Lasik Eye Surgery Success

When you consider the possibility of Lasik eye surgery for yourself, information pours in. Everyone has a story. And you need to make decisions. It is mostly permanent and it does make a difference in your life. Hearing someone else's tempered outside memory provides a peaceful perspective.

My sister had worn glasses for years. In fact she wore two different pair of glasses: one pair for reading, and one pair for distance. I am not sure why, but she either was not a good candidate for contact lenses or decided that she did not want to mess with contact lenses. She had friends who reported successes with Lasik eye surgery, so she decided to look into it.She reported to the rest of her siblings that she was tired of hauling around two pair of glasses and switching between pairs. Of course, we all weighed in with our feelings and rumors we had heard about Lasik eye surgery.

I looked up what Lasik stands for: laser in situ Keratomileusis. That knowledge didn't do anything to ease my nervousness. I had heard that some people have a hard time healing from the surgery. I had also heard that some people's vision got worse after Lasik eye surgery, and that sometimes the operation wore off. I'd also heard that sometimes if the surgery wore off, it couldn't be redone. Even though I relayed all that to my sister, she still decided to go ahead with the lasik operation.

My sister found an ophthalmologist to do the procedure and reported she had a date for Lasik eye surgery. I had to know how long it would take, whether or not she would be in the hospital, and how long it would take before she would be able to see.

She reported that she would go to the ophthalmologist's office for the surgery. Her husband would drive her home, and she would have to keep her eyes covered for a period of time. I can't remember whether it was one or three days.

My sister reported that the Lasik went well and that she went home as expected. When she took the eye coverings off, she said she had to get used to focusing again. One eye could now focus well on things close up, and one could focus pretty well on things far away.Her brain put the input from both eyes together so she could see without glasses. She was able to return to work within a few days, but then she began to have some problems with one eye. Apparently, one of her eyes was not producing enough tears to keep her eye from drying out, a possible side effect of the Lasik.She went back to the ophthalmologist and the doctor worked on the problem. At the end of another couple of weeks, her eyes were fine. She was pretty well used to navigating around with her improved eyesight. She didn't have any further problems and has been a supporter of Lasik eye surgery ever since.

My sister's Lasik was about three years ago. She has enjoyed her improved vision ever since. We have all just about forgotten what she looked like with glasses on.
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