The first two days after the surgery were a haze of blurriness, tired eyes, and light sensitivity. I could only do things for a short amount of time before my eyes got tired. It was difficult, because my mind was restless and there wasn’t much I could do (read, use the computer, etc.) because of my eyes. Steve bought me some cassettes of old radio shows that helped to occupy my mind during my recovery.<\/p>\n
Three days after my surgery, I went to my eye doctor, who removed the bandage contacts. That was a relief because they had contributed to eye fatigue and dryness. I could see for the first time that my vision was very sharp, although some blurriness remained. I took an entire week off of work and convalesced at my parents’ house, enjoying homecooked meals and loving care. By the end of the week, the blurriness wore off and I thrilled at my new 20\/15 vision.<\/p>\n
My vision stayed at 20\/15 for almost a month before settling somewhere between 20\/15 and 20\/20. I didn’t mind the slight decline because I don’t think I had even 20\/20 with my contacts, so everything still looks sharper than it used to. I experienced a few fluctuations, days where my vision would get a bit blurry, but that has stopped now and I have consistently sharp vision.<\/p>\n
In addition to visual acuity, another gain is my improved night vision. With contacts, I saw big haloes and starbursts around lights. After the surgery, it didn’t go away immediately, but by now it’s almost completely gone.<\/p>\n
Since the surgery, I have been on an eye drop regimen. At first, there were three different kinds of drops that had to be taken several times a day. It tapered down, and now I take one kind of drop twice a day. It may be a few more months before I can stop completely, but I don’t mind.<\/p>\n
I was surprised at how anti-climactic my new vision was. I was anticipating it so excitedly, but when I finally had good vision, I felt very calm about it. I think that a lot of that is because during the day, I’d have been wearing contacts, and so it just looked like I was wearing them. I had moments of excitement, though, in places where I usually couldn’t see: the shower, getting out of bed in the morning. I was, of course, always very glad I did it, but on a day-to-day basis, it was less exciting than I expected.<\/p>\n
As the months go by, though, I find myself more jazzed about it. I’ll look at a distant treeline and admire the sharpness of each branch. I enjoy the extra time each morning that I no longer spend on my eyes. When I do things like swimming or river rafting, I’m very grateful for my new vision. I’m looking forward to ending the eye drops so I can completely forget about my eyes.<\/p>\n
Since my surgery, I’ve noticed the prices are dropping. People ask if I’m mad I didn’t wait. Honestly, I’m not mad; I’ve already gotten a lot of benefit out of my new vision, and when I think that $2100 gave me good distance vision for the rest of my life, I don’t mind at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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