Hello!

Today is my first time using the computer without having to wear my spectacles!

Yup, I've gone ahead with the Lasik surgery after making sure that the doctor, Dr Michele Cardin, had experience with lasik surgeries and many friends recommended him to me.
His clinic is modern and comfortable, and he answered all my questions about the procedure frankly, addressing all my concerns without forcing me to come to a decision.

I had to undergo two surgeries, one on each of my eye!

So it was a pretty long time before I could return to my daily routine of blogging, which explains the lack of posts for the past month!

The instruments used!


The surgery was all over in around 30 minutes. Here's what happened:

• A numbing local anesthetic drop was placed in my eye so that I won't feel the pain or any sensation during the procedure.
  
• The doctor cleaned the area around my eye with a sterilizing agent to reduce chances of any infection.
  
• A lid speculum was used to hold your eyelids open, so that I don't blink during the surgery
  


• A ring was then placed on my eye and very high pressures was applied to create suction to the cornea. Afterwards my vision temporarily dimmed and it was pretty uncomfortable.
  
• The microkeratome, which is a cutting instrument, was attached to the suction ring and used to cut a flap in my cornea.
  
  
  
  


• The microkeratome and the suction ring are then removed and I was able to see but my vision was still kind of blurred.


• The flap was folded back on its hinge, to expose the underlying corneal tissue.
  



• The laser was positioned over my eye and I was asked to stare at a light. Dr said that the purpose was to keep track of my eye and make sure that it is properly centered.
  
• When my eye was finally in the correct position, the laser which was preprogrammed, vaporized specific amount of corneal tissue based on my eye parameters.
  
• The flap was put back into position.
  
  
• After the surgery, Doctor Cardin provided my with a shield to cover the eye, so that I don't rub my eye, or put pressure on my eye while I sleep, and to protect my eye from accidental injury.
  

Hmm if you aren't squirmish about surgeries, watch my lasik surgery!






Doctor Cardin told me that I have to dutifully take note of some precautions so that there will not be any problems after the surgery.

I have to:

• Avoid using lotions, creams, or make-up around the eye for a few weeks
  
• Avoid contact sports like boxing, football etc for a 1-2 months to avoid injury till the flap is well healed.
  
• Avoid swimming and using hot tubs or whirlpools for 1-2 months.

Not that I mind, I'm just so happy that I don't have to wear spectacles anymore that it's worth sacrificing swimming for!