I have considered surgery many times in the past but was too nervous. Now with the new techniques, like Wavefront that tailor the treatment to the individual person, and new machines I decided to go for it. I was still very dubious because I am in my forties and I need reading glasses (I was wearing varifocals before surgery). My argument was that I would spend a lot of money and still not be completely free from glasses. It took me about 3 weeks to get used to the fact that I needed to look for my reading glasses if I needed to read small print or use my smartphone. Now it's second nature. I have several pairs of different strenghts for various needs and they cost as little as a $1.00. I have acquired some funky styles from TKmaxx. Anyway, now to the surgery itself. It was terrifying!! There is something about having ""work"" done to your eyes that sends your brain into overdrive! Fortunately it's quick and painless, I had a lot of discomfort for the first couple of days and I looked like a zombie, not everyone is like me but I have extremely sensitive eyes and my prescription was high so they were quite inflamed for a week. Everything was blurred after surgery but I could see, by the next day I had 20/20 vision. Once my eyes calmed down it was brilliant. I suffered from dry eyes for the first 3 months but after that I didn't bother with drops as I didn't need them. It was well worth it, the staff from Excel Laser Vision are brilliant and I can't fault the service. I have slighty better than 20/20 vision so my surgery was a total success.\r
more