Tuesday, December 28, 2010
I Can See!!!!
After thinking about it for years, I finally took the plunge and got LASIK. The procedure was not too bad...only about 10 minutes long, with no pain and only the tiniest discomfort. (the rest of the afternoon was another story, but that's why I slept through it) I'd always heard people say "when I got up from the table I could see the clock" and yeah, I could see the clock...before the procedure, I couldn't even see the wall!
Linh's friends Linh and Frank volunteered to get me home, which was a huge help, as my eyes didn't want to open once I stepped outside. We got a cab and they got me back to my apartment before i took a pill and dropped off to sleep for 6 hours. I was fine when I got up.
It's been three weeks now and my eyesight is still stabilizing, and may be for another couple months. But I was able to go back to work the next day and spend the next 2 weeks grading papers, and everything worked out fine. It's so nice to be able to see without worrying about contacts or switching glasses (my near vision and distant vision require different prescriptions, which was the reason I finally made the decision to do this).
However, I know some people think I look better in glasses (and i think I look pretty good in them, especially the oes designed by my friend David in Malaysia), so I'll be putting clear glass lenses in some of my favorites and keeping them available as accessories. :-)
Linh's friends Linh and Frank volunteered to get me home, which was a huge help, as my eyes didn't want to open once I stepped outside. We got a cab and they got me back to my apartment before i took a pill and dropped off to sleep for 6 hours. I was fine when I got up.
It's been three weeks now and my eyesight is still stabilizing, and may be for another couple months. But I was able to go back to work the next day and spend the next 2 weeks grading papers, and everything worked out fine. It's so nice to be able to see without worrying about contacts or switching glasses (my near vision and distant vision require different prescriptions, which was the reason I finally made the decision to do this).
However, I know some people think I look better in glasses (and i think I look pretty good in them, especially the oes designed by my friend David in Malaysia), so I'll be putting clear glass lenses in some of my favorites and keeping them available as accessories. :-)
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