To See or Not To See...

When I was 10 years old, I started wearing glasses. My prescription was pretty bad, so they were really thick lenses. When I was 11, I started wearing contact lenses. This was great because I have an astigmatism in both eyes and so I wore lenses that helped correct it. I could see so much better in contacts rather than glasses. I was thrilled!

So, since then I have been wearing contact lenses or glasses everyday. I could not see a thing without them. With my eyes, I could only wear the two week disposable lenses that you can't sleep in.

Complaints:
1. Contact lenses added at least 20 minutes total to my daily routine. This included morning, night, and daily fussing for whatever reason.
2. I could never travel without a backup pair of contacts as well as my glasses.
3. Money, money, money. Solution, cases, contacts, glasses (frames and lenses).
4. A tiny particle of dust would send my contacts into a tailspin and my eyes would feel like I had a rock in them.
5. The later it got in the day, the drier my eyes would get and the more tired I would feel.
6. Whenever I woke up I had to search the night table for my glasses. I tipped over numerous glasses of water doing this. : )
7. I still was not 20/20 in contact lenses and so I would still have to squint to see far away.
8. Etc.

Then.....I decided to say goodbye to my contact woes and see if I was a candidate for LASIK.
I was!!!! Here is my LASIK experience....


I would wish for a day without glasses or contacts! : )














Not being able to see clearly had some severe disadvantages.














Even though I am a gifted athlete (ha!), sports were often more challenging than they should be...














On my way to surgery! I had to wear my glasses for two weeks beforehand.














On my way home! The procedure was virtually painless and lasted about 3-4 minutes per eye. I even got to wear these super cool eye shields on the way home. My eyesight was blurry, but already getting better.














Seth thought it would be "cute" to take a picture of me sleeping after the surgery. Although there is Nothing cute about this picture, I am sharing it as part of the experience. : ) They give you a sleeping pill to take when you get home so that you can sleep through the day. I also get to wear these eye shields for two weeks every night.














The day after my surgery..... after my follow-up visit to the Doctor. I am painfree and very happy!!

The results?

Before Lasik:
20/400 in my right eye, and off the chart in my left eye.

After Lasik:
20/15 in both eyes. YAY!