As I sit here on this slightly too warm Wednesday evening I realize that this evening holds a special significance for me as an exceptionally nearsighted individual. Tonight will (hopefully) be the last night I ever need glasses or contacts to be able to distinguish that the glowing blob of blended colors my natural eyes perceive is actually a computer!
Tomorrow afternoon I will be driven to Denver for PRK Laser Surgery. Now if you were expecting to hear the phrase LASIK appear somewhere in that sentence you come from a similar mindset as I did when I got my consult for the surgery.
The story behind PRK is that it is a "no touch" surgery. Meaning that there is nothing used on the eye besides the laser. There is no flap cut in the cornea as there is in LASIK, instead the laser is applied directly to the eye.
Unfortuantely there is a bit more pain and discomfort and a longer recovery time associated with PRK but I keep telling myself it won't be that bad compared to other things I've experienced (TONSILS!!!!) and that it will be worth a lifetime of natural vision!
Plus the laser that does the surgery has a wicked awesome but also slightly intimidating name. It is the Excimer laser...
So at 2:15 tomorrow I'll be lying back on a table wondering is something burning? Nope it's just my eyeball...
Stay Tuned!
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