Lasik Scheduled

In reply to Ian F:

It sounds like the preliminary procedures are similar to those used in implant surgery.

I had implants done last summer and the prep-time took three time longer than the operation. There were a dozen (or so) eye drops before an general anaesthetic was applied. Then the staff waited until they were sure I was "stable", they woke me up and wheeled the bed into their garage. I was awake the whole time the doc was removing the bad stuff and replacing it with the good stuff.

No blinking happened but I know I wanted to because I could feel something poking the eyes and could still see enough to provide a good mental picture.

The was never any pain before, during or after - just some irritation like getting a lash stuck on the eye surface; except you can't rub it or flush it out.

I gotta think lasik is similar but with fewer invasive steps and less post-operative concerns.

ransom wrote: Congrats! Let us know how it goes as you return to your new normal. I'm really curious about this. Though slightly concerned that if I didn't have my chunky black glasses I'd have no visual character at all... Also, how do I unlearn 25 years of assuming I'm wearing safety glasses, since I'm *always* wearing safety glasses?

I'm actually a lot more aware of eyeball damage than I was before the Lasik. Probably because I know just how painful it can be! I'm the only guy at work who has 5 pairs of safety glasses, just so I can always find one.

Keith wrote: I'm actually a lot more aware of eyeball damage than I was before the Lasik. Probably because I know just how painful it can be! I'm the only guy at work who has 5 pairs of safety glasses, just so I can always find one.

Are we any more prone to eye damage after LASIK? Or just more concerned about it since we really want to protect our investment? About the only thing I feel like I couldn't do now that I could have before surgery is boxing. Not that getting punched in the eye was really something I ever wanted to do.

Eyeglass wearers with stock eyeballs are less prone to injury than folks without. Contact lens wearers with stock eyeballs are more prone to injury than those without - at least, that's what I recall from ages ago and I believe it. I don't know where Lasikated eyeballs fall in that continuum. Given the possibility of dislodging the flap, I'd guess between stock and contact lenses.

Meh... Maybe I'll take another stab at wearing contacts...

It's really easy, and you can take a sedative beforehand, if you need to. You can't blink, because your eye is forced open, and the laser tracks your eye and cuts off if you move too much. It's easier than contacts, because you're sitting there and someone else is doing all the stuff to you.

I'm seeing 20/10 in my left eye now. No pain or anything.