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I Remember My Lasik Procedure

I Remember My Lasik Procedure

I guess I am one of the " old hands " in chunk Lasik online forum, in that I had my procedure more than three years ago now. I have noticed that most of the posting are from people whose Lasik vision correction was recent and did not go according to plan. I thought I might give my perspective on my Lasik adventure.

First, let me kick-off with my current vision situation, and then work backwards to the extent before Lasik where I couldn't get around without a guide dog ( no, just kidding, but it seems like such a different world from where I am now ). Three years after Lasik, I have better than 20 / 20 vision in one eye, and 20 / 40 in the at variance eye. For those of you not familiar with Lasik, the procedure does not guarantee that everyone will end up with flawless vision.

Tremendously competent Lasik surgeons will catch time to explain what realistic expectations for the surgery are, in that vision is noticeably improved but not guaranteed to remove any dependence on glasses or contacts. My Lasik doctor was very pleasant on this, but I thought it would be sufficient to be able to look around my kitchen and recognize the pot that I had left on the other side of the room. My doctor said that that expectation was something he could almost guarantee, and much better than that.

Three years after the Lasik procedure, I only have one permanent side effect that I did not have before my Lasik vision correction ( in addition to astoundingly better vision, I guess I should add ). I do eye halos around bright lights at night, but they are not really bothersome, and I have started to consider them rather pretty - kind of like the artificial twinkle TV shows can put in people's eyes. I am glad that I am particular of the more than 90 % of Lasik patients who had a very same successful procedure and outcome.

For several weeks after the Lasik procedure I had blurry vision when trying to focus on items very close to me ( fact closer than maybe six inches, though I don't remember well ). I have asked my husband if he remembered me talking about any other post - op problems, such as fluctuating vision or sensitivity to well-lighted. Neither he nor I remember multitudinous problems after the Lasik procedure, though I did sleep a LOT and used the eye drops exactly as requested.

Sleep is supposed to aid healing, and my Lasik physician recommended me to sleep quite soon after the operation to get a good start on the healing process. I think I took that to an extreme, but I wanted to rest my eyes as much as possible after the Lasik procedure.
I do remember my vision getting a bit blurry after a long day ( for a few months after Lasik vision correction ) which may have been another reason I though sleep was a great idea.

I have been a poster child for Lasik to my friends and family, and the great results have affirmative several others to schedule their avow Lasik procedures. As this is the story of my Lasik process, I leave let others tell their own stories. I can isolated recite from my perspective that there were few bumps in the road, and I would recommend the Lasik process to anyone drawn in improving their vision. One additional comment: choose the best surgeon in your general domicile, you will be glad you did!