LASIK
Tuesday April 12, 2022
I did it. I got LASIK, three weeks ago. It is a deeply uncomfortable but very fast process, if you don't count the four hours of consultation and waiting beforehand. The procedure took seven minutes for each eye during which the surgeon explained exactly what he was going to do and what was going to happen, but I was so overwhelmed with all this information that all I could really do was lie completely still and concentrate on the red and green lights in front of me. If I remember correctly, I was given a local anesthetic in my eyes and then they inserted a device to keep my eyelids open. At some point my vision blacked out (but I was warned about that). I also purposefully held my breath while the laser was on, because apparently you smell something burning and some people have told me it's the smell of burning flesh, and I did not want to have to deal with that at that moment.
Immediately afterwards, my vision was very blurry, like I was seeing underwater, and my eyes stung like I had been cutting onions. A friend (who had also had LASIK a few years ago) very kindly picked me up and dropped me home. The next day my vision was pretty damn good already, most things were clear and sharp, especially outdoors and in bright light. They said everything was healing well in my follow up appointment, and I'd continue to experience light sensitivity, blurriness and difficulty changing focus over the next few months. I feel like I'm making progress each passing day, and now the only symptom I have is light sensitivity at night time, especially from street lamps and traffic lights.
I was allowed to play badminton with safety glasses that weekend, but it was so annoying, especially with it fogging up and getting blurry after sweating, that I decided not to play until I didn't have to wear those glasses anymore. Other than that, all my regular activities - work, gym, hiking, biking - are all fine to do. I'm also using eyedrops to help with the healing process. All in all, my eyesight is pretty good for now (it's 20/15 vision now!) and...you could even say things are looking brighter each day.
Posted by Jeremy at 12:57am on Tuesday April 12, 2022 :: 0 comments :: 