Tired of Waking Up Blind Every Morning - Lawrenceville, GA

Sorry it has taken me a while to come back and update, I have a breast reduction and tummy tuck coming up on November 25 and happily my eyes are doing great so I've been much more focused on the upcoming procedures.

My 3 month post op appointment was a few weeks ago and my Dr. declared me the "poster child for perfect Lasik results". I'm currently 20/20 in both eyes (I perceive a very slight difference with my left eye being a smidge off but still good enough to test 20/20). I have no issues with dry eye and I don't need reading glasses. I occasionally have to hold small type a little further away from my face than I would have before but I don't need any assistance other than that and I'm a bookkeeper for our family business and have no problem going back and forth from paper to the computer screen. I STILL occasionally reach for my glasses on the nightstand or gravitate towards where I used to keep my contact lens case and solution in the bathroom cabinet but many days I don't even think about it and it is like I never spent almost my entire life legally blind. Went on an impromptu trip this past weekend and loved going to the beach and not worrying about contacts, it was such a delight to feel so free!

So, I unqualifiedly recommend the procedure if you find a reputable doctor (cheap is not necessarily better) and if they think you are a good candidate.

My 1 month visit with the Dr. is tomorrow. Just wanted to quickly update and say that things are MUCH improved at this point. I barely use the reading glasses at all, only if something is really fine print. Otherwise I find I don't need them anymore at the office. The dry eye has improved significantly, I use drops mainly just when I wake up and if I've been on the computer for a really long time (12 hour work day yesterday for example). My vision refocuses quickly now when I am looking at different distances and I no longer notice any delay.

The only remaining issue is the redness, it still hasn't completely resolved but it is getting smaller, it's just taking a long time. I am eager to see what the doctor says about that tomorrow and I'm glad I took that picture 2 weeks ago so I have a point of comparison to show him.

I'm amazed and thrilled and so glad I didn't let my nerves get the better of me!

The good, my distance vision is great, doctor says 20/20 in both eyes.

The annoying, I have basically a bad "bruise" on my right eye, less so on my left. It is getting smaller but it still looks pretty creepy, a lot of one side of the white of my right eye is blood red, it looks like I got punched. It doesn't hurt at all, just looks freaky. Doctor says it will improve and I do feel that it is shrinking. If it isn't totally gone at my one month post op visit I will be concerned.

Also, my close up vision is not perfect. It is variable, I use reading glasses sometimes (only a +1.00 or +1.25) but I keep leaving them places so I can get by without them. However, it does seem like less of a problem today than it was a week ago and the Doctor says I won't really know the final results for 3 - 6 months.

There is a slight delay in changing focus when I shift what I'm looking at but that seems to be improving since last week too.

Finally, I noticed dry eye issues about 5 days after, mostly after I've been asleep, somewhat after I've been on the computer a lot. I keep lubricating drops next to the bed and in my purse, I was using them a good bit for a few days, still using them every night but less and less of an issue so hopefully that will continue to improve and eventually go away.

I already had some haloing at night before the surgery, it really doesn't seem any worse to me so night driving has not been a problem.

Overall I'm pleased, hopeful that the annoying issues will continue to lessen, I'll keep ya'll posted!