My Lasik Experience - Virginia, VA

It has been over a year since my Lasik procedure and my vision is stable. I still get dry eyes every once in awhile and when I do my vision is slightly blurry. I still have a very slight prescription in my right eye due to my severe astigmatism and sometimes it makes LED lit signs very hard to read (especially blue). All in all though I am extremely happy with the results. The best part is not having to worry about losing a contact and not having my glasses, forgetting my glasses or to bring extra pairs of contacts when traveling, and my contacts drying out and falling out while driving!!!

I had my 3 month post-op exam and the results were kind of disappointing. Due to my astigmatism they were able to get very close to perfect vision but not quite 20/20. I am now -.25 in my left eye and -.50 in my right. Sucks because my eyes are now too good for contacts which start at -.75. The only real problems I notice aside from everything not being sharp and crisp is at night while driving. Due to the low light and fuzzy headlights it is a little hard to drive. I also asked about an enhancement in the future but I am not in the range for needing an enhancement as the laser is not precise enough to correct my vision as slightly as is needed. Owell, at least I am not dependent on glasses and contacts anymore to see, i'm not completely helpless without them and that is exactly what I hated about having to wear them.

Week 3 from what I remember was pretty much the same as week 2. My eyes were really dry and my vision was still fluctuating but I had more clear days than not. I just passed week 4 and the eye doctor put me on Restasis for my right eye. Now my left eye is excellent at all distances however my right is only clear at distances and slightly blurry closer than 20ft. My doctor told me I may be far-sighted now in my right eye but they won;t be able to tell until my next eye exam at week 5. I will be getting my first actual prescription test instead of just covering one eye and staring at a chart. The over-correction is a little unnerving however it only really effects me when I am looking at LED lit displays such as my car stereo or the alarm clock. Also traffic lights and car headlights are still slightly fuzzy at a distance. I haven't had to use my eye drops too much anymore. My night vision is really good now but I still have the same amount of glare and starburst. Hopefully this goes away in the future months!