LASIK complete!

Yesterday I had my LASIK procedure, and everything went very well. It's amazing that a procedure that only takes about 10 minutes can turn me from worse than 20/200 (what would be legally blind without my contacts/glasses) to 20/20 at the follow-up appointment the next day. My right eye actually checked out at 20/15, and my vision in both eyes may improve to 20/15 over the next couple of weeks as the healing progresses. I am having occasional dryness (despite using the various eye drops constantly) and halos at night, but those should decrease over time.

The only real downside was that once the numbing drops wore off on the way home from the surgery, I had strong burning pain in both eyes, with extreme light sensitivity. I took some Tylenol on the way, and took a 2-hour nap once I got home - and felt a LOT better after that. They tell you that you will likely have 'some discomfort' afterwards, but if you're considering LASIK, I strongly recommend taking some sort of OTC pain medicine (if approved by your doctor) before you even leave the doctor's office so it can start working before the numbing drops wear off.

Other than that, though, I highly recommend looking into LASIK. As with any elective surgery, there are risks that have to be considered, and the decision is ultimately a very personal one - but I do recommend at least checking into it if you're considering it at all.