Lasik Eye

If you have time to read any of the message boards or chat rooms on the Internet about Lasik operation, you will wonder how anyone could get the courage to schedule a Lasik procedure, and why they would really want it. The various Lasik centers sound anywhere from impersonal to something similar to Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory, and the Lasik procedure itself sounds surreal. It really seems like the only people that would get this kind of procedure are those with such bad vision that they cannot get out of bed without their glasses on.

Well, let’s talk about why I chose Lasik. First of all,sad,but true, my vision was not good but not terrible either. I couldn’t actually go to movies and see well enough to enjoy the film without glasses, but I need glasses to drive in order to read the street signs far enough away to act on the info. So for me, Lasik was not really  necessary, but I figured would trully simplify my life. I am outdoors very frequently, mountain biking, backpacking, and climbing hills . Glasses do not last long with me, and I am frequently grinding into the dirt which is not the best situation for contact lenses. For these kind of reasons, Lasik looked very tempting.

This paragraph above might make you think I am a “manly person” so why would I be afraid of a tiny Lasik procedure ? Well, ok, technically Lasik does not use a scalpel but rather a microkeratome blade, but it is still a sharp object approaching my eye as part of the Lasik operation. In our days, Lasik physicians can get a laser to cut the flap in the eye, which is more than a little better than a sharp blade. Anyway, I had too many spills in my life to think any sharp object nearing my eye was a great idea, even under the skilled hands of a Lasik physician.

After talking with four independent Lasik physicians, they each assured me that a 26 year old guy in nearly normal health with moderate nearsightedness was one of the very best candidates for a successful Lasik operation. I decided to schedule my Lasik operation with the one that had the best track record, and coincidentally took the most time to explain everything about this thing to me.

The Lasik surgery was not at all painful, though I accepted nearly everything they offered to give me comfort. The single strange thing I really remember about the Lasik procedure itself was some kind of a smell, something vaguely like hair burned. I suppose that was my eye. I am kind of glad they didn’t tell me to expect that before the Lasik operation, I am not sure I would have gone in.

After some years, I guess I was a nearly perfect Lasik good client, as my eyes now have 20/20 vision and have remained stable long after the Lasik procedure. I say that if you are a good possible candidate for a Lasik vision correction operation, grab all your forces and go for it.