fact, his field goal percentage jumped three points to a whopping 49 percent. No contacts means no more worrying about sweat irritating your 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 legally blind before LASIK? She had struggled with blurry vision her entire life, but decided to have the procedure after she was nominated for an Oscar. She wanted to be able to read her acceptance speech without glasses or contacts. Now she has 20/20 vision and couldn’t be happier!

Dennis Quaid  

Before LASIK, Dennis Quaid was infamous for losing his reading glasses. He’d leave his house with five pairs and somehow still come back without a single one! Quaid had LASIK surgery 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. In fact, Kim Kardashian had the procedure in 2009 before getting married to her first husband Kris Humphries. 10 years later, Kardashian still loves showing off her beautiful face without glasses.

Lisa Ling

Lisa Ling credits LASIK surgery with taking her career in journalism to the next level. She says: “As someone who is constantly on the road for her 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 so 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 breaking the bank. 

Courtney Cox

Courtney Cox’s poor vision almost derailed her acting career. Her 20/400 vision made it difficult for her to read scripts, read 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 supermodel 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’ll recommend LASIK to anyone without hesitation.   

Bonnie Tyler 

Bonnie Tyler, 90’s songstress 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 surgery. She even wishes she’d done it a lot sooner. 

If you’ve seen a few of your favorite celebrities on this list and you want to learn more about LASIK, contact the eye specialists at Icon Eyecare today! Our dedicated team will glady answer any questions you might have about the procedure and walk you through your treatment options.