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Hello, Evelon. I'd intended to post this yesterday, but it was a very, very bad day, so I decided to post this today instead.
Those who do not know, I have been wearing glasses since I was a wee little mini-me, I believe even before I was 10 years old. My vision was always pretty bad, where sometimes my eyes would go down so quickly I would have to change my glasses every 6 months.
I tried contact lenses a little over a year ago, and while I did like them, they were a bit of a hassle and not really worth the trouble of poking my eyeballs with my fingers. Also, very high risk of infection if you're not careful. Working in front of a computer a lot, too, made my eyes dry up and shrivel into prunes faster than you could say 'eyedrops'.
The only other thing left was laser eye surgery (LASIK). Glasses never really bothered me, to be honest, though they are somewhat annoying at times.
Anyway, many people had told me before to just go and look into LASIK surgery. Now that I'm older and that I've had a stable job for the last 3 years, soon to be 4, I was interested in taking a look. See if I was eligible, if they could do it, how much it would cost... etc. For those of you who have glasses and who do know about prescription values: my left eye is -9.25 and my right eye is -10.50. For those of you who do not know prescription values: those numbers are extremely high in terms of myopia, with people having over -6 being at risk of having and/or developing degenerative eye diseases (according to internet sources I've seen).
To cut the chase and get to the point:
On Saturday, December 20th, 2014, I will be getting LASIK surgery for both eyes.
This surgery will fix my severe myopia and get rid of my glasses.
I am posting this in updates for the following reasons:
* LASIK surgery makes your eyes sore, itchy/burn and very dry. I already have a prescription for special eyedrops, but for a while, they will hurt;
* I am not taking time off work for the surgery. If all goes well, besides dryness and potential slightly discomfort, I will be able to see and function relatively fine (except for no driving);
* I will have appointments the same day as the surgery (4-5 hours the day of) as well as having to return the following day on Sunday to make sure they have started healing well;
* I will have to be extremely careful with my eyes for the first 24 hours, where I can't scratch and rub them, and where I will need to wear provided sunglasses because of extra sensitivity to light;
* Christmas.
If everything goes well, the surgery will not have any bad post-operational side effects, and I will be fine besides the expected dryness and light sensitivity.
However, I can't tell just how much tolerance my eyes will have towards computer screens, lights, etc for the first few days following the surgery. After that comes Christmas, so obviously everyone is busy at that time.
Obviously, I'm crossing my fingers for 110% good results, and nothing besides dryness and sensitivity. God help me if particles get in the operation room and I get particles in my eyes afterwards. Otherwise halos are a possibility, but apparently I have large pupils, so according to the surgeon I spoke to, I've always seen halos, lol. Otherwise, possibility of scars, under/overcorrection, potential problems with my cornea during the surgery... some others. But, they gave me a nice sheet explaining the odds of some effects happening, and some of them equal the probability of me dying from getting struck by lightning, and I have I don't know how many more odds of dying in a car accident than getting post-operational side effects from laser surgery.
So good news, right? Everything should go fine. For the worrywarts out there, they did confirm no one's ever gone blind from this, hahah. So if anything, don't worry, yours truly will be back eventually.
So that is all. Just so you guys know I might be absent for a while comes next week, considering I can't foresee (what a pun ohohoho) how tolerant my eyes will be to screens and lights. Even then, I do have a desk job, so if my eyes aren't already destroyed by the evening... Yeah.
Anyway, there you have it. Fun and ironic fact, for those who remember that time when I tried contact lenses, and I compared it to having lasers in my eyes... Well, now the real thing is happening. Lol.
Wish me some good luck, and keep your fingers crossed so karma or lady luck won't come to bite me in the ass with floating particles or ugly eye scars.
Hello, Evelon. I'd intended to post this yesterday, but it was a very, very bad day, so I decided to post this today instead.
Those who do not know, I have been wearing glasses since I was a wee little mini-me, I believe even before I was 10 years old. My vision was always pretty bad, where sometimes my eyes would go down so quickly I would have to change my glasses every 6 months.
I tried contact lenses a little over a year ago, and while I did like them, they were a bit of a hassle and not really worth the trouble of poking my eyeballs with my fingers. Also, very high risk of infection if you're not careful. Working in front of a computer a lot, too, made my eyes dry up and shrivel into prunes faster than you could say 'eyedrops'.
The only other thing left was laser eye surgery (LASIK). Glasses never really bothered me, to be honest, though they are somewhat annoying at times.
Anyway, many people had told me before to just go and look into LASIK surgery. Now that I'm older and that I've had a stable job for the last 3 years, soon to be 4, I was interested in taking a look. See if I was eligible, if they could do it, how much it would cost... etc. For those of you who have glasses and who do know about prescription values: my left eye is -9.25 and my right eye is -10.50. For those of you who do not know prescription values: those numbers are extremely high in terms of myopia, with people having over -6 being at risk of having and/or developing degenerative eye diseases (according to internet sources I've seen).
To cut the chase and get to the point:
On Saturday, December 20th, 2014, I will be getting LASIK surgery for both eyes.
This surgery will fix my severe myopia and get rid of my glasses.
I am posting this in updates for the following reasons:
* LASIK surgery makes your eyes sore, itchy/burn and very dry. I already have a prescription for special eyedrops, but for a while, they will hurt;
* I am not taking time off work for the surgery. If all goes well, besides dryness and potential slightly discomfort, I will be able to see and function relatively fine (except for no driving);
* I will have appointments the same day as the surgery (4-5 hours the day of) as well as having to return the following day on Sunday to make sure they have started healing well;
* I will have to be extremely careful with my eyes for the first 24 hours, where I can't scratch and rub them, and where I will need to wear provided sunglasses because of extra sensitivity to light;
* Christmas.
If everything goes well, the surgery will not have any bad post-operational side effects, and I will be fine besides the expected dryness and light sensitivity.
However, I can't tell just how much tolerance my eyes will have towards computer screens, lights, etc for the first few days following the surgery. After that comes Christmas, so obviously everyone is busy at that time.
Obviously, I'm crossing my fingers for 110% good results, and nothing besides dryness and sensitivity. God help me if particles get in the operation room and I get particles in my eyes afterwards. Otherwise halos are a possibility, but apparently I have large pupils, so according to the surgeon I spoke to, I've always seen halos, lol. Otherwise, possibility of scars, under/overcorrection, potential problems with my cornea during the surgery... some others. But, they gave me a nice sheet explaining the odds of some effects happening, and some of them equal the probability of me dying from getting struck by lightning, and I have I don't know how many more odds of dying in a car accident than getting post-operational side effects from laser surgery.
So good news, right? Everything should go fine. For the worrywarts out there, they did confirm no one's ever gone blind from this, hahah. So if anything, don't worry, yours truly will be back eventually.
So that is all. Just so you guys know I might be absent for a while comes next week, considering I can't foresee (what a pun ohohoho) how tolerant my eyes will be to screens and lights. Even then, I do have a desk job, so if my eyes aren't already destroyed by the evening... Yeah.
Anyway, there you have it. Fun and ironic fact, for those who remember that time when I tried contact lenses, and I compared it to having lasers in my eyes... Well, now the real thing is happening. Lol.
Wish me some good luck, and keep your fingers crossed so karma or lady luck won't come to bite me in the ass with floating particles or ugly eye scars.