Joe's Lasik Eye Surgery

Joe wore glasses for years. He got tired of hauling them around and trying to remember where he left them. When he played sports in school, it was awkward wearing equipment to protect his glasses. Trying to find a style of frames that he thought looked good was an experience he dreaded when his glasses broke or he had to change prescriptions. Though he'd heard of lasik eye surgery, he finally decided to switch to contact lenses.

At first, Joe was pleased to leave his glasses behind. No more worrying about poking his sweetheart in the eye with his glasses frame when he snuggled up. But he soon found that contacts also have a down side. He had to be careful he didn't have a contact lens fall out and get lost. Buying contact lenses was not cheap. But, he thought, it's cheaper than lasik.

He also had to watch that his eyes didn't dry out and that he didn't leave his contacts in too long. When he traveled away from home, he had to be sure he took along the container to put his contacts in at night as well as the solution to soak them in. He also had to be careful that he didn't get an infection from using a lens too long or from a defective lens.

Remember, Joe chose contact lenses several years before when he first heard of lasik surgery. At first, he was a little bit suspicious. An operation was a much bigger step than glasses or contacts. After a while, some of Joe's friends reported their or a friend's success with lasik. Joe decided to check with his optometrist. He found that he was a good candidate for lasik eye surgery.

Some people with glaucoma or diabetes, for example, are not good subjects for lasik. He also found out that there is a degree of risk involved. Some people are very slow to heal. With some patients, their vision doesn't improve after the lasik surgery. And, for some, the operation wears off, and the lasik has to be redone. But Joe was in good health and no problems were anticipated, so he decided to choose a physician to go ahead with the operation.

Joe's opthamologist explained the operation thoroughly and answered all of Joe's questions. The doctor had performed the operation many times before, so he was very experienced. Joe was allowed to watch, with the consent of the patient, as the lasik eye surgery was being performed on another person. Joe felt very comfortable with the operation when the day of the surgery finally arrived.

The surgery went as expected, and Joe's wife drove him home. The next day, when he took off the protective eye coverings, he was pleased to find that his vision had immediately improved. He had no problems as a result of the lasik eye surgery.

A couple of years have gone by since the operation, and Joe's eyesight is doing fine. He doesn't miss the expense of buying glasses, filling lens prescriptions, buying contact lenses, lens solution, or worrying with putting in and taking out contacts. Lasik eye surgery proved his best choice.

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