Time for an update. My three month follow up visit was just the other day.
I now have 20/20 vision. It is probably just a tiny bit better than that, but I'm not going to quibble.
The doctor wrote up a statement that I can take to the drivers license people so that I can get my "corrective eyewear" stipulation removed from my license.
It was strange, but after about a month, when they took me off the steroidal anti-anflammatory, my eyes finally started to heal up. I can't help but wonder if my good nutrition (including anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatories) combined with that medicine kept my body from creating enough of an inflammatory response to heal the lenses quickly?
Anyhow, as they had been telling me, different people heal up at different speeds. I'm pretty damned happy these days, though I still reach for my glasses every morning when I wake up.
I'm hoping for just a slight little improvement. Maybe if I'm lucky and my eyesight gets a bit better I'll be able to squint funny and look through womens clothing...
Tags: Vision Correction, Healing Time
Sunday
When Will it Get Better?
While I can certainly see better now, without correction, than I could ever before, I could certainly see better when I was wearing lenses. This isn't very fun. Apparently everyone heals at different rates, so all I can do is keep putting in the required drops and keep hoping that things get better.
For now, I go to work, stare at my computer screen and slowly develop a headache as the day goes on. It seems the eyes are a bit better in the morning and slowly get a bit worse as they get tired in the afternoon. I'm hating it. However, I just have to be patient and let my eyes heal -- being patient is not what I'm best at!
Tags: Eyes
For now, I go to work, stare at my computer screen and slowly develop a headache as the day goes on. It seems the eyes are a bit better in the morning and slowly get a bit worse as they get tired in the afternoon. I'm hating it. However, I just have to be patient and let my eyes heal -- being patient is not what I'm best at!
Tags: Eyes
Thursday
Snap, Snap Snap Snap, Snap
Anyone who has done the laser surgery procedure will recognize these sounds. As I described in my previous post, the procedure is as follows:
A few days have passed, or I wouldn't be able to look at my screen and type this at all.
The post-op process is interesting. The next day you end up in a waiting room with other miserable victims, all wearing "happy glasses". These are the dorky looking shades which completely cover your eyes. You aren't allowed to shower for several days and you are given drugs to help you get through the pain. Those who've had bad contact lens days probably won't find these three days all that bad.
You wouldn't believe how intense normal things are at this point. Just try looking at a computer screen! It's so bright, your eyes water, you can't see clearly, it's just plain painful. You have to get a whole boatload of drops into your eyes, but it's tough prying them open to do it. It seems the eyes have developed a sense of distrust for some reason, go figure.
Three days after surgery you get your bandage lenses out. Those are contacts worn on the eyes to cover them while the epithelial layer grows back. They give you a quick vision test, and tell you that you can now resume normal activities, which thankfully includes showers. At this point, personally, my eyesight was not very good and I was starting to get concerned.
Tags: Eye Surgery
You walk into the laser room and sit back in the chair. An assistant makes sure you are seated comfortably and perhaps a pillow or two are positioned to help keep your head stationary. Some drops are put into your eyes. Soon after, the doctor walks in, makes sure you aren't about to freak out and starts the procedure. Some type of device is used to hold your eyelids open, and then the surface layer of epithelial cells on your eye is removed. You try to keep your eyes focused on a little white light and you hear a lot of snapping or buzzing while the laser is carving. Your eye is indeed frozen while this is going on.
A few days have passed, or I wouldn't be able to look at my screen and type this at all.
The post-op process is interesting. The next day you end up in a waiting room with other miserable victims, all wearing "happy glasses". These are the dorky looking shades which completely cover your eyes. You aren't allowed to shower for several days and you are given drugs to help you get through the pain. Those who've had bad contact lens days probably won't find these three days all that bad.
You wouldn't believe how intense normal things are at this point. Just try looking at a computer screen! It's so bright, your eyes water, you can't see clearly, it's just plain painful. You have to get a whole boatload of drops into your eyes, but it's tough prying them open to do it. It seems the eyes have developed a sense of distrust for some reason, go figure.
Three days after surgery you get your bandage lenses out. Those are contacts worn on the eyes to cover them while the epithelial layer grows back. They give you a quick vision test, and tell you that you can now resume normal activities, which thankfully includes showers. At this point, personally, my eyesight was not very good and I was starting to get concerned.
Tags: Eye Surgery
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