Laser Eye Surgery (part 1)

I’ve decided to bite the bullet and be rid of my eye glasses forever. Before the end of the year, I won’t have a need for them anymore and will have better vision than I’ve ever had.

Today was the first step towards that goal, as I had my pre-operation consultation with my Optometrist. I had just seen him a few weeks ago to check my prescription and was delighted to find out that it had finally stabilized after several years of degradation.

Today, he performed a number of crazy tests that I’ve never had done before. The first step was to dilate my pupils, which I’m still experiencing as I type this. I must say I look like quite the lunatic with my pupils dilated to their full size.

After that, I waited about 20 minutes in the waiting room and then proceeded to get the actual tests done. My doctor checked a number of things, including measuring the thickness of my cornea and mounting some Ghostbuster-like headpiece on himself and using it with some funky mirror to check out the back of my eyes.

Everything seems to be in order - apparently I have “thick” corneas. I guess that’s good. I’ll be making an appointment within a few days with TLC/Lasik to have a consultation with them, and then have the procedure done.

I absolutely can’t wait until I get this done. It’s surely going to be a liberating feeling not to have to worry about putting on my glasses when I want to see something more than six feet away.

November 4, 2005 | Filed Under Uncategorized