I had my 4th LASIK surgery last Thursday. For the first time in 3 years I can actually see without glasses. When I had my right eye done three years ago, it was undercorrected like my left eye. Unfortunately, I couldn't have a retreatment on my right eye because the laser couldn't be set low enough to do the procedure. Eventually the prescription for my right eye drifted back to 20/50. So I had the procedure redone. My left eye is thankful because it has been straining for 3 years whenever I didn't wear glasses. My brain is happy because it doesn't have to compensate for the 20/20 vs. 20/50 difference between my eyes. The surgeon is happy because I stopped complaining. My brother will be happy because he won't have to take yet another day off of work to drive me to the LASIK center.
It will be a few more weeks before the prescription settles down. I tested 20/15 at last week's follow-up appointment. So far it doesn't seem to be getting worse. I will keep my fingers crossed.
Now if they could just remove the stray corneal cells that are trapped under the edge of the flap in my left eye, I'll be a real happy camper since my left eye always feels like it has an eyelash in it. Wonderful.
By the way, if you can't afford traditional LASIK surgery, try this do it yourself LASIK kit like the one pictured above.
