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So it has been a while since my procedure, and things have been great. No more eye bruises, those went away completely a couple of weeks ago. I lost count. They were an eyesore(hehe) and my only main complaint about the whole process. The dryness I used to have before the procedure is still the same. It did not get worse like i had feared. I buy the systane ultra single use vials. I print out coupons from their website so that helps. A 60 vial box is around $29, plus a $2 coupon which i sometimes add to a cvs $2off coupon. Saves me a lot. I use one vial a day, and mainly when i am on the computer for a long time. Fallout 4 just came out, so i have been using it a lot! No more eye redness at the end of the day like i used to get from heavy computer use, which i am very happy about.
My follow up appointment with my dr was yesterday, and i actually forgot about it. They called me to remind me so i have to call them back to reschedule. I got laid off from my job yesterday so my mind wasn't exactly in the right place. I will update if anything interesting happens at that appointment, which i highly doubt.
I posted this info in the comments, but here is the groupon i used. It used to be $1395, and it looks like they raised the price a bit like they told me they would. Not by much though, and i still think the new price is still pretty good.
https://www.groupon.com/deals/the-lasik-vision-institute-46-san-diego
This is the doctor I went to see. He is located in La Mesa. I honestly didn't meet him until i was in the "surgery" room. It was surgery day the day i went and he had a bunch of patients to do all day. I think this is the part that people in some of his yelp reviews complained about. The fact that they felt ushered around like cows. I actually didn't mind it. At my old job me and the doctor ran a similar system. We did bone marrow donations in 10 minutes per patients, did bloodwork, dr did the procedure, and they were out. So I am familiar with that type of system. As long as the doctor is good at his job and efficient that's all i cared about.
http://www.lasikvisioninstitute.com/why-choose-us/lasik-doctor-surgeon/dr-john-kownacki-md/
My follow up appointment with my dr was yesterday, and i actually forgot about it. They called me to remind me so i have to call them back to reschedule. I got laid off from my job yesterday so my mind wasn't exactly in the right place. I will update if anything interesting happens at that appointment, which i highly doubt.
I posted this info in the comments, but here is the groupon i used. It used to be $1395, and it looks like they raised the price a bit like they told me they would. Not by much though, and i still think the new price is still pretty good.
https://www.groupon.com/deals/the-lasik-vision-institute-46-san-diego
This is the doctor I went to see. He is located in La Mesa. I honestly didn't meet him until i was in the "surgery" room. It was surgery day the day i went and he had a bunch of patients to do all day. I think this is the part that people in some of his yelp reviews complained about. The fact that they felt ushered around like cows. I actually didn't mind it. At my old job me and the doctor ran a similar system. We did bone marrow donations in 10 minutes per patients, did bloodwork, dr did the procedure, and they were out. So I am familiar with that type of system. As long as the doctor is good at his job and efficient that's all i cared about.
http://www.lasikvisioninstitute.com/why-choose-us/lasik-doctor-surgeon/dr-john-kownacki-md/
Eye bruise is still on one eye
Eye bruise is still there but getting much better every day. Eyes feel fine. They still get tired and dry after using the computer all day, which was a problem even before the Lasik procedure. I just pop some eyedrops in while I'm using it, and they feel much better :)
15 days in
So Thursday I went to my 2 week appointment. I got there 10 minutes early, and they were able to see me 15 minutes before my appointment. They used the machine on me that checked my vision. It had a chin rest and forehead rest, and showed a picture in it that I had to focus each eye on. All my numbers were at zero, just like at my one day follow-up, which meant I was still 20/20. This made me very happy since I was a bit worried about the effect using a computer during healing. I then went in to see the optometrist. He lifted my lids, made me look side to side, up, down. He also checked to make sure the flaps were on well. Everything was good and he was happy with my outcome. He told me my bruises would just get better within the next week. My left eye is just a small speck now, and my right is now a ring around the side of my pupil. I am hoping that by the end of next week they will mostly be gone.
I was never much of a sunglass wearer before Lasik, but now I am pretty religious about always wearing them outside. I went out and bought myself 3 pairs, I keep one in my car just in case I ever forget them. The eye redness caused by my dry eye before the procedure is rarely present anymore I'm guessing because of my constant systane use. I use one vial per day, down from 2 the first week. I also bought the systane nighttime gel to use at night as I sometimes wake up with a tiny bit of dryness in the morning. I never had this issue before Lasik, but it is not a huge annoyance, just something i noticed was new. The gel is ok I guess, it is basically just mineral oil and petrolium. I do prefer to put in a drop at night but i got the gel because i hate opening a new vial in the middle of the night just for one drop. I can technically get about 6-8(I havent really counted)uses out of each vial, and I like to open a new vial in the morning so they stay as fresh as possible. I am hoping the mild morning eye dryness goes away with time. I am sure it will since it really is pretty mild. I only got the gel because I am paranoid about keeping my eyes moist since technically my eyes are still healing and will continue to for at least a year, and I want to help them out as much as possible.
I was never much of a sunglass wearer before Lasik, but now I am pretty religious about always wearing them outside. I went out and bought myself 3 pairs, I keep one in my car just in case I ever forget them. The eye redness caused by my dry eye before the procedure is rarely present anymore I'm guessing because of my constant systane use. I use one vial per day, down from 2 the first week. I also bought the systane nighttime gel to use at night as I sometimes wake up with a tiny bit of dryness in the morning. I never had this issue before Lasik, but it is not a huge annoyance, just something i noticed was new. The gel is ok I guess, it is basically just mineral oil and petrolium. I do prefer to put in a drop at night but i got the gel because i hate opening a new vial in the middle of the night just for one drop. I can technically get about 6-8(I havent really counted)uses out of each vial, and I like to open a new vial in the morning so they stay as fresh as possible. I am hoping the mild morning eye dryness goes away with time. I am sure it will since it really is pretty mild. I only got the gel because I am paranoid about keeping my eyes moist since technically my eyes are still healing and will continue to for at least a year, and I want to help them out as much as possible.
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