I have been thinking about Lasik and doing research on it for over a year. Today I went and had a Lasik consultation. At first they take you into a room and do pretty standard eye examination things. Next is where it started to get fun/freaky.
They put numbing drops into my eyes which I have never had before. They said "this will sting a little, but only for a few seconds." What they did not tell me is that having numb eyes feels freaky and out of wack. All of a sudden, she was pulling my eye lids open and putting some type of metal object on my eyes. My brain was telling me to freak out and back away, but before I could react, I realised the metal was already in my eye, but I could not feel it. I have never done drugs before, but I am guess it is like what I went through. Not having my brain and actions match was freaking me out.
They then take you into this little room, show you a video, go over everything and answer you questions. I don't remember much of the video because I was so freaked out that I could not feel my eyes. I never realised that you feel you eyes working all the time, but mine were not wanted to cooperate.
It ended and surprisingly I still wanted to go through with it. I have not made a final decision, but I feel really good about it. They no longer use a razor blade to cut open the flap to you eye. They use a laser. The entire procedure for both eyes only takes about 10-15 minutes, but when they cut the flap and pull it back...you are bind. Ah...ya...blind.
All in all, I learned that I have stigmatise in both eyes, thick corneas, large pupils, and a big decision to make.
1 comment:
My mom did this Linds and I remember the day that she did it - in a bit of pain, just so you know what you are doing. It freaked her out a bit and hurt for a while. . . but all of it was worth it. She loves it SO much and said she would go through it again to be rid of her eye issues. I say go for it!
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