Read Part 1 of my Lasik Eye Surgery in Austin Review of the Eyes of Texas Laser Center here.
The rest of day of surgery I spent adding Artificial Tears to my eyes, occasionally adding the Anti-Biotic and Muro. Little by little my eyes stopped itching. It was tough to forget about the itching too because every thirty minutes I had to add more drops to my eyes. By 10pm I was ready to go to bed. Good thing too, my cellphone battery was dying.
I added the last drops to my eyes, climbed in bed and instinctively reached to take off my glasses. But no need. I then started to read. That was a wee bit bothersome. Thusfar, it looks like my reading vision is not as good as it was. But I could nevertheless read without assistance. Thirty minutes later I put the protective shields back over my eyes and fell asleep.
When I awoke, I didn't bother reaching for my glasses. I just looked up and saw that mysterious clock on the wall that you hear exists but never does with glasses. I read it perfectly. It was 8:37am. My eyes are no longer itching. Just a touch of dryness which means more drops every thirty minutes or so. In a few hours, I have the follow-up doctors appointment. Overall, I see significant improvement in my vision.
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I was a little worried with all the Artificial Tears I was using that I would run out. So I took the plunge, got into the car and drove to HEB wearing my sunshades outside as Dr. Wong suggested. I was a little bit nervous about driving. But overall, my vision was great. There was a little bit of a hazy halo around things. So I figured this wouldn't be much of a problem for driving. And it wasn't.
I got back to my parents and just relaxed and read some more, adding Tears every thirty minutes. I think my book reading vision was improved too though it still looked a bit hazy. But then, as I recall, it always was hazy reading. Now it's just a different sort of haziness.
I took a wee nap and woke up around noon. I bid my step-mom farewell and thanked her for ALL her help. Then I drove back to Eyes of Texas Laser Center. On the drive, I noticed my left I had slightly better vision than the right eye. It still seemed like I couldn't see some road signs as clearly I had hoped, but really there were no problems reading the signs or whatnot. It was a safe drive.
I stopped at Starbucks and grabbed a Latte and looked around. It was pretty cool, I could see all the store signs. I got back in my car and continued my journey.
I arrived early at the Laser Center. They took me back in and asked me how my eyes were doing. I told them about the somewhat hazy reading and strength of my left eye over my right eye. They did a re-imaging of my eyes. Then I waited to talk to Dr. Wong.
Ten minutes later, right before I found out who was the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby, they admitted me into the eye exam room. Dr. Wong arrived a few minutes after. Again, I mentioned the couple o'issues with reading and eyes and he said things will clear up in a week. Just keep taking those drops. Very friendly as usual.
As I thought about my eyes leaving the center, I realized my eyes adjustment sorta feels like when I first got new glasses after a prescription changed. Things are extra sparkly. And at times a little tough to see perfectly. But even now as I've been typing this latest entry, I realize that I can see my computer screen a little bit better. Though I need to add some more eye drops in a wee bit.
So how was my overall experience?
They asked me that before I left the eye center. Overall, I was a bit nervous. But it was fairly easy to do. The toughest thing was focusing on little dots, but as that didn't last more than a minute or so, that was no big deal. The scratchy eyes were annoying, but those too cleared up after a day. Now my eyes feel great. No swimming any time soon, but overall great.
Doctor L. Shawn Wong and associates were wonderful as well. Kind and friendly. They talked a little fast for me to really absorb all the information, but they provided information sheets which helped me immensely to remember all I needed to do to take care of my eyes.
I'll be going back in July for a follow-up. And if my eyes aren't focused up by then, Eyes of Texas Laser Center offers a discount touch-up service so I can fix up those eyes and improve my sight.
Overall, I'm happy. I've been wearing glasses for at least twenty-five years. And now… I CAN SEE!
Kinda makes you wonder what else we can accomplish?
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