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chuckroA week and a half post-LASIK, and it’s nice…but really, really weird.
Pros:
• I can see close to 20/20.
• 12 days after surgery, things seem to be healing well.
• I was able to get through eye surgery and approximate 40 million eye drops, which (if you know my phobias) is a major accomplishment.
• People can once again see my luxurious eyelashes.
• I’ve purchased three pairs of cheap sunglasses (rainbow sheen; red-gold sports sunglasses for biking; and aviator mirrorshades) because I can. I also got a pair of no-correction blue-filter reading glasses (chunky Elvis Costello hornrims) which make screen-reading much less of an eyestrain.
• I can wear a face mask without fogging up my glasses (or remove my sunglasses and still be able to see).
• I can now properly cosplay as both Clark Kent and Superman; or as Giles and remove my glasses to glare at people in exasperation.
Cons:
• I no longer have “microscopic vision” up-close with my glasses off, which will be an issue the next time I get a splinter.
• I’ll likely need reading glasses sometime in the next decade; but I probably would have needed them anyway.
• My night vision may be worse; not that it was great to begin with. I do very little night-driving (or biking), but I want to be extra-careful the next time I do.
• The first week after surgery, I had to sleep with eye shields on. I find it upsetting that we live in a society where computer-guided lasers can reshape my corneas but we don’t have a better post-surgical procedure than taping plastic disks to my face.
• I keep looking stupid reaching for glasses that aren’t there. I try to take my glasses off repeatedly when I get into bed at night. (And when I get in the shower. And when I put eyedrops in.) I push the bridge of my nose for no reason. If my eyes are bleary from drops or tiredness, I look around for my glasses to put them on. It’s absurd.
Pros:
• I can see close to 20/20.
• 12 days after surgery, things seem to be healing well.
• I was able to get through eye surgery and approximate 40 million eye drops, which (if you know my phobias) is a major accomplishment.
• People can once again see my luxurious eyelashes.
• I’ve purchased three pairs of cheap sunglasses (rainbow sheen; red-gold sports sunglasses for biking; and aviator mirrorshades) because I can. I also got a pair of no-correction blue-filter reading glasses (chunky Elvis Costello hornrims) which make screen-reading much less of an eyestrain.
• I can wear a face mask without fogging up my glasses (or remove my sunglasses and still be able to see).
• I can now properly cosplay as both Clark Kent and Superman; or as Giles and remove my glasses to glare at people in exasperation.
Cons:
• I no longer have “microscopic vision” up-close with my glasses off, which will be an issue the next time I get a splinter.
• I’ll likely need reading glasses sometime in the next decade; but I probably would have needed them anyway.
• My night vision may be worse; not that it was great to begin with. I do very little night-driving (or biking), but I want to be extra-careful the next time I do.
• The first week after surgery, I had to sleep with eye shields on. I find it upsetting that we live in a society where computer-guided lasers can reshape my corneas but we don’t have a better post-surgical procedure than taping plastic disks to my face.
• I keep looking stupid reaching for glasses that aren’t there. I try to take my glasses off repeatedly when I get into bed at night. (And when I get in the shower. And when I put eyedrops in.) I push the bridge of my nose for no reason. If my eyes are bleary from drops or tiredness, I look around for my glasses to put them on. It’s absurd.
