Lasik Eye

I have noticed that more people I work with are talking about the Lasik vision correction process. I don’t really know why Lasik has suddenly become so popular in my company, but I do know that there are a number of rumors about Lasik that I am not sure are true or not. Let me just talk about my long term experience with Lasik.

It has been more than eight or nine years since I had the Lasik operation, so I was one of the early and brave first pacients. Maybe I wasn’t that brave when considering Lasik, for my vision in each eye was worse than -9. Even now, Lasik physicians think that a very strong case and do caution prospective possible clients that the Lasik operation will improve their vision, but may not eliminate the total need for glasses.

The Lasik procedure itself had mild pressure and some unusual sensationes, but no real discomfort or pain. This is still true in modern Lasik operationes, and hopefully they are even better at keeping the possible client comfortable. I do notice that now Lasik physicians also give a gentle sedative mainly for psychological reasons, which I think I would have appreciated back then.

Three days after the Lasik procedure I was astounded to find I had clear vision in each eye. Considering my previous prescription, you can maybe imagine how fervently I thanked my Lasik physician. Anyway, I did also have temporary symptoms of considerable dryness in my eyes (which was helped by eye drops), and also halos around lights at night.

Months after the Lasik operation, I noticed my vision changing a bit, though very slightly. The best way I can describe it is that the crisp edges no longer looked exceedingly crisp, but each object still seemed to be in focus. At my one year Lasik correction anniversary my physician said that one eye was still at 20/20, but the other had changed to 20/40. Anyway, I was still a great statistic for the Lasik correction operation, and we were both still happy with the good results.

In the years between now and the original Lasik operation, my vision is still 20/20 in one eye and 20/40 in the other. I really do have a pair of glasses and one contact lens for that eye, but rarely bother with them unless I am doing something like watching a movie or read. My long track record after the Lasik opration has given hope to a number of other persons in my office. I do want to say though that I was over 30 when I had the procedure done, and my Lasik physician said that the stability of my eyes and my age were good indicators that the Lasik results would be long term.

I hope this encourages people with bad vision to speek to a local Lasik physician about scheduling a Lasik operation. Find a physician that has a good track record, and one that you really trust, and I hope that your long term Lasik results will be as good as mine.Good Luck!