The surgery itself doesn't take that long. I believe I was only in there for 10 minutes. They have you lay down in a reclined chair, hit you with a few eye drops that numb your pupils, give you two stress balls to squeeze during the procedure and get right to it!
The first thing they did was tape my eyes open. Not bad. Next came the clamp they set down on your eye. Yikes! That was a tough one! It felt as though someone was putting pressure on your eye ball until you felt a slight "pop" to let you know it was in but to me it felt like my pupil was about to pop out of my head. I started but the doc told me everything was good.
The next part is a little scary too. They bring down this hook shaped instrument near your eye to peel back the top layer of your pupil for the laser. Though you don't feel it (thanks to the drops) your vision goes wild as they "saw" into your eye. The scariest thing about it all was at the end when he peeled it back and the whole world got blurry. I panicked a little when I told him but he said that was normal and proceeded with the laser.
The laser took 10 seconds per eye and was painless. After the first eye was worked on I wasn't worried about the second. It went by and I was out of the chair, wearing shades while being escorted out the door.
The drops wore off after 5 minutes on the way home and my eyes started to feel that burn you get when you close your eyes after watching the computer screen for too long except this burn didn't go away and stays with you until you take a nap. They even tell you to take a nap after surgery to forgo the burn. Once you wake up, your eyes feel normal and POOF! You're seeing 20/20 again.
Amazing.
For the past few weeks I've been having to put drops in my eyes because I couldn't form tears and you can't touch of rub your eyes for the first week, which was the toughest part for me since I always do that anyway. You also have to wear these special goggles when going to bed for the first too night. They're uncomfortable and make sleeping nearly impossible. But after the 2nd night you're done with those too.
Now my eyes are back to normal and I'm very happy to have it done. It's a little pricey but when you weigh in the fact that contacts now cost $200 for the 3 month supply, those savings quickly add up.
Have a good weekend folks!
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